St. John’s Cathedral Boys’ School, at Selkirk, Manitoba, is the most demanding outdoor school in North America, but it cannot accommodate all the students who would like to enroll. Boys of thirteen to fifteen begin with an initiation tougher than they have ever faced: paddling canoes through some five hundred kilometers of wilderness in two weeks, portaging and camping all the way, learning not only outdoor lore but cooperation and self-confidence as well.
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ACMI Identifier
309789
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Wilderness survival
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Outdoor education
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness areas - Canada
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Wilderness survival
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Outdoor education
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Schools
Education, Instruction, Teaching & Schools → Schools - Canada
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Hobbies, Recreation & Sport → Outdoor education
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)