YouthSafe Outdoors

YSO

What Educators Say

YouthSafe Outdoors helps parents effectively support field trips, whether at home or as chaperones on trips. They help parents ask the right questions, in a non-confrontational way. We urge parents to support use of YouthSafe Outdoors resources at their schools.
Marilyn Fisher, President,
Alberta Home and School Councils’ Association

In the currency of school resources, this one is pure gold. It’s all here and very well organized.
Teacher at Alberta Provincial Health and
Physical Education Conference

YouthSafe Outdoors is Fantastic! – It is very helpful in equipping teachers and this will benefit students by providing safe and well-planned experiences.
Calgary Public School Administrator

It (YSO) will be a one-stop-shop for all the resources I have, but scattered over hells half acre!!
Calgary College Professor

Personally, it “reaffirmed” what I had almost lost: the belief in “building awareness skills and appreciation of outdoor lore…”
East Central Alberta Teacher

Fabulous trip planning, leadership and instruction package. I used it to prepare my spring outdoor ed. and phys. Ed. trips and it was user-friendly and informative. I learned a ton and the trips will be much better than they have been (e.g., safety plans, gear lists), I think. I can’t wait to get out there
Teacher at Alberta Provincial Health and
Physical Education Conference

This is a fantastic resource – I am sure we will begin to use it as our field trip bible. You have save me a ton of work that I planned to do this summer.
Calgary Independent School District Senior Administrator

The YouthSafe Outdoors package fills a huge gap that has existed for teachers taking students off-site. Having the right tools to lead and teach safely gives everyone involved with a trip the peace of mind that comes with solid preparation.
Pierre Hebert,
Outdoor Education teacher in Edmonton

YouthSafe Outdoors supports leadership, modeling and instruction in outdoor safety. YSO is the premier search and rescue prevention program in the country; it will save lives.
John Rotheisler, President, Search and Rescue Association of Alberta

Schools may respond to incidents such as the one on the Lost Coast Trail that claimed our son’s life in 2000 and the terrible avalanche tragedy in 2003, by terminating outdoor trips. But, youth are attracted to outdoor activities and they need to learn how to enjoy the world outdoors safely. YouthSafe Outdoors provides superb resources to encourage and facilitate safe school outings and safety education of youth.
Ann Gray-Elton,
Calgary Teacher, and mother whose son died on a school backpacking trip