Are you interested in starting an Outdoor Ed program at your high school? Are you interested in exploring outdoor activities in the natural environment?Join us at McQueen Lake to learn about the various outdoor ed programs offered in SD 73. This workshop will take place at McQueen Lake and will include classroom and outdoor sessions. A bus to transport participants will be provided. Limit of 24 registrants.
Annemarie Watts has been a teacher in SD 73 since 1993. Her passion is teaching PHE and providing opportunities for students to fall in love with movement and physical activity. Over the past 20 years her focus has been on increasing participation rates for female students in PHE through offering Exercise for Life and Girls in Motion. Last year she started an outdoor ed program at Valleyview Secondary to provide more oppotunities for students to explore the outdoors. She has lead various trips to McQueen Lake as well as numerous local trips with a focus on outdoor activities.
Greg Wagner teaches Outdoor Education 12 and Environmental Science 12 at Sa-Hali Secondary. He has been involved with facilitating outdoor learning experiences for students of all ages for the last 20 years, and has lead groups of students to McQueen Lake many times. Greg completed his Master's in Critical Environmental Education at the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon. He looks forward to discussing ways students can learn outside in a variety of forms and contexts.