Canoe – River Trip

Canoeing is a great opportunity to develop teamwork and the ability to communicate effectively.

Half day

A range of games and challenges to develop paddle skills and promote teamwork, resilience and cooperation

The importance of looking after yourself: food for energy, staying hydrated, warm and protected from the Sun

Looking after the environment: leave no trace.

A morning based on the River Wye at Biblins to develop new skills to navigate the canoe, play games, develop confidence and have fun. Canoeing is a great opportunity to develop teamwork and the ability to communicate effectively. Followed by a lunch break at the campsite before heading downstream to Monmouth taking in an amazing section of gorge like river, travelling beneath the Seven Sisters Rocks.

Related Activities

Canoe – Static

Curriculum Links

listen and respond appropriately to adults and their peers
select and use appropriate registers for effective communication
recognise the impact of diet, exercise, drugs and lifestyle on the way their bodies function
play competitive games, modified where appropriate [for example, badminton, basketball, cricket, football, hockey, netball, rounders and tennis], and apply basic principles suitable for attacking and defending
take part in outdoor and adventurous activity challenges both individually and within a team
compare their performances with previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres
perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations
about the benefits of sun exposure and risks of overexposure; how to keep safe from sun damage and sun/heat stroke and reduce the risk of skin cancer
to identify personal strengths, skills, achievements and interests and how these contribute to a sense of self-worth

using Standard English confidently in a range of formal and informal contexts, including classroom discussion
develop their technique and improve their performance in other competitive sports [for example, athletics and gymnastics]
take part in outdoor and adventurous activities which present intellectual and physical challenges and be encouraged to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group
analyse their performances compared to previous ones and demonstrate improvement to achieve their personal best
lead healthy, active lives
H1. how we are all unique; that recognising and demonstrating personal strengths build self-confidence, self-esteem and good health and wellbeing
H14. the benefits of physical activity and exercise for physical and mental health and wellbeing
H16. to recognise and manage what influences their choices about physical activity
R14. the qualities and behaviours they should expect and exhibit in a wide variety of positive relationships (including in school and wider society, family and friendships, including online)

listening and responding in a variety of different contexts, both formal and informal, and evaluating content, viewpoints, evidence and aspects of presentation
life on Earth is dependent on photosynthesis in which green plants and algae trap light from the Sun to fix carbon dioxide and combine it with hydrogen from water to make organic compounds and oxygen
organic compounds are used as fuels in cellular respiration to allow the other chemical reactions necessary for life
the chemicals in ecosystems are continually cycling through the natural world
stem cells in animals and meristems in plants
photosynthesis as the key process for food production and therefore biomass for life
how materials cycle through abiotic and biotic components of ecosystems
renewable and non-renewable energy sources used on Earth; changes in how these are used
take part in further outdoor and adventurous activities in a range of environments which present intellectual and physical challenges and which encourage pupils to work in a team, building on trust and developing skills to solve problems, either individually or as a group
H22. ways to identify risk and manage personal safety in new social settings, workplaces, and environments, including online