The Grade 4s and Student Leaders from Holy Trinity School had an incredible trip at Wanakita. The weather was perfect and the students strengthened their community while participating in snowshoeing, cross country skiing, tobogganing, and broomball. The joy and beauty that everyone experienced is clear in all of the photos shared here and everyone is talking about the next trip already! 

The Grade 4s, 5s, and 6s from the Montessori Academy of London had incredible weather and really took advantage of the opportunity to experience a winter wonderland at Camp Mini-Yo-We. The students built community and memories while moving through team initiatives, tubing, cross country skiing, high ropes, and creating beautiful dot art creations. The joy that everyone experienced is on clear display in the memories captured here. 

Thank you to the Royal St. George’s College Grade 5, 6 & 8 students, senior leaders, and faculty for an incredible program. The conditions could not have been better to set the stage for all of the winter activities and fun these students embarked on this past week. On top of experiencing new winter activities such as cross-country skiing, tubing, snowshoeing, and broomball, the Gr.8 students strengthened cross-grade connections as they helped to facilitate many of the activities for the Gr.5 & 6 students. The power of community was truly illustrated this week through the care, engagement, and support these students expressed. Good luck throughout the rest of the school year and we look forward to seeing you next year! 

Another amazing year together with the Branksome Rowing Crew and the Quinzee Team. The snow was plentiful, spirits were high and both groups gave the weekend events all their energy.  The rowing team skied endlessly, snowshoed across the lake to the ice wall, sang their hearts out, cooked up a storm, had a broomball tournie and the list goes on!  We wish you all well as you head to BC and get out on the water!!   For the “Winter Skills” team, the piles of the snow went up quickly for the quinzees. By the time they were dug out, everyone was excited (and a little apprehensive) about sleeping out! Once they emerged from their quinzees on Sunday morning their pride was palpable. A great weekend was had by all, and we can’t wait until next year!  Thanks to the coaches and teachers that always support this weekend. Much appreciation.

Another fantastic year with the ICE program. A big thank you to all the students who embraced this experience fully.  We hope the memories and lessons stay with you for a lifetime.  We can’t wait to see you in the fall.

The Winter Skills and Winter Wonder programs with the Bishop Strachan School were an incredible success. The Grade 7 and 8 students had amazing weather and found joy and community while tobogganing, snowshoeing, cross country skiing, and fire building. The Grade 9s thrived with their cookouts and their snowshoe day trip. These opportunities allowed them to explore together and forge lasting memories.

Thank you to the Greenwood College Grade 11 students for such a memorable week together. Your energy was amazing. It was such a special way to end our ALIVE trips together after all these years. Ice fishing, thinking traps, skiing, skating on the lake, snowshoe relay with eggs at the end, loads of broomball, an incredible campfire on our final night and so much more. Your expressions of gratitude for each other and your shared experiences were so appreciated. Take good care. We look forward to seeing you when we pop by your school to visit.

Thank you to the Greenwood College School Grade 10 students and teachers for an incredible week together in the snow. These students truly experienced a winter wonderland, taking advantage of the conditions to build quinzees, refresh their skills in cross-country skiing and snowshoeing, dive into some snow science, and push their level of personal challenge with high ropes. The care, support, and engagement these students expressed was fantastic. They truly took on the theme of the week, personal challenge, by supporting and encouraging each other to take part in the quinzee sleepout. This group of students should be proud of themselves. We wish you all the best throughout the remainder of the school year and look forward to working with you next year. 

Greenwood Grade 9 had a fantastic Winter 2025 OE Program.  From Ice-Climbing and Dogsledding to reflective workshops on self, this group embraced every unique opportunity that came their way.  Looking forward to seeing you all in the fall where we will continue to build upon everything we experienced in this winter wonderland.

The Grade 7 students had a wonderful time with beautiful weather during their time at Cedar Ridge Camp. The week saw sunshine, community building, resilience, and adventure. From team building to rock climbing and skating and tobogganing, the students came together to take advantage of the weather and support each other to enjoy the opportunity and come together.