Examples of disabled people who have tried sailing and how it has helped them.
"For Joe, a 47-year-old father-of-two who himself has suffered mental health issues, it is the setting that makes this unique form of therapy so successful. “There is something innately therapeutic about being at sea,” he says, sitting in the cosy cabin of the boat, his hands cradling a steaming mug of tea. “Here you’ve got the smell of the wood and the creaking, the wind and the water. The whole package is calming.”."(12)
"Olivia Moore, 13, was on one of four yachts sailing around the Solent and Isle of Wight during a four-day yachting adventure in August, along with 17 other young people in recovery from cancer." (13)
"Chris Wolley, 64, is a trustee and chief instructor at the Rona Sailing Project, based on the banks of the River Hamble in Southampton. Over the last 40 years, Chris has led over 100 voyages taking 1,000 young people out to sea where he uses sailing to teach them vital skills including teamwork, leadership, confidence and communication." (14)
Tuesday, 6 September 2016
Wednesday, 31 August 2016
Why Outdoor Acitvies are important?
Why Outdoor Activities Are Important?
"Participation in positive activities protects against poor outcomes and helps counteract negative influences. It helps young people to feel good about themselves and their chances in life by developing their confidence and self-esteem, their motivation and aspirations. These characteristics can impact on their attitudes at school, the company they keep outside school, and whether they take risks with their health or get involved in anti-social and criminal behaviour. Positive activities can support participation in learning, particularly for those disaffected from school. "(11)
Physical acitivity can benefit children in many ways, the most obvious of these being physical health. It could be helping overweight children lose weight, or underweight children put on some muscle physical activities such as sailing can help children. It can also help childrens mental health- getting outside away from other distractions can help with mental illnesses such as depression. The social impact it can have on kids is enormous- working in groups and making new friends can develop children's social skills. Also the learning aspect of the physical activity such as learning a new sport like sailing, will help build children's skills which unprivileged kids may not receive.
"Participation in positive activities protects against poor outcomes and helps counteract negative influences. It helps young people to feel good about themselves and their chances in life by developing their confidence and self-esteem, their motivation and aspirations. These characteristics can impact on their attitudes at school, the company they keep outside school, and whether they take risks with their health or get involved in anti-social and criminal behaviour. Positive activities can support participation in learning, particularly for those disaffected from school. "(11)
Physical acitivity can benefit children in many ways, the most obvious of these being physical health. It could be helping overweight children lose weight, or underweight children put on some muscle physical activities such as sailing can help children. It can also help childrens mental health- getting outside away from other distractions can help with mental illnesses such as depression. The social impact it can have on kids is enormous- working in groups and making new friends can develop children's social skills. Also the learning aspect of the physical activity such as learning a new sport like sailing, will help build children's skills which unprivileged kids may not receive.
Monday, 29 August 2016
Staffing
Staff
This project could be set up to use Whitlinghams equipment, centre and possibly staff but be a seperate organisation set up as a charity. Many charities rely heavily upon the work of volunteers which is something this project may want to consider. If they don't then paying these extra staff will take a lot out of budget, that could be better spent elsewhere. Another option is to combine both paid staff and volunteers. There could be one or two paid members of staff who run and manage the project, but the actual instructors are volunteers. As this project develops into the future and possibly becomes a CIC rather than a charity, more paid staff may be a possibility. However especially to begin with, this project has a large start up cost so paying many members of staff may be hard. Advertising at local sailing clubs and other water based organisations will be a good way of finding volunteer staff.
This project could be set up to use Whitlinghams equipment, centre and possibly staff but be a seperate organisation set up as a charity. Many charities rely heavily upon the work of volunteers which is something this project may want to consider. If they don't then paying these extra staff will take a lot out of budget, that could be better spent elsewhere. Another option is to combine both paid staff and volunteers. There could be one or two paid members of staff who run and manage the project, but the actual instructors are volunteers. As this project develops into the future and possibly becomes a CIC rather than a charity, more paid staff may be a possibility. However especially to begin with, this project has a large start up cost so paying many members of staff may be hard. Advertising at local sailing clubs and other water based organisations will be a good way of finding volunteer staff.
Educator Solutions
Educator Solutions
Educator Solutions is a private limited company owned by Norfolk County Council, and it defines itself as a trading enterprise.
Educator Solutions is a private limited company owned by Norfolk County Council, and it defines itself as a trading enterprise.
