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Notre Dame School Grade 7 Trip
Thirty-two grade seven students spent three days from June 8 to June 10 at Kimball Lake in The Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Three teachers and three parent volunteers accompanied them. For many of our students, this was their first experience in the wilderness of Saskatchewan's northern forest.
Churchbridge Public School’s Second Annual Canoe Trip
On June 4th, seven students and two teachers from Churchbridge Public school drove to Misinnipe, Saskatchewan. We stayed the night at Otter rapids before meeting with our guide from The Churchill River Canoe Outfitters. After an amazing four days of paddling on a series of lakes we returned to
Coureurs de Bois program at Westmount Community School
Thank you for your donation to the Coureurs de Bois program at Westmount Community School. Although, due to unforeseen circumstances, we had to make some sudden adjustments to our original plan, we were still able to give students an unforgettable camp experience full of learning. Students began
St Marguerite Grade 5s visit Beaver Creek
By Rod Figueroa The trip was very successful! A big thank you to SaskOutdoors for their generous contribution. Both Grade 5 classes went to Beaver Creek Conservation Area to learn about the history of Beaver Creek and the important work that the Meewasin Valley Authority is doing to conserve this
Lakeview School Camping Trip
Brightwater Science and Environmental Camp – May 13-14, 2015 By: Carolyn Barton From May 13-14, 2015, I traveled to Brightwater Science and Environmental Camp, located at Beaver Creek, Saskatchewan, with thirty-five grade six students. To make camp possible, I had the help of one other
Carrot River School Canoe Trip
This year the Grade 10 class went to Mirond Lake for a 3 night 4 day canoe trip. We left Carrot River on June 9th at 7:00 am. Sixteen students and four adults loaded up their gear and hoped on a school bus for a 4 hour bus ride. We got to Silence of the North Resort on Mirond Lake where we unloaded
Symphony of the Soil
SaskOutdoors has purchased an education licence to show Symphony of the Soil to interested groups. Please document.write( '' +'email' +'' ); us to making arrangements if you are interested. "Drawing from ancient knowledge and cutting edge science, Symphony of the
Resources Online
SaskOutdoors is thrilled to be launching a new Resources section to our website. A huge thank you to Robin Mathewson for thoroughly researching resources that will be of interest to educators and posting them online. More resources will be added over the coming months! For example
Award Presentation
Congratulations to Lizabeth Nicholls, the 2015 Bernie Melanson Award Winner for outstanding contributions to outdoor and environmental education in Saskatchewan. Congratulations to Sky Ann Stinson, the 2015 Cydney Weir Award for Youth Environmental Leadership. Thanks to everyone who was able
Annual General Meeting
Thanks to everyone who joined us at our Annual General Meeting in Saskatoon on Saturday January 24, 2015! Here are a few pictures! The AGM
Winter Camp 2014
On December 6th, 2014 twenty adventurous souls from across Saskatchewan and Alberta as well as two particularly brave campers from India and Argentina attended the 2014 SaskOutdoors Winter Camp. Although there wasn’t very much snow, the weather was nearly ideal. In spite of the
