Combining Outdoor Education and Anishnaabe Culture in a Four-Credit Semester Program in Blind River

Autor/in	Thomson, Alexandra
Titel	Combining Outdoor Education and Anishnaabe Culture in a Four-Credit Semester Program in Blind River
Quelle	In: Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 23 (2011) 2, S.29-31 (3 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0840-8114
Schlagwörter	Adventure Education; Earth Science; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; Program Descriptions; Physical Education; Geography; American Indian Culture; English; Outdoor Education; Geographic Information Systems; Maps; Equipment; Water; Ecology; Fund Raising; Tourism; American Indians; Apprenticeships; Physical Fitness; Recreational Activities; Canada + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Adventure pedagogics; Abenteuerpädagogik; Erlebnispädagogik; Earth sciences; Geowissenschaften; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Körpererziehung; Sportunterricht; Geografie; English language; Englisch; Freiluftunterricht; Map; Karte; Wasser; Ökologie; Fundraising; Spendensammlung; Tourismus; American Indian; Indianer; Apprenticeship; Lehre; Leistungsfähigkeit; Freizeitgestaltung; Kanada
Abstract	This article describes a four-credit semester program at Elliot Lake Secondary School in the late 1990s. This New Trails program is based around physical education and leadership, geography, Native studies, and English credits. The students are outside much of the time. The students become certified in the use of GPS and in map and compass work, and earn accreditation in chain saw use, ORCA Tripping I, Basic Flatwater, Basic Kayaking, WHIMIS, Skidder/Cutter operator's license, Pleasure Craft operator's card and Wilderness First Aid. They have used these skills to fundraise for the program, for example by cutting trees for a local home. Students also engage in a two-week co-op placement with local municipalities and tourism businesses to prepare for work in the growing eco-tourism sector. Finally, the program integrates elements common to many four-credit semester Outdoor Education programs, including cross-country and downhill skiing, fitness, and a culminating canoe trip. The program also has the support of local Aboriginal professionals, and includes a weekly sharing circle led by a certified addictions counsellor. (Contains 2 footnotes.) (ERIC).
Anmerkungen	Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario. 1185 Eglinton Avenue East, Toronto, Ontario, M3C 3C6, Canada. e-mail: info@COEO.org; Web site: http://www.coeo.org/publication.htm
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10