Author: Susan McLeod

Dewdney Elementary School is located 10 minutes
East of Downtown Mission,BC.

What is CORE all about?

Motivating kids to engage in their natural surroundings, local agricultural community, and the broader ecological world through an adventure and discovery-based curriculum
Learning outside in the “Den”

For more information call
Dewdney Elementary School
at 604-826-2516 or email our
Principal, Mr. Jordan Klassen, at
jordan.klassen@mpsd.ca

Welcome to DEWDNEY Elementary School
37151 Hawkins Pickle Road
Dewdney BC V0M1H0

Striving for Excellence

DEWDNEY
C.O.R.E.
Community
Outdoor
Recreation and
Environment
Program

Making connections between outdoor experiences and classroom learning.

Tel: 604 826 2516

What does CORE look like at Dewdney?

Current and future
activities include...
Indigenous connections
Eagle studies
Ethno-botany
Farm practices
Fishing & Traditional Fisheries
Forestry
Gardening
Mountain recreation
Nature walks & hikes
Salmon, Butterflies, birds
Snowshoeing
Stream Clean up
Water recreation
Wilderness Survival
Worm composting

Outdoor learning
Engages and motivates
Cultivates curiosity
Forges relationships
Builds environmental literacy
Indoor learning
Science and
Nature
Journals
Life Cycles
Projects

Ecological learning
Reduce
Reuse
recycle

...and all the rest:
Sports
Choir
Concerts
Early learning
Field trips
Literacy
Numeracy
Inquiry based learning
Curriculum outcomes met
Integrated learning