ISSC Outdoor Education- Malaysia
Our programs held in Cherating, Malaysia combines the best of ocean and wilderness experiential learning, environmental and community service learning – all within walking distance from our centre’s accommodation.
Our programs are designed and conducted by International School Outdoor Education Specialists for International school students and teachers
About Cherating
Cherating is a small coastal village just over 3 hours drive from Kuala Lumpur. It’s nested within beautiful coastal and jungle vegetation and hosts one of Malaysia’s best surf breaks. Its sand bottom waves are ideal for beginner and intermediate surfers.
It also has fantastic wildlife and an amazing mangrove estuary, ideal for environmental education to enhance your outdoor education experience!
We have accommodation options close and right on the beach. All options can host small and large year groups with relative exclusivity.
Ocean Education:
Surfing, Lifesaving, Ocean Safety and Theory
You’ll be based at one of the best and safest learning beaches on the planet!
You’ll learn how to catch and ride a wave from waist deep water as well as important ocean skills and knowledge: identifying rips, currents, sweeps as well as learning personal survival and lifesaving skills.
You’ll be working through Surf theory workbooks to further enhance your knowledge and skills.
Our coach to student ratio is 1:3 and together with Malaysia’s best surf coaches we’ll have you up and riding in no time!
Stand Up Paddle expedition
Students will learn the basics on how to control and manoeuvre on a Stand up paddle board.
For preparation of the SUP expedition, students will have basic introduction to Oceanography, including tides, currents, waves and oceanic weather. They will have a workshop on navigation using a map and compass to plot the course of the SUP journey. They will learn navigating by the stars, which will be practiced on the night to expedition on Turtle beach.
Lifesaving & Beach Games
Safety and awareness are of paramount importance in the ocean, especially when surfing. Students will be taught some basic surf-lifesaving principles (safe-swimming zones, how to get out of trouble etc.), rescue techniques as well as compete against each other in various lifesaving games & events.
Camping / Mangrove Cruise
Students will sleep overnight at a well set-up campsite in tents. Campsite is equipped with running water, seated toilets and showers. Campsite is near the beach for afternoon games, a swim and for patrolling the beach in small groups looking for nesting turtles. Evening activities will have a campfire going and stargazing.
Students will embark on a boat tour of the Cherating Rivers’ extensive mangrove forest. Cruising slowly on open power-boats, students will be taught about the mangrove ecosystem, its’ importance as well as the various threats facing the world’s’ mangroves.
Experienced guides will accompany each group to point out the wide variety of birdlife, plants, snakes, monkeys & otters that live in this beautiful ecosystem. At the turn around point up-river, students will disembark the boats and hike through the mangroves & adjoining forest along the river, before being picked up by the boats again and returning to base.
