Requirements of the Educators
- Seek and receive your Principal’s approval via your school board field trip procedure form.
- Check that the Outside Activity Provider meets your school board’s requirement for third party liability insurance.
- Provide the Outside Activity Provider with access to:
- the relevant activity safety standards from the Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education (OPASSE); and
- the OPASSE requirements of the Outside Activity Provider.
- Prior to the activity, the Teacher and the Outside Activity Provider must communicate and review the relevant OPASSE activity safety standards and the requirements of the Outside Activity Provider.
- Check that the Outside Activity Provider can accommodate identified students with special needs and students with medical conditions.
- Prior to the activity, the Teacher must communicate the following to parents/guardians in writing:
- Details of the activity
- Risks associated with the activity
- The location of the activity
- The means of transportation used
- Student expectations (precautions students are supposed to take related to environmental factors, if applicable).
- A consent form must be received giving the student permission to participate.
- The Teacher must outline the risks associated with the activity to the students along with procedures to follow to minimize risks.
- The Teacher must be present throughout the entirety of the activity and supervise the students based on the type of supervision stated on the activity safety standards.
- The role of the Teacher is to:
- supervise the participants for management and direction; and
- supervise (oversee) the role and conduct of the Outside Activity Provider with the students and activity.