Activities Before a Residential
Pre course tasks to prepare you for a residential at Arete
Before a trip to Arete there are a number of different activities pupils can complete to help them get more out of their residential. The activities can be completed at home with parents and guardians. They will help pupils prepare for their trip and add additional knowledge for some of the activities that we do.
Pre Course
Weather
Identify the impact of the weather on a days activity.
Understanding the weather and the impact it can have is vital for doing outdoor activities. Have a look at our weather activity sheet and complete it’s tasks before your Arete trip
Record a day/weeks weather at home and how it affects what you do Alfred Wainwright is a famous walker and writer. What do you think he means by his famous quote – ‘There is no such thing as bad weather just unsuitable clothing’..
Environmental Awareness
Experience a range of different environments in different conditions
FOOD
Independently make healthy food choices which are needed to give you good levels of energy for the day.
‘Food is Fuel’ and when your doing exercise in the outdoors all day you need to make sure you’ve got a balanced healthy diet. Complete our food choices activity sheet and watch our video on how to make your own sandwich. After your trip to Arete you can complete our cooking activity sheets too,
Can you design a balanced meal that would be healthy and give you lots of energy when completing exercise?
Independently Tidy
To make your bed independently
Looking after your home and bedroom helps you to develop your organisational skills. Complete our activity sheet or watch the video so you can complete these tasks of making your own bed a useful life skill and one of the first things you will need to do at Arete.
Help someone in your house to make a bed
Bag Packing
Develop independence to select the right items to complete an activity.
We all need perfect planning. The next activities will help you to be organised by thinking ahead and packing a bag for the day. Complete our activity sheet or, watch the instructions on our video to help guide you through the task.
Make a list of the essential things you need for a day out or an activity such as swimming at school. Take charge and pack a bag for a day out making sure you have the essential items to complete an activity eg food/water,
Pack your own bag for Arete – follow the kit list provided and add your own essentials but remember you need to be able to carry it!
Independantly Tidy
Develop independence to select the right items to complete an activity.
We all need perfect planning. The next activities will help you to be organised by thinking ahead and packing a bag for the day. Complete our activity sheet or, watch the instructions on our video to help guide you through the task.
Make a list of the essential things you need for a day out or an activity such as swimming at school. Take charge and pack a bag for a day out making sure you have the essential items to complete an activity eg food/water,
Pack your own bag for Arete – follow the kit list provided and add your own essentials but remeber you need to be able to carry it!
