​2017-18学年是Campus Calgary / Open Minds的25周年纪念，也是超越课堂学习理念的25周年。自1993年以来，卡尔加里的学生和他们的老师们就有机会在我们城市的各个充满活力的社区场所进行为期5天的沉浸式实地学习体验。自创办以来，已有将近115,000名学生参与了这种学习方式，而一切都始于一个梦想和一个想法。著名的卡尔加里慈善家Don Harvie梦想着在动物园建立一所永久学校。当Don与卡尔加里教育局科学团队的专家Gillian Kydd和卡尔加里教育局三年级教师Angela Rokne相遇时，他们将他的梦想变成了现实。他们的想法是在动物园设立一个教室，每周供一组新的学生和他们的老师使用，从而让多个学生和老师都受益于这个项目。Gillian认为，在动物园度过的一周时间可以带来丰富的学习体验，成为全年学习的催化剂。于是，动物园学校诞生了。

CC/OM的三个支柱都在这一里程碑式的时刻得到了庆祝。知道我们团结一心，并得到社区场所、教育和资助方的支持，让丰富的学习机会能够超越传统课堂的四堵墙壁，扩展和加强学习。

在整个年度，我们以多种方式庆祝了25周年纪念。邀请Gillian Kydd来卡尔加里与CC/OM团队会面并参观一些场所，让她有机会看到该项目如何不断发展，同时仍保持了25年前的理念和愿景的完整。

在六月份，我们在一切始于的卡尔加里动物园举办了一场25周年庆祝早餐会，向CC/OM的众多支持者致敬。这给我们机会庆祝该项目，表彰这25年来的许多人，他们共同帮助将CC/OM打造成今天的样子。

作为为期一年的庆祝活动的一部分，我们还通过在Twitter、博客和网站上与利益相关者共享CC/OM的“故事”来扩大社交媒体影响力。网站上有与任何对CC/OM感兴趣的人相关的信息，以及家长们如何让孩子参与到Campus Calgary / Open Minds理念中的方式。

想象一下未来25年的Campus Calgary / Open Minds将会带来什么，真是令人兴奋！

​The 2017-18 school year marks the 25th Anniversary of Campus Calgary / Open Minds and the idea of Learning Beyond the Classroom. Since 1993, Calgary students and their teachers have had opportunities to have an immersive 5-day long field study experience at various vibrant community sites across our city. Nearly 115,000 students have engaged in this way of learning since its inception, which all started with an idea and a dream. Don Harvie, a well-known Calgary philanthropist, dreamt of having a permanent school at the zoo. When Don met Gillian Kydd, a specialist with the Calgary Board of Education science team, and Angela Rokne, a Grade 3 teacher with the Calgary Board of Education, they turned his dream into a reality. The idea was to dedicate one classroom at the zoo to be used each week by a new group of students and their teacher, allowing for many students and teachers to benefit from the program. Gillian believed that one week at the zoo could be so rich with learning, that it could become the catalyst for a year-long study at the school. Thus, Zoo School was born.

The three pillars of CC/OM are all celebrated in this momentous milestone event.  Knowing that we are better together and have the support of community sites, education, and funders allows rich learning opportunities that enhance and extend learning beyond the four walls of the traditional classroom.

Throughout the year, we have celebrated the 25th anniversary in a variety of ways. Inviting Gillian Kydd to Calgary to meet with the CC/OM team and visit some of our sites, gave her the opportunity to see how the program has continued to grow, while still maintaining the integrity of the philosophy and vision from 25 years ago. 

In June we celebrated the many champions of CC/OM with a 25th Anniversary Celebration Breakfast hosted at the Calgary Zoo, where it all began. This gave us the opportunity to celebrate the program and the many people from across the 25 years who have all helped create CC/OM into what it is today.

As part of the year-long celebration, we’ve also increased our social media footprint by engaging with our stakeholders in sharing the ‘story’ of CC/OM on twitter, our blog, and our website. The website has information that is relevant to anyone interested in CC/OM and ways for parents to engage their children in the Campus Calgary / Open Minds philosophy. 

It is exciting to think about what the next 25 years of Campus Calgary / Open Minds will bring!