Question+9


 * 9. Evaluation Criterion: The project will generate an original learning resource that will be available and of value to other NB educators.

Explain, within 300-400 words for tier 1 or 600-700 words for tiers 2 and 3, how your project meets this criterion.** *

There are four major resources that will be available to other NB Educators.
 * The most obvious resource will be the facility itself. While many projects will result in a paper or a concept, this project will have a concrete product that will last indefinitely with a source of income to maintain the center.
 * The second resource is trained staff in all district high schools who are committed to helping other teachers. Our budget includes training to a level that allows us to do our own certification in-house. This level of expertise will be made available to interested teachers for replication in other regions. This resource will include a series of lesson plans and suitable debriefing strategies.
 * The third resource will be the presentations to the high school councils in May 2008 and 2009. The Powerpoint and literature reviews will be presented to highlight our findings and to invite large scale participation. It will be posted online for reference.
 * The fourth and final resource will be a published paper in a professional journal in collaboration with a university. The kinesiology faculty at UNB has agreed to work with us as they conduct their research program. A similar agreement is in the process of being developed with St. FX as they have experience in this field.
 * The long term goal of the project is to create a curriculum as a follow up to Outdoor Pursuits that is based on sound pedagogical and adventure programming research. A possible title could be “Outdoor Leadership”. The lessons learned through this project will help to contribute to an adventure based provincial school that will address issues for the entire cross section of the population including at risk students.