Venturing Outdoors with Kids
Inquire2Empower: Venturing Outdoors with Kids Take a moment to prepare children for outdoor learning opportunities so that everyone is having fun when you venture outdoors.
Triggering Joy in Vancouver Life Outdoors
A conversation with a Vancouverite will lead you to one conclusion about Vancouver, British Columbia. It is either the most brilliant place in the world to live or a drab haven of rain to be tolerated or simply abandoned. Just before any of my travel adventures when I was young, my maternal grandmother who was born and …
Garden Librarians in Our Midst
Read all about our Garden Prep teachers in Richmond. It was a breath of very fresh and very cool air on my visit to Homma Elementary School in Richmond, British Columbia. I was welcomed to the School Garden and teaching space by the garden librarians, Megan Zeni and Sarah Regan, and two Grade 3 / 4 classes of students. All …
Tidal WAV 2022
Wild About Vancouver aims to encourage wide spread participation in outdoor activity for physical health, mental health, and STEAM learning. The TIDAL WAV is an annual festival to celebrate participation in outdoor activity and learning, as well as to inform participants about the possible opportunities. TIDAL WAV 2022 will take place at Second Beach in …
Exploring by the Seat of Your Pants presents #BackyardBio
Life on our planet comes in countless forms, to borrow from Charles Darwin, endless forms most beautiful. We’ve identified over 1.5 million species and scientists think there could be 10 million or more left to discover. The weird and the wonderful that call our planet home play a vital role in our everyday lives and the health of …
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Citizen Science: Marine Debris Program
This resource helps educators teach about marine debris and involve their students in research and outreach. Students can conduct marine debris surveys, enter their data into NOAA’s database, analyze monitoring results, and become involved in marine debris stewardship within their communities.The comprehensive teacher toolkit (downloadable in link) includes lesson plans, educational articles, videos, websites, tutorials …
Playful Learning Outdoors in April
To support the families and teachers we work with in the outdoor classroom, we’ve put together this list of ideas for playful learning outdoors in April during Covid-19. Remember how important it is to get outside everyday, be sure to follow the guidelines recommended by the provincial health officer. This post is in compliance as of …