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The Outdoor Education (ODE) program at KICS provides all students with the opportunity to push their boundaries in a safe, supportive and nurturing environment. Whether it is canoeing on the Nile, hiking in the desert or just spending the night away from home, we take students out of their comfort zones to broaden their learning experience.
Use of the outdoors creates well rounded IB learners by building skills that enable inquiry, risk-taking, open mindedness, reflectiveness and many more. This program provides an important contribution to physical and environmental education and enhances many areas of the curriculum. Overall, it contributes to personal growth, social awareness and develops their skills for life. Qualities such as a sense of responsibility and a purpose in life are nurtured through this experience.
The main aims of our ODE program here at KICS are to:
- Enhance personal and social development.
- Develop a relationship with nature
- Learn to overcome adversity.
- Build international mindedness among students
- Build independent outdoor survival skills
The ODE program starts at year 3 with an introductory overnight trip in school, and is scaffolded each year by going to various locations and culminating in year 12 with a 10-day trip abroad.
Overall, the ODE program extends and challenges every student, helping to promote leadership, strong values, resilience, and independence. It also provides wonderful opportunities to all students with authentic outdoor experiences where they come out of it with stronger bonds and lifelong memories, which is at the heart of our ODE program here at KICS.
This is where KICS begins its ODE journey. The very first overnight trip, which is a large feat for young children, is an exciting time for Year 3 Students. Students will camp overnight on the KICS field, and we will introduce them into an experience...
Year 4 students will continue their overnight ODE experience.Typically, students have this experience at the KICS stables, their very first off-campus ODE experience. Students learn to appreciate animals and nature by spending time with the horses.Th...
Year 5 students will spend an overnight trip at CAPO farm.Students spend the day doing exciting activities at the farm, as well as learning about farm life.They will visit the cows, try milking them with their hands, see the electronic milking proces...
The Year 6 students will graduate to a two-night trip with fun games, camping, hiking, fishing, cooking and more! This will be their first trip outside of KICS related facilities, exploring more about themselves and getting them out of their comfort ...
This 3-day/2-night trip will be the first outdoor trip for students as a middle schooler.The Year 7s will be transported up to Karary Desert where they will hike, set up a campsite and play in the sand dunes. They will revisit their previous outdoor ...
For this 3-day trip, the Year 8s will be taken to Sabaloka, near the 6th Cataract of the Nile. Students will use this time to participate in an orienteering scavenger hunt, fishing, and other team building activities.There will be a Master Chef compe...
Year 9 studentshave a 3-day experience, and for the first time since Year 4 they will return for an overnight adventure at the KICS stables. The main activities will be sailing and designing and building rafts that they will then put onto the Nile Ri...
Year 10 is a big year for ODE. Students will have their first international trip as they head to Rwanda that lasts for about 6 days. Rwanda will expose students to a new culture, and students will participate in a variety of service related activitie...
This trip goes back to the roots of a 3-day/2-night trip, with a trip to Sabaloka desert. The focus of the trip will be to consolidate skills learned on previous trips in addition to learning more about navigation and orienteering.Students will be na...
This is the final outdoor adventure trip students take. Year 12 students will go to Thailand for aleadership expedition. They will take part in numerous activities including community service, kayaking, climbing, hiking, rope courses, team building e...