Place-based learning uses the local environment and community as the starting point for teaching the objectives of the curriculum. We will provide resources and create opportunities for cross-curricular learning on the land while fostering relationships between school and community. Teachers are expected and supported to take more learning outdoors for all the health and learning benefits that come with spending time outside and in nature. Examples of this work include:
- Investment in equipment for outdoor activities and learning
- Ensuring all students have access to clothing, and footwear for outdoor activities
- Participation in the year-long Take Me Outside For Learning Challenge
- Support for educator participation in learning opportunities to build capacity for outdoor learning (Cariboo-Chilcotin Teachers Association workshops and network, Environmental Education Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) partnerships, Open Learning Store webinars, Outdoor Council of Canada certification, other)
- Interactive digital map of place-based learning sites, resources, and opportunities
- Relationships with community educators, organizations, and facilities to bring community educators into the classroom and students out into community settings
- Independent Directed Study (IDS) framework to honour community and cultural learning with graduation program credits
Explore the ways we are LEARNING BETTER TOGETHER in, on, with, and from the Cariboo-Chilcotin School District land and communities:
LCS Junior Wildfire Program Wrap‑Up at Gavin Lake
Lake City Secondary
Students from the Junior Wildfire Program at Lake City Secondary have been training for the base requirements to become a Wildfire Crew Member. These dedicated students spent time after schools as well as Professional Development days.
Silver Win for LCSS Band in Niagara
Lake City Secondary
Congratulations to our Lake City Secondary band as they won silver in Nationals in Niagara Falls this past week! Your learning and diligence in practice under Ms. Eilers paid off! Thank you to Ms. Eilers for all your hard work with our students.
Pro-D at West Fraser
Lake City Secondary
Mr. Hutchinson hosted a Pro-D event where they toured the West Fraser plywood plant. They learned about the process of manufacturing plywood, from felling the trees to shipping the plywood all around the world.
Turning Nature Into Sweet Treats
Lake City Secondary
Foods 12 classes engaged in outdoor learning at Scout Island. Torey Lee, a local clinical herbologist introduced students to the wide array of edible plants in our area, including Wild Garlic, Dandelion Root, Stinging Nettle, Rosehips, and Douglas Fir.
Farm to Classroom Learning
Lake City Secondary
Foods 12 classes had the opportunity to engage in outdoor learning while on a field trip to Soda Creek Sweet Corn Farm. Students learned about the unique micro-climate of the Fraser River bench that allows for a plentiful garden and crisp, sweet corn.
Exploring Physics Outdoors with Mr. Lord’s Class
Lake City Secondary
Mr. Lord’s physics students took their learning outside for a hands-on exploration of motion and velocity. Using a simple ball toss activity, students measured the time the ball was in the air and the distance it traveled.
Salmon Trip 2025
Lake City Secondary
Students from Lake City Secondary worked with Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Scout Island Nature Centre, and UNBC's Quesnel River Research Centre over 3 days.
Greening Our School: Student Capstone
Lake City Secondary
As part of their Capstone project, Winnie and Ivy partnered with WasteWise to make our school more environmentally friendly. They introduced sorting stations throughout the building to help reduce waste and improve recycling habits.
Practical Learning at Its Best – EMR Course
Lake City Secondary
This year was the first year Emergency Medical Response (EMR) was offered by Mr. Rob Cook at Lake City Secondary. This hands on learning experience will not only give life long first aid skills to our students, but they can walk away as certified emergency medical responders, ready to work as a
Surviving in the Cariboo
Lake City Secondary
CORE students had the unique privilege of working alongside Elder in Residence, Aubrey Jackson, as he shared the art of fire-building—a skill rooted deeply in tradition and connection to nature.
E3: Environmental Experience Exposure---Growing Day
Lake City Secondary
On a classic autumn day, a group of LCSS students were taken to Puddle Produce, a local organic vegetable farm to meet Brianna Van De Wijngaard. The students toured the site and then participated in some late fall garden chores in the lower fields along the Fraser River.
Shelter Building
Lake City Secondary
Students in Carolyn Chupa's CORE 10-12 were tasked with creating outdoor survival shelters.
Fire Building With Core 10-12
Lake City Secondary
Students were challenged with the best way to build a fire in Carolyn Chupa's CORE class. Some students also took time to smudge.
Lake City Secondary Candidates Forum
Lake City Secondary
NDP candidate Michael Moses answers questions from students.