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The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education Winter 2019, 31(2) Pathways THE ONTARIO JOURNAL OF OUTDooR EDUCATION Winter 2019, 31(2) ISSN: 0840-8114 The Council of Outdoor Educators of Pathways Ontario Board of Directors COEO President: Liz Kirk Brock University Formed in 1972, the Council of Outdoor Educators 1812 Sir Isaac Brock Way, Thorold, ON L2V 4Y6 of Ontario (COEO) is a non-profit, volunteer- [email protected] based organization that promotes safe, quality Past President: Deborah Diebel outdoor education experiences for people of all Bluewater Outdoor Education Centre, BWDSB ages. We achieve this by publishing the Pathways 3092 Bruce County Road 13, Wiarton, ON N0H 2T0 journal, running an annual conference and [email protected] regional workshops, maintaining a website, and working with kindred organizations as well as Vice President: Natalie Kemp government agencies. Members of COEO receive Royal Botancial Gardens a subscription to Pathways, as well as admittance 680 Plains Road West, Burlington, ON L7T 4H4 to workshops, courses and conferences. A [email protected] membership application form is included on the Treasurer: Bill Schoenhardt inside back cover of this issue of Pathways. King City Secondary School, YRDSB 2001 King Road, King City, ON L7B 1K2 [email protected] The Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario PO Box 62 Secretary: Hilary Coburn Station Main Georgian Bay Community School, BWDSB Kingston, Ontario K7L 4V6 125 Eliza Street, Meaford, ON N4L 1B4 www.coeo.org [email protected] Pathways Volunteer Coordinator: Andy Halse Outward Bound Canada Pathways is published four times a year for 550 Bayview Avenue, Toronto, ON M4W 3X8 members of the Council of Outdoor Educators [email protected] of Ontario (COEO). Director At Large: Ben Blakey Montcrest School Pathways is always looking for contributions. 4 Montcrest Boulevard, Toronto, ON M4K 1J7 Please contact the Chair for submission [email protected] guidelines. Director At Large: Liz Jankowski Articles in Pathways may be reproduced only Upper Canada College, Norval Outdoor School with permission. Requests must be made in 200 Lonsdale Road, Toronto, ON M4V 1W6 writing and should be directed to Kyle Clarke, [email protected] Chair, Pathways Editorial Board. Director At Large: Karen O’Krafka Opinions expressed in Pathways are those of the Hardwood Nature School authors and do not necessarily reflect those of 576 Murray Street, Peterborough ON K9H 2V1 the Pathways Editorial Board or COEO. [email protected] Advertising included in Pathways should not Director At Large: Barbara Sheridan be interpreted as an endorsement by COEO of Barrie Forest Kindergarten, Springwater Provincial Park the products or services represented. 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Membership: Minka Chambers PATHWAYS ISSN: 0840-8114 Innisdale Secondary School, SCDSB 2 Pathways is printed on FSC recycled paper. 95 Little Avenue, Barrie, ON L4N 2Z4 [email protected] Pathways THE ONTARIO JOURNAL OF OUTDooR EDUCATION Winter 2019, 31(2) Pathways Editorial Board Columns Chair: Kyle Clarke Editor’s Log ............................................ 2 Faculty of Education, Queen’s University Kyle Clarke [email protected] President’s View ........................................ 3 Patrick Byrne Liz Kirk Faculty of Humanities, McMaster University [email protected] Education for Environment ............................... 4 Bill Mason’s Environmental Ethic: Ideas for Outdoor Educators Ellen Field Paul Heintzman Faculty of Education, Lakehead University [email protected] Education for Wellbeing ................................. 9 Off-Campus Connectedness: Bridging Belongingness through Mood Kathy Haras Routes & Portage at Ryerson University Deena Kara Shaffer Adventureworks! Associates Inc. [email protected] Education for Curriculum ................................14 Explorations: A Distinguished Pedagogical Experiment/Experience Ryan Howard Bob Henderson ALIVE Outdoors [email protected] Prospect Point ..........................................19 Beau Miles Zabe MacEachren Faculty of Education, Queen’s University Play and Praxis ..........................................24 [email protected] Laura Molyneux Mitchell McLarnon In the Field .............................................27 Faculty of Education, McGill University Sara Al Malouf and Catherine Provost [email protected] In the Field .............................................29 Wendigo Lake Expeditions/Project D.A.R.E. Student and Jeremie Amanda Merpaw Carreau Bishop Strachan School [email protected] Beyond our Borders .....................................31 Rob Malo Peter Vooys Faculty of Education, Queen’s University Wild Words .............................................32 [email protected] Naomi McIlwraith Resource Editor: Bob Henderson Opening the Door .......................................33 Department of Kinesiology, Sarah Carpenter McMaster University (Retired) [email protected] Tracking ................................................34 Uthish Ganesh Managing Editor: Hollay Ghadery [email protected] The Gathering .......................................... 