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Environmental Studies
ES 11/12 ACADEMY

WHY ES?
• Student-centred Learning in an alternative outdoor setting
• Ecologically Hands on
• Embeds New Curriculum and Indigenous Ways of knowing the world
• Builds Fundamental Life Skills
• Fosters Life-Long Relationships

Semester 1:    Semester 2: February 2022
 PROGRAM                 September 2021 ES Academy 11/12
 OVERVIEW
What courses might       English               Environmental Science 11/12
students look to take?
                         Math                  BC First Nations 12
                         Elective (Academic)   Outdoor Education 11/12 (PE Credit)

                         Elective (Academic)   Foundations of Inquiry 11/12

                                               Life Science 11
                                               Outdoor Leadership 11/12

Snow
   OUR CURRICULUM                         Camping

The ES Academy will look to      Field              Overnight
combine all these courses      Research              Hiking
into fieldtrip-based lessons
like…

                                                    Canoeing/
                               And More
                                                     kayaking

                                           Snow
                                          Shoeing
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WHAT DO STUDENTS GET FROM THIS PROGRAM?
  • 10- full day trips                      • Develop Life skills
      • Visiting hatcheries                     • Risk management
      • Snow showing, canoeing, Kayaking,       • Planning (meals, packing, etc.)
        Hiking and more!                        • Orienteering
  • 2 short overnight trips (2-3 Days)          • Environmental ethics
      • Snow hike (ex. manning Park)            • Sustainable practices
      • Possibly golden ears                • Certification in
  • 1 extended hiking trip (5 days)             • First aid
      • Juan de Fuca Marine Trail               • Canoeing

ONE DAY MIGHT LOOK LIKE…              ANOTHER DAY MIGHT LOOK LIKE…

  AM                                    AM
     • First Aid Training                 • Bus to Buntzen Lake for Canoe
                                            Rescue training
  PM
     • Bus to Mossom Creek Fish         PM
       Hatchery to study salmon and       • Hike around lake; Native Plant
       complete a transect Field            Identification
       Study on an Ecosystem

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OVERNIGHT HIKE MIGHT LOOK LIKE…
Day two of the Juan de Fuca 5 Day Trail:
•Wake up at Mystic Beach and make Breakfast
         •Clean and pack up gear
• Leave as a group and hike to Bear Beach (approx. 8 km)
         • Presentations along the way on indigenous uses of plants we find (student led)
• Arrive at Bear Beach around lunch time
         • Set up camp and have Lunch
         • Lesson
• Make dinner as a class and sit around the campfire
         • Smores and student presentations/star gazing

POTENTIAL LOCATIONS FOR ES 2022

• Golden Ears Provincial Park               • Local Lakes (ex. Buntzen, Sasamat)

• Juan de Fuca Trail (Vancouver Island)     • Local Parks (Ex. Mundy)
• Katzie, Kwantlen and kwikwetlem Nations   • Local Shorelines (Ex. Barnet Marine Park)
• Lindeman Lake (Chilliwack River)          • Local Ski Mountains (Ex. Cypress)
• Local Hatcheries (Ex. Mossom Creek        • Malcom Knapp Research Forest
  Fish Hatchery)
                                            • Pitt Addington Marsh (q̓ íc̓əy̓ Lake)

COST- $600/STUDENT
 What does this cover?
 • Bus (day trips: $200 per trip; Overnights: $400 per day)
 • Certifications
 • Guides/ instructors
 • Park entry/ passes
 • Travel (ferry, etc.)
 • Life Science 11 specimens (dissections)

TESTIMONIALS
                                            “It was an amazing experience and the friends,
                                            memories and skills I learned when in that program
                                            will stay with me far into the future.”

“ES was the highlight of my high school career and
lead me to my post-secondary education at
Capilano University where I studied Outdoor
Recreation and tourism management.”
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TESTIMONIALS CONT.
“Being in ES felt more like being at home, even on trips.
The program was more than just being on field trips to
learn the curriculum; we really experienced what we
were learning about. We could be there, see it, touch it,
dig it up and all that jazz. But the best part was that it
didn't feel like we were being forced to go to class, we
genuinely wanted to be there.”

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QUESTIONS?
                         please email hmelvin@sd43.bc.ca

Interested in applying?
Students can find the link to apply by:
1) going to @cent.es on Instagram and clicking
    the link in the bio
2) emailing Ms. Melvin using the email above
3) visiting the Centennial Website