Posts Tagged ‘Educational Travel’
Grade 10-12 New York City Trip
Chisholm Academy’s Grade 10-12 students had the opportunity to participate in an end of year excursion to New York City from May 13-17, 2024! Students got the chance to explore Times Square, the Rockefeller Center, 5th Avenue, and the shops in those areas. The group participated in a Lower Manhattan Tour and visited the 9/11…
+ Read MoreGrade 7-9 Quebec City Trip
Our Grade 7-9 students had the opportunity to participate in an end of year excursion to Quebec City from May 13-16, 2024! While on this trip, they enjoyed exploring Quebec City’s beautiful Upper Town and Lower Town, a visit to the Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupre Basilica, a workshop at the Albert Gilles Copper Museum, and a cable car…
+ Read MoreGrades 7 to 9 Take on Ottawa
The Grade 7-9 students and their teacher supervisors had a fantastic, if a bit chilly trip to Ottawa! Leaving Chisholm at the crack of dawn on Monday, May 15th, we made our way to the Nation’s Capital for a boat ride along the Rideau Canal and a walk through the history-soaked Parliament grounds (which are…
+ Read MoreChisholm’s Week in Montreal
On Monday, May 13, twenty-nine high school students and four Chisholm Academy staff members trekked for nine hours to our neighbouring metropolis: Montreal. To compensate for the long hours on the road, we were thrown into trapezing, tightrope-walking and juggling taught by the pros at The Dream Circus. It was incredible to see our students…
+ Read MoreChisholm Explores Quebec City
Wow, what a wonderful week in Quebec City! After four exhilarating days, two long bus rides and a bunch of fun, the Grade 6, 7 and 8 students are back at Chisholm! We started our trip by getting into Quebec City around 6 PM on Monday afternoon after an 11-hour bus ride. We had Wi-Fi…
+ Read MoreChisholm Academy Middle School Explores Ottawa
During Chisholm Academy’s 4-day excursion to Ottawa in May, 2018, our Grade 7-9 students participated in many exciting activities while exploring our nation’s capital with their peers. Their trip started off with a guided tour of the Supreme Court of Canada, where they experienced first-hand what happens in a court trial by actually participating in…
+ Read MoreHistory Comes Alive at Crawford Lake
On Friday, February 2nd, 2018 the Grade 7 and 8 students headed to Crawford Lake to do some Hands-on Historical Learning. Our students had the opportunity to try their hand at snow shoeing, a traditional First Nations way of traveling across snow. Students learned to walk with the snow shoes and even discovered some animal…
+ Read MoreChisholm Middle School Students Visit Quebec City
Bright and early on Monday, May 15th, Chisholm students in grades 7-9 arrived at the school, suitcases in tow for a week-long trip to Quebec City. Once the motor coach pulled in, the students and staff boarded and set off on a long bus ride. After several hours on the bus, students arrived safely in…
+ Read MoreThe Adventure of a Life Time: Chisholm Academy in Ecuador
The Journey Begins The adventure of a life time began as fifteen Chisholm Academy students and two teachers, Mr. Mooney and Ms. Andrew, met at Toronto Pearson Airport at 8 am on March 10th. Their destination: Ecuador and the Amazon jungle for a week long service learning trip with ME to WE travel. Here is…
+ Read More