Temagami Experience
For our Breakout Week experience, we set out on a four-day canoe trip in the Temagami wilderness area. This style of canoe tripping combines methods first used by many Native First Nations peoples which were adopted by early European explorers and fur traders, most notably, the French voyageurs.
The students acquired many hard skills along the trip which include tumping and portaging wanigans, learning the essential J - stroke a steering paddle stroke, portaging cedar-strip prospector canoes, selecting, cutting and splitting wood, cooking meals over a fire and baking delights such as cinnamon buns and bread in reflector ovens.
The challenges of any canoe trip brings paddlers together - this CDS October trip was no different. In Temagami, sitting around the fire, hanging out in the hot tent or humping gear across portages allowed students to get to know each other better. Disconnected from their phones, students actually talked to each other!
“Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.” Students faced many challenges - the weather was at times was “the worst” with cold temperatures brought by a north wind, and at times hail which made it hard to paddle and it made sleep a little chilly. Thankfully, most students prepared for the worst and the sun on the final day warmed and lifted everyone's spirits.
Anyone can be a good canoe tripper when the sun is shining, it takes a real grit and perseverance to paddle in the cold and rain of October. Congratulations to all trippers on the completion of your first adventure! A big thanks to Mr. Fell, Jr. & Sr. Mac, and Ms. Castellan for organizing this memorable experience.
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The challenges of any canoe trip brings paddlers together - this CDS October trip was no different. In Temagami, sitting around the fire, hanging out in the hot tent or humping gear across portages allowed students to get to know each other better. Disconnected from their phones, students actually talked to each other!
“Hope for the best but prepare for the worst.” Students faced many challenges - the weather was at times was “the worst” with cold temperatures brought by a north wind, and at times hail which made it hard to paddle and it made sleep a little chilly. Thankfully, most students prepared for the worst and the sun on the final day warmed and lifted everyone's spirits.
Anyone can be a good canoe tripper when the sun is shining, it takes a real grit and perseverance to paddle in the cold and rain of October. Congratulations to all trippers on the completion of your first adventure! A big thanks to Mr. Fell, Jr. & Sr. Mac, 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
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.
(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.
