Teacher's Guide

Planning and assessment for a mountain hike

A mountain hike with one night outdoors and one night indoors at a DNT cabin

A mountain hike with one night outdoors and one night indoors at a DNT cabin

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Friluftsliv 1

Learning aims for the trip - friluftsliv 1

  • Group dynamics and travelling together as a group
  • Working on orienteering and active route choices
  • First aid on the trip

Competence aims - friluftsliv 1

  • Plan, carry out and reflect on trips with several overnight stays in various natural environments and in different seasons
  • Assess and prepare food that is suitable on friluftsliv trips
  • Understand the importance of, and use, suitable clothing in different types of friluftsliv
  • Use, maintain and look after equipment and tools in a suitable way
  • Cooperate in order to contribute to community, social experiences and a sense of mastery
  • Carry out safe travel and practise a friluftsliv that takes nature into account
  • Use first aid and life-saving skills in connection with friluftsliv
  • Reflect on what significance friluftsliv can have for the individual
  • Describe and understand what can create good experiences in nature

Goal attainment for the mountain hike

Goal attainment for the mountain hike, friluftsliv 1

Planning and tasks - friluftsliv 1

Feel free to use this page for tips and help with planning: Contents

Before the trip

Self-reflection and individual preparation (submitted on Teams - individually):

  • What are your aims for the trip?
  • What do you particularly want to challenge yourself on?
  • Show what you have packed and give a short explanation of why (you can choose whether to submit film, photo, text or a combination)

Plan the following in groups (submitted on Teams in groups):

  • Shared food
    • Two dinners, one for the group and one for the whole class
  • Shared equipment
  • Write a proposal for assessment on the trip based on the competence aims
    • Write in concretely what you think counts as low, medium and high goal attainment (or only high) on the mountain hike

      Write in your proposal for goal attainment, friluftsliv 1

On the trip

  • Give some thought to your own performance
  • Take notice of the others in the class; is there anyone who stands out, either in skills, in the social side or in both?
  • Help everyone to have a good trip
  • Look after yourself and others
  • Focus on the following of the competence aims for the trip:
    • Orienteering and route choice
    • First aid
    • Group dynamics

After the trip

Submission in a format of your choice —> written, spoken - audio file or video

  • What did you learn on the trip?
  • Assess yourself against the aims for the trip - explain why you assess yourself the way you do (see the goal-attainment form)
  • What experiences did you gain on the trip? Did you reach your aims and what did you get to challenge yourself on?
  • Say something positive about others in the class and how you managed to function as a group
  • Tell, as concretely as possible, about good experiences you had on the trip and why
  • What significance does friluftsliv have in your life?

Friluftsliv 2

Learning aims for the trip - friluftsliv 2

  • Looking after a group on the trip
  • Group dynamics
  • Tur etter evne — a journey within your ability

Goal attainment for the mountain hike

Goal attainment for the mountain hike, friluftsliv 2

Planning and tasks - friluftsliv 2

Before the trip

Self-reflection and individual preparation (submitted on Teams - individually):

  • What are your aims for the trip?
  • What do you particularly want to challenge yourself on when it comes to leading a group?

Plan the following in groups (submitted on Teams in groups):

  • Shared equipment
  • Plan the trip as trip leader
    • (there are a number of tips here: Trip planning and safety)
    • Draw in the route with a proposal for a campsite
    • Say something about the estimated time needed
    • What do you need to think particularly about as leaders?
    • Fill in the filter model and say something about what could go wrong
  • Write a proposal for assessment on the trip based on the competence aims
    • Write in concretely what you think counts as low, medium and high goal attainment (or only high) on the mountain hike

      Write in your proposal for goal attainment, friluftsliv 2

On the trip

  • Give some thought to your own performance
  • Take notice of the others in the class; is there anyone who stands out, either in skills, in the social side or in both?
  • Help everyone to have a good trip
  • Look after yourself and others
  • Focus on trip leadership and safety
    • Looking after a group on the trip
    • Group dynamics
    • Tur etter evne

After the trip

Submission in a format of your choice

—> written, spoken - audio file or video

  • What did you learn on the trip
  • Assess yourself against the aims for the trip - explain why you assess yourself the way you do (see the goal-attainment form)
  • Show concretely what experiences you have gained as a leader on the trip. Did you reach your aims and what did you get to challenge yourself on?
    • How do you think you managed the three focus points on the trip:
      • Looking after a group on the trip
      • Group dynamics
      • Tur etter evne
  • Say something positive about the two others who led the trip and how you managed to function as a group and as leaders
  • Reflect on how we can make outdoor trips like this one more sustainable

Next steps

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Gina Wigestrand, Snuitide. (2022)