Grade 9-11 Outdoor Education
Strata Summer Learning Program
Looking for a way to keep your teen engaged and active this summer while earning a high school credit?
The Strata Summer Learning Program offers Grade 9, 10, and 11 students the chance to complete an OSSD credit in Outdoor Education in a way that is hands-on, outdoors, and community-based.
The heart of this program will be the field experience, canoeing in the Temagami Wilderness. During the first week, the students will be at Strata (575 Lower Lions Club Road in Ancaster) from 9am-4pm, to develop their meal plan, packing list, first aid skills and to achieve their ORCKA Level 1 Basic Canoeing Certification. Week two and three involve a guided canoe expedition through the North and South Lady Evelyn river ecosystems in the heart of the Temagami Wilderness. The trip will involve approximately 100km of paddling, and 10km of portaging. We will travel through rugged backcountry terrain visiting waterfalls, ancient pictographs and petroglyphs, spiritual sites of significance for the local Anishnabai First Nations, and the largest old-growth white and red pine forests in the world.
Who:
Students pursuing a grade 9-11 OSSD Outdoor Education Credit. Maximum of 10.
When:
In Class: July 20th-24th, 2026
On Trip: July 27th-August 5th, 2026
Where:
Strata Campus: 575 Lower Lions Club Road, Ancaster (July 20th-24th)
Temagami Wilderness (July 27th-August 5th)
Cost: $2400/person
Includes park and campsite fees, tents, packs, food, canoes, paddles, life jackets, Level 1 Basic Canoe Certification, first aid, meal and route planning preparation.