LEVEL III Venturing Out Package - 2024 ICE WINTER CAMPING

LEVEL III VENTURING OUT PACKAGE – ICE WINTER CAMPING (including prep day) November, 2023 Dear Parents, Re: ICE Winter Camping Trip on Monday, February 5 to Friday, February 9th, 2024 (and Trip Prep Day on Wednesday, January 24th, 2024) Grade 9 ICE classes will participate in a five-day, four-night Winter Camp at YMCA Camp Pine Crest during the first week of February 2024. This experience will be led by ALIVE Outdoors and Pine Crest instructors as well as our ICE teachers. This trip will focus on the theme of Character, both in relation to ourself and our nation. Students will take part in character driven workshops, outdoor winter activities, and all aspects of winter camping. While at camp, students will participate in a two night, three day snowshoe trek on the Camp Pine Crest site. Students will learn about life in the north by assisting with all aspects of winter camping including building and sleeping out in a quinzee, sleeping out in a heated prospector tent, snowshoeing to camp while hauling gear on sleds, gathering and cutting firewood, meal preparation, and campsite preparation. Two weeks prior to the trip the students will take part in a one-day preparation excursion to Toronto Island.

For the Wednesday, January 24th Prep Day: Depart from 11 Redway Rd (Loblaws Parking Lot) at 8:00am. Return to

11 Redway Rd (Loblaws Parking Lot) at 4:30-4:45 pm For the February 5-9th Winter Trip: We will be leaving from 11 Redway Rd (Loblaws Parking Lot) at 7:30a.m on Monday February 5th and returning to 11 Redway Rd (Loblaws Parking Lot) at approximately 3:30-4:00 p.m. on Friday February 9th.

Enclosed with this letter you will find an Excursion Information Form that outlines the educational rationale for the trip, our activities, risks associated with the trip, important contact information, and financial information. Please read the information carefully as it forms the basis of your consent for your child’s participation. This excursion plays an important part in the overall educational plan for your child, however, it must be understood that should you, the parent or guardian, not feel comfortable with the activities and potential risks associated with this trip, you should contact me immediately to discuss special arrangements that might be made to modify the trip for your child. However, due to the nature of the excursion, opportunities for adapting the programme may be limited.

Once you have satisfied yourself as to the suitability of this trip for your child, please complete this Venturing Out Form as well as the ALIVE Outdoors Package online via YorkNet, by Wednesday, December 13th 2023.

Finally, please ensure that your child’s medical information and emergency contact information is up to date for this excursion. To confirm these details, log on to YorkNet.

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EXCURSION INFORMATION FORM Excursion Name

ICE Winter Camping 2024 (Including Winter Trip Prep Day)

Transportation Details Date(s) and Times

Winter Trip Prep Days: Wednesday, January 24th:

TTC Toronto Island Ferry Premier Coach Chartered Bus

Depart from 11 Redway Rd (Loblaws Parking Lot) at 8:00am.

Return to 11 Redway Rd (Loblaws Parking Lot) at 4:30-4:45 pm Winter Camping Trip: Monday February 5th - Friday February 9th Depart: 7:30 am (Loblaws Parking Lot at 11 Redway Rd) on February 5th *Meet at 7:15 am Return: 3:30-4:00 pm (Loblaws Parking Lot at 11 Redway Rd) on February 9th

Group Involved (Include approximate number) Group Leader and any other Staff Involved Destination Address

Activity Description and Educational Rationale

Service Provider(s)

Emergency Contact Information

Approximately 82 Grade 9 ICE students Sara Gardner, ICE teachers, Grade 9 Advisors, other York School staff as needed, ALIVE Outdoors Instructors, YMCA Pine Crest staff Winter Trip Prep Day (January 24th): Trails Youth Initiatives 15599 Warden Ave., Whitchurch-Stouffville, ON L4A 2M9 Winter Camping Trip (February 5-9th): YMCA Camp Pine Crest 1090 Gullwing Lake Rd, Torrance, ON P0C 1M0 A major unit of the Integrated Canadian Experience programme is The Character of Canada’s North. This trip will focus on the theme of 'character’, both in relation to developing individual character and evaluating the development of Canada's character, as a northern nation. Students will take part in character driven workshops, outdoor winter activities, and all aspects of winter camping. Students will also be practicing outdoor winter activities, wilderness skills, history lessons, stories, journaling and reflection.

