Join Merritt NatureKids for a weed pull and BBQ at Marquart Lake. 

For questions about this explorer day reach out to merritt@naturekidsbc.ca

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In recognition of National Indigenous History Month (June) and National Indigenous Peoples Day (June 21) here are 30 recommended resources and learning opportunities.

These are offered on the recommendation of Indigenous staff, advisors and partners, and are all developed and made available by Indigenous authors, educators and organizations.

Introductory Indigenous Language Online Courses for Adults

1. Kanyen’keha (Mohawk) Introductory Language Course

2. Skarù·ręʔ (Tuscarora) Introductory Language Course

3. Mi’kmaq (Mi’kmaw) Introductory Language Course

Indigenous Learning Online Courses for Adults

1. 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning – read the reviews! Super early bird closes June 30.

2. 4 saisons de la réconciliation

3. Connecting Children to Nature through Indigenous Teachings

Reconciliation Books for Adults

1. 52 Ways to Reconcile: How to Walk with Indigenous Peoples on the Path to Healing

2. Unreconciled: Family, Truth, and Indigenous Resistance

3. Black Water: Family, Legacy, and Blood Memory

Indigenous Plant Knowledge Books for Adults

1. Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness

2. Medicines to Help Us: Traditional Métis Plant Use

3. Revered Roots: Ancestral Teachings and Wisdom of Wild, Edible, and Medicinal Plants

Resources for Educators

1. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation Teacher Set

2. Wayi Wah! Indigenous Pedagogies: An Act for Reconciliation and Anti-Racist Education

3. Heartbeat of the Earth: A Handbook on Connecting Children to Nature through Indigenous Teachings

Virtual Workshops for Educators

1. August 6: Creative Writing with Richard Van Camp

2. August 20: Drawing in Nature with Leah Marie Dorion

3. August 27: Drumming for Well-being with Bill Helin

Resources en Français

1. Curiosité naturelle, 2e édition: Ressource pour l’enseignante ou l’enseignant

2. Livres Taanishi: Michif et Français

3. Laisse un bel héritage

Books for Secondary/Post-Secondary Learners

1. Braiding Sweetgrass for Young Adults

2. The Journey Forward: 2 Novellas on Reconciliation for Youth

3. Groundswell: Indigenous Knowledge and a Call to Action for Climate Change

Books for Intermediate/Middle School Learners

1. Orange Shirt Day: Books & Educational Resource Package

2. Speaking Our Truth: A Journey of Reconciliation

3. Strong Stories: Bundle of 48 Indigenous Books

Books for Primary/Early Years Learners

1. Whispers of the Earth: A Journey through Indigenous Wisdom

2. Walking Together: Two-Eyed Seeing Children’s Book

3. Dreaming Alongside

View ALL Indigenous Learning Resources

As always, 100% of proceeds from the Outdoor Learning School & Store goes back into supporting non-profit initiatives, including Indigenous Learning initiatives.

On Thursday, June 5 at 11 AM, join the Girls and STEAM Team as we celebrate World Environment Day! Joining us will be fantastic speakers who are working within STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Design, and Math) to help the natural world around us (Speaker details to be announced!).

In this 45-minute journey that can be viewed online at home or in a classroom, participants will hear from leaders followed by a Q&A session where your most burning questions can be answered!

While best suited for participants in grade 6 and older, all ages and genders are welcome to experience these wonderful women in STEAM!

Though the terms "women" and "girls" are used in our event, Girls and STEAM refers to participants and presenters who identify as women, girls, trans, genderqueer, non-binary, two-spirit, and gender questioning.

The event will also be live-streamed at Centre Stage at Science World, included with general admission.

Register for free

FREE 60 min Virtual Workshop on Tuesday, June 3 at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Time

With Indigenous Authors, Artists and Educators Leona Prince, Leah Marie Dorion, Myah Birrell and Launa Purcell

Join three fantastic Indigenous educators as they share about Indigenous Learning Resources suitable for elementary-aged learners. From connecting to story, understanding and appreciating cultural teachings to deepening curiosity and nature connection through an Indigenous inquiry lens, this workshop will give you lots of Monday-ready takeaways to embed in your learning setting.

