Place-based learning uses the local environment and community as the starting point for teaching the objectives of the curriculum. We will provide resources and create opportunities for cross-curricular learning on the land while fostering relationships between school and community. Teachers are expected and supported to take more learning outdoors for all the health and learning benefits that come with spending time outside and in nature. Examples of this work include:
- Investment in equipment for outdoor activities and learning
- Ensuring all students have access to clothing, and footwear for outdoor activities
- Participation in the year-long Take Me Outside For Learning Challenge
- Support for educator participation in learning opportunities to build capacity for outdoor learning (Cariboo-Chilcotin Teachers Association workshops and network, Environmental Education Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) partnerships, Open Learning Store webinars, Outdoor Council of Canada certification, other)
- Interactive digital map of place-based learning sites, resources, and opportunities
- Relationships with community educators, organizations, and facilities to bring community educators into the classroom and students out into community settings
- Independent Directed Study (IDS) framework to honour community and cultural learning with graduation program credits
Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER in, on, with, and from the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District land and communities:
Grade 6 Students Thrive At Gavin Lake Winter Camp
Horse Lake Elementary
An extremely hardy group of grade six students from Horse Lake Elementary attended a two day winter camp at Gavin Lake last week. Despite frigid temperatures and wind-chill, the recent snowfall provided with students with excellent conditions for outdoor learning.
Horse Lake Grade 3 Students Hit The 99 Mile Ski Trails
Horse Lake Elementary
Twenty-five grade three students from Horse Lake recently participated in the 100 Mile Nordics' Ski S'Kool at the 99 Mile Ski Trails. Tracks were fast as students cross-country skied, many for the first time, under the direction of volunteers from the Nordics.
Primary Students Take Part in Harvest at Horse Lake Farm Cooperative
Horse Lake Elementary
Horse Lake's Kindergarten and Grade One students visited the Horse Lake Farm Cooperative to take part in the the fall vegetable harvest. The students learned about the growing cycle of plants, what vegetable plants look like before they are harvested, and how root vegetables are stored over the
Forestry Week Activities at Horse Lake Elementary
Horse Lake Elementary
Grade 4/5 students from Horse Lake Elementary got some hands-on forestry experience during Forestry Week activities organized by teacher Emma Raine. Professional Foresters Phil Johnston, Leanne Kaupp, and Lish Boutelier provided hands-on opportunities for students to measure tree heights and ages,
Horse Lake Staff Members Participate in "Below Zero" Activities
Horse Lake Elementary
Several members of the Horse Lake Staff gathered on Professional Day for a workshop on taking learning outside with Below Zero Activities. Facilitated by Roland and Jessica from the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation, the workshop provided participants with many outdoor activities that take
Horse Lake Grade 5/6 Students Incorporate Outdoor Learning to Manage Emotions
Horse Lake Elementary
In Ms. Posnikoff and Mr. Helmer’s grade 5/6 class, students engage in a variety of activities that promote both academic and social-emotional learning.
Horse Lake Kindergarten Students Participate in the Potato Harvest
Horse Lake Elementary
Horse Lake Kindergarten Teacher, John Foote, took learning outside for his kindergarten students as part of their Science program. Students travelled to the Horse Lake Farm Cooperative and participated in the potato harvest.