Games are an important part of many cultures, but particularly those in which good hunting skills such as strength, balance and agility are a matter of survival. Students will try some of the amazing traditional games of the Metis, First Nations, and Inuit people such...
First Nations, Metis and Inuit people love to play games. Many traditional games helped to hone hunting skills. Some require strength, balance and agility. Others were just plain fun. From the Inuit blanket toss, to the challenge of the knee jump, try out these...
Through increasingly more complex activities, students experience the power and potential of trust and especially what it means to honour the trust of others. We begin with a series of trust activities and we end by using a number of creative low rope elements that...
Why not try Orienteering with a Voyageur twist? After students have gained an understanding of map reading, they dress up as Voyageurs, complete with shirts, sash and a hat. Using an authentic looking parchment map, students must find a series of wooden boxes hidden...
Water is amazing! It is a substance that can travel through air, it can wear away the hardest rock and it gives life to every living thing. With over 2 million lakes and rivers in Canada, we sometimes forget that water is a limited and precious resource. Less than...
Water is as life giving as it is fragile. Over 70% of the earth’s surface is covered with water. And yet, the amount of fresh water available for humans to use is a mere 1%. In this hands-on program, students use an interactive watershed model to learn about the...
