Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
RETREAT: Students
learn about teamwork
in the outdoors
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together “for the common
good” as Brad Tisdel put it.
“Through drumming and
team-building, each stu-
dent had their own personal
accountability, as well as
playing a role in the effort for
the group to be successful,
by focusing on working well
with others,” he said.
Tisdel explained fur-
ther, “The main purpose of
the middle school retreats
is to get students away from
school, see each other in a
different context and create
opportunities for students to
do new things and see each
other differently. The overall
effect is they realize they have
more in common than not
with most of the other kids,
and they show a greater deal
of respect and empathy, and a
similar human connection and
experience.
“In addition,” he said, “the
kids also challenge them-
selves to do something new,
and we hope they begin to
see how important it is for
them at this age to simply be
themselves, and not worry too
much about the judgement of
others.
“The high school leaders/
mentors help tremendously
with being able to model
appropriate behavior and
share insight about high
school and the need to be
comfortable with being your-
self, being unique and seeing
yourself as a valued individ-
ual within a group,” he said.
Surprisingly, few of the
students had ever been on
cross-country skis, according
to teacher Becky Aylor.
“It was a fabulous day of
learning outdoors,” she said.
“Let’s face it, what student
doesn’t enjoy a day away from
the classroom now and then.”
The snow shelter/outdoor
survival station allowed stu-
dents to learn real skills in
how to survive in a snow cave,
but also gave ample opportu-
nity to work together to make
a suitable, safe structure.
“Most of us here in Central
Oregon get out in the snow
for all sorts of activities, so it
only makes sense to introduce
students to ways of enhanc-
ing their chances of survival
if something went wrong
when out in the backcountry,”
said Tisdel. “Beyond that, it’s
just plain fun to build a snow
shelter together, but making
a good quality one requires
some planning, cooperation,
and hard work.”
The drumming session
was also multi-dimensional,
according to Tisdel.
“Our schools and com-
munity truly value creativ-
ity through the visual and
performing arts, so the drum-
ming provided a real life
opportunity to make music,
but required listening, team-
work, and a little bit of cour-
age to make it work.”
Staff and students revisited
the themes of the retreat at the
end of the day with a debrief-
ing session back at the middle
school. A spring retreat is
likely to wrap up the year.
Tisdel takes a comprehen-
sive, holistic view of Sisters
School District’s “out-of-the-
building” programs.
“With programs like the
fourth-grade field trip, sixth-
grade outdoor school, middle
school retreats and the IEE
program at the high school,
the aim is to keep a thread
of community, communica-
tion, and cooperation alive in
order to maintain the experi-
ential and supportive culture
for which Sisters schools are
known,” said Tisdel.
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Authors will appear
at bookstore
Carolyn Wood will read
from and sign her book,
“Tough Girl: An Olympian’s
Journey,” on Friday, March
17 at 6 p.m. at Paulina Springs
Books.
As 65-year-old Wood
walks the Camino de Santiago
she reflects on her youthful
determination that took her
to Rome and gold at the 1960
Olympics. She discovered she
had a resilience that helped
her to accept and understand
many relationships in her past
and present life. Wood makes
it clear that we all face many
hurdles in life, but we can
overcome.
On Friday, March 31
at 6 p.m., William Tweed
will read and sign his book,
“King Sequoia: The Tree That
Inspired a Nation, Created
Our National Park System,
and Changed the Way We
Think about Nature.”
Former park ranger Tweed
explores the American pub-
lic’s relationship with the
majestic sequoias. When the
sequoias were threatened by
logging interests, the feelings
of horror that were expressed
by the public helped to inspire
the park idea. Featuring a cast
of adventurers, politicians,
and environmentalists, King
Sequoia reveals how one tree
transformed America.
Refreshments will be
served. Paulina Springs Books
is located at 252 W. Hood Ave.
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