Facility: Albion Hills Field Centre
Request a Booking Program Levels:
ESL, Grade 4, Grade 5, Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8, Grades 9-12
Course Types:
Day Visit, Overnight
This program introduces participants to the lifestyle of the coureurs de bois (“Runners of the Woods”): the early French settlers who traded with Indigenous Peoples for furs.
After a brief introduction to their history and a discussion of the importance of the beaver pelt, learners participate in an orienteering and bartering activity that simulates a season as a coureur de bois. Learners’ abilities to use their maps and make good trades will determine their success.
Preparation:
Appropriate outdoor clothing and footwear
Availability:
Year-round
Curriculum Connections:
- Geography: The Themes of Geographic Inquiry
- Health and Physical Education: Active Participation
- History: First Nation Peoples and European Explorers; New France
- Language
- Social Studies