Grade 6’s To Outdoor School

Today, our Grade 6 students are going up to the North Vancouver Outdoor School in Paradise Valley, Brackendale, British Columbia. They will be there for 5 days and 4 nights, and are going with Mme. Power and Ms. McIntyre.

Outdoor education is essential in educating our children to be stewards of our planet and in developing an understanding of the importance of the natural world. Students will have the chance to learn about salmon, birds, forests, bugs, plants, ponds, geology, and a variety of other topics. They may get into the farm area and pet goats or feed the pigs. Weather reports will be made daily by cabin groups, and students will take turns cleaning up after meals.

Cleveland students are joining students from Larson Elementary School, and will be making new friends as they share cabin groups and recreation time with the Larson students.

Students in North Vancouver are very lucky to enjoy such a wonderful outdoor school. I am thankful that I was able to take classes there when I was a grade 3 and grade 6 teacher. It is a special place.

I look forward to hearing from our students all the great stories that they will share when they return.

Have fun. Stay warm.

Take care.