35 PATHWAYS Layout and Design: Karen Labern Information for Authors and Artists .......................1 36 [email protected] E ditor’s Log It is my pleasure to once again introduce Laura Molyneux. Laura is an Early Childhood readers to the latest issue of Pathways. Within Specialist and Forest School Educator who these pages, you will find another eclectic lives and works in Newfoundland. She will be blend of articles about outdoor learning contributing an article to the next four issues and experiential education, which this time of Pathways, and it is her work that was the ‘round, have been specifically selected to impetus for the creation of a new Pathways inspire! Although our initial intent was not column entitled, Play and Praxis. This column to develop a special issue focused explicitly will provide a dedicated space to highlight on this theme (we like to think that all issues best practices, research, and innovative ideas of Pathways inspire), it became clear to us that focus on the confluence of early years’ through recent article submissions that our policy and programming, free play and authors had a common message to share. And outdoor learning. so, it is our hope that the following collection of fresh ideas, motivational stories, innovative Catherine Provost and Jeremie Carreau, research, and heartening personal reflections both respected professionals in the field of may influence, encourage and inspire you and Adventure Therapy, present the voices of the work that you do. recent participants involved in their respective programs. Sara Al Malouf, a cancer survivor, We begin this issue with an article by reflects on her experience with the On the Paul Heintzman, in which he summarizes Tip of the Toes Foundation, while a Project the spiritual foundation of Bill Mason’s D.A.R.E. student shares their six-month environmental ethic for outdoor educators. journey within that program. Paul draws upon the Canadian outdoor icon’s films and writing to identify multiple Pathways Editorial Board was pleased to themes that educators may use when leading receive a small collection of poems from discussions with students around developing Naomi McIlwraith, and we are looking their own environmental ethic. forward to sharing her work with readers over the next several issues within our WILD We then hear from Deena Shaffer, who shares WORDS column. In this issue, we present some of the work she has been doing within Naomi’s How to Turn Winter Water into the Student Affairs division at Ryerson Muskeg Tea - Tânisi ka-isi-kîsôhpîhkêyan êkwa University. Deena describes two of Ryerson’s maskêkwâpôhkêyan. nature-based programs designed to foster connection and belonging, and highlights In closing, I would like to take this opportunity the types of impacts that they are having on to announce some changes here at Pathways. relationship-building, student success and The Pathways Editorial Board and the COEO well-being. Board of Directors would like to introduce Hollay Ghadery as our new Managing Bob Henderson, Pathways Resource Editor, Editor, and welcome her to the Pathways shares his second offering in a three-part series family and greater COEO community. And in on the University of Alberta’s Explorations turn, we would like to say a heartfelt thank program and instructor Harvey Scott’s you to Randee Holmes, Pathways previous enduring legacy in Outdoor Education in Managing Editor, and recipient of the 2016 Canada. COEO President’s Award. For many years, Randee contributed to the production and Within in this issue you will also find an article development of Pathways, and her hard work, by Australian outdoor educator and university adherence to quality and patience was always instructor Beau Miles, wherein he relays appreciated. We would like to wish her all the the details of a very interesting professional best in her future pursuits. experiment on which he has recently embarked. PATHWAYS Kyle Clarke 2 Next, I am happy to introduce readers to Editor P resident’s View With the start of a new calendar year comes Horizons with their communities. The editing the opportunity to set goals that will guide committee made it possible for this document decisions in the months
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