Winter Trip Prep Day: ALIVE Outdoors, Trails Youth Initiatives, Premier Coach Winter Camping Trip: ALIVE Outdoors, YMCA Camp Pine Crest, Premier Coach Winter Trip Prep Days (January 24th): Andrea Lossing cell 416 526 6595 Winter Camping Trip: ALIVE Outdoors @ Camp Pine Crest: 705-762-3377 (leave a message) The York School contact: Andrea Lossing cell 416 526 6595

Approximate Cost Please note that once you have provided consent to have your child participate on the excursion you will be charged for the 2023 | 2024

$1700-$1900 This cost includes: all accommodation, transportation, food, programme fees, ALIVE Outdoors instructors for both the week of Winter Camping at YMCA Camp Pine Crest and the Winter 2

expenses incurred on your child's behalf for this excursion. Where, after you have provided your consent, notice is given by December 19th 2024 that your child cannot attend the excursion, efforts will be taken to avoid incurring expenses on your child's behalf for the excursion, and you will be only charged those expenses that could not be recouped.

Return Level III VO Form via YorkNet by

Camping Prep Day at Trails Youth Initiatives

What to Bring

Packing List included below

Cost does not include: ● Lunch on the Prep day, ● Breakfast/Snacks on the way up to camp or lunch on the way back to Toronto. The bus will stop on route each way for students to purchase food (suggested amount $20 per meal so $40 total). Cost does not include travel/medical insurance.

Wednesday, December 13th, 2023

Activities to be undertaken by students during Winter Camping Trip: Students will travel to both camp locations on coach buses. While at YMCA Camp Pine Crest, students will be actively involved in snowshoeing for long distances over uneven terrain, pulling sleds with gear, food preparation, cooking over a fire or camp stove, hiking, orienteering, outdoor living skills games, setting up campsites, and constructing and sleeping in snow shelters (quinzees) in remote areas. Students will also have the opportunity to sleep in heated prospector tents and winter tarp shelters in remote areas. Students will have the opportunity, with safe instruction and supervision, to use tools such as saws, hatchets, mauls, axes to cut and prepare firewood. Students will also take part in winter outdoor activities such as cross country skiing, broomball, sledding, and skating. While at Trails Youth Initiatives, during the Prep Day, students will practice some of these same outdoor skills.

During two nights of their stay, students will sleep in a heated lodge, taking part in character driven workshops and outdoor activities. Students will also have the opportunity to sleep out in prospector tents with canvas walls and heated by a wood stove. A large part of this portion of the program revolves around students constructing snow shelters called “quinzees.” Once the quinzees are built, the students will be given the opportunity to sleep out in their snow shelter for a night.

With supervision, students will be expected to carry out such duties as cleaning the campsite, wood collection, and sawing wood. Students will be paired up on sleds to pull gear for the snowshoe treks to and from campsites. They will have the opportunity to push and guide their sleds without an adult.

Students will travel supervised over the frozen lakes when deemed safe and a path has been established. In addition to the outdoor activities there will be full-group workshops and campfires.

It is important to note that the scheduled activities may vary if the weather does not allow us to proceed as planned. Depending on the weather, the group could also have the opportunity to take part in: sleeping out in heated or cold tents, team-adventure races, ultimate Frisbee, football, soccer and other general sports or traditional camp games.

Student preparation for excursion: Students will be informed of the route, trip rules, student roles, packing list, and the code of conduct. Students will work in their ICE classes to prepare for the Winter Trip by taking on certain roles. Resources will be available as a reference for proper winter travel and students are encouraged to research the related topics. ALIVE Outdoors instructors will work with students to introduce them to winter camping skills as well as quinzees and their safe construction.

Students and parents are encouraged to track weather near Torrance, Ontario (location of YMCA Camp Pine Crest) prior to departure to ensure appropriate packing for the Winter Camping Trip.

