Outdoor Education and Camps (54)
Snowshoeing
Come and experience one of the oldest forms of transportation in Canada! Students will learn how to safely travel with snowshoes and, once comfortable, follow the snowshoe trail through the forest and maybe even try snowshoe games.
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- Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Season Winter
Snowshoeing
Come and experience one of the oldest forms of transportation in Canada! Students will learn how to safely travel with snowshoes and, once comfortable, follow the snowshoe trail through the forest and maybe even try snowshoe games.
Additional Info
- Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Season Winter
Spring Water Awareness Program (S.W.A.P.) Resources
The RVCA is pleased to offer resources to teachers interested in promoting spring water awareness. As winter turns to spring, snow and ice begin to melt and waterways begin to fill up with cold, fast moving water. Children are often interested in exploring rushing streams and thawing ponds during the warm days of spring. However, these areas can be unsafe and it is important to teach students the dangers of these areas. Please go to the following link for more information: www.rvca.ca/outdoor-education/spring-water-awareness-program
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- Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Season Spring
Spring Water Awareness Program (S.W.A.P.) Resources
Free online resources available for all teachers and group leaders at https://www.rvca.ca/outdoor-education/spring-water-awareness-program.
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- Grade K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Season Spring
The RVCA is pleased to offer resources to teachers interested in promoting spring water awareness.
As the warmer spring weather approaches, snow and ice begin to melt and waterways begin to fill up with cold, fast moving water. Children are often interested in exploring rushing streams and thawing ponds during the warm days of spring. However, these areas can be unsafe and it is important to teach students the dangers of these areas.
Resources include:
- Background information about spring flooding
- “Safety Says” video with teacher notes
- Activity ideas, resources, and sheets for use by classroom teachers
- General curriculum information
- Announcement information for use during the spring season
- Information for students to take home during flood season
- Posters
- Dam safety resource materials from Ontario Power Generation
Please feel free to copy and distribute any of the information in this package. To order a print version of this package or if you have any questions about the information, please contact Rebecca Whitman, at 613-273-3255 or Andrea Wood at 613-489-3592.
SWAP Resources for Teachers
- SWAP Background Information
- SWAP 8.5 x 11-inch colour poster
- SWAP 8.5 x 5.5-inch colour flyer (two per page)
- SWAP 8.5 x 5.5-inch black and white flyer (two per page)
- SWAP PowerPoint Presentation
- SWAP Safety Announcements
- SWAP Safety Extension Activities
- SWAP Curriculum Connections
Experiments
Games
- SWAP Word Search Game
- SWAP Word Search Answers
- SWAP Safe or Not Safe (colouring page)
- SWAP Home Safely Game
- SWAP Tic Tac Toe (PowerPoint)
Video
- Safety Says Video — Thanks to Quinte Conservation and Loyalist College for the use of their “Safety Says video
Team Building
Students will be led through a series of team building and problem solving exercises. These activities are designed to help groups work more effectively together while developing useful communication and problem solving skills. NOTE: Normally, offered as a full day program. Please ask about options.
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- Grade 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
The Incredible Insect Challenge
In this scavenger hunt activity, students will be tasked with finding samples of insects and other living things found in the forests of Foley Mountain. Take the challenge and see who will earn the most points in this amazing race of nature discovery!
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- Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall
Tree Tales
Why are trees such an amazing and important part of our landscape? Discover all about these green giants using GPS units to navigate through the forests of Foley Mountain.
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- Grade 3, 4, 5, 6
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall
Unearthing Soil
Have you ever stopped and looked at the soil beneath your feet? Explore our living, breathing soil and some of the curious creatures that help maintain this important ecosystem ingredient.
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- Grade 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall
Wetland Ecology
Investigate the diversity of living things found in a wetland ecosystem. Using nets, basins and identification keys, students will learn to identify animals that inhabit them, the importance and function of a wetland, the different types, human impacts and what we need to do to protect and preserve wetlands.
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- Grade 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
- Season Spring, Summer, Fall
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Winter Wonderland
Bundle up and prepare for a wild winter adventure! Explore the winter forest at Baxter and learn about how plants and animals have adapted to survive these cold Canadian months.
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- Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Season Winter
Winter Wonderland Foley
Bundle up and prepare for a wild winter adventure! Explore the winter forest at Baxter and learn about how plants and animals have adapted to survive these cold Canadian months.
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- Grade 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
- Season Winter
