Toronto Urban Wild: 3 Week Grade 12 High School Credit in Recreation Leadership

Stand out from the crowd by leading from the front!

Build your leadership, resiliency and communication skills while earning a grade 12 Recreational Leadership credit as well as recognized credentials in canoeing, climbing, hiking and more.

*Note: a prerequisite of any health and physical education course is required to take this credit. If you choose to take our PPL2/30 course in July as your prerequisite for this course, a bundle discount will apply!

On our three-week program starting from the Don Valley Brick Works Park, students will earn their Physical Education credit in “Recreation and Healthy Active Living Leadership” (PLF4M) while developing resiliency, leadership, communication and independence. Bolstered by a team building focus and a variety of empowering outdoor lifestyle skills, this course makes for an unforgettable way to earn a required credit.

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Working in small teams, students will take ownership of situational leadership responsibilities to plan, execute and evaluate various recreational adventures for themselves and others. Every Thursday night is an overnight camping experience in which students will be evaluated on the learnings from that week. The final week will have a two night camping exam. Rouge National Urban Park, The Niagara Escarpment, The Oak Ridges Moraine and more are locations that students may choose to explore as part of this course.

About Don Valley Brick Works Park

For a century, Don Valley Brick Works Park was the site of a major brick manufacturer and supplier of buildings throughout Toronto. That changed in 1989 when the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) acquired the site and began restoration work with the City of Toronto in 1995. This involved creating a series of wetlands that provide habitat for aquatic plants and wildlife, and channelling water from nearby Mud Creek through the wetland to filter it naturally before it flows into the Don River and eventually Lake Ontario.

Today, the 200-hectares of wetlands, dry wildflower meadows and forest plant communities create a variety of ecosystem types that provide the ideal setting for Outward Bound Canada’s urban programs, where participants can hike the many nature trails, paddle the Don River and perfect their outdoor skills surrounded by nature in this special area – all within 10 minutes of downtown Toronto and accessible by car, public transit, foot or bike.