School District #27 (SD27) trustees have approved in principle the staff’s pursuit of providing more outdoor education programming to the students of the Cariboo-Chilcotin.
In the spirit of providing more educational choices for students, more schools will be encouraged to bring further outside opportunities into the curriculum, bearing fiscal constraints in mind.
Board chair Tanya Guenther says this is a high-level approval that leaves the schools and teachers to determine how they might approach this goal.
However, there are models at many SD27 schools and in other districts, she adds.
"We know there are some things already happening in the school district that promote that, but we're looking at exploring the other opportunities and possibilities to expand upon what we are doing."
The trustees want to make sure kindergarten-Grade 12 programming includes natural outdoors and environmental education components, she adds.
The staff request noted the people, schools and organizations currently involved in outdoor education programs in SD27 have shown they are all willing to work together to share and co-ordinate opportunities.
More information is online at www.sd27.bc.ca, linked under About Us in the Feb. 24 regular board meeting agenda, item 4.5.