D.O. Activities

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
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