Challenge Week Pre-Trip Excursion
LEVEL I INFORMATION FORM
Level I Excursions are those which take students to familiar settings for daytime activities which expose students to risks typically encountered in everyday living or while at school and which involve local transportation either by walking, subway, city bus, school bus, taxi.
Activity Description and Educational Rationale
Approximate Cost (Charged to Student Account)
Please note that unless you provide adequate notice ahead of the trip indicating that your child cannot attend, you will be charged for the expenses
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● 3pm streetcar return to Dundas Station
● students will be dismissed from the Yonge Subway line
We will prepare for our Challenge Week trip and related field work. Specifically, we will travel to Kensington Market where we will test the technology we will need on Challenge week in a fun and team-building manner -completing a Poutine Parcours. We will visit a number of restaurants and food stands between Spadina/College and Dundas/Bathurst area. As a group we will test poutine at each establishment and interview the managers and clients as we determine who offers the best poutine. We will practise our use of the camera and sound equipment, as well as our interview and collaboration skills
Students will be charged a small fee for the poutine taste-test 2018 | 2019
incurred on your child's behalf for this trip
Special Considerations and What to Bring
Sun Protection: Where a trip involves your child being outside between 11:00 AM and 4:00 PM, or the UV rating is predicted to be 3 or greater, you are required to provide your child with the following: sunscreen, hat and water bottle Sunglasses that protect against UV-A and UV-B rays are also recommended
Students are asked to bring:
- TTC fare
- Their ICE journal and pen
- A camera, or mobile device with camera
- Appropriate footwear for walking
- Appropriate jackets for the weather
Additional Information and/or Instructions for Students:
Students will be given independent time to take photos at each of the locations as per our Independent Time Protocol. They will remain in small groups during this time within restricted boundaries, reviewed together as a group Students and trip leaders will maintain a direct line via mobile devices