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WE with David Semester One
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The following integrated outdoor and experiential education program is designed for an alternative secondary school setting by educator David Spencer.
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WE (Wilderness Experience) with David Semester One
The WE (Wilderness Experience) integrated program with David provides two (2) secondary school course credits during semester one. Students should attend and participate in all classes, outdoor field trips and events. Literacy and communication skills developed during this program include jot note writing, writing journal entries, researching in public, college and university libraries, interviewing, script writing and oral reading comprehension. New media technology skills developed include audio and video recording presentations for the DVD authoring and web podcasting and documentary production for FM radio broadcasting and web podcasting. Students will be provided with opportunities to learn how to research, plan for, promote, hold and debrief a community event about green transportation and green energy alternatives.
Program: The Wilderness Experience (WE) program integrates two Ontario Ministry of Education certified courses:
- Current Aboriginal Issues in Canada (NDA3M) This course focuses on existing and emerging issues of importance to Aboriginal peoples in Canada. Students will investigate issues related to identity, relationships among Aboriginal peoples and between Aboriginal peoples and other Canadians, sovereignty principles as presented by Aboriginal peoples, and the contemporary challenges posed by these issues. Students will also examine such topics as language preservation, the responsibilities of Aboriginal women and men, and the need for dialogue between Aboriginal and non- Aboriginal peoples. NDA3M Curriculum Guideline from the Ontario Ministry of Education
- The Environment and Resource Management (CGR4M) Geography is an integrative subject that brings a variety of perspectives, both social and physical, to the study of people, places, and environments around the world. Understanding the processes that shape the earth and knowing how life-forms interact with the environment allows students to view events from an ecological perspective. The Environment and Resource Management course investigates the complexity and fragility of ecosystems and the effects of human activities on them. Students will study the principles of sustainability and resource management and evaluate various approaches to achieving a more sustainable relationship between the environment, society, and the economy. CGR4M Curriculum Guideline from the Ontario Ministry of Education and CGR4M Course Profile from curriculum.org
Expectations: There are a number of field trips where students collect aboriginal, scientific and geographic data, interview aboriginal elders and leaders in the green, tourism, forestry, mining and water resource management industries. Students will develop skills in field study, data collection, data interpretation, research, marketing and communication using digital audio, video and web publishing. Swim tests are conducted at a local pool. These swim tests will safetey certify students so that they may participate in our trips near water including hiking, canoeing, sea kayaking, swimming and/or fishing.
For Fall 2011 we did a mountain biking trip and completed the Elora Cataract Trail from Wednesday October 5 to Friday October 7, 2011.
The Wilderness Experience (WE) program meets a number of student needs.