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Winter Trip Prep Day

Students will be guided through a Trip Prep Day on January 24th at Trails Youth Initatives.

Students will spend the day practicing outdoor skills and activities. Students will debrief the day and discuss appropriate clothing, gear, and skills required to be successful in the winter outdoor environment. A detailed email will be sent out in advance of the Winter Trip Prep Day. Follow­up: Prior to, during and after the winter trip, students will be reading northern colonial literature, including “To Build a Fire” by Jack London and “Walk Well my Brother” by Farley Mowat; and watching films on indigenous issues relating to the Canadian Arctic, for example Kuessipan and The Grizzlies.

Prior to and post excursion students will explore and examine: the literature of the north (non-fiction, fiction and poetry, mostly 20th century) the elements of northern geography (climate, ecozones, ice) climate change and the north (environment, economics, politics) northern resource extraction (from the Klondike to the tar sands) indigenous populations (focus on the Inuit, including today) the creation of the Yukon, the NWT and Nunavut northern exploration (The HBC to The RCMP) The Northwest Passage and Arctic sovereignty today ALIVE Outdoors Inc: ALIVE Outdoors Inc. is a Toronto based experiential education company founded in 2000. Over the last 18 years we have involved over 40,000 students from Ontario independent schools in meaningful outdoor and character development based programming. ALIVE (Adventure, Leadership, Individuality, Values, Empowerment) Outdoors Inc., is an organization that specializes in outdoor experiential education. To facilitate this program, professional ALIVE Outdoors instructors will unite with a select group of YMCA Camp Pine Crest Instructors. The instructor team is committed to helping make your child’s experience educational, fun, and meaningful through maintaining a supportive and enriching learning environment.

We will be sharing more information about ALIVE Outdoors as well as their waiver and medical forms to be completed. Some information to be completed in this package is duplicated for the provider; we appreciate your attentiveness to the literature and proper completion of all forms.

Duke of Edinburgh Bronze Level Requirements: The Winter Trip Prep Day along with preparation in ICE classes will qualify as Preliminary Journey for the Duke of Edinburgh Bronze level programme. With prior confirmation, the Winter Camping Trip and sleeping out in the quinzee will qualify as Bronze level Adventurous Journey. Students are required to independently ensure that they have completed the paperwork required to complete these requirements.

Risk Assessment Specific Risks Identified: Students may be exposed to a number of physical injuries including: cuts, scrapes, broken bones, bruising, sprains, head injury and concussions. Students are at risk of burns from the campfire, cooking stoves, the tent’s wood stove, or from tent fire. Students are at risk of temperature related injuries from physical activity in the winter and exposure to the cold including dehydration, hypothermia, and frostbite. While at camp and during travel through open and remote terrain, including students are at risk of being separated from the group, slipping on the ice, falling through ice, and drowning. While at camp, students are at risk of damage or loss of property. While camping with other students and staff, students are also at risk of contracting an illness or disease. While on this excursion with other students and staff, students are also at risk of exposure to COVID-19. There is also the risk of a traffic accident when en route.

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To facilitate this program, ALIVE Instructors will work with a select group of YMCA Camp Pine Crest seasonal staff. At minimum, all instructors are certified in Standard First Aid/CPR. One instructor must hold a Wilderness First Responder certification.There will be a minimum of two ALIVE/YMCA Camp Pine Crest Instructors per 20 students, plus all additional teachers/faculty support.

When sleeping out in quinzees, instructors are required to sleep in either a tent or under a tarp during the quinzee sleep out within direct view of all quinzees and tarp shelters. Instructors will visually check each quinzee prior to students sleeping in the quinzee and at least once during the overnight. Each quinzee must have at least two air holes excavated into the top of the quinzee structure. The door to the quinzee must not be obstructed with snow, tarp or other material. Every quinzee must have at least one shovel at the entrance to the quinzee. One glow stick will be attached to the entrance of each quinzee once it is dark (preferably yellow or green). Glow sticks are used to mark the bathroom area (preferably red). Quinzees must have thicker walls at the bottom, thinner walls for the dome, roofs must be no thinner than 12 inches overhead. Sintering (compacting) must occur overnight for a minimum of 5 hours.

