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St. Michaels University School

EXPERIENTIAL PROGRAM: Ridgelines & Coastlines

IMPORTANT Program DATES 2023-2024

*Any date when students will be off-campus for longer than the school day will be included in this section.

Term 1 Expedition

Oct. 25-28th: Tofino/Ahousaht

Outdoor Skills: Paddling, Surfing, Hiking

Curriculum: Indigenous Education, History


Term 2 Expedition

March. 4-7th: Winter Camp Strathcona Park

Outdoor Skills: Winter Camping, Back-country skiing, survival skills

Curriculum: Indigenous Education, Physical Geography


Term 3 Expedition

May 13-16th: Rock Climbing Skaha Bluffs

Outdoor Skills: Rock Climbing, Rappelling, Belaying

Curriculum: Environmental Science, Sustainability


Culminating Expedition June 5-11th: Broughton Archipelago

The program will culminate in a week-long kayak journey along this famed protected area of wilderness off the coast of Vancouver Island. Students will develop mutil-day camp skills, including kayaking, orientation, fire-building, camp cooking as the navigate their way through this group of islands.