While we work mainly with Fife Council primary schools, we welcome bookings from other LEAs, in Scotland, or beyond. We also run very successful courses for secondary schools. The majority of primary school courses are based around one of the following themes.
The Curriculum for Excellence is a key part of the school syllabus in Scotland, and we believe that the active and discovery-based learning at the heart of all our programmes complements this style of education.
All our courses use outdoor activities to achieve personal and social development. Learning outcomes are stated and achieved through the reviewing of the participants' experience - facilitated by instructors.
We have gone through the whole CfE and indentified those outcomes we believe can be fulfilled through Ardroy activities in an easy to understand way. This will make embedding the Ardroy experience into the whole school curriculum much easier. Click here to see more.
We offer four different themes. Schools choose the theme that most matches their needs, which then leads to a list of activity options which we believe best fits the learning outcome for that theme. They are as follows...
Participants complete the John Muir Award as part of this theme. Focused on the adventurous discovery and exploration of wild places, this environmental award involves children actively conserving and "making the mountains glad", usually in our Woodland Study Area. Outdoor adventurous activities are also included in the programme, as is a Big Day Out. Sharing these 'wild experiences', a key part of the award, can be done on the final morning, or back in school. Pupils depart Ardroy with a clear concept of sustainable living.
For more information on our John Muir courses, click here.
"When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the universe." John Muir.
This theme promotes Enterprising behaviour, the cornerstone of which is our 'Lost at Sea' day. Also, as part of the programme, a Big Day Out is encouraged. The rest of the week will comprise a selection of challenging activities that require both an enterprising nature and positive approach to teamwork.
A further page of information about the enterprise theme is available here.
"We need successful learners, confident individuals, responsible citizens and effective contributors to build a smarter Scotland" Fiona Hislop MSP.
This programme is designed to promote a healthier, more positive outlook on life, as a result of taking part in aerobic activities in the green environment, enhancing self-esteem and self-worth. A big day out is part of this course, but so is time for reflection and the development of action points for life back home and at school.
For more about Healthy Mind and Body, please click here.
"Children who learn to take control of their own lives in the short term develop the long-term vision and skills required to reduce risks to health." Health of the Nation 2005, Scottish Office Publication.
This theme is intended mainly for cluster schools bringing P7s prior to going up to secondary school. Self-reliance and independence are facilitated, and we recommend groups are mixed with members of different schools. Groups for the evening programme will be different to daytime activities to further encourage bonding. Children should depart Ardroy having formed friendships that can be built on at secondary school.
Please click here for additional information about transitions.
