The Barambah Challenge is a leadership program in which all students are given the opportunity to demonstrate their ability to lead and manage a small group of their peers as part of an extended bushwalk in Wrattens National Park. Students work in teams to plan and prepare a course which will take them over different types of terrain and through a variety of landscapes such as vine and rainforests, open grasslands and pine plantations.
Learning leadership skills, mentoring peers and contributing to a team effort are experiences that help student develop confidence and a positive image of self.
The Barambah Challenge provides multiple opportunities for students to engage with their peers and complete a physically challenging activity with a team problem solving focus, and also individually lead the team for a section of the walk.
Australian Curriculum intent
Health and Physical Education
Years 5 and 6
Participate positively in groups and teams by encouraging others and negotiating roles and responsibilities (ACPMP067)
Years 7 and 8
Practice and apply personal and social skills when undertaking a range of roles in physical activities (ACPMP086).
Years 9 and 10
Devise, implement and refine strategies demonstrating leadership and collaboration skills when working in groups or teams (ACPMP105)
Personal and social capability
Level 4
Initiate or help to organise groups activities that address a common need.
Devise strategies and formulate plans to assist in the completion of challenging tasks and the maintenance of personal safety.
Identify factors that influence decision making and consider the usefulness of these in making their own decisions.
Level 5
Assess the extent to which individual roles and responsibilities enhance group cohesion and the achievement of personal and group objectives.
Assess individual and group decision-making processes in challenging situations.
Level 6
Critique their ability to devise and enact strategies for working in diverse teams, drawing on the skills and contributions of team members to complete complex tasks.
Develop and apply criteria to evaluate the outcomes of individual and group decisions and analyse the consequences of their decision making.
Sustainability
OI.7. Actions for a more sustainable future reflect values of care, respect and responsibility, and require us to explore and understand environments.
Critical and creative thinking
Level 4
Identify and justify the thinking behind choices they have made.
Level 5
Evaluate and justify the reasons behind choosing a particular problem-solving strategy.
Level 6
Balance rational and irrational components of a complex or ambiguous problem to evaluate evidence.