“今年的教学将会有所不同”。对COVID-19的应对无疑在卡尔加里教育局的学校中创造了一系列新的挑战。新的协议影响了我们如何进行小组合作、共享教材和使用室内空间。这些变化也导致了高度推崇的机会的暂时丧失，比如参加卡尔加里各地的实地考察。

卡尔加里Eugene Coste学校的才华横溢的西班牙双语教学团队已经将这些挑战视为机遇。我们的幼儿园到五年级的教师和学生都热衷于在户外体验以支持跨学科的学习，包括西班牙语。在过去与Campus Calgary/Open Minds 的经验基础上，四年级和五年级的学习社区进一步抓住了这一机会，承诺每个月在户外进行一整天的学习，贯穿整个年份。到目前为止，自2020年9月、10月和11月以来，学生、教师、支持人员和管理人员已经进行了四次前往Fish Creek公园的独立旅行。考虑到从我们位于Haysboro的学校到Canyon Meadows的Voitier's Flats的往返步行近10公里的路程，这是一项非常艰巨的任务。

在这一年的开始，教师们花时间为学生准备了这次经历。学生们在学校周围最喜欢的“坐点”上练习如何进行正念反思和静止。他们通过使用“Yo pienso/我想”、“Yo veo/我看到”和“Yo me pregunto/我想知道”等提示来练习日记写作，以培养他们的批判性思维和观察技巧。在Fish Creek，学生们选择了新的坐点，在每次访问时都回到这些地方。额外的日记活动包括颜色搜索、四点透视图和“遇见一棵树”。季节的变化使每次旅行都独特而难忘。
学生关于坐点的观察：

• “坐点是你看到以前没有看到的东西的地方。”
• “坐点是一个只有你知道的地方，你可以冷静下来放松。”
• “坐点是一个你花时间逐渐增加以培养耐心的地方。你观察周围环境，这样你就可以每天回来培养耐心和专注力。”
• “我们练习坐点是因为它帮助我们屏蔽我们不想听到的声音。”
• “在坐点，你了解到自然的各个阶段和发生的事情。”
• “坐点不仅仅是一个坐的地方。”

我们对去Fish Creek的旅行充满期待，迫不及待地想要再次回去！

“Teaching will have to look different this year”. The response to COVID-19 has certainly created a new set of challenges in schools across the CBE. New protocols have impacted how we engage in group work, share materials and use our indoor spaces. Changes have also resulted in the temporary loss of highly valued opportunities such as participating in field trips in locations around Calgary.

The talented Spanish bilingual teaching team at Eugene Coste School have embraced these challenges as opportunities. Our kindergarten to Grade 5 teachers and students alike have eagerly engaged in outdoor experiences to support learning across the curriculum, including Spanish. Building on past experiences with Campus Calgary/Open Minds, the Grade 4/5 learning community have taken this opportunity further by committing to a full day of learning on the land every month of the year. So far, students, teachers, support staff and administration have embarked on four separate trips to Fish Creek Park in September, October and November 2020. This is no small feat considering the nearly 10km round trip walk from our school in Haysboro to Voitier’s Flats at the southern end of Elbow Drive in Canyon Meadows.

At the beginning of the year, teachers took time to prepare students for the experience. Students practiced how to engage in mindful reflection and stillness at their favourite “sit spots” around the school’s property. They practiced journaling using prompts such as “Yo pienso/I think”, “Yo veo/I see” and “Yo me pregunto/I wonder” to develop their critical thinking and observation skills. In Fish Creek, students have chosen new sit spots that they have returned to during each visit. Additional journaling activities have included colour hunts, four-point perspective drawings and “meet a tree”. Seasonal changes have made each trip unique and memorable. 
Student Observations About Sit Spot:

• “Sit spot is where you see things that you have not seen before.”
• “Sit spot is a secret place where you can calm down and relax.”
• “Sit spot is a spot that you spend time in that you slowly increase to build patience. You observe your surroundings so you can come back to every day to build patience and focus.”
• “We practice sit spot because it helps us block out sounds we don’t want to hear.”
• “In sit spot, you learn the stages of nature and what happens.”
• “Sit spot is not just a place to sit.”

Our trips to Fish Creek are something to look forward to and we cannot wait to return!