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PROGRAM OVERVIEW |
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The Rediscovery School Program (RSP) is a Cultural and Outdoor Education program which provides an educational approach to Rediscovery. RSP works creatively with learning groups to enhance their curicullum by taking them back to the original classroom; back to the land. Our goal is to bridge the gap between the ancient wisdom of our Elders and the modern world, thus empowering participants to move forward with a healthier and more dynamic perspective.
RSP encourages participation from Aboriginal and non-Aborignal peoples, providing educational opportunities that addrress understanding and respect for all cultures. RSP maintains a master agreement with the Calgary Board of Education and has been working within Western Canada for the past 8 years. It's important to note that RSP is a broad reaching program that is available to learning groups from all over and is not limited to a specific region. It's also important to note that RSP does not provide free in schools services, but rather subsidized programs that focus on wilderness based education.
By offering this kind of culturally based, experiential learning approach, Ghost River Rediscovery will empower learning groups to get more out of their education and help them to achieve longer term academic goals. Ghost River Rediscovery is honoured to have this opportunity to create lasting experiences for the future leaders of tomorrow.
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RANGE OF SERVICES |
Ghost River Rediscovery is an approved outdoor education service provider with the Calgary Board of Education. We are accredited by the Alberta Camping Association and maintain business and guiding permits in Kananaskis Country, Banff National Park and a variety of provincial parks and wilderness areas in the Province of Alberta. Customized programs are available for schools, youth centers, and various other organizations. Prices will vary depending on the activities selected and the level of planning and facilitation required. Consultations are available to work creatively on a program that meets your needs.
GRR RSP Program provides the following range of services:
- Customized camps: summer and winter camps for children, youth and adults
- Day Hiking: summer and winter trips for different ability levels and learning goals
- Backpacking: we can help with trip planning, preparation and provide experienced, qualified leaders.
- Canoeing: we can organize, outfit and guide wilderness canoe expeditions
- Summer and winter wilderness living and survival: fire-making, shelter-building etc.
- Bear awareness: living and traveling safely and respectfully in bear country
- Ancestral technologies and crafts: hide tanning, drum-making, traditional weapons, clothing and tools, birch-bark canoe building etc.
- Aboriginal awareness: history, traditions and lifeways. Teachings of the Drum, talking circles, the medicine wheel, cultural practices, teachings of the Elders, traditional teaching stories, tipi living, etc.
- Ethnobotany: using plants for food, medicine and crafts
- Wilderness rites of passage: coming of age traditions, creating alternative graduation celebrations
- Initiative and challenge exercises: activities to help groups explore their true potential in a hands-on way
- Cross-cultural education: activities to explore the world between cultures, songs, stories and traditions from the four directions
- Environmental education: experiential activities to explore our relationship with the natural world
- Looking Within: activities to explore the world within and to find one’s true gifts and place in the circle
- Professional Development: we offer a range of training including outdoor leadership, wilderness first aid, experiential education and facilitation skills
Programs and activities can be carried out at a variety of field sites. Camps/day programs for up to 30 people at a time can be arranged at our road-accessible wilderness camp in the Ghost River area (approx. 50 minutes from Calgary). We can arrange food, cooks, guides, and facilitation services as required.
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The Grandfather Sun Solar Project
By bringing participants closer to the land, we teach them the importance of caring for the earth, conserving our resources, and walking through life with a light ecological footprint. The wisdom of ancient cultural thinking creates a positive awareness for the environment, leaving participants with a healthier perspective on their stewardship of the land.
As an organization we recognize that we cannot go back and live in the old ways. We can however, take the wisdom of this thinking and apply it to modern life, creating new and innovative ways to keep up with the demands of the day, while conserving energy and caring for the land. The Grandfather Sun Solar Project is one of these ways that we intend to carry this important message forward.
With the support of the Shell Environmental Fund, Ghost River Rediscovery RSP Program has installed a solar power system within our camps. Our camps consist of tipis, Nordic cabins, Mongolian yurts, and wall tents for gear and kitchens. We are expanding to include several other traditional dwellings such as a Northern Pithouse, West Coast Longhouse, and Eastern Longhouse. We are providing solar power to some of these structures so that we may include this teaching in our programs, and provide a working example of the wisdom, practicality, and efficiency of this kind of power source.
The Grandfather Sun Solar Project is about education, stewardship, and becoming the change that we would like to see.
For more infomartion on this program, or program bookings, please contact @ (403) 270-9351 or email contact@ghostriverrediscovery.com |
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Customized Summer & Winter Programs
- Rediscovery Hikes
- Rediscovery Camps
- Rediscovery Canoe Trips
- Rediscovery Adventure Camps
For more information on customized programs or to begin planning your program today please call the office at: (403) 270-9351 or email: contact@ghostriverrediscovery.com |
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The Schools Package
A first step for creating the magic of Rediscovery. Amazed youth and wilderness setting not included.
For more information on the Schools Package and ordering please visit our Shop GRR page. |
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