Type Of Disability
The Type Of Disability
There are many different types of disability, from people in wheelchairs to people affected by cancer. Therefore offering "disabled" sailing is very broad and needs to be more specific. Whitlingham could start with offering courses for people with lack of mobility. However this could then be expanded in the future into people with learning difficulties or mental disabilities which therefore may not have to have specialised boats but can use all of the ones that Whitlingham already own. Another interesting aspect to look at would be cancer sufferers and their family. There is already a organisation set up for this called sail4cancer, however as so many people are affected by cancer it means there is unlikely to be a shortage of customers. Also there is a lot of fundraising available for cancer so that would make it more possible to get them sailing.
There are many different types of disability, from people in wheelchairs to people affected by cancer. Therefore offering "disabled" sailing is very broad and needs to be more specific. Whitlingham could start with offering courses for people with lack of mobility. However this could then be expanded in the future into people with learning difficulties or mental disabilities which therefore may not have to have specialised boats but can use all of the ones that Whitlingham already own. Another interesting aspect to look at would be cancer sufferers and their family. There is already a organisation set up for this called sail4cancer, however as so many people are affected by cancer it means there is unlikely to be a shortage of customers. Also there is a lot of fundraising available for cancer so that would make it more possible to get them sailing.
Author
About me
I am a 17 year old boy from Norwich, currently studying A levels at Wymondham College. I have grown up having a love for sport, one of which being sailing. I was introduced to sailing at a young age from my dad and grandad who are both really into sailing. I have been sailing for as long as I can remember, probably being able to sail since I was about 5. I have done lots of sailing over the years, both casually and competitavely. I became a keelboat instructor when I turned 16 and then did a dinghy instructor conversion which allowed me to get my job as a sailing instructor at Whitlingham Outdoor Education Centre. I started working there around May time and I have gained a lot of experience in a short amount of time. My job is what inspired me to write this project, as well as the fact that I have the asperations to run my own sailing school in the future. Working at Whitlingham has shown me some useful things I would want to do at my own centre but also things I would do differently. My project will also come in useful in the future if I wanted to offer disabled sailing; I would have a greater understanding of the process as well as the cost/benefits.
I am a 17 year old boy from Norwich, currently studying A levels at Wymondham College. I have grown up having a love for sport, one of which being sailing. I was introduced to sailing at a young age from my dad and grandad who are both really into sailing. I have been sailing for as long as I can remember, probably being able to sail since I was about 5. I have done lots of sailing over the years, both casually and competitavely. I became a keelboat instructor when I turned 16 and then did a dinghy instructor conversion which allowed me to get my job as a sailing instructor at Whitlingham Outdoor Education Centre. I started working there around May time and I have gained a lot of experience in a short amount of time. My job is what inspired me to write this project, as well as the fact that I have the asperations to run my own sailing school in the future. Working at Whitlingham has shown me some useful things I would want to do at my own centre but also things I would do differently. My project will also come in useful in the future if I wanted to offer disabled sailing; I would have a greater understanding of the process as well as the cost/benefits.
Norfolk
A background to Norfolk.
Norfolk is one of the 3 counties of East Anglia. It is 5,371 square km and has a population of around 900,000, therefore giving it a population density of 167.56 people per square km. It's capital city is Norwich, which is 39 square km and has a population of around 215,000 people. Norwich is currently England's safest city.(7) 21.54% of Norfolk's population is aged 0-19, with almost 1 in 10 of these children being classed as obese when they are in Reception. Almost 1 in 3 adults take part in 30 minutes of moderately intense exercise a week.(10)There are 375 primary schools in Norfolk, 13 of them being private with 69 secondary schools and 14 of these being private.There are also 11 state funded special schools in all of Norfolk. There are 172,471 people in Norfolk with a disability- suffering from a health problem. 24,374 of these people are found in the Norwich district. (6) Norfolk is home to the Norfolk Broads, a large tourist attraction to towns like Wroxham. The broads go back to Norfolks sailing history, with the famous Norfolk Werries being the only type of boats on the broads. The broads waterways were important for getting trade from Great Yarmouth to Norwich which at the time was the second largest city in England after London.(9)
Whitlingham
Whitlingham is a country park managed by Norfolk County Council. It is located just over 2 miles from Norwich City Centre and there is easy transport by either car or bus. Its only just over a mile from Norwich train station. The lake is around 1 mile long and around 3 miles in circumference. Whitlingham OEC welcomes both groups and individuals to take part in activity tasters, accredited courses, private tuition and birthday party sessions. The centre hosts many school/group activity days/weeks and several local and Regional sporting and charity events.
Activities include sailing, canoeing, kayaking, windsurfing, stand up paddleboarding (SUP), raftbuilding, powerboating, archery, bushcraft, mountain biking, climbing, team challenges, first aid courses and instructor qualifications. The centre opened in September 2005.(8)
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