If snow accumulation occurs overnight, instructors are responsible for clearing the doorways to all quinzees during the night. Minimum of two people per quinzee, maximum of four people per quinzee.

Measuring sticks are required for the construction of every quinzee and must be in place before sintering is allowed to occur.

The prospector tent’s wood stove is designed not to create a risk of tent fire; however, there is a slight risk of tent fire in extreme wind situations. If extreme high winds are anticipated, the group would adapt programming as needed so as to not use the tents. The staff will monitor winds by communicating with base camp. Students will be informed about where the fire exits are in the tent and what to do in case of fire. The fire is contained within a wood stove and no fuel accelerants will be used. Instruction will be given as to proper use of saws or axes if required.

Trip routes, campsite areas, equipment, and gear will be carefully checked by ALIVE Outdoors and/or Pine Crest staff before departure. Participants will receive training on proper camping skills, quinzee building, snowshoeing, pulling sleds, gathering and cutting wood, and what to do in case of being separated from the group. Students will also be trained on food preparation and cooking including safe food storage and responsible handling of food. Students will also be trained on how to avoid dehydration, hypothermia and frostbite.

The group will stay on marked and maintained trails. One leader will stay in front of the group while another leader will trail behind. Students will be oriented to new sites. Boundaries and out ­of­bound areas will also be described. Leaders have an evacuation plan ready, which would include the quickest and safest route to the nearest access point. The group will use campsites that have snowmobile access if needed in an emergency. A York School vehicle will be onsite at Pine Crest. Teachers will use this vehicle in the case that a student needs to receive medical care. Leaders will carry a contact device while on trail. Lake crossings will not take place unless the ice has been checked by an expert and deemed appropriate for travel. Assessment of situational risks will be ongoing and the teachers will have their Emergency Medical Information Folders with them.

Contingency plan for bad weather/trip interruption: In case of severe storm and extreme wind conditions: students would take shelter and wait it out. In the case of an extended severe storm, students would collect in the lodges at Pine Crest and conditions would be closely monitored. Parents would be contacted for updates and further action plans.

Programme goals would be adjusted according to the situation. Teachers would keep in contact with the school. The school would alert parents of any delays or changes. If the weather is poor for travelling on the highway, travel would be postponed and the itinerary would be adjusted. Parents will be contacted with any timing changes.

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Contingency plan for lost student or student injury: In the case of a student getting lost: Leaders would engage in an initial search around the area while further ALIVE Outdoors and Pine Crest staff and vehicles are engaged to support the site search. One leader ensures the rest of the group is safe and stable. Teachers would keep in contact with the school. If the search needed to continue beyond 30 minutes, the OPP would be called in to assist.

In the event of a student with an injury: The leader with the highest level of 1st Aid Certification would stay with the injured student and begin any necessary first aid. Other leaders would ensure the rest of the group is safe and stable. In the event the injury is in the forest and the patient is immobile, a leader would be dispatched to the situation, apply further first aid and get the patient to the closest access point to transfer to a vehicle to head to the hospital if necessary. ALIVE Outdoors and Pine Crest staff will be dispatched to the access points via snowmobile and vehicle, to relieve and support staff as needed, and/or give directions to rescue crews.

Location of nearest Emergency Medical Service: Winter Trip Prep Day (January 24th): Southlake Regional Health Centre 596 Davis Dr, Newmarket, ON L3Y 2P9 Arrangements to be made to transport person/group to EMS (including route to be taken): Head west toward Warden Ave./York Regional Rd 65 Turn right onto Warden Ave./York Regional Rd 65 Turn left onto Davis Dr/York Regional Rd 31 If there were any major accidents a York School staff would accompany any student who would need to be taken to hospital. A school emergency vehicle will be on site; in the event EMS is activated an ambulance will be used.

