SEVENTH FIRE
LAND-BASED LEARNING
Our vision of Land-Based learning is to provide students with the opportunity to connect with and learn from the Land.
LAND-BASED LEARNING
At Seventh Fire Junior High and Seventh Fire Secondary, our programming integrates Land-based learning into the curriculum. A key aspect of this approach occurs in September and June, when all students participate in overnight hiking and canoe trips with their classes. These unique and challenging experiences allow students to disconnect from technology and reconnect with themselves, each other, and the Land. Highlights of these trips include fishing, storytelling, and late-night singing bowl sessions.
CORE PILLARS
OUR APPROACH
Our approach to Land-based learning is to promote a greater connection to Self, Community, and Land; to cultivate healthy active living; to build inclusive leadership development and practical life skills; and to foster a deeper understanding of worldviews, perspectives, and practices.
CAMPING TRIPS
At Seventh Fire Junior High and Seventh Fire Secondary Schools, our programming integrates Land-based learning into the curriculum. A key aspect of this approach occurs in September and June, when all students participate in overnight hiking and canoe trips with their classes. These unique and challenging experiences allow students to disconnect from technology and reconnect with themselves, each other, and the Land. Highlights of these trips include fishing, storytelling, and late-night singing bowl sessions. Additionally, students learn essential life skills such as dressing appropriately, cooking, and cleaning up after themselves. These skills provide lasting benefits and create unforgettable memories.
SENSEI JACKY CHAN
Mr. Chan is the Land-based lead and coordinator of all overnight programming. His teaching philosophy takes a philosophical approach to life and living and an understanding of global worldviews and culture. His teaching style is grounded in wellness, mindfulness, and movement-based practices that provide students with the tools to support their mental, emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being.
Mr. Chan strives to provide an environment whenever possible where learners can be outside the “traditional” classroom and learn from the Land. Overnight camping trips are one way that he provides these experiential learning environments for his students.
2023-24 Camping Facts
