Place-based learning uses the local environment and community as the starting point for teaching the objectives of the curriculum. We will provide resources and create opportunities for cross-curricular learning on the land while fostering relationships between school and community. Teachers are expected and supported to take more learning outdoors for all the health and learning benefits that come with spending time outside and in nature. Examples of this work include:
- Investment in equipment for outdoor activities and learning
- Ensuring all students have access to clothing, and footwear for outdoor activities
- Participation in the year-long Take Me Outside For Learning Challenge
- Support for educator participation in learning opportunities to build capacity for outdoor learning (Cariboo-Chilcotin Teachers Association workshops and network, Environmental Education Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) partnerships, Open Learning Store webinars, Outdoor Council of Canada certification, other)
- Interactive digital map of place-based learning sites, resources, and opportunities
- Relationships with community educators, organizations, and facilities to bring community educators into the classroom and students out into community settings
- Independent Directed Study (IDS) framework to honour community and cultural learning with graduation program credits
Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER in, on, with, and from the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District land and communities:
Viewland Mountain
Horsefly Elementary/Junior
The Horsefly crew hiked Viewland Mountain looking at the variety of local plants and vegetation.
Man Tracker
Horsefly Elementary/Junior
Our kids like to play mantracker in the local forest area during PE class.
Riding the Trails
Horsefly Elementary/Junior
The Horsefly students enjoyed riding the area trails following their week of learning in the Hub Bike.
Learning About Salmon
Horsefly Elementary/Junior
Horsefly students get hands-on learning about salmon including measuring all parts of the fish.
Local Learning Environment
Horsefly Elementary/Junior
The local environment can make an ideal setting for a PE class.