In this workshop, expert school garden educators will share their tested and effective core routines for engaging learners across the curriculum in natural spaces. Suitable for teachers with established gardens, as well as teachers who are still dreaming of a garden! Participants will leave with an understanding of the school garden as a metaphor for […]
We step out onto the land together and many of us feel like we belong. But do our gender-creative, transgender and nonbinary children and staff experience that feeling of safety and belonging too? In this workshop, participants will gain knowledge of the intersecting identities transgender, gender-creative and nonbinary children and staff hold, and how this […]
This presentation focuses on a recent study that aims to capture OL experiences within public school boards in Canada. Drawing from our conversations with students and educators, we will discuss factors that can shape OL experiences for children, current practices that educators are engaging with, challenges that educators have encountered and suggestions regarding how to […]
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 […]
This interactive workshop will not only showcase traditional games, but also look into the history and teachings of some of the 100+ games he knows of. Get ready for learning and laughing and be prepared for movement.
In Braiding Sweetgrass, Robin Wall Kimmerer offers, “Scarcity and plenty are as much qualities of the mind and spirit as they are of the economy. Gratitude plants the seed for abundance. … Gratitude is a powerful antidote… A deep awareness of the gifts of the earth and of each other is medicine.” This workshop explores […]
Would you like to learn how to make land based learning a priority for secondary students? Do you wonder how to implement land based learning at a higher level? This workshop is designed to share best practices of creating, implementing and sustaining a land based program for secondary students . Participants will have opportunity to […]