Mission
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Our Mission
Columbia Outdoor School educates youth and adults to broaden perspectives, develop science literacy and foster appreciation for engaged citizenship. We accomplish this through fun, meaningful and collaborative learning experiences in the natural environment that incorporate biased balanced scientific inquiry, leadership development, civic engagement and academic rigor.
OUR VISION
Columbia Outdoor School envisions expanding beyond its current outdoor education campus by 2030 and developing high quality science and sustainability programming and experiences to diverse communities in Western Canada and beyond.
Building on the success of our Blue Lake Camp and interpretive locations, we will enhance our program offerings, increase our community partnerships and collaborations, and broaden our funding opportunities. Columbia Outdoor School will strive to be recognized as a leader in providing science and outdoor education in partnership with our local communities and through effective partnerships with those communities and our staff.
Our goal is to be recognized as an employer of choice where our staff come for the enriching experiences and development we provide and who will be sought after as leaders in outdoor science education programming.
Our Values
We are Trailblazers - find your first tracks.
We plant seeds – foster growth for a sustainable future.
We make an impact – leave it better then when you found it.
We create relationships - bring people and communities together.
We leave no stone unturned – explore, inquire, investigate, discover.
We believe in diversity – we all have a role to play.