Blue Peris Core Values
Our contribution to raising pupil achievement:
At Blue Peris, pupils develop confidence, communication skills, relationship skills, gain courage and insight into their capabilities as individuals and group members.
Our overall aim
To develop confidence and an awareness of self and others around us, through positive learning experiences in new and challenging environments.
This is re-enforced by Blue Peris’s vision to facilitate and develop the following outdoor learning goals as agreed by the Institute of Outdoor Learning and Learning Outside the Classroom (LOTC)
High Quality Outdoor Learning
"When providers and practitioners are delivering progressive high quality outdoor learning, they and other observers will see participants who are:
- Learning to appreciate the benefits of physical fitness and the lifelong value of participation in healthy active leisure activities.
- Developing their self-awareness and social skills, and their appreciation of the contributions and achievements of themselves and of others.
- Becoming receptive to the natural environment and understand the importance of conservation and pro environmental behaviour.
- Developing a positive attitude to challenge, learning and adventure.
- Developing personal confidence and character through taking on challenges and achieving success.
- Acquiring and developing a range of skills and knowledge as a result of, and in support of, their participation in outdoor activities, recreation and exploration.
- Demonstrating increased initiative, self-reliance, responsibility, perseverance, tenacity and commitment.
- Developing and extending their key skills of communication, problem-solving, leadership and teamwork.
- Displaying an increased motivation and appetite for learning that is contributing to raised levels of achievement and progress in other aspects of their development.
- Broadening their horizons and becoming aware of a wider range of recreation and employment opportunities and life chances, life choices and lifestyles."
By the end of their course pupils will have developed a deeper understanding of themselves and the contribution they can make to group success. They will have a broader understanding and appreciation of the natural environment and how to reduce the impact that we have on fragile habitats. They will return home buzzing with memories that will last and influence them well into the future.
Teachers report positive effects on pupils of all academic abilities when they return to the classroom after their course at Blue Peris.