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Teacher Pro-D: Introduction to Place-Based Learning (K-7)

Webinar

Session 1: Introduction to Place-Based Learning (Grades K-7)

October 2026

What if your local forest, shoreline, neighbourhood, or schoolyard could become a classroom?

This introductory session will explore the foundations of place-based learning and how educators can use the places and communities around them to create meaningful, hands-on learning experiences for students in Grades K–7. Participants will leave with new ideas for connecting place-based approaches to everyday classroom learning and the B.C. curriculum.

Explore resources from the webinar

  • Learn the language of the Indigenous community on whose territory you live. Visit FirstVoices.com
  • Learn more about our education program and the free resources available to educators here.
  • Check out our nature-based activities & resources page here.

Meet the Speakers

Cèilidh Smith

Cèilidh Smith is the Education Program Manager at Sierra Club BC, where she leads the organization’s environmental education and professional development programming for educators and youth across British Columbia. She holds a Master of Forestry from the University of British Columbia and a Master of Science from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. Her approach to education centres justice-oriented, community-centred, and place-based learning, with a focus on creating opportunities for young people to build meaningful relationships with the lands and waters around them.

Photo Credits: Canva and Mya Van Woudenberg.