Outdoor Pursuits is a program based on physical fitness and adventure sport. Academics and athletics are balanced in an alternative program that provides students with the opportunity to participate in outdoor sports as well as traditional indoor activities. An emphasis is placed on physical fitness, leadership and team work as students develop outdoor skills and travel on Backcountry camping excursions.
Some examples of the activities that Vimy Outdoor Pursuits’ student-athletes participate in are:
Water Sports
Canoeing/ kayaking/ SUP
Training on Hermitage Pond
Jr. High North Saskatchewan River Trip in Voyageur Canoes
High School North Saskatchewan River trip in Tandem Canoes
Swimming
Fishing – Jr. High
Snow Sports
Skiing/ Snowboarding
Snowshoeing
Jr. High Locally
High School – Locally/ Kananaskis Back Country Trip
X- country skiing
Winter skills – shelter building/ fire starting/ avalanche safety
Winter Camping Trip
Winter Travel 15 High School 3 credit course
Mountain Sports
Mountain Hiking/ Scrambling
Jr. High: Jasper Trip – Scrambling
High School Backpacking Trip
Mountain Biking
Jr. High Locally
High School Locally & Mountain Trip to Jasper
Climbing
Jr. High Wall Climbing at school
High School Wall Climbing
First Aid
Basic First Aid – JH
Wilderness First Aid – HS
If you’d like to see if Vimy Outdoor Pursuits is for you, contact our program director Robert Schmidt or Register for a Shadow Day.