• Launa Purcell is a member of Xa’xtsa First Nation. She is an Indigenous Educator with a focus on outdoor education. Launa teaches yoga and mindfulness in addition to Indigenous outdoor camps. Launa is the proud mother of two adult children. She has published 2 books on Indigenous teachings and connection to the land, including Heartbeat of the Earth and Whispers of the Earth.

• Leona Prince is from the Lake Babine Nation and Nak’azdli Whut’en and belongs to the Lhts’umusyoo (Beaver) Clan. Leona is an award-winning educator and is currently the Director of Instruction of Indigenous Education for School District 91 (Nechako Lakes). She has authored Be a Good Ancestor and A Dance Through the Seasons.

• Leah Marie Dorion is a Métis artist, author, curriculum developer, lecturer and researcher. She has taught Métis History and Native Studies for the First Nations University of Canada, the Gabriel Dumont Institute and the University of Saskatchewan. She is also a visual artist and an instructor at the Saskatchewan Urban Native Teacher Education Program. Her artwork celebrates the strength and resilience of Indigenous women and families.  Leah is also a published children’s book author and illustrator – her Métis ‘Connecting to the Land’ Book Bundle provides 10 excellent learning resources for kids to explore Métis knowledge, culture and history connected to the land. It includes translations into Michif, and offers incredibly vibrant illustrations giving insight into Métis life. 

• Myah Birrell (she/her) is of Algonquin of Pikwàkanagàn First Nation and Canadian ancestry. She is an educator (OCT) and a graduate of the Masters of Arts in Child Study and Education program through OISE at University of Toronto. Myah has an undergraduate degree in Critical Gender Studies and is focused on creating classroom spaces that are anti-oppressive and justice focused. Myah is currently employed at Kapapamahchakwew – Wandering Spirit School in the TDSB teaching grade 6/7 as well as the current Program Coordinator at Natural Curiosity. Myah is always thinking about ways that we can decolonize education through weaving Indigenous ways of knowing and being into all curriculum.

We invite you to spend time with these excellent Indigenous resources for Elementary age:

• Whispers of the Earth: A Journey through Indigenous Wisdom by Launa Purcell

• Be a Good Ancestor by Leona Prince

• A Dance through the Seasons by Leona Prince 

• Métis ‘Connecting to the Land’ Children’s Book Bundle by Leah Marie Dorion

And we also invite you to explore these excellent teacher resources:

1. Natural Curiosity: The Importance of Indigenous Perspectives in Children’s Environmental Inquiry

2. Heartbeat of the Earth: Connecting Children to Nature through Indigenous Teachings

REGISTER NOW!

Join Merritt NatureKids for a morning of tree planting at Harmon Lake. 

For questions about this explorer day reach out to merritt@naturekidsbc.ca

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We will be helping to clean up this beautiful park alongside our mentor from the Mission Environmental Stewardship Society.

Click here to register!

Join Houston NatureKids on Houston’s Annual Birdblitz with a guided “How to bird” walk around the Duck Pond in Houston.

To register email houston@naturekidsbc.ca

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 Join Salmon Arm NatureKids for a morning walk on the wharf with local nature experts. Bring your family and learn about Western Grebes and other waterfowl. We’ll have spotting scopes to help children and adults get great views of common birds.

No registration is required. Please meet us at 9:00 am at the SABNES Nature House parking lot at the Salmon Arm Wharf

For questions about this explorer day reach out to salmonarm@naturekidsbc.ca

VIRTUAL – Become a Lake Detective & Help Care for Wildlife 10:00 am - 10:30 am

NORTH VANCOUVER – Buds and Blossoms 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

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SALMON ARM – Birding for Families 9:00 am - 11:00 am

DELTA – Stream Health Check 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm

See full calendar

If you are looking for opportunities to enrich your classroom teaching with unique STEAM experiences, look no further than our STEAM Teachers Café! These fun, interactive professional development events will take place at Science World throughout the 2024-2025 school year. Light refreshments and snacks will be provided.

Invasive Species and Biodiversity with ISCBC

Get your ticket here

Become a certified outdoor learning educator with this 30-hour course

From Kindergarten to Grade 12, educators can have a profound impact on learning and development with students outside of the classroom. This online certification course is delivered by Take Me Outside and the Charitable Non-Profit Outdoor Learning Store.

