46 results for group: environment-climate
Outside In! A Participatory, Inquiry-based Approach to Food Security
Superle, Basran, and UFV students lead attendees through the participatory, inquiry-based process they’re facilitating with children in the Abbotsford School District in the “Outside In! Dig for Your Rights” pilot program. This program addresses challenges in educational settings that hamper creation of outdoor learning opportunities due to non-conducive settings. The program goal is inspiring children to contribute to food security by participating in their local food system. We believe this approach will help children experience their world as a foodscape they’re part of.
Nature’s NEAR (Neighbourhood Eco Action Rangers)
It’s a field trip that comes to you! Through a series of engaging activities, we'll learn about Halton District School Board’s new outdoor and environmental initiative, Nature’s NEAR (Neighbourhood Eco Action Rangers). Rooted in inquiry and place-based education, this initiative aims to connect students and staff to the natural world within their schoolyards in the hopes of fostering stronger community and environmental relationships. We will explore how to make meaningful and accessible outdoor education programs no matter where you are, whether it is a paved schoolyard or flourishing forest!
Exploring place relations with post-secondary learners
How can you promote meaningful connections to place with your adult learners in formal or non-formal settings? In this workshop, participants will discuss place- and land-based education principles. Elizabeth will present examples of in-class learning activities and assignments that she has used within post-secondary contexts, drawing from experiences teaching in Canada, her doctoral research, and a course she developed and taught at the University of Minnesota Duluth called Place-Based Education. Participants will also have the opportunity to share ideas.
Everyone Belongs in Nature: Ecojustice in Outdoor Education
Join CPAWS Southern Alberta Education to learn how you can provide inclusive nature connection opportunities that support wellbeing for everyone. This session will guide your role as an educator and caring community member in responding to inequality in outdoor education by providing tools and resources that make a difference. CPAWS will demonstrate how to take immersive environmental lessons, games and activities and apply cross-cultural guidelines to make nature’s inclusive invitation more accessible for all!
Addressing the intersection of biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental inequity through youth-led action projects
Educators will act as students, learning about the first 3 steps of the Roots & Shoots journey to come up with an action project that addresses biodiversity loss, climate change and/or environmental inequity.
Educators will split into groups to do a community mapping exercise to look for issues related to biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental inequity. When finished, they will brainstorm an action project that they could undertake to address the issues they saw during the mapping exercise. At the end educators will come together to share their learning.
Moving from ecological grief to active hope, a journey to and from the head to the heart
How do we move through our individual and collective experiences of ecological grief as we witness the planetary assault of the Anthropocene? Addressing ecological grief and equipping our clients and students with the tools and knowledge they need to mobilize their emotions from grief to active hope is becoming an important part of any environmental education curriculum. Join us for a discussion and activity that engages the learner's journey from the head to the heart to help us move closer to a life sustaining society.
