UBC Community Field Experience
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The Cariboo-Chilcotin School District will welcome up to 10 UBC Teacher candidates in Spring 2025 for CFE. We are pleased to offer an incredible experience in a beautiful and natural setting, amongst vibrant small communities, and within a district that is actively transforming practice and environments toward success for all students. Come and experience Cariboo hospitality while you contribute your strengths, gifts, and passions to our learning community.
The Opportunity
- Experience what it is like to live and work in the beautiful Cariboo-Chilcotin
- Placements at rural schools, French Immersion schools, and community nature and outdoor partners with accommodations in teacherages or billet hosts.
The Benefits
- Accommodations provided
- Cohort BBQ and other events
- A personal vehicle is handy for candidates in rural placements but we can also place candidates together for transportation
- Guaranteed interview for all candidates who apply (can be in advance and tailored to your interests or position preferences)
Contact info@sd27.bc.ca with any questions.
This Year’s Placements
Secondary Cohort: May 12 – May 30, 2025
Tatla Lake Elementary/Junior Secondary
- 2 Teacher Candidates
- Provide experiential outdoor and place-based opportunities for students. Participate in year-end activities and field trips.
- Accommodations: accommodations provided in teacherage on-site at school.
- Vehicle: one of the two teacher candidates will require a vehicle
Naghtaneqed Elementary/Junior Secondary
- 2 Teacher Candidates
- Provide experiential outdoor and place-based opportunities for students. Participate in year end activities and field trips including Culture Week with Xeni Gwet’in First Nation.
- Accommodations: accommodations provided in teacherage on site at school.
- Vehicle: one of the two teacher candidates will require a vehicle
- 1 Teacher Candidate
- Work with Scout Island staff to support nature programming for school visits.
- Accommodations: room and board with billet host.
- Vehicle: not required
Lake City Secondary & Columneetza Jr. Secondary French Immersion Programs
- 1 Teacher Candidate
- Provide conversational and experiential French language opportunities for students. Participate in year end activities and field trips including outdoor and place-based activities.
- Accommodations: room and board with billet host.
- Vehicle: not required
Gavin Lake Forest Education Centre
- 1 Teacher Candidate
- Work with Gavin Lake staff to support outdoor experiential programming for school visits. Paddling and/or lifeguarding certification would be an asset.
- Accommodations: room and board at centre
- Vehicle: recommended
Elementary & Middle Years dates: June 9 - June 27, 2024
Nesika Elementary French Immersion Program
- 1 Teacher Candidate
- Provide conversational and experiential French language opportunities for students. Participate in year end activities and field trips including outdoor and place-based activities.
- Accommodations: room and board with billet host.
- Vehicle: not required
100 Mile Elementary French Immersion Program
- 1 Teacher Candidate
- Provide conversational and experiential French language opportunities for students. Participate in year end activities and field trips including outdoor and place-based activities.
- Accommodations: room and board with billet host.
- Vehicle: not required
Gavin Lake Forest Education Centre
- 1 Teacher Candidate
- Work with Gavin Lake staff to support outdoor experiential programming for school visits. Paddling and/or lifeguarding certification would be an asset.
- Accommodations: room and board at centre
- Vehicle: recommended
- 1 Teacher Candidate
- Work with Scout Island staff to support nature programming for school visits.
- Accommodations: room and board with billet host.
- Vehicle: not required
CFE Highlights
From one of our candidates:
"Our time in Alexis Creek has been amazing. Not only is the area steeped in beauty and history but the school here is home to an extremely dedicated group of staff who care deeply about their students.
During our time here, we were taken aback by the immense beauty around us and had some wonderful hikes in Farewell Canyon, Bull Canyon, and Tatla Lake. We also learned so much about the local Chilcotin culture, salmon fishing, and had lots of fun playing the local game of Slahal. The community welcomed us with open arms and we were regularly picked up from our teacherage to go on an unplanned adventure into the countryside. We also learned about hunting, rode quad bikes, and experienced first-hand what it was like to have wildlife (deer, bears, foxes) right outside our front door.
Our experience at the school was extremely enriching and completely surpassed all our expectations. We were able to immerse ourselves in the school and were given the complete freedom to design our own experience from the start. Through this, we were able to focus on our passions and were grateful to be able to share those with the students at the school. We will cherish our experience in Alexis Creek for the rest of our teaching careers and hope to be back soon!"
