May 8-10 2011
From the moment we arrived at the tiny airport just outside the small community of Moosonee, we realized that this was going to be a week full of surprises and new experiences. Our accommodations were in an area where teachers at the local catholic elementary school mainly lived, about a 5 minute walk from “downtown” and communities only grocery store. We arrived early in the afternoon on Sunday, therefore we had a good amount of time to prepare for our first set of presentations the next day. The next morning we arrived at the docks to catch a water taxi over to Moose Factory. This town is located on an island accessible by boat in the summer, ice bridge in the winter, and helicopter during the ice freeze-up and thaw outs in the spring and fall. This means that if a student from Moosonee attends school on the island they take a helicopter to class for around 4 weeks every year!
