Inspiring, Empowering and Transforming Youth through Experiential Outdoor Education in
Jasper National Park and beyond.
High Sights Guiding has years of experience creating and delivering experiential outdoor education programs. We’ve taken students on trips to Sulphur Skyline, Bald Hills, Whistlers Mountain, Wilcox pass, Parker ridge, Cavell Meadows, Nigel pass, Tonquin valley, Lake O’Hara, Rogers pass, the Chilkoot trail, etc We know school board policies are making it increasingly difficult to take your students out on outdoor programs. As a high school teacher based in Jasper National Park, a certified ACMG hiking guide and an Advanced Adventure Medic, I design / deliver inspiring and empowering outdoor education programs based on CTS credits from the Alberta Curriculum. High Sights Guiding can also work with you to build custom programs for your students / school. Here’s a list of recognized Alberta curriculum CTS courses (grade 10-11-12) we have included in our programs in the past.
FOD 1010 (Food Basics)
FOD 1040\2120 (Meal Planning 1\2)
FOD 1910 (Special Project A)
HCS 2020 First Aid\CPR with AED
HSS 1080\2080 Leadership Fundamentals 1\2
REC 1040\2040 Foundations for Training 1\2
ENS 1010 Environmental Stewardship
ENS 1020 Fostering Stewardship
ENS 1040 Living with the Environment
ENS 1910 (Special Project A)
ENS 2050 Environmental Ethics, PR ENS1020
FOR 1010 Forests & Society
Career and Life Management (CALM)
Physical Education 10-20-30
*PR = Pre-requisite
**Grade 9 students can get credits for 1000 level courses.
***Courses in bold are well suited for multi-day experiential outdoor programs.
WLD 1010 (Intro to Wildlife)
WLD 1020 (Wildlife Diversity)
WLD 1050 (People, Culture and Wildlife heritage)
WLD 1060 (Wilderness Navigation)
WLD 1100 (Outdoor Cooking Theory)
WLD 1130 (Outdoor Survival Skills)
WLD 1910 (Special Project A)
WLD 2020 (Diversity of Wildlife Values)
WLD 2040 (Wildlife Spaces and Species)
WLD 2060 (Wildlife & Society), PR WLD1050
WLD 2090 (Issues in Wildlife)
WLD 2100 (Outdoor Cooking Practice), PR WLD 1100
WLD 2130 (Outdoor Excursion), PR WLD 1130 & HCS 2020
WLD 2910\2920 (Special Project B\C)
WLD 3130 (Outdoor Leadership), PR WLD 2130
WLD 3140 (Introduction to Guiding), PR WLD 3130
Outdoor Experiential Programs for Students and Youth
Jasper is a great base for school trips and outdoor experiential programs. Spring and Fall tend to be less busy, it is easier to find accommodation\campsites and to reserve group backcountry campsites. The Municipality of Jasper has dorms and a fully catered meal plan for 50$\pers\day. Check it out here.
