A teacher at Ecole Acadienne de Pomquet says projects associated with outdoor education have
Pizza Oven at Ecole Acadienne de Pomquet
derived some additional benefits to both students and educators. This past school year, students have built an outdoor skating rink and most recently a pizza oven next to its outdoor classroom and garden, heated by charcoal.
Physical Education and Technology teacher Chris Demers says he’s finding everyone has become more poised when
Some of the Ecole Acadienne de Pomquet students that built and maintain the school’s rink; (from left) Ethan Doiron, Dawson Hynes, Charlie MacDonald, Evan MacDonald and Ben Arsenault
facing a challenge in building a project.
Demers says it’s planning to enhance the pizza oven by adding a bread oven, by using the residual heat. Last week, the school cooked 15 pizzas in an hour and 15 minutes.