The course includes:

1. 30 hrs of Self-paced Learning through 10 Online Learning Modules

2. 3 Live Workshops (recorded if you can’t make it live)

3. Hands on activities for you and your class as you learn

4. Outdoor Learning Certificate (upon completion)

5. $10 Coupon for the Outdoor Learning Store

6. Discounts at the Take Me Outside Apparel Store

Click here for more information & enrollment!

Come join us and Rocky Point Bird Observatory at Esquimalt Lagoon to learn about nesting birds.

WHEN: Wednesday April 30 @ 9-11am.

WHERE: Esquimalt Lagoon/Hatley Castle @ The Blue Heron House (dock at the bottom).

Walking down via Charlie’s Trail.

To register email westshore@naturekidsbc.ca

How many bees are there in BC? Explore bee diversity and the role of pollinators in maintaining a healthy balance in our ecosystems. Students will learn to identify a variety of pollinators that visit the garden through a hands-on activity. This field trip takes place at Strathcona Community Gardens, on the shared, unceded, ancestral territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.

 Click here to register!

3:00pm Mountain Time, Friday, April 25 – 1pm Mountain Time, Sunday, April 27
We look forward to gathering with you in this spectacular location, with an amazing group of educators!

The primary objective of the Leadership Clinic is to give participants a warm, welcoming, inspiring & safe space to learn, share, connect & rejuvenate. The secondary objective is to give Local Chapter Teams some time to build relationships, and start to make plans to support outdoor and environmental learning in their school district in the coming year.

Registration is open to EEPSA Local Chapter Team members who have been appointed by their local chapter. We are encourage all local chapters to invite a member of their school districts Aboriginal/Indigenous Education Team to further support connections between Environmental Education and Indigenous Knowledge.

Please note: all participants must be current EEPSA members, and those from the Columbia Basin must also be CBEEN members.

Click here to register

Discover amazing events taking place throughout the province, there’s something for everyone!

SALMON ARM – Birding for Families

WHISTLER – Signs of Spring

COWICHAN VALLEY – Pond Dipping

KELOWNA – Lost Lake Snake Hunt

NICOMEKL – Wild Portraits

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Discover amazing events taking place throughout the province, there’s something for everyone!

MERRITT – Nature Journaling

SMITHERS & HOUSTON – Earth Day Party

SURREY – Fish Hatchery Tour

NORTH VANCOUVER – Join the Nature Challenge

DELTA – City Nature Challenge

NANAIMO – Hug A Tree and Survive

MISSION – Green Living Expo

SURREY – Party for the Planet

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Come join us for a nature walk in Mundy Park to learn about forest bathing!  The scent of the forest, the song of birds, the fresh forest air – awaken your senses and let your body relax in a slow, meditative 1km walk within Mundy Park. Enjoy this introduction into the Japanese practice of forest bathing.

Here’s a link to the background of Forest Bathing: Forest bathing: what it is and where to do it

We anticipate the event being 1.5 hours in duration.  

Meeting time: 4 pm

Date: Friday, April 25th

Location: Mundy Park

What should I bring?  warm clothes, rain gear if needed (we go rain or shine) and proper footwear

Washrooms and water fountains are available at the fieldhouse adjacent to the playground if needed.

To register email tricities@naturekidsbc.ca

 Join Salmon Arm NatureKids for a morning walk on the wharf with local nature experts. Bring your family and learn about Western Grebes and other waterfowl. We’ll have spotting scopes to help children and adults get great views of common birds.

No registration is required. Please meet us at 9:00 am at the SABNES Nature House parking lot at the Salmon Arm Wharf

For questions about this explorer day reach out to salmonarm@naturekidsbc.ca

Key information: 

• Registration is FREE and there will be draw prizes for attendees

• All Virtual Workshops are 60 minutes and will take place at 4pm Pacific / 7pm Eastern Time

• These will each be recorded and all registrants will be emailed with the link to the recording the day following the workshop

• In the workshop follow-up email, participants will receive a link to access a Certificate of Attendance

Our Spring 2025 Virtual Workshops include: 

1. April 15: Learning in the Garden: Activities, Lessons & Resources

2. April 22: Outdoor Learning Across the Curriculum

3. April 29: STEAM Learning Outdoors

4. May 20: Claws, Paws, & Jaws: Resources for Teaching about Wildlife

5. May 27: Being Held and Known by the Land: Indigenous Resources for Outdoor Learning

6. June 3: New Indigenous Learning Resources for the Elementary Years

These workshops feature some fantastic learning resources:

