Resources
CBE off-site homepage
Your first stop: includes forms, off-site manual, weather network link, road report links, Approved Carrier List, Service Providers, Trail reports, Snow Smart resources (gr. 7 & 10).
Alberta Education, Outdoor and Environment Education, Gr 7-9 http://education.alberta.ca/media/768718/eoed.pdf
Alberta Education, Physical Education, refer to “Alternative Environment” sections http://education.alberta.ca/teachers/program/pe/programs.aspx
Alberta Parks http://www.albertaparks.ca/
Banff National Park http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/ab/banff/index_e.asp
Calgary Weaselhead http://talkaboutwildlife.ca/society.php
Fish Creek Provincial Park http://www.tpr.alberta.ca/parks/fishcreek/default.asp
Global, Environmental, and Outdoor Education Council http://www.geoec.org/
Kananaskis Country http://tpr.alberta.ca/parks/kananaskis/flashindex.asp
Kootenay National Park http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/kootenay/index_E.asp
Leave No Trace Canada http://www.leavenotrace.ca/main.html Leave No Trace Canada is a national non-profit organization dedicated to promoting and inspiring responsible outdoor recreation. Utilize the 7 principles of “Leave No Trace” with your students in the outdoors.
Outdoor Destinations with a Roof
Hostelling International Alberta http://www.hihostels.ca/en/index.aspx?sortcode=2.3.8.17 Good option for schools featuring into winter camping for the first time. Reasonable prices, safe, and warm. Most feature dormitory sleeping arrangements, common kitchen, family room, and washroom facilities.
Yoho National Park http://www.pc.gc.ca/pn-np/bc/yoho/index_e.asp
