Grade 4 Winter Birds

Students will be introduced to birds and the adaptations that allow them to survive in different habitats. We will go for a hike with binoculars and find as many birds as we can that overwinter in our area. We will post our sightings on www.ebird.org. Students will also have the opportunity to feed chickadees by […]

Grade 4 Honeybees

Students will begin by viewing an in-class Powerpoint presentation on honeybees. After the slideshow, half of the class will visit our beehives, and half will play a bee game. Then we will switch. We will finish the program by tasting some of the honey our bees have made. Notes for teachers: If you could have the class divided […]

Grade 4 Pond Study

Following an in-class introduction, students will visit one of our ponds, collecting tadpoles, dragonfly nymphs, minnows and leeches. Students will bring the animals back to tables and identify them. Each student will receive a small pond booklet in which to circle animals and build food-chains. If time allows, we will also play an outdoor pond game. […]

Grade 3 Native Studies

In this program, students will be introduced to aspects of native life in a longhouse community. Activities include a legend, fire-making demonstration, lacrosse, a food-gathering simulation, and archery. Notes for teachers: For this program, we will need to split the class in two groups. One group will play the food-gathering game, and the other group […]

Grade 3 Maple Syrup

Students will explore past and present methods for producing “liquid gold.” We will walk a history trail of maple syrup production, culminating in an overview of how we make maple syrup inside our sugar shack. Students will have the opportunity to tap a tree, carry yokes and buckets, and collect sap if conditions permit. We will […]

Blair

Teachers: Looking for field trip planning information?  Try the sidebar on the left or click here. The Centre Blair Outdoor Education Centre is located in the Grand River watershed, on the Haldimand tract, and on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe and Neutral Peoples.  We provide nature-based experiential curriculum-linked programming for students. Classes visit […]

Camp Heidelberg

The Centre The Camp Heidelberg OEEC became a full-time Outdoor/Environmental Education Centre of the WRDSB after partnering with and leasing the site from the K-W Optimist Club in the fall of 1997. The property is 73 acres and features a hardwood bush, cedar swamp, a beautiful pond, early successional fields, and a Class 1 Provincially […]

Trip Planning

Family Letter and Forms – Please be certain to use this form / information on school day as it informs parents about the potential risks, conditions, and what kids should bring with them. In order to facilitate communication with parents and caregivers, feel free to make a copy of this OEE family letter template OEE […]

Wrigley Corners

The Centre Wrigley Corners is a retrofitted two-room school that has been used as an Outdoor and Environmental Education Centre (OEEC) for the last thirty years by the Waterloo Region District School Board. The two acres surrounding the Building have been naturalized into grassland, pond and forest habitats, making it a diverse living classroom. At Wrigley Corners, […]

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