Cephas Guillet, Boys' School Activities, Ottawa (series), 1903/04, Gelatin silver prints, Bytown Museum, P3000b.
The Macoun Marsh Project was not the first nature initiative at this unique location. One hundred years ago a teacher from Cobourg, Ontario used Beechwood for nature studies with youth. Cephas Guillet (c.1865–1948) founded experimental schools in Ottawa and Washington, D.C, and blended educational principals from the sloyd system based on “the study of nature and human history,” and Tadd’s which emphasised design, memory, and ambidextrous skill. Mr. L.
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