PIP Project Proposal

Kerri Lynn Haney-Vanderberg

Statement of Focus
The question that my Professional Inquiry Project will address is How does Outdoor Literacy
improve student wellness?

Description of the activities/process involved in the PD project

To answer my critical inquiry question, I will be providing students an opportunity to explore
outdoor education through the St. Patricks LAUNCH program. The LAUNCH program

reflects a borrowed creative process acronym that stands for Learn, Ask Questions,
Understand, Navigate, Create, and Highlight (1). In this design, students jump into
the course at different places and then create something new and share their learning in a
variety of ways. To assess students progress, teachers will provide them with a simple
rubric of outcomes connected to the CTF ones. Both students and teachers will do an
assessment, and then a copy will come home to parents, much like a typical report card
issued at the end of each LAUNCH term.

Students in grade four, five, and six will have an opportunity to explore how outdoor education
impacts their learning. Throughout the outdoor education course, students will have hands-on
experiences with nature and the outdoors. Students will learn to appreciate and understand their
natural environment through hands on experiences. Through various challenges students will
develop the skills and attitudes required to both enjoy and excel in the outdoors. The programs
ultimate goal is to support students in acquiring knowledge, attitudes and values that support
their development as successful members of their community.

Timeline of Events
The Outdoor Education course begins October 13th. The course occurs every Friday for one
hour and will end November 24th.

Description of End Product

I will provide St. Patricks Fine Arts a Weebly website. This website will have resources,
research, lesson plans, and a personal reflection of what worked throughout the implementation
of the six week course.

1. Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student by A.J. Juliani and
John Spencer. 2016