Outdoor Education

Cost

The cost of the PE program is covered by parents in a fee which is collected in the form of prepaid cheques 6 times per year in the amount of $275 per cheque. In 2008/09 the average annual cost of PE activities chosen by parents was $1600. The lowest annual cost in that year was $700. Students and parents may choose the activities they wish in a September planning session (subject to availability).

Financial assistance in the form of bursaries is available for families in financial need (application in the main office). We only ask that students on bursary select the least expensive activities. Every time we offer an activity there is a low cost or no cost option.

Incentive PE

• emphasis on life long physical education
• multigrade

Incentive is an experiential school with an outstanding outdoor physical education program that develops competent, confident, caring people with strong leadership skills. Some examples of our activities:

• rockclimbing
• kayaking (ocean and whitewater)
• sailing (dinghy and keelboat)
• curling
• skating
• snowshoeing
• skiing (cross-country and alpine)
• tennis, squash
• horseback riding
• hiking (Hollyburn, Mt. Seymour, The Chief)

There are also 6 activity days each year. In addition we have Adventure week at the end of May where we may go to Strathcona Park or sail to the Gulf Islands.