The Independent Schools Association of British Columbia (ISABC) welcomes 11,700 students annually at 23 member schools. ISABC has a long standing tradition of providing outstanding learning experiences for young people of British Columbia and beyond.
Karyn has a deep routed belief in the capacity of young people as leaders in their school and community and will be sharing her knowledge and experiences in leadership training with younger students.
Louise has been a teacher for the past 18 years teaching in the UK, in London and Glasgow, and currently teaches at St. Clement’s School, in Toronto. Louise has an undergraduate degree in Geography, her teaching degree and an MSc in Risk, Crisis and Disaster Management. She is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and the co-author of “A World of Opportunity: Going Places with Geography” published by the Royal Scottish Geographical Society. She sits on the Standards Council of Canada on Technical Committee 228, Standards for Adventure Travel. Louise was also lead researcher and author of the SEAL standard for international off-site excursions.
In addition to her teaching she has been involved in experiential education since the start of her career organizing field trips and off-site-activities, notably running the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award programme in both UK and Canadian schools. Her field experience covers 5 continents and over 20 countries, she has participated in many international youth expeditions, and numerous Canadian adventures. She is currently Coordinator of Experiential Education and Round Square rep at St. Clement’s School.
Louise is co-founder of a small company ‘Canadian International Expeditions’ which specializes in training courses in risk management, first aid and wilderness and maritime first aid.
Course outline:
In working to reduce risks for off-site activities, parents and the wider public are increasingly expecting the level of care on all off-site visits involving young people to be thorough, consistent and effective.