1. Spring 2025 Workshops – Book Bundle for Children

2. Spring 2025 Workshops – Resource Bundle for Educators

Specific resources featured in these workshops for Adults: 

1. The School Garden Curriculum: An Integrated K-8 Guide

2. Math in the Garden: Hands-on Activities that bring Math to Life 

3. Wild Learning: Practical Ideas to bring Teaching Outdoors

4. Held by the Land: A Guide to Indigenous Plants for Wellness

5. Natural Curiosity: The Importance of Indigenous Perspectives in Children’s Environmental Inquiry

6. Heartbeat of the Earth: Connecting Children to Nature through Indigenous Teachings

Specific books featured in these workshops for Children: 

1. Sila and the Land

2. The Land Knows Me: A Nature Walk Exploring Indigenous Wisdom

3. Whispers of the Earth: A Journey through Indigenous Wisdom

4. Be a Good Ancestor and  A Dance Through the Seasons

5. Métis ‘Connecting to the Land’ Children’s Book Bundle

Register here

✨ Save the Date! ✨ The 2024 C2C Winter Solstice Celebration is a free virtual event open to teachers, students, and anyone passionate about outdoor and place-based education. Join us as we connect, share, and celebrate building pathways from classrooms to communities across B.C.! 🌲📚 

More details coming soon..⏰

👉 Register: https://www.c2c-bc.org/annual-solstice-registration 

4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning is an initiative in partnership with over 40 non-profit organizations. It encourages and empowers educators to deepen their understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives while strengthening connections with the local land. 

Discover this incredible line-up of Indigenous presenters and learning content as part of this initiative running from October, 2023 - June, 2024. This includes: 

• Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

• Kevin Lamoureux

• Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair

• Dr. Christopher Horsethief

• Joe and Sophie Pierre

• Bonnie Harvey

• Smokii Sumac

• Ariana Roundpoint

• Doug Anderson

Registration includes: 

• 10 Learning Modules (~30 mins/month) 

• 10 Opportunities to Gather Virtually with Indigenous Presenters (~1 hour/month) 

• $25 towards excellent Indigenous Learning Resources

• A Certificate of Completion issued by the First Nations University of Canada

• Access to a Learning Community to learn, share and connect with

For those who are current registrants in our pilot, Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge, we invite you to join us for our pilot Season 2: Learning from the Land, also starting October, 2023. 

And for those who just want to take in the presentations, resources & support (not the modules) you can now register for this part of the learning. 

This learning opportunity is open to EVERYONE. While content in Season 1 is mostly in the context of Canada, this learning is relevant across Turtle Island (North America) and beyond. 

Learn more and register

Resource book for educators by author and teacher, Lauren MacLean 

This handy resource book for primary and intermediate level educators includes 20 weeks’ worth of themed sit spot activities for students of all ages. It also includes additional downloadable resources – to explore outdoor learning with students all year-long and in all weather conditions.

Learn more & order your copy!

Sign-up to join us for a Virtual Book Launch Celebration on Tuesday, November 26th

4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning is an initiative in partnership with over 40 non-profit organizations. It encourages and empowers educators to deepen their understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives while strengthening connections with the local land. 

Discover this incredible line-up of Indigenous presenters and learning content as part of this initiative running from October, 2023 - June, 2024. This includes: 

• Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

• Kevin Lamoureux

• Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair

• Dr. Christopher Horsethief

• Joe and Sophie Pierre

• Bonnie Harvey

• Smokii Sumac

• Ariana Roundpoint

• Doug Anderson

Registration includes: 

• 10 Learning Modules (~30 mins/month) 

• 10 Opportunities to Gather Virtually with Indigenous Presenters (~1 hour/month) 

• $25 towards excellent Indigenous Learning Resources

• A Certificate of Completion issued by the First Nations University of Canada

• Access to a Learning Community to learn, share and connect with

For those who are current registrants in our pilot, Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge, we invite you to join us for our pilot Season 2: Learning from the Land, also starting October, 2023. 

And for those who just want to take in the presentations, resources & support (not the modules) you can now register for this part of the learning. 

This learning opportunity is open to EVERYONE. While content in Season 1 is mostly in the context of Canada, this learning is relevant across Turtle Island (North America) and beyond. 

