Students Explore the Rockies in Hands-On Outdoor Learning Adventure
By Haley Powell
Youngstown School Grade 10 and 11 students spent three days at the Canadian Rockies Outdoor Learning Centre September 3-5, alongside students from Consort and from North Star Online Academy. Students earned high school credits through completing online course work prior to the trip and through experiential learning while on site in the Kananaskis. Students enjoyed tandem canoeing on the river as well as canoeing in a 25 person boat on the Lower Kananaskis lake, building shelters and fires, and learning different knots and orienteering. Students also studied water sheds and conducted pond studies. This was an amazing and most memorable experience for all involved.
Canoe: Lilianna Moggridge, Dylan Walker
Large Canoe (front to back, left to right): Mrs. Haley Powell, Zayne Ness, Hudson Pilgrim, Maverick Walder, Andi Powell, Lilianna Moggridge, Dylan Walker, Kelly Laughlin, Charli Walker, and teachers from the OLC.
Fire: Lincoln Glazier (Consort) Kelly Laughlin, Zayne Ness
Whole Group: Maverick Waldner, Hudson Pilgrim, Kelly Laughlin, Dylan Walker, Charli Walker, Lilianna Moggridge, Andi Powell, Zayne Ness, Mrs. Haley Powell
Pond Study: Kelly Laughlin, Charli Walker, Andi Powell, Lilianna Moggridge, Maverick Waldner, Hudson Pilgrim