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The Linden School goes tree top trekking
- June 15, 2009
Our students took to the trees on Wednesday,
June 10, visiting Horseshoe
Valley's Tree Top Trekking course for our annual Last
Day of School field trip. This yearly ritual provides a great
opportunity for the whole school to come together in a shared
activity, and for students to say goodbye to their friends
for the summer.
After being fitted with helmets, harnesses,
carabineers and other safety gear and going through an in-depth
safety orientation, the girls were ready to climb, crawl and
swing. With tree top courses matched to every age and ability
level, each girl was able to choose a course she was comfortable
with, but that also challenged her, building her confidence
as the day progressed.
Throughout the morning and afternoon, the
girls - and their teacher supervisors - negotiated rope bridges,
balanced on wires, hoisted themselves up tree ladders and
soared through the air on zip lines. Smiles were on every
face during the field trip, and from the babble we heard at
the end of the day, we know the girls had fun (although, after
talking to the teachers, we think the faculty may have had
more!)
We thank Deidre, the lead organizer of the
trip, for planning such a great Last Day activity - we know
it's one that will be remembered for years to come!
Linden girls on ice... and snow - February
23, 2009
Even the bitter winter chill failed to put
a damper on the enthusiasm of our skiers, skaters, snowboarders
and tubers for Linden's annual Ski and Skate Day, held on
Thursday, February 19.
Students in grades 1-4 headed to the Harbourfront
Centre for some outdoor ice skating, while girls in grades
5-12 drove up to Horseshoe Valley Ski Resort in Alliston to
hit the hills, the cross-country trails and the snow tubing
park. The stiff breeze made it slow going at times for both
groups, but neither let it diminish the excitement out of
the day (or let it keep them inside!)
Elizabeth did a great job organizing the
skiing portion of the day, and Tonja and Christine had lots
of fun taking the girls to the rink. We're already looking
forward to next year!
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