Location of nearest Emergency Medical Service: Winter Trip (February 5-9 2024): The Bracebridge Hospital 75 Ann St, Bracebridge, ON P1L 2E4 (705) 645-4404 (Approximately 40 minutes away from YMCA Camp Pine Crest) Arrangements to be made to transport person/group to EMS (including route to be taken): Snowmobile access for emergency evacuation is available if the group is on trail. A York School vehicle will be onsite at YMCA Pine Crest. Depending on the nature of the injury, a York School faculty will drive the student to the hospital. However, if​​there​​is​​a​​major​​accident requiring EMS,​​a​​York​​School​​staff​ ​would​​accompany​​any​​student​​who​​would need​​to​​be​​taken​​to​​hospital. Teachers will keep in contact with The York School and parents will be kept updated on the incident.

Route: Follow Clear Lake Rd and Torrance Rd to Frank Miller Memorial Rte/Muskoka District Road 169 Follow Muskoka District Road 169 to Bethune Dr N/Muskoka District Rd 41 in Gravenhurst Get on ON-11 N Follow ON-11 N to Cedar Ln/Muskoka District Road 37 in Bracebridge. Take exit 184 from ON-11 N Follow Muskoka District Road 37 to Ann St. Tentative Itinerary for the Winter camping week at Camp Pine Crest (exact timing and activities subject to change)

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Note: Grade 9s will be split into two groups - 9A (Gardner) and 9C (Ross) / 9B (Gaio) and 9D (Aitkenhead) with alternating itineraries Draft Itinerary Day 1: 7:30am: Meet buses at 11 Redway Rd (stop for breakfast/morning snack on way up) 10:30am: Arrive at YMCA Pine Crest, Introduction to Site and Rules, Move into Cabins 12:00pm: Have bagged lunch in separate spaces; Gear Check and Packing 2pm - 5pm: Snowshoe to Camp Site, Shovel Snow Piles for Quinzees, 5-6pm: Cookout Dinner, Snowshoe Back to Cabins 6:45-8pm: Evening Program Day 2: 7:30am: Wake Up 8am-9am: Breakfast 9am-10am: Pack up for sleepout 10am-12pm: Snowshoe to Camp Site, Gather Firewood, Kitchen Set up 12-1pm: Cookout Lunch 1-2:45pm: Dig out Quinzees 2:45-3pm: Snack/Tea Break 3-4:15pm: Continue Quinzee Dig - Final Prep for Sleeping 4:15-5pm: Break/Games/Site Clean-up and Prep for Dark 5-6pm: Cookout Dinner, 6:15-8pm: Evening Program 8pm-9pm: Settle into Quinzees for the night Day 3: 7:30am: Wake Up 8am-10am: Breakfast, Snowshoe back to Camp Return to Camp by 10:30 10:30 – 12:00 Unpack, Shower and Transfer to In Camp Portion of Program 12:30 Lunch 1:30 – 2:45 Rotation 1 (Cross Country Ski) 3:00 – 4:15 Rotation 2 (Broomball) 4:30 – 5:15 Free Time Options (Sledding/Skating/Winter Trivia) 5:15 Setters 5:30 Dinner 6:45 – 7:45 Workshop: Personal Strengths 7:45 – 8:30 Sing Down Day 4: 8:15 Breakfast 9:15 – 10:30 Rotation 3 (Fire Building Challenge) 10:45 – 12:00 Thinking Traps (includes button making) 1:30 – 2:45 Rotation 4 (Rewilding) 3:00 – 4:30 Workshop: Inuit and Arctic Games (Myths and Memory of Canadian Identity) 5:15 Setters 5:30 Dinner 6:45 – 8:00 Minute to Win It 2023 | 2024

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Day 5: 8:15 Breakfast 9:15 – 10:30 Choice Period 11:00 Closing, Debrief, Slideshow, Robust Snack (Full Grade) 12:00 Depart (stop for lunch on the way home) 4:30pm: Arrive at 11 Redway

SPECIFIC EXCURSION RULES In addition to the expectations set out in the Code of Conduct, the following rules will apply during this trip: General: Students are expected to abide by The York School Code of Conduct while on school trips. The chance of injury or mishap during this excursion will be reduced when the student follows instructions at all times, wears appropriate clothing and exhibits effective self-­care. Students will be briefed on specific rules and guidelines throughout the duration of the excursion and are expected to ask questions if they are unclear of anything. The ALIVE Outdoors instructors and Pine Crest staff will be treated as students would treat their York School teachers.

