Grant Stories
Along with our sponsors, we are honoured to support the work of so many amazing programs across Saskatchewan. We encourage our grantees to provide regular updates on all the things they are doing to bring about positive change. These are their stories. For a comprehensive listing of the grants we have provided, click here.
Riverside School Outdoor Grant Report
Students from Riversides Outdoor Education class began January with an amazing surprise. A hundred orange spheres in a plastic sample tube. In just five short months these eggs would be released into the locally stocked Rainbow Trout pond.Hooked on Fishingis a program...
Deshaye Catholic School Final Report
Our grade eight students from Deshaye Catholic School in Regina, Saskatchewan, were blessed with the opportunity to participate in an outdoor education experience in Kenosee Lake, Saskatchewan, (Mother Teresa Center) on February 4thto February 6th, 2020. Out of our...
Saskatchewan Homeschool Adventures and Canoe Club Grant Report
The eleventh year of SHACC has been completed and the canoe voyage to Nistowiak Falls went well. We had 12 youths, 3 guides and 1 junior guide participate in the five day, four night trip but many more families were involved during training sessions through out the...
Outdoor School at Dallas Valley
Teachers wanted to provide real-life learning for students in the outdoors, culminate a variety of learning that happened in the classroom, get outside and out of the city, and create opportunities for new learning experiences for students. Our student population is...
Wild Spirit Education Family Outdoor Day
It was such a fun day watching all of the families interact! Parents remembering the importance of uninterrupted quality playtime!
St. Volodymyr Camp Report
On July 24th, we had our "Excursion Day" to Pike Lake Provincial Park - IT WAS AWESOME! But Murphy's Law states that anything that can go wrong, will go wrong... and it did. First the Bus attempted to pick up the campers are St. Volodymyr School Located in Saskatoon,...
John Howard Society of Saskatchewan Report
The John Howard Society of Saskatchewan (JHSS) – Cornerstone Program wishes to thank SaskOutdoors and SaskLotteries for the $500.00 grant received. This grant has allowed youth in Regina the opportunity to discover new and exciting ways to engage with nature. Although...
Battleford Girls and Boys Club Report
Every year, the Battlefords Boys and Girls Club organizes out-trips as part of our Summer Adventure Day Camps. This year we organized an out-trip to Hidden Meadows Ranch on August 1st, 2019. This out-trip had been planned for early July, but due to inclement weather...
Lumsden Beach Camp Report
From July 31 to August 5, Lumsden Beach Camp welcomed young adults to build a community and explore our camp's diverse property. Adventurous Journey sawa small group of youth pack up and camp off-site for 5 days. They learned about leave no trace principles, camping...
kâniyâsihk Culture Camps
Culture Camp July 8-14 "Drama Theme" The camp that was hosted by kâniyâsihk Culture Camps was for ages 8-12 year olds but it was not strictly for those age groups. We had a lot of things happening this entire week. There were visitors from Ochapawace First Nation that...
Notre Dame School Report
Nineteen grade seven students spent three days from June 10 to June 12 at Kimball Lake in The Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Three teachers and two parent volunteers accompanied them. For many of our students, this was their first experience in the wilderness of...
Father Robinson Grade 7 Grant Report
Mr. Wagner’s class would like to sincerely thank SaskOutdoorsand Sask Lotteries for their generosity in providing our class with a grant. Mr. Wagner’s class was able to take part in 4 additional fieldtrips due to the generous support of SaskOutdoorsand Sask...
iGen Sherbrooke Intergenerational Camp
Thank You for your support: 2019 iGen Sherbrooke Intergenerational Camp We are so grateful for the $500 operations grant that we received from the Saskatchewan Outdoor and Environmental Society. This grant went toward subsidizing our 2019 Intergenerational camp...
Ecole Lumsden Elementary School
The Outdoor Ed-venture leadership team included 23 grade 7 & 8 students of École Lumsden Elementary school. Students had to apply to be part of the opportunity and required a reference from a teacher to confirm that they possessed the leadership potential to be part...
Friends of the Royal Saskatchewan Museum Report
The grant provided by SaskOutdoors (SKO) was used to support a project called Songwriting for Nature, which saw 20 songwriters from across the province take part in a weekend workshop at Camp Kenosee in Moose Mountain Provincial Park on May 30 - June 2, 2019, and then...
