grade 6 outdoor classroom rosemarie
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PWSD Outdoor EducationTRANSCRIPT
Grade SixOutdoor Education Classroom
Presentation
For Ochre River School
History• Patterned after a program in Newfoundland• Partnership between the PWSD, Parks Canada
(RMNP), Riding Mountain Biosphere Reserve and Friends of Riding Mountain National Park (and MVSD)
Park Art
Program Overview
• Fourth Year • No charge to the students • All meals, transportation and lodging are
covered by school division• Students only have to bring a sleeping bag,
change of clothes, outer wear and toiletries
All activities take place within the Riding Mountain Biosphere
ReserveWhich is a UNESCO World Heritage
Site
Student Bunk Cabins
Parent Volunteers are a Huge Asset to the Program
Assembly Area in front of Dining Hall
Path to Verse
Target Areas- Values at Risk – Pings Drip Torches – Guard Burns
Students Take Part in Experiential Learning Activities – Grade 6 Curricula
• Geocaching with GPS technology
• Water World – Invertebrate Identification
• Park Art• Escarpment Odyssey• First Nation Wisdom• Physical Education– Nutrition– Health and Fitness
• Path to Verse– Journal writing
• Survivor Kid– Cooperative Learning– Asset Development
• FIRE!• Predator Prey activity• Bison Study• Human Impact
Trust
Water World
Packing Lunch
We sometimes get a little dirty!
Mary-Anne ???
Bottom of The Gorge10,000 Years Old
Volcanic Evidence
On the Snout
How to handle Bear Encounters
Journal Entry
Student Cleaning Up Cabins