Dress: Students must wear appropriate clothing for the activity, location and weather (see attached ‘Packing List’). It is imperative that participants exhibit appropriate self­-care and listen to staff on clothing suggestions to keep them warm.

Personal Electronic Equipment: Students are not permitted to bring personal electronic equipment such as cell phones, smart watches, laptops, and pocket video games. A no cell phone policy will be in effect for the duration of the trip. Student cellphones will be collected by the supervising teachers upon arrival to destination, stored in a safe place and returned to students while on the bus ride home.

Sleeping Arrangements: Students will stay in cabins, in prospector tents and potentially quinzees while at YMCA Camp Pine Crest. While in prospector tents and quinzees, students will be sleeping in sleeping bags in the wall tent and are expected to follow any and all rules laid out by staff as it pertains to this arrangement. Please note that although each tent will house all genders, a strict regime will be followed to ensure students the appropriate privacy for changing and bathroom usage. Staff and students sleep in the same tents. There is a delineated staff sleeping area and student sleeping area..

Independent/Free Time: Students must stay within prescribed boundaries during independent time and always stay with a buddy.

Participation: Student participation in activities is mandatory and they must be on time.

Cooking/Meal Prep: As it is a community space students are expected to contribute to the success of that community by using proper manners, helping to prepare food, practicing proper hygiene (washing hands before handling food), and participating in clean up.

Bus Snacks: NO NUT Policy in effect and therefore any bus snacks need to be peanut and nut free.

Snacks are only to be brought for the bus ride to camp. NO SNACKS ARE TO BE BROUGHT INTO CAMP.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, CONSENT, AND RELEASE The following sets out statements to which you, the parent(s), must agree by signing electronically below in order for your child to be permitted to participate in the intended trip. Should you have questions regarding any of the statements below, you may contact the Divisional Principal or Experiential Educator, Andrea Lossing, at alossing@yorkschool.com (416-926-1325 Ext. 1221). I/We understand, as the parent or guardian of the student named above, that students on The York School trips are expected to participate fully in all activities undertaken during and in preparation for the trip, and that they must conduct themselves in a manner befitting of their role as ambassadors for the school community. I/We further understand that all students will be bound by The York School Code of Conduct and any additional rules and regulations listed in this information package and/or discussed and implemented while on the trip, and that any infraction of these rules may, at the discretion of the trip leader, result in the immediate return of the student to Toronto. Responsibility and payment for these arrangements will be borne by the parent/guardian. Any infraction of these rules may, at the discretion of the Division Head, result in appropriate disciplinary action including suspension from subsequent trips.

I/We have reviewed the contents of this information package and Code of Conduct expectations, rules and consequences with our child. I/We, the undersigned, consent to the participation of our child (as noted above) in The York School ICE Winter Camping trip to YMCA Camp Pine Crest with ALIVE Outdoors during the week of February 5-9th, 2024 and Winter Trip Prep Day at Trails Youth Initiatives on January 24th, 2024. Details concerning this event, including activities, travel, supervision, location and safety precautions have been communicated to me/us and are understood. In particular, I/we am/are aware that students will be engaged in the following activities:

Students will travel to both camp locations on coach buses. While at YMCA Camp Pine Crest, students will be actively involved in snowshoeing for long distances over uneven terrain, pulling sleds with gear, food preparation, cooking over a fire or camp stove, hiking, orienteering, outdoor living skills games, setting up campsites, and constructing and sleeping in snow shelters (quinzees) in remote areas. Students will also have the opportunity to sleep in heated prospector tents and winter tarp shelters in remote areas. Students will have the opportunity, with safe instruction and supervision, to use tools such as saws, hatchets, mauls, axes to cut and prepare firewood. Students will also take part in winter outdoor activities such as cross country skiing, broomball, sledding, and skating. While at Trails Youth Initiatives, during the Prep Day, students will practice some of these same outdoor skills. During two nights of their stay, students will sleep in a heated lodge, taking part in character driven workshops and outdoor activities. Students will also have the opportunity to sleep out in prospector tents with canvas walls and heated by a wood stove. A large part of this portion of the program revolves around students constructing snow shelters called “quinzees.”