Bishop Lloyd Middle School Report
There were many amazing things that happened at this camp. I wanted to highlight two stories. First, I have one student who is generally apprehensive about everything. He is anxious to the extreme. Being in tall grass scared him. By the last day of camp, he, at 13,...
Pre Cam Community School Grant Report
With the grant money my class was able to go to Waskesiu for a nature interpretation program. At Waskesiu we were able to continue our learning about animals in the world around us, and understanding what they need to live. We were fortunate to have also encountered...
Pre Cam Community School Grant Report
With the grant money my class was able to go to Waskesiu for a nature interpretation program. At Waskesiu we were able to continue our learning about animals in the world around us, and understanding what they need to live. We were fortunate to have also encountered...
Off the Grid Report
With the grant money from Saskoutdoors, the Off the Grid program at Tommy Douglas was able to venture out on a year end river trip. There were 23 students involved with the trip and 3 teachers. We used the funds given to pay for transportation to the launch point as...
Bruno School Wildlife Management 10 Trip Report
TheWildlifeManagement10classwereabletocompletetwocampingtripsinthespringof2019. The trips decided based upon voting after the five student-groups had presented about different ecoregions in Saskatchewan and an itinerary if the class were to visit their region. The two...
Churchbridge Trip Report
On May 30th, six 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...
St Jerome School Outdoor Trip
On June 17th and 18th the Grade 8 class from St Jerome School took a charter bus to Kenosee Lake Bible Camp. Here the students went canoeing and kayaking, learned archery, took part in an escape room, played various wide games, took part in a ropes course, went...
Mossbank Camp Report
We took 18 grade 7 and 8 students to Echo Valley Provincial Park on June 4-5 and 6th. Arriving just before support on June 4th, we set up camp for two nights in a campsite with no power. In a beautifully treed site, we set up tents and organized for group camping....
Wild Sky Adventure Learning Fire and Ice Festival
The Saskatchewan Boreal Forest Learning Centre (now known as Wild Sky Adventure Learning) was proud to offer indoor and outdoor activities at the 4th annual Fire & Ice Winter Festival at Ness Creek on March 2nd. The weather wasn't favourable - it was -25 with a...
WCVM Wildlife Disease Association
The Wildlife and Disease Association at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine focuses primarily on educating students about the opportunities in wildlife health fields, connecting students to mentors in wildlife health professions and enhancing the skills of our...
Dr Hanna Outdoor Experience
We ran a 3 day 2 night outdoor school for our grade 7/8 students. Students experienced hands on learning activities in an outdoor setting; canoeing, swimming, hiking, oral storytelling, traditional and modern field games, and ecological principles. Our second camp was...
Wildlife and Disease Association at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine Report
The Wildlife and Disease Association at the Western College of Veterinary Medicine focuses primarily on educating students about the opportunities in wildlife health fields, connecting students to mentors in wildlife health professions and enhancing the skills of our...
Dr Hanna Final Report
We ran a 3 day 2 night outdoor school for our grade 7/8 students. Students experienced hands on learning activities in an outdoor setting; canoeing, swimming, hiking, oral storytelling, traditional and modern field games, and ecological principles. Our second camp was...
Wild Sky Adventure Learning Final Report
The Saskatchewan Boreal Forest Learning Centre (now known as Wild Sky Adventure Learning) was proud to offer indoor and outdoor activities at the 4th annual Fire & Ice Winter Festival at Ness Creek on March 2nd. The weather wasn't favourable - it was -25 with a...
George Vanier School Report
The grades 4/5s would like to thank SaskOutdoors for their generous support. This fall we went to Wanuskewin and the Forestry Farm & Zoo. The students learned about First Nations heritage and Indigenous ways of knowing as well as the introduction of settlers to...
Living Sky Wildlife Rehabilitation
Thank you for the opportunity to focus on our goal of education. Much of what we do isprevention and teaching to reduce unhelpful interactions between wildlife and humans. This often happens over the phone when someone calls with a concern. We triage the situation to...
Sakewew Permaculture and Treaty Education Program
The Sākewew Permaculture and Treaty Education program is a semester-long series of In-school and In-forest programming offered to all Grade 9 students at Sākewew High School in North Battleford. The Grade 9 students engage with diverse and talented Nature Quest...
