Pathfinder Outdoor Education Institute
- Outdoor Education Centre
The Outdoor Education Inst. at Camp Pathfinder,est. 1914, provides an enriching residential OE experience on historic Pathfinder Island in the heart of world-famous Algonquin Provincial Park. From the island’s 17-acre low carbon-footprint campus, participants explore the Park and learn new skills in partnership with their faculty chaperones and a professional Pathfinder guide staff of men and women skilled in a variety of outdoor disciplines.
Our specialty is hands-on experiences and north woods living with groups from 18 – 100 students in grades 5 – 8 and 10 – 12. The program is co-ed and is staffed with male and female guides and instructors.
The accommodations are simple and comfortable, in the Algonquin tradition. The homemade food from our in-house chef staff is amazing, something we happily boast about. Our facilities and equipment are top-flight. Guide staff are mature professionals, certified in canoeing and moving water, canoe trip leadership, lifesaving, wilderness water safety and wilderness first responder.
Contact the director, Mike Sladden, mike@camppathfinder.com for a complete information package and available dates in 2023 and beyond.
Emphasis
Focus
This program has a particular approach or emphasis.
- Canoe Tripping
- Outdoor Education
- Traditional
- Wilderness Setting
Approach
This program focuses on:
- Outdoor Education
- Outdoor Recreation
- Environment Education
Format
Session Types
This program offers the following types of sessions:
- Day Program
- Overnight Program
Session Timings
This program offers sessions during these parts of the year:
- Spring (or March Break)
- Fall
Session Lengths
This program offers the following session lengths:
- 1 Week
Community
Grades
This program offers sessions for participants in these grade ranges:
- Elementary / Middle (Grades 6 - 8)
- Secondary (Grades 9 - 12)
Activities
This program offers the following activities:
- Archery
- Camping / Cookouts
- Canoe Trips
- Canoeing
- Climbing Wall
- Crafts
- Duke of Ed
- Fishing
- High School Credit
- Hiking
- Kayaking
- Lifesaving Society Instruction
- Low Ropes/Team Building
- Mountain Biking
- Nature Studies
- Orienteering
- Photography
- Ropes Course
- Sailing
- Stand-Up Paddleboarding
- Swimming (Instructional)
- Swimming (Recreational)
- Ultimate Frisbee
- Woodworking
- Zipline
Supports
This program offers the following kinds of support:
- ADD / ADHD
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Dietary Restrictions
- Learning Disabilities
Financial
Subsidy Program
This program offers subsidies. Contact them for more information.
Contact Info
Address
Source Lake, Algonquin Park
Huntsville, ON
P1H 2H1
Phone
Primary or "On Season"
Number
705-633-5553
Secondary or "Off Season"
Number
585-249-0716