Once the quinzees are built, the students will be given the opportunity to sleep out in their snow shelter for a night. With supervision, students will be expected to carry out such duties as cleaning the campsite, wood collection, and sawing wood.

Students will be paired up on sleds to pull gear for the snowshoe treks to and from campsites. They will have the opportunity to push and guide their sleds without an adult. Students will travel supervised over the frozen lakes when deemed safe and a path has been established. In addition to the outdoor activities there will be full-group workshops and campfires.It is important to note that the scheduled activities may vary if the weather does not allow us to proceed as planned. Depending on the weather, the group could also have the opportunity to take part in: sleeping out in heated or cold tents, team-adventure races, ultimate Frisbee, football, soccer and other general sports or traditional camp games.

Our emergency contact information is up to date. I/We agree to update the information with the trip leader if changes occur prior to the trip start date. I/We have reviewed the Trip Plan and are aware that this excursion may expose my/our child to the following risks: Students may be exposed to a number of physical injuries including: cuts, scrapes, broken bones, bruising, sprains, head injury and concussions. Students are at risk of burns from the campfire, cooking stoves, the tent’s wood stove, or from tent fire.

Students are at risk of temperature related injuries from physical activity in the winter and exposure to the cold including dehydration, hypothermia, and frostbite. While at camp and during travel through open and remote terrain, including students are at risk of being separated from the group, slipping on the ice, falling through ice, and drowning. While at camp, students are at 2023 | 2024

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risk of damage or loss of property. While camping with other students and staff, students are also at risk of contracting an illness or disease. While on this excursion with other students and staff, students are also at risk of exposure to COVID-19. There is also the risk of a traffic accident when en route.

I/We, the undersigned, grant the trip supervisors appointed by The York School permission to act on my/our behalf and to consent, to any medical, dental or surgical treatment, including pain relief and admission to hospital which may be required for my/our child, in the opinion of a qualified medical practitioner if, after reasonable attempts have been made to contact me/us at the phone numbers provided to the school, I/we cannot be reached. I/We do hereby release The York School, its directors, employees and its agents, from every manner of suit, claim or legal action which may arise as a result of an injury to, or the death of, my/our child sustained by reason of my/our child’s participation in this excursion. As parent(s) of the child above, I/we 1. acknowledge that I/we understand the statements made regarding the intended excursion with respect to expected behavior, consequences for misbehavior, and the details of the trip, including activities and risks; 2. consent to my/our child’s full participation in the trip, and to the school taking the measures set out above in response to any medical emergency that may arise; and 3. release the school from legal action arising from injury or death according to the terms set out above.

CODE OF CONDUCT I understand, as the parent or guardian of the student named above, that students on The York School trips are expected to participate fully in all activities undertaken during and in preparation for the trip, and that they must conduct themselves in a manner befitting their role as ambassadors for the school community. We further understand that all students will be bound by The York School Code of Conduct and any additional rules and regulations listed in this information package and/or discussed and implemented while on the trip, and that any infraction of these rules may, at the discretion of the trip leader, result in the immediate return of the student to Toronto at the parent/guardian’s expense and that any infraction of these rules may, at the discretion of the Division Head, result in disciplinary action. We have reviewed the contents of this information package and Code of Conduct expectations, rules and consequences with our child.

Please Note: This copy of the Venturing Out Package is for reference only. Log on to your YorkNet account at https://yorkschool.myschoolapp.com/app#login to complete your child’s VO Package and give consent for their participation in this excursion. TO PRINT THIS FORM AND ALIVE OUTDOORS PACKAGE, PLEASE FIND THEM ATTACHED TO THE YORKNET CALENDAR DATES FOR THIS EXCURSION.

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