Dig that Dugout

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In history class students have been learning about the adventures of Lewis & Clark and their Corps of Discovery. Teacher, Michael Salat, never seems to be satisfied with just explaining the topics or having the students read about the adventure in the class text, Undaunted Courage. He always seems to find interesting ways to get them to interact with the work. This week, after the students practiced hollowing out a canoe from a giant log and making wooden paddles, he sent them out onto Little Donahue Lake in a crude dugout canoe. After experiencing the feel of paddling the canoe, the students couldn’t resist the warm weather and warm water so they soon found a new way to immerse themselves in the experience.

I hope you enjoy the photos that student Heidi Putnam and I took of this activity.

Stefan Anderson
Head of School

Heidi, Levi, Jayleen & Alex abandon ship

Michael Salat & Class

Splash

Sam

Grace

Henry & Talya

Talya & Henry

Abandon Ship

Trying to fit nine in the canoe

Walker prepares to Jump

Levi

Trying to fit nine in the canoe

Grace relaxing

Alex, Levi, Jayleen and Heidi

Grace giving Heidi, Alex, Zane and Jayleen some help

Grace relaxing

Heidi, Zane, Jayleen & Alex abandon ship

Zane, Leo, Talya, Ellie & Walker

Zane, Leo, Talya, Ellie and Walker

Emptying water from the canoe

Heidi & Jayleen

Preparing to launch

Walker jumping