Martin Academy Trip
From Sept. 17-21, 2016, students and staff from Martin Academy at Martin Collegiate in Regina participated in an outdoor education experience to Kananaskis, AB. We did two days of mountain hiking on Sept 18-19, doing the Chester Lake and Ptarmigan Cirque hikes, as...
St Luke’s School Outdoor Adventures
Mr. Wagner’s class was able to take part in 4 additional fieldtrips due to the generous support of SaskOutdoors and Sask Lotteries. 27 students took part as well as 4 adults. Before the trip, Leave No Trace Ethics were discussed in class and students were encouraged...
St. Agnes Water Study
Guided Inquiry – Why is Water Important? Thank you to SaskOutdoors for the resource and financial support! Working with my colleague, Lori Newberry (Instructional Coach), we lead my grade 6 class through a guided inquiry on the importance of water. Students...
Seven Stones visit Dallas Valley
By Jolene Siemens After an unsuccessful attempt at a winter day trip (due to travel advisory) and a rained-out spring trip (access to site was impossible), we decided to rebook for a summer trip. It couldn’t have turned out better! I am a Learning Resource Teacher at...
Notre Dame Camping Trip
Twenty-eight grade seven students spent three days from June 6 to June 8 at Kimball Lake in The Meadow Lake Provincial Park. Five teachers and one parent volunteer accompanied them. For many of our students, this was their first experience in the wilderness of...
Wilderness Adventure Club at Scott Collegiate
As we come to the end of another school year, we would like to thank Sask Outdoors and Saskatchewan Lotteries for their funding support. This year the Wilderness Adventure Club, run by teachers Ian Temple and Jori Cachene, were able to go on 3 camping trips with the...
Wild Outdoor Research Team
Regina Public Schools Wild Outdoor Research Team (WORT) Cypress Hills Outdoor School – June 21-24, 2016 WORT is a unique program for Regina Public Schools Grade 7 students run by the Outdoor Environmental Education Staff. Students who have an interest in outdoor...
Lakeview School Camping Trip
This year, 37 grade six students at Lakeview School benefitted from a grant received from SaskOutdoors. Along with three teachers and several parent volunteers, the grade six students attended Saskatoon Public Schools’ Brightwater Camp, located on Brightwater Creek,...
Bruno Central School Wilderness Canoe Trip 2016
The Grade 9 & 10 class of Bruno Central School were able to participate in a 4 day wilderness canoe trip on the Churchill River. Planning in school for the trip included the subject areas of Science, Home Economics, and Physical Education - with trip planning, menu...
Carrot River High 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 7th at 7:00 am. Fourteen students and three 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...
AMPO Trip at Madge Lake
Gladys McDonald Grade 7/8 Katepwa Lake Outdoor Ed Camp
The Grade 7&8 class went to Katepwa Lake Camp from May 16th-18th to embark on three days of fun-filled, educational activities. Students were busy from early morning until well into the evening. With activities such as canoeing, archery, wood burning, knitting,...
Green Garden Learning Space
The staff and students at Miller have started a Green Garden Learning Space adjacent to their cafeteria. The space includes a native plant garden, fall-harvesting vegetable garden, a compost, a sitting area for students and staff, and student artwork. This new garden...
WW Brown High School
SaskOutdoors was good enough to provide my Environmental Science 20 class at WW Brown High School in Langham with funding for an outdoors experience. We took two one day trips to off site locations to study different ecosystems. We did one trip to the Nisbet forest,...
Prairie Sky School Taproot Trip
During the second week of school, the Taproots class was able to spend 3 days at Lumsden Beach Camp for an orientation and team building experience. We stayed in a cabin, prepared our meals as a group, and sang songs and told stories around the fire. The two nights...
George Vanier School Grade 4/5 Trip to Wanuskewin
Thank you so much SaskOutdoors! Our students had an opportunity to go to Wanuskewin and experience a tipi raising as well as First Nations technology. We learned how First Nations People lived and respected the land. Our day finished off by going on a hike through the...