Learn more and register

Children’s book by Indigenous authors Launa Purcell and Carl Sam

Children will follow a path once tread by those before us, where the songs of the trees, the dance of the rivers, and our stories are carried by the wind. These teachings are invaluable treasures passed down through generations.

They’ll discover the language of animals, the lessons of plants, and the wisdom of the land. If you listen closely, you will hear the “Whispers of the Earth,” guiding you on this incredible adventure.

Learn more & order your copy!

Sign-up to join us for a Virtual Book Launch Celebration on Tuesday, November 19th

FutureMakers: Resources to Inspire Students for Sustainability

October, 29th 2024 - 4:00 PM Pacific / 7:00 PM Eastern (60 Minutes)

With Wildsight Education

Instead of messages of doom, FutureMakers provides students in grades 4 to 7 with the knowledge to design a thriving sustainable future. The decision-making power is put into students’ hands to inspire hope for their future and give them space to feel creative, resilient, and capable. 

Join us to learn more about the FutureMakers Program which showcases new technology and inspiring solutions that lead the way to a sustainable future. The decision-making power is put into students’ hands to inspire hope for their future, and give them space to feel creative, resilient and capable.

Offered by Wildsight Education, whose goals of their education programs are simple yet powerful: get children outside into their wild backyards in order to instil a sense of connection and place, and to give them the tools to face the challenges of sustainability with knowledge and inspiration.

We have a new section focused on Sustainability and Climate Change Education Resources. 

This includes great resources, like the FutureMakers Program!

Register here!

4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning is an initiative in partnership with over 40 non-profit organizations. It encourages and empowers educators to deepen their understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives while strengthening connections with the local land. 

Discover this incredible line-up of Indigenous presenters and learning content as part of this initiative running from October, 2023 - June, 2024. This includes: 

• Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer

• Kevin Lamoureux

• Dr. Niigaanwewidam James Sinclair

• Dr. Christopher Horsethief

• Joe and Sophie Pierre

• Bonnie Harvey

• Smokii Sumac

• Ariana Roundpoint

• Doug Anderson

Registration includes: 

• 10 Learning Modules (~30 mins/month) 

• 10 Opportunities to Gather Virtually with Indigenous Presenters (~1 hour/month) 

• $25 towards excellent Indigenous Learning Resources

• A Certificate of Completion issued by the First Nations University of Canada

• Access to a Learning Community to learn, share and connect with

For those who are current registrants in our pilot, Season 1: Foundations of Knowledge, we invite you to join us for our pilot Season 2: Learning from the Land, also starting October, 2023. 

And for those who just want to take in the presentations, resources & support (not the modules) you can now register for this part of the learning. 

This learning opportunity is open to EVERYONE. While content in Season 1 is mostly in the context of Canada, this learning is relevant across Turtle Island (North America) and beyond. 

Learn more and register

Climate Connections: Climate Change Education in Outdoor Learning

October, 22nd 2024 - 4:00 PM Pacific / 7:00 PM Eastern (60 Minutes)

With 'Accelerating CCE (Climate Change Ed) in Teacher Ed'

In partnership with TMO WEEK, learn about integrating Climate Change Ed (CCE) into your teaching practice in this virtual workshop, which offers inspiring ideas for CCE for elementary teachers and their students. It will introduce promising practices from K-8 teachers that connect CCE to socio-emotional learning, Indigenous ways of knowing, climate justice, critical hope and age-appropriate climate action.  

Offered by Hilary Inwood and Maria Vamvalis of the Accelerating CCE in Teacher Ed, which supports and accelerates Climate Change Education (CCE) in Teacher Education. Educators at all levels, from Kindergarten to higher education, are well-positioned to lead the cultural shifts needed for equitable, just and sustainable forms of living on the Earth. The ACCE-TE team supports professional learning in CCE for faculty and students in preservice teacher education programs, and for those already in the teaching profession (in-service teachers).  

We have a new section focused on Climate Change Education Resources.  

This includes great resources, like:  

FutureMakers Program

Teaching Kids About Climate Change

Teaching Teens about Climate Change

Solutions Board Game – Educator’s Edition

Groundswell: Indigenous Knowledge and a Call to Action for Climate Change

A People’s Curriculum For The Earth

Register here!