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What is TAMARACK?
Can I take TAMARACK?
How much does it cost?
What credits will we earn?
What will we be doing?
TAMARACK students will have the opportunity to:
You Should Know:
What is TAMARACK?
A four credit integrated program that will fill your timetable for the second semester. You will have one teacher for the whole semester. A less structured learning environment- you will work outside the school on various projects in the community and the wilderness.
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Can I take TAMARACK?
All students are welcome, provided you are:
- a student in your third, fourth or fifth year of high school
- a student in good standing
- cooperative, responsible and willing to work as part of a group
- interested in environmental issues
- interested in learning more about the history of the area
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How much does it cost?
There is a student fee to help cover some of the costs associated with the out-of-school components of the program, including extensive travel. We will also be doing some fundraising.
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What credits will we earn?
- Earth and Space Science - Grade 12 University Preparation (SES4UP)
- English - Grade 11 University Preparation (ENG3UP)
- Healthy Active Living Education - Grade 12 Open (PAD4OP)
- Physical Geography - Grade 11 University/College(GCF3MP)
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What will we be doing?
- Extensive work in cultural journalism- interviewing, recording and writing local history, including the production and marketing of the TAMARACK Magazine
- Field Studies, including an in-depth study and mapping of a lake
- Four week-long outdoor trips involving winter camping, snowshoeing, orienteering, shelter construction, backpacking, cycling, rockclimbing and canoeing
- The integration of outdoor recreation with literature and environmental studies
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TAMARACK students will have the opportunity to:
- develop organizational and leadership skills
- challenge themselves and experience personal growth
- develop a healthy environmental ethic and a positive attitude towards nature
- practise outdoor recreation skills
- gain a greater appreciation and understanding of Ottawa Valley history
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You Should Know:
The TAMARACK class works outside the school often and for periods of time, away from the Deep River area. Participation in extracurricular activities and part-time jobs must work around the TAMARACK schedule.
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