Students should know how to swim, if they don't this maybe a problem. The only reason I say this is because I worry about the safety of the students. At the end of our unit plan we will be going on a field trip down the columbia river for two days and one night. Students will have to bring a tent to share with other same sex classsmates. While traveling down the river we will be using double river canoes.
Parents are more than welcome to come and help supervise.
Also if you have any friends that are knowledgeable in canoeing or kayaking they would be more than welcome to come as well.