Our base in the city centre is located at the Pinkston Basin Water Sports Centre. The paddlesports centre has Scotland's only artificial whitewater course and is a unique urban watersports facility. From this base we deliver our GLASGOW'S Urban Adventure Award, a progressive 3 day Outdoor Learning experience set in our wild urban environment. We can have a maximum of 30 participants per day able to take part spliting between land and water activities. Times can be tailored to suit but our normal programme is onsite at 0930 and departs at 1430.

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Glasgow's Urban Adventure Award

The GLASGOW'S Urban Adventure Award has been established to promote and encourage the people of Glasgow to make the most of Glasgow’s outdoor spaces by engaging in outdoor learning and adventurous activities. The award allows participants to influence their own experiences through three wild pathways. Wild Self (Creative and Personal Skills), Wild Others (Team building & Leadership) and Wild Environment (Environmental and Conservation). Participants will engage in each of the pathways throughout the award but will choose a focus which will allow them to take part in an award which is tailored to their interests. The GLASGOW’S Award incorporates both an inclusive approach with “All Learners all Achieving” and values the “engagement and celebration of the voice of children and young people enabling contributions and ideas to be heard and considered to support the development of a meaningful curriculum” in line with the Glasgow Educational Strategy 22-27.

Example Programme

Day 1 0930-1430

Day 2 0930-1430

Day 3 0930-1430

Morning

Wild Choices. We introduce the group to our wild choices through engaging mini-activties after which they get to chose a focus for their experience

Afternoon

Introduction to paddle sports. Either canoeing or kayaking.

Morning

Go Wild Session, we take the young people's choices made in their first week design a tailored session to their interests and needs.

Afternoon

Second paddling session, putting all the skills learned into practice by going on a journey on the canal or playing games in the basin.

Morning

The Survival Game! An opportunity to learn about food chains and surviving as an animal in the wild and the impact humans can have on our wild enviroment.

Afternoon

We review our experience completing the GLASGOWs Urban Adventure and get some exciting rewards.

Applications for places at the centre will be availbe at our annual allocations. We have cancellations at times which need filled so you can always contact the centre directly to see if we space available

Prices

	All rates are per person
Price	Glasgow Schools Rate August 2024 -25
Glasgow's Urban Adventure Award	£95 including Transportation

NB. Payment for the course will be collected through your school budget codes which are required to complete the booking process. Your AFA will be able to tell you these codes.

Equipment you need...

* We've made a video on what equipment to bring - check it out here *

All participants must bring with them:

Shorts, T shirt or Swim wear for under a wetsuit
Old Trainers or Canvas Shoes for use in the water
Towel and Soap,
Full change of clothes(espically socks, lots of socks)
Plastic bag for wet clothes
Lunch and a drink

...ideally pupils would also bring

Waterproof jacket
Waterproof trousers
Extra warm jumper
Hat and gloves
Long thick, welly socks

How do I get there?

The course includes transport in the cost so we can come pick you up at your school. The course is delivered at Blairvadach’s city centre hub at Pinkston Basin:

Glasgow Watersports Centre,

75 North Canal Bank St, Glasgow, G4 9XP