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Huge traffic jam at the OCDSB Outdoor Centres this morning caused snowshoe hares on the boardwalks. Traffic returned to normal after the hares crossed the wetland. OCDSB shared #learning space!

Our Genevieve Lefebvre were forest explorers OCDSB Outdoor Centres! Thank you Christine & David for teaching & guidance! 🙏❤️ OCSB Indigenous Ed,Stephanie Sanders,Joanne Blackburn & Karen Mitchell Thank you for your support, guidance & help! ❤️❤️ #ocsbDL Check out our awsome day 👇 canva.com/design/DAGEHgx…

Spending time #ocsbOutdoors at the Open Trails Day at Bill Mason Outdoor Education was just what we needed to reset our minds and bodies! (@MrsFreel, Samantha Gordon OCSB (she/her), Tara Kroeger OCSB (she/her)) ocsbECO OCDSB Outdoor Centres

Today we reflected as a class on our last week #ocsbOutdoors field trip OCDSB Outdoor Centres Bill Mason Centre & created a memory box with all down & dead nature loose parts our Ss collected! ♥️💚 #ocsbBeWell #ocsbJoy #ocsbKinder #ocsbForest St. Anne School OCSB Indigenous Ed ocsbECO OCSB Arts

This week, #SHSM students from WoodroffeHighSchool & Nepean High School planted over 1,120 trees within the OCDSB 507 acre outdoor classroom. These trees were funded by the OCDSB & provided by the RVCA . For the next 5 years, 1,000 trees will be planted annually inside OCDSB Outdoor Centres

Starting Monday June 3rd 2024, the OCDSB Outdoor Education Centres (Bill Mason & MacSkimming Centre) will start excepting field trip & site rental registration for the 2024-2025 school year. Please email your interest to: [email protected] OCDSB Outdoor Centres OCDSB ContEd

Grade 4s from Roch Carrier ES were excited to find this baby snapping #turtle & some salamander larvae in the ephemeral pond, during their Habitats & Communities field trip at the Bill Mason Outdoor Education Centre. OCDSB

In 2019, this Eastern white pine tree was part of the OCDSB "Grows a Forest "program & was later planted at OCDSB Outdoor Centres after being cared for by OCDSB students in their classrooms. This spring, this tree has grown over 30 centimeters & has now reached a height of over 6 feet.

Grade 1 students from Manotick PS found this blue-spotted #salamander while looking for dragonflies during their OCDSB Outdoor Centres "Needs of Living Things " program. Students, volunteers and staff were very excited to hear the cicadas start calling. OCDSB

During their Plants & Soils program at OCDSB Outdoor Centres , Grade 3 students from South March PS examined wild sarsaparilla, pollinated balsam ragwort flowers with brushes, ate wild strawberries & spotted this Blanding's turtle hiding in the pond. All within the OCDSB outdoor classroom!

Our grade 3 students had a blast at the MacSkimming Outdoor Education Centre. OCDSB Outdoor Centres

Grade 8 students from GlashanPublicSchool create some impressive nature mandalas (land art) during their OCDSB Outdoor Centres "Arts in the Outdoors" field trip. OCDSB

Discover the wonders of outdoor education at the OCDSB Outdoor Education Centres! We're now accepting field trip bookings for the 2024-2025 school year. Find all the information on our website: ocdsboutdooreducationcentres.ca #OutdoorEducation #LearningInNature #Teamwork

Grade 2s from Henry Larsen ES found this mystery invertebrate inside the vernal pond, during their Growth & Changes in Animals field trip within OCDSB Outdoor Centres . Students are still working on identifying it. Any guesses?

Kindergarten students from Pleasant Park PS found & dissected a broad-winged hawk's regurgitated pellet during their OCDSB Outdoor Centres field trip. They were excited to find within it, a short-tailed shrew's skull and lots of fur and bones. OCDSB #outdoorlearning

This year's bald eagle chick at the OCDSB Outdoor Centres is growing up so fast! Luckily it has two awesome parents and lots of fish! #biodiversity in City of Ottawa OCDSB

Good morning! 🐦 Check out these cool wildlife pics from MacSkimming Centre OCDSB Outdoor Centres, captured by Bill McMullen & @gordonimages. Join us on Sep 21 for Open Trails Day! 🌲 #OutdoorEducation #OpenTrailsDay #SummerMemories

Looking for awesome PD Day activities? Baxter Conservation Area now offers PD #DayCamps for kids aged 6-12! Join us for a day in the forest as we explore, learn & play. Camps follow OCDSB Ottawa Catholic School Board UCDSB & CDSBEO schedules. Learn more & register: rvca.ca/outdoor-educat…

The south boardwalk through the wetlands at the Bill Mason Outdoor Education is closed. All scheduled education programs will continue as planned. The Ottawa-Carleton District School Board has approved its replacement & construction will begin during the summer of 2025.

All ready for the big day tomorrow!!! #SpringIntotheOutdoorsConference Ottawa Catholic School Board OCDSB OCDSB Outdoor Centres Student Success Elementary OCSB Indigenous Ed