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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]