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Teacher mentorship and French-language workshops

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By James Davis, Education Program Manager

February 2018

I hope 2018 is treating you well so far!  I’ve settled back in to life in Victoria and have been busy getting ready for us to launch a couple of new education programs.

As part of our new Mentorship and Support program for teachers in the Capital Region District, Kirsten and I are thrilled to be taking part in the Tapestry Conference on February 23rd at Esquimalt Secondary School.

This annual tri-district Pro-D conference for School Districts 61, 62 and 63 will feature a keynote address by Carey Newman (the Indigenous artist who created the Witness Blanket). We are offering a full-day Get Outside and Learn workshop for K-8 teachers that will cover topics such as building a routine to take students outside, conducting a risk/benefit analysis, and connections to the new curriculum.

Teachers will also have the opportunity to head outside and participate in hands-on activities that they can lead for their students.

Find out more about our workshop on page 7 of the registration brochure and register for the conference today!

In other news, we have received funding to run a pilot project offering our Nature & Play (Kindergarten) and Lifecycles & Ecosystems (Grades 1 and 2) workshops to students in French.

If you are in the Lower Mainland or Capital Regional District and are interested in having our Environmental Educator Amira Madison facilitate a French-language nature workshop for your class, please fill out our online workshop request form and make a note in the “Other Information” field that you are requesting a workshop in French.

Learn more about our free nature-based environmental education workshops.

Feature image by Craig Janzen.

Kids and nature: Looking ahead to 2018

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By James Davis, Education Program Manager

January 2017

I hope you enjoyed the winter holidays and are adjusting to being back at school!  I had a fantastic time visiting the landscapes of my childhood in Malaysia and spent Christmas in Australia, where my dad grew up. We’re now ramping up for the second half of the school year and are excited about what’s in store for our environmental education team in the coming months.

Kids at Ecole Quadra Elementary enjoy a Sierra Club BC workshop. Photo by Craig Janzen.

Amira Maddison (our Environmental Educator for the Lower Mainland) is returning from her own adventures and will be visiting schools in the Metro Vancouver area and beyond starting in late-February.  Thanks to all of the classes that have been patiently waiting for their chance to participate in one of our workshops with Amira!

We are also excited to announce that we have received funding from the Victoria Foundation to pilot a mentorship and support program for teachers in the CRD.  If you are a teacher in School District 61, 62 or 63 and are interested in participating in monthly gatherings with fellow teachers who want to learn how they can provide more outdoor learning opportunities for their students – and in receiving some one-on-one mentorship from Kirsten Dallimore, our Environmental Educator – then you’ll be excited to hear more about what we are cooking up.  Stay tuned for more details about this program, which will be launching at the Tapestry Conference in February.

Whichever part of the province you live in, we hope that you enjoy the winter … and don’t forget to GET OUTSIDE AND LEARN!

Feature image by Craig Janzen.

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