{"id":198,"date":"2017-03-10T12:02:15","date_gmt":"2017-03-10T20:02:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcqueenlake.com\/b\/?page_id=198"},"modified":"2025-09-03T12:49:58","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T19:49:58","slug":"faqs","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/?page_id=198","title":{"rendered":"FAQ&#8217;s"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Teachers &#8211; Common Questions\nHow do Schools use the McQueen Lake Facilities?<\/h2>\nThe McQueen Lake facilities are used by all grades and with many different objectives. However, generally speaking, this is how the facilities are used:\n<h2>Grades<\/h2>\nThe overnight centre is generally used by grades 4-7, while most of the day-centre groups (McQueen Day Centre or Isobel Lake Day Centre) tend to be used by K-3.\n<h2>Season<\/h2>\nThe overnight centre is utilized throughout the school year whereas the day centres get most of their use in May-June. More people should use them in the fall!\n<h2>Time of Week<\/h2>\nGroups usually go to the overnight centre from either Monday-Wednesday, or Wednesday-Friday. The day centres are used throughout the week.\n<h2>What About Food and Other Supplies?<\/h2>\nGenerally speaking, groups have to take care of themselves. Although there is a kitchen and basic cooking utensils, groups need to provide their own food and dishes.\n\nAlthough the cabins have bunks and are heated, each student needs to bring a sleeping bag and foamy.\n<h2>What are the Costs?<\/h2>\nEach school is given a certain number of paid trips (bussing only) based on their student numbers. The only additional costs are:\nFood on overnight trips &#8211; generally $25.00\/ student will cover this.\nRental of skis or snowshoes $5\/student\/trip\nLost compasses, whistles, etc. &#8211; $ varies.\n<h2>Transportation?<\/h2>\nMost groups book a district bus for either the day or overnight centres (see Booking Procedures). Some groups provide their own transportation by pooling parent vehicles. Please check with your administrator in regards to district and school policies and procedures.\n<h2>How do I Book a Trip?<\/h2>\nPlease contact Stacey Gartner, sgartner[at]sd73[dot]bc[dot]ca\n<h2>Supervision?<\/h2>\nOvernight Centre &#8211; It is recommended that a ratio of 1 supervisor (parent\/teacher) be present for every 6 students. Having too many parents can also cause problems with the overall management of the trip.\n\nDay Centres &#8211; A ratio of 1 supervisor for every 10 students is recommended.\n<h2>More Help?<\/h2>\nOrientations:\nThe Site &#8211; Book a site orientation for yourself.\nPre-Trip &#8211; Get the Resource Teacher to visit your class and do a pre-trip orientation with them. This really helps to prepare the group and reinforce expectations for a safe and enjoyable stay.\nDuring Trip:\nMcQueen Lake Resource Teacher &#8211; activities and curriculum.\nHigh School Leaders","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teachers &#8211; Common Questions How do Schools use the McQueen Lake Facilities? The McQueen Lake facilities are used by all grades and with many different objectives. However, generally speaking, this is how the facilities are used: Grades The overnight centre&#8230; <a class=\"read-more-button\" href=\"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/?page_id=198\">(READ MORE)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-198","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":902,"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/198\/revisions\/902"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mcqueenlake.sd73.bc.ca\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}