Student Presentation Topics

Dear BCSE Participants,

Student presentation topics are assigned as follows:

Adam Aldous and Michael West - Marine Mammals and Birds
Kristin Carroll and Elisabeth Dee - Coastal BC Folklore and First Nations' Mythology
Spencer Cartwright and Jonah Moreland - The Fishing Industry
Samantha Gould and Lauren Kimball - Fish Farms
Rebecca Poelman and Hope Owens - Spotted Owls and Forest Management in the PNW
Rod Semnani and Jenny Nilsen - Ethnobotany and PNW First Nations' culture
Grant Smaellie and Luke MacFarlane - On-course data collection and presentation

These topics were assigned on a first-come, first-served basis. Please don't hesitate to contact Mr. Cole, Mr. Harris or Dr. Malatesta for suggestions on how best to approach your topic.

In addition, please talk to Mr. Cole about the burgee contest if you are interested in submitting a design. To date, no student has approached me, which means I will be left with creating the design - bad news, as anyone who has witnessed my stellar art skills in a class knows full well. Thank you, Jonah!

Cheers,

Mr. Cole

Logistics

Dear BCSE Parents and Participants,

Some important logistical details for you:

Monday, June 21- Friday, June 25, 0900-1500 - On-campus classes. Students requested to bring their own lunch, we will provide snacks. Curriculum outline to come.

Saturday, June 26, 0615 - Meet at the Salt Lake Airport Southwest ticket counter for check-in. Flight #1486 departs at 0805.

Friday, July 9, 2230 - Students return to Salt Lake Airport on Southwest Flight #143.

In the meantime, I look forward to receiving your passport information, parent consent forms for international travel, and student presentation topic choices.

Cheers,

Mr. Cole

Next steps...

Dear BCSE Participants and Parents,

Thank you so much for joining us at the information meeting last night. You were a highly respectful, enjoyable audience filled with great questions and insights. It is a true pleasure to be working with such fine students and families. I trust that you came away with a lot of helpful information, some (if not all) of your questions answered, and an enthusiasm for this upcoming adventure. Please don't hesitate to contact me at any time with your questions.

I have included below a list of next steps and deadlines by which to accomplish these steps. I have also included these items in the To Do lists at the side of the Blog. I apologize for the redundancy, but cannot emphasize enough the need to get these items accomplished by the dates indicated.

1) BY MAY 1 - Please email me your child's passport number and its expiration date. If the passport is not from the US, please indicate the country of origin. And of course, if you already have this information, please do not wait until May 1 to get it to me.

2) BY MAY 1 - Please have both parents sign the "Parent Permission Form for International Travel of Minors", have the form notarized and return it to me. A copy of the form is available in the sidebar to the right.

3) BY APRIL 16 - Students, if you are interested, submit a design for our custom burgee contest to Mr. Cole. See post below.

4) BY END OF WEEK - Students, please email me your student presentation group and top-three choice of topics. You may access a page of student topic options on the right-hand side of this blog.

5) TODAY - Subscribe to this blog.

Thank you,

Mr. Cole

I can't believe I forgot to mention this at our meeting - Burgees!

Dear BCSE Participants,

As you know, we will be traveling as a fleet of two sailboats.  As such, we are going to fly matching custom burgees from both boats to symbolize our association with each other.  And so, we are running a competition for the design to adorn our burgees.  The chosen design (by your vote) will be made into a burgee for each boat and flown throughout the trip.  The design may also adorn some other form of trip swag - perhaps a shirt or hat! 

So, if you have an artistic bent, see Mr. Cole for more information and the burgee-dimensions.  All burgee designs must be submitted to Mr. Cole by 4:00 pm on Friday, April 16.  We will vote on the designs at that time. 

Cheers,

Mr. Cole

Trip Information Meeting - Tuesday, March 30, 2010

BCSE Participants and parents are invited to attend a mandatory trip information meeting in the Waterford Assembly Hall at 7:00 on Tuesday, March 30.  The meeting will include a slideshow and overview of the course area, overview of trip logistics, discussion of course curriculum objectives, a detailed look at the clothing and equipment list, explanation of course communications, risk management and contingency planning, assignment of student presentations, and a chance to ask your burning questions.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Please contact Andrew Cole with any questions or if you are unable to attend.