Outdoor Education

Through a grant provided by Jumpstart - Canadian Tire, we started a Learn to Skate program. We were granted $5000.00 to purchase skates, helmets, skating aids, and other materials. Despite being in the restrictive red zone in January, February and March, we were lucky enough to have a skating rink maintained by a community partner on the playground adjacent to our schoolyard. The program allowed us to take over 9 different classes from grades 2-6 (almost 200 students) skating, many of whom had never skated before. The students were able to use benches that they had hand-made themselves in a previous Industrial Arts workshop to sit on and change into their skates. It was a great way to see multiple projects and partners come together for a fun program for our students.