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FortWhyte Alive

The Rockies

FortWhyte Alive is a private, not-for-profit which is dedicated to providing programming, natural settings, and facilities for environmental education, outdoor recreation, and social enterprise. FortWhyte promotes awareness and understanding of the natural world and actions leading to sustainable living.
FortWhyte Alive is located on Treaty 1 Territory, on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Ininewak, Anisininewak, Dene, and Dakota peoples, as well as the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

Themes
  • Climate Change and Sustainability
  • Community Science
  • Early Learning
  • Early Years
  • Elementary
  • Environmental Education
  • French
  • Habitats and Ecosystems
  • History
  • Indigenous Resources
  • Inquiry-Based Learning
  • Lesson Plan
  • Middle
  • Nature Based Education
  • Outdoor Education
  • Outdoor Learning
  • Place-Based Education
  • Pre-School
  • Professional Development
  • Regional Resources
  • Risky Play
  • Science
  • Secondary
  • Social Studies
Offerings
  • Consultation Services
  • In-Person Programs/Field Trips
  • Professional Development/Learning
  • Resources and/or Activity Ideas

Mission

FortWhyte Alive is a private, not-for-profit which is dedicated to providing programming, natural settings, and facilities for environmental education, outdoor recreation, and social enterprise. FortWhyte promotes awareness and understanding of the natural world and actions leading to sustainable living.
FortWhyte Alive is located on Treaty 1 Territory, on the traditional lands of the Anishinaabe, Ininewak, Anisininewak, Dene, and Dakota peoples, as well as the National Homeland of the Red River Métis.

Key Resources

FortWhyte Alive offers environmental education programming for K-12 students, in the form of onsite field trips throughout the school year, and a Forest School program for pre-school children. We offer custom programming in schoolyards, and professional development sessions and resources for educators to build confidence in teaching outdoors.
FortWhyte Alive offers programming at our facility, as well as outreach programs in schoolyards to aid connections to place-based learning. We also offer professional development for K-12 educators. We integrate climate change action and sustainability into our programming. We continue to learn and honour Indigenous knowledge and perspectives.
Find more information here :
- https://www.fortwhyte.org/educators/school-programs/
- https://www.fortwhyte.org/families/forest-school/

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