Namaste readers!
Outdoor Education within Woodstock School is finally coming to life. We just took out a bunch of dedicated students on a four day hike up Nag Tibba (10,000ft) during the quarter break. The students are now required to complete sixty hours of outdoor education during grades 11 and 12. The courses run by the Hanifl Centre are now curriculum based, credit bearing and required as a graduation requirement which is a huge improvement from when I first arrived here. Looks like my hard work is paying off!
The hike went really well and we focused on fostering an environmental ethic within each of the students that would help them to create a moral code for how the treat and think about the delicate environment we live in here. This was done through serious discussions on the effects that people have had on the Nag Tibba region through careless farming, unnecessary forest fires and human waste etc. The students were required to write up an assignment on what we can do as individuals to help protect the flora/fauna, help educate the villagers and what steps the government should be taking in order to preserve what we still have.
The hike also focussed on specific camping skills, leadership techniques, team work, trail technique, cooking using pressure stoves and how to follow leave no trace principles.
All the students did extremely well and had a valuable experience that they wont be forgetting about anytime soon....
Here are some pics from this wonderful time:
Thanks for reading!
Outdoor Education within Woodstock School is finally coming to life. We just took out a bunch of dedicated students on a four day hike up Nag Tibba (10,000ft) during the quarter break. The students are now required to complete sixty hours of outdoor education during grades 11 and 12. The courses run by the Hanifl Centre are now curriculum based, credit bearing and required as a graduation requirement which is a huge improvement from when I first arrived here. Looks like my hard work is paying off!
The hike went really well and we focused on fostering an environmental ethic within each of the students that would help them to create a moral code for how the treat and think about the delicate environment we live in here. This was done through serious discussions on the effects that people have had on the Nag Tibba region through careless farming, unnecessary forest fires and human waste etc. The students were required to write up an assignment on what we can do as individuals to help protect the flora/fauna, help educate the villagers and what steps the government should be taking in order to preserve what we still have.
The hike also focussed on specific camping skills, leadership techniques, team work, trail technique, cooking using pressure stoves and how to follow leave no trace principles.
All the students did extremely well and had a valuable experience that they wont be forgetting about anytime soon....
Here are some pics from this wonderful time:
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| The beautiful Common Peacock from the Swallowtail family |
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| Mudpuddling Swallowtails |
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| Just below the summit of Nag Tibba |
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| Enjoying learning |
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| A bit of fun in the sun |
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| Yes I can still flip even at 10,000 ft |
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| Tumbling in the snow! |
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| One of the MANY wonderful Woodstock students |
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| Soaking it in |
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| Climbing a wonderful Deodar Cedar |
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| Lovely villages close to Deolsari |
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| Some fun games in the woods |
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| Some of the most gorgeous children in the universe. Purity at its finest! |
