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In addition to meeting the requirements for completion of Grade 10, the goals of the TREK Program are:
- to introduce each student to a variety of outdoor activities;
- to provide instruction in the safe and proper means of participating in these activities;
- to help students develop a greater understanding of the natural world;
- to provide positive personal growth experiences that help students develop beneficial character traits.
Program Objectives
Outdoor Activities
The TREK Program introduces each student to a variety of outdoor activities including:
- hiking and backpacking
- ocean kayaking
- canoeing
- rock climbing
- cycle touring
- back-country (telemark) skiing
- cross-country (Nordic) skiing
- essential outdoor skills (minimum impact camping, outdoor cooking, first aid, map & compass, weather interpretation, snow shelter construction, avalanche assessment & risk reduction)
We provide instruction in the safe and proper means of participating in each of these activities, to give students the basis for a lifetime of outdoor adventure.
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