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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For the past 50 years, humans, who treat Earth often without much care, have been celebrating Earth Day on April 22. Earth however is not turning 50. It is estimated that Earth formed around 4.6 billion years ago. That makes Earth old, in comparison with Earth Day. Notice the oldest period of Earth we have …
This post comes from HUB Find out about bicycle services around the GVRD and operating hours and other details pertinent to COVID-19. Add information or update via HUB. “It’s more important now more than ever to support our local businesses during the COVID-19 outbreak so that they can continue to exist after the pandemic. That’s …
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UPDATE Apr 3, 2020: Due to COVID-19, WAV will not run as scheduled or planned in 2020. For the moment, WAV will focus on collecting and cataloging materials and resources to support time spent outdoors for health/wellness, environmental ethics and practices and experiential learning that is profound and sticky. If you have materials to share, …
I have been working with Ryan Baptiste for the past two years through his Master’s studies in the HOPE-Ed M.Ed. cohort in the Department of Curriculum and Pedagogy at UBC. Ryan’s is a master teacher who has crafted a unique learning experience that meets the wants of learners and challenges concepts of learning. One of …
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Between Nov 12 and 23, 2018, I was invited to experience the outdoor learning project El Vergel, in Quillota, about 40 kms west of the Pacific Ocean and the town of Concón along the Aconcagua River valley, west-northwest of Santiago de Chile. El Vergel is the name given to 5 hecatres of land located above …
Outdoor Learning along the Aconcagua River valley in Chile Read More »
Winter is almost here and the sea lions are back! My daughters and I had the opportunity to view these behemoths up close on our way home from our Gulf Island cabin a few weekends ago. As clumsy as they look on land, they are wonderfully graceful in the water. But wow, they never seem …
Our Noisy Neighbours! A field report from Jason Camp Read More »
Hi friends and supporters of WAV and outdoor learning! Unbelievable, but WAV is embarking on a 5th year! WAV is a community-driven, grass-roots outdoor learning festival that encourages everyone to get outdoors more often, particularly for learning. The WAV Steering Committee (SC) proves oversight for WAV from September to May annually. Generally, the SC meets …
UBC teacher education candidate, Jeevan, participated in WAV 2018 and won a copy of the Walking Curriculum by Gillian Judson. Jeevan shared the following: Outdoor learning can be a very useful pedagogical tool to engage students with what they will be learning about. During my practicum, the class went for a walk around the school …
Is there anything more fun than playing in the dirt? How about playing with soil! Our garden club here at #WilliamWatsonElementary in Surrey, has been enjoying this sunny weather as we gear up for the growing season. The Kindergarteners have planted the herb and vegetable seeds that will soon flourish in the planter boxes that are being designed and …
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