NEW DELIVERY MODEL
AT THE BILL MASON CENTRE:
The Bill Mason Centre programs are now available
in September, October, February, May and June only. The Centre will
be closed for the remaining months of the year as a result of last
spring's OCDSB budget decisions.
All fall and spring programs will start and finish at our Redwing
Gazebo, as we no longer have access to our indoor classrooms. February
will be limited to ski/snowshoe programs only and will accommodate
up to 30 students per day. Ski programs will start and finish in our
garage/converted classroom space.
THE EVERY STUDENT
ATTENDS PROGRAM CONTINUES
Once again, all grade 3 and 7 classes in the OCDSB have the opportunity
to visit either the Bill Mason Centre or MacSkimming this year for
free. Details are found here.
NOW
TAKING BOOKINGS FOR 2010-2011
TD
FRIENDS OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOUNDATION DONATE TO THE BILL MASON CENTRE
On
April 18th, 2009, during the grand opening of their new Klondike Crossing
branch in Kanata, TD Canada Trust generously donated a cheque for $5000
on behalf of the TD Friends of the Environment Foundation to the Bill
Mason Outdoor Education Centre. The cheque was presented by Joanne Minkus
(Branch Manager) and Ken Alger (District Vice President) and accepted
by Lynn Scott (OCDSB Chair of the Board of Trustees). This donation
will be used to provide environmental education experiences to the hundreds
of OCDSB students and visitors that attend this unique outdoor education
centre.
GRADE
4 TEACHERS, SIGN UP FOR PROJECT WEBFOOT!
During the fall
of 2010 and the spring of 2011, MacSkimming and Bill Mason Centre will
be again offering the Ducks Unlimited Project Webfoot program to Grade
4 classes.
The Project Webfoot is a wetland educational program
created and funded by Ducks Unlimited to allow Grade 4 educators and
students to learn and experience hands on the importance of local wetlands.
If you sign up, your class will be supplied excellent curriculum resources
on wetland conservation and a ½ day wetland field trip to either
MacSkimming or Bill Mason Outdoor Education Centre.
If you are interested in participating in the Project
Webfoot program, contact Stephanie Walker (Ducks Unlimited Education
Coordinator) at (705) 721-4444 or by email
at s_walker@ducks.ca
Apply now, spaces fill up quickly!
500 TREES PLANTED AT THE BILL
MASON CENTRE
On Friday, April 25, Outdoor Education Centre staff worked
with West Carleton Secondary School staff and students to green their
school grounds. The project to plant 500 native trees on the site was
made possible thanks to a grant from the national Toyota Evergreen Learning
Grounds Program and the efforts of Glenn Turner, Jeff Kaster, and Brenda
Davies. The trees were planted along the border of the WCSS property
and between the recreational fields and the Natural wetland used as
an outdoor "classroom" by the BMC to provide a windbreak and
enhance the existing natural features of the site.
BMC Instructor prepares for planting, Many of the
trees were native white spruce.
(Read
more about the project...)
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