Reconnecting Through Disconnecting in Temagami
For our Breakout Week experience, a group of students set out on a three-day canoe trip in the sublime, yet serene setting of the Temagami area. It was a traditional style of canoe tripping that Camp Temagami, our base camp, has embraced. This style combines methods first used by many Native Canadian tribes, with those used by early European explorers and fur traders, most notably, the French voyageurs.
These skills include thumping and transporting wanigans, paddling and portaging cedar-strip prospector canoes, and cooking meals over an open fire using cooking skewers and reflector ovens. To build fires we learned to identify certain types of wood that burn best, as well as how to cut and chop the wood with saws and axes.
Back
The weather ranged from warm and sunny to dreary cold and wet, but we were prepared for all conditions thanks to the help and experience of our guides, Ms. Castellan and Mr. Fell, as well as Noah: a Camp Temagami staffer.
The trip entailed hard work, yet meaningful connections made amongst ourselves and also with the beautiful environment that surrounded us.
A big thanks to Mr. Fell and Ms. Castellan for organizing this memorable experience.
Land Acknowledgment
The Country Day School wishes to recognize and acknowledge the land on which the school operates. Our nearest Indigenous Nations are now the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation and the Chippewas of Georgina Island. The Dish with One Spoon Wampum covenant is often cited as an example of the shared responsibility for caring for these lands among the Huron-Wendat, Anishinaabe and Haudenosaunee peoples who would call these their traditional territories. CDS respects the relationship with these lands and recognizes that our connection to this land can be strengthened by our continued relationship with all First Nations, by acknowledging our shared responsibility to respect and care for the land and waters for future generations.
School Information
Junior, Middle and Senior Schools
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
13415 Dufferin Street, King, Ontario L7B 1K5
(905) 833-1220
communications@cds.on.ca
admissions@cds.on.ca
Founded in 1972, The Country Day School is a co-educational private school offering programs in JK-12 and located on 100 acres north of Toronto in King.
