Relationship-Building Activities
- Man Tracker/Overnight Stay at Gittens Lodge with special guests from the Village of Bible Hill and Schools Plus
- Pinty's Grand Slam of Curling & Rock Climbing at the RECC
- Holiday Breakfast Potluck
- School Winter Carnival
Work-Career Related Activities, Field Trips and Guest Speakers
- Teens Now Talk! Field Trip - Youth X-PO, Halifax Forum
- MyBlueprint accounts set up and many activities completed
- Career Info Session with Sonya Chisolm, Future Worx
- Skills Canada NS Presentation, Chris Gallant
- Essential Skills (several DO students) - NSCC Pictou
- First Aid Training Certification with Nancie Thurston
- Construction Association of NS - Guest Speaker, Lori Rogers
- Tour of Rath-Eastlink Community Centre
- Fire Prevention, Bible Hill Fire Service
- Discovery Centre Space Dome and experiments
- Tour of Debert Bunker, Kohler, and Home Hardware
- Irving Harvest Simulator
- Estimating project with construction professionals
- Economics for Success, Junior Achievement
- Green Schools
- National Skills Competition, Halifax Exhibition Grounds
- Sproule Lumber Tour
- World of Choices at NSCC
- Tour of CEC
Job Shadowing & Work Placements
- Take Our Kids to Work Day in November
- Engineering at Dal-AC
- Entrepreneur - Levels Game Loft
- Bible Hill RCMP
- Carpentry - Fowler Construction and Good Measure Carpentry
- Hockey Trainer - Steve Lindsay, Truro Bearcats
- Photographer - Mountain Primitive Photography
- Radio Announcer - Chris vanTassel at Big Dog
- Veterinarian/Assistant - Central Nova Vet (Dr. Jennifer McKay)
- CCRCE - Administration and Technology (Recycling Depot)
- Graphic Design at Pro-Cresting
- Early Childhood Education - Jane Norman College
- Educator, Truro Elementary
- Engineer, Town of Truro
- Engineering/robotics at Dal-AC
- Heavy Duty Mechanics - MacKay's Trucking
- RECC - Personal Training and Yoga Instruction
- Town Planner, Town of Truro
- Well Within Chiropractic
Service Learning Projects
- Terry Fox fundraiser (several students led stations)
- Many students were involved in the Haunted Hallway for Food Bank donations
- Village of BH -Seniors Socials (2 students)
- Gingerbread Decorating with younger children at the Village
- Assisting Rec Director at Gittens Lodge for elementary students
- Maggie's Place
- Various projects for the Citizenship Fair
Specific Hands-On Learning Opportunities
- Individual Chromebooks and mini iPad
- Watermelon bust experiment
- Dal/AC Scavenger Hunt
- DJs for school dance
- Maker Space Exploratories
- Hour of Code
- LC technology buddies
- Science experiments with Mrs. Tattrie - flower dissections, electric circuits
- Mel Davidson - Addictions and Substance Use through adventure-based activities
- Discovering Opportunities Program Showcase
Other BHJH activities/events several of our DO students have been involved with this year:
- Husky Spirit Leadership Crew
- GSA (Gender Sexuality Alliance)
- Guest Speakers: MADD
- Christmas Parade Float
- School Talent Show
- Presentations from CEP, O2, and IB departments by CEC
- African Dancers
- School Musical - Annie
- What's Your Story? Day
- Ottawa and Quebec school trips
- Wellness Day
- Give Back - Community Activity Day