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Mountain-guide curriculum and practice weekends

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A curriculum map connecting geography, navigation, local interpretation and group leadership with practice in the field. An English planning edition drawn from Russian and French teaching programmes and the 2015 weekend plan.

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A subject becomes useful when it meets the field

The curriculum connects local geography to explanations a guide can give on a journey. Its practical plan returns repeatedly to observation, navigation, camp work and communication. The aim of this edition is to make those connections visible for the trainer.

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For each classroom subject, what could a learner demonstrate outdoors?

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Explain the placep. 02

Geography, geology, climate, living environments, history and culture.

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Navigate and preparep. 03

Maps, route profiles, technical tools and specialist safety teaching.

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Lead and communicatep. 04

Pedagogy, group leadership and clear briefings.

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Plan the practice weekendsp. 05

Observation, orienteering, camp cooking, camp setup and debriefs.

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English planning synthesis of the Russian geography programme attributed in the filename to the Geography Department, National University of Bishkek, two French theoretical outlines, and the 2015 practical-weekend plan. Source timetables differ and some totals do not reconcile; no combined course duration or current accreditation is claimed. Discussion prompts are editorial additions.

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Curriculum design and supervised practical training