Our Elementry students went on an overnight trip to the Brother Brennan camp last week (May 30-31). The camp, located on the Salmonier Line, offered our students many amazing educational experiences as they had the opportunity to immerse themselves in nature. Activities included:
– Learning about food wastage and the importance of only taking what you need
– Making shelters from rope, tarps and sticks (wilderness survival)
– Playing Hug-a-Tree, Camouflage and Sardines
– Learning about and engaging in orienteering
– Becoming “Skull Detectives” and examined skulls of different animals
– Making homemade paper from recycled paper scraps
– Learning to identify different plants and made “Plant Identification Booklets”
– Having a campfire, telling stories and learning about the Fairies of NL