This day long trip will head to the snowshoe area up McKinney Rd. Teacher Ryan Baptiste and assistant Sonya Jensen accompany 16 students in the EPIC programme. Survival training, snow shoe-building on the agenda for six hours outside the classroom.

Earlier on ODN (June 2015)

One new exciting program we are offering for our grade 9 and 10 students is the EPIC program (Experiential, Project based, Indigenous, Community) is a one-semester program designed to provide students a new kind of experience in meeting the learning outcomes for their four courses they would normally take in one semester.

The students will work together with one teacher, Ryan Baptiste and others, and take part in project based activities, experience learning outside the walls of the classroom, and develop a strong understanding of the aboriginal culture and history of our area.

Students will help guide and develop many of the projects and will work together to gain a greater understanding of themselves as learners as well as their courses. SOSS is very excited to be introducing this program and envision other programs similar to this, being offered in the future for our senior students. Please contact administration or Ryan Baptiste if you would like to discuss the EPIC program for your son or daughter. Entrance into this program is through an application process and is open to all grade 9 and 10 students.

Also pictured – Sonya Jensen (archery coach/mentor) and Delaney Wise (athlete) – 2 of the three people going to the Winter Games in Penticton to participate and learn more about archery. Not shown – third Oliver partipant Shawn Hiibner.