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Notenboom, Rob; Moore, Jeff – Pathways: The Ontario Journal of Outdoor Education, 2011
Trek School is an outdoor school program for any Grade 11 students in Regina, Saskatchewan. During the program, students engage in a series of classroom, outdoor, and experiential activities. The various courses are taught through these experiences. The program is designed to help students develop in the areas of independent learning, critical and…
Descriptors: School Activities, Experiential Learning, Foreign Countries, Grade 11
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McCluskey, Ken W.; Treffinger, Donald J.; Baker, Philip A.; Lamoureux, Kevin – International Journal for Talent Development and Creativity, 2013
Back in the early 1990s, three Manitoba School districts launched the "Lost Prizes" project to reclaim talented, at-risk high-school dropouts. Despite their unique gifts, these relationship-resistant youth were disenchanted, disillusioned, and disconnected. Many had major substance abuse problems and were engaged in serious criminal…
Descriptors: Creativity, Talent Development, At Risk Students, High School Students
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Spooner, Marc – Alberta Journal of Educational Research, 2002
Interviews with 13 creative Ontario high school seniors examined school conditions that fostered creativity. Extracurricular activities and sports provided opportunities to display creativity not found in regular school routines. Others' ideas often sparked creativity. Classrooms, assignments, and teachers that encouraged exploration, hands-on…
Descriptors: Athletics, Classroom Environment, Creativity, Experiential Learning