SPSC 1319

In this course, students learn how to use experiential education methods to incorporate K-12 curricular requirements into alternative winter learning environments. Topics include risk assessment and management, organization and planning, environmental ethics, and pedagogical strategies for outdoor physical education environments. Participation in, and planning of, aquatic and land activities is a course requirement. The course is open to students of all physical abilities. Field trips will be required. These field trips may take place outside of scheduled class hours and include an overnight trip. This course acknowledges that Outdoor Experiential Education is congruent with First Nations Epistemology.