Sakewew Permaculture and Treaty Education Program
The Sākewew Permaculture and Treaty Education program has now completed its third year of in-school and in-forest programming with grade nine students at Sākewew High School in North Battleford. The program is comprised of a series of half-day sessions with diverse...
2015 Nimis Kahpimotate – Sister Journey Intercultural Canoe Trip
2015 Nimis Kahpimotate---Sister Journey---Intercultural Canoe Trip The 2015 Sister Journey, being the fourth year of the program, was initially designed as a “returnee” experience with the intention of building upon previous relationships and skills. Thus invitations...
Scott Collegiate Wilderness Adventure Club
The Scott Collegiate Wilderness Adventure Club (Stewardship Club) is an extra-curricular group that firmly believes in the benefit of outdoor activities and education for our students. We believe that outdoor activities help students become engaged and ethical global...
St Luke’s School
Mr. Wagner’s class was able to take part in two additional fieldtrips due to the generous support of SaskOutdoors and Sask Lotteries. 27 students took part as well as 4 adults. Before the trip, Leave No Trace Ethics were discussed in class and students were encouraged...
Marion Graham Environmental Science 20 Class goes to Brighwater
Two environmental science classes at Marion Graham Collegiate got to learn about nature first-hand, thanks to a SaskOutdoors grant that paid for their transportation to Brightwater EcoCenter, just South of Saskatoon. Brightwater is a rich ecological and historical...
2014 Nimis Kahpimotate — Sister Journey—Intercultural Canoe Trip
After months of planning by a core group of First Nations and non-First Nations women, applications were received, in April, for the 2014 Nimis Kahpimotate trip. Participants were selected from a wide range of backgrounds, with two returnees from last year, thus...
EcoJustice Goes to the Yukon
Read about the adventure when 23 grade 8 students and 6 adults journey 7,000km to the Yukon.Our ultimate destination and purpose was to provide our students with an understanding into the contested Peel Watershed. They selected the Peel as an area of study that became...
Sakewew Permaculture and Treaty Education 2014
During the last school year, grade 9 students at Sākewew participated in the Permaculture and Treaty Education program. This program is unique to Sākewew High School and gave 45 students diverse opportunities to connect with nature through art, music, photography,...
The Trip of a Lifetime
EcoQuest 2014's Trip to BC as told in words and pictures by Bailey.
Early Years Family Centre Garden 2014
The Early Years Family Centre would like to that the SaskOutdoorsfor their financial support in our EYFC Connecting with Nature Project. Funding was used towards the purchase of materials that were utilized for the various aspects of the project. Additional resources...
Lumsden Beach Camp Outdoor Adventure Camp 2014
Lumsden Beach Camp initiated a new camp this year with financial help from Sask Outdoors. From August 5-8, 12 teens aged 15-18 participated in an out camp on Lumsden Beach Camp’s land called Outdoor Adventure Camp. Campers participated in a range of regular camp...
Nature Quest Indoor and Outdoor Presentations at King George School 2014
In May, several very successful sessions were held by Nature Quest presenters at King George School in Saskatoon, with the help of funding from SaskOutdoorsand the Outdoor Experience Grant funding. Nature Quest is developing a strong and positive relationship with...
Christ the Teacher Catholic School Camping 2014
The students of Christ The Teacher Catholic Schools would like to thank the SaskOutdoorsfor their support of our program! Our grade seven students and fourteen staff members took part in various activities including canoeing, archery, outdoor cooking, wilderness...
Davidson School Composts 2014
Davidson Grade 5 students maintained an indoor garden through the winter, and an outdoor garden once it warmed up. While they previously had an indoor worm composting bin in their classroom, they wanted to expand to an outdoor composting program and include Grades...
Core Neighbourhood Youth Coop hikes to Grey Owl’s Cabin
I'm pleased to say we had great trip with the youth of the Core Neighbourhood Youth Coop (CNYC)again this year. This year we had 10 CNYC youth attend the trip. We also had 6 leaders on the trip including myself. We had lots of fun and succeeded in hiking to Grey Owl's...
Vincent Massey Camping Trip
On June 17th through 19th the Vincent Massey grade 7/8 class went camping to Pike Lake Provincial Park. We camped in tents provided by the Saskatoon Public School Division. We went on ecosystem walks, created plastercine pictures based on the wild life and plants in...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...