Past Events:
Networking Events
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2023 Summer Solstice Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday, June 22nd for our Annual Summer Solstice Event!
We were so grateful to meet in-person as we learned about rain gardens, tried our hands at building microbits, AND had the chance to network with like-minded leaders from across the region.
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2022 Summer Solstice Event
Thank you to everyone who joined us on Thursday, June 23rd for our Annual Summer Solstice Event!
It was wonderful to connect in-person with inspiring educators from around Metro Vancouver and to celebrate our work connecting classrooms to communities. We hope the conversations were rich and the connections made continue to grow.
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2021 Summer Solstice Event
On Thursday, June 17th, teachers, community educators and other leaders from across B.C. met online to share successful practices and celebrate our work that connects learners with place and the outdoors.
Participants:
Learned about innovative programs and resources across B.C.
Shared ideas, inspiration and engaging strategies for teaching and learning linked to local places and outdoor spaces
Explored opportunities for collaboration and mentorship in their regions and beyond
Met fellow leaders and celebrated successful practices
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2020 Winter Solstice Event
Featured Success Stories:
EKOLogy (East Kensington Outdoor Learning Program, Surrey)
Provincial Position Statement on Outdoor Learning
On Thursday, December 10th, teachers, community educators and other leaders from across B.C. online gathered to share successful practices and celebrate our work that connects students with place and the outdoors during these challenging times.
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2020 Summer Solstice Event
It was wonderful to connect and celebrate with so many inspiring place-based educators from across the province. While the format of this year’s solstice event was a bit different than usual, it was a rich and engaging afternoon of success story sharing and networking.
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2019 Winter Solstice Event
It was wonderful to connect with inspiring place-based educators from around Metro Vancouver to celebrate our work. This event was held at Bao Down in Vancouver - Thanks to everyone for sharing your successes and opportunities, and for all your efforts this year!
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2019 Summer Solstice Event
A thank you to all who attended our annual C2C Summer Solstice Event this past June! It was a huge success and great to see so many K-12 educators, post-secondary educators, community partners, collaborators and champions for change.
This year, we started the celebration with a Leadership Circle of place-based learning champions from school districts across Metro Vancouver. This rich conversation shared some successes from across the region, and then made some headway into how we want to work together as a regional network. Some key ideas that came forward were: the power of intentional organization to amplify our voices, the importance of targeted collaborative time, processes to engage our district administrators, the importance of a strong mentor network for teacher candidates in this field, and a desire to map out our circle by district. We will pick up these key ideas and carry them forward when we meet again at the October Classrooms to Communities conference at UBC.
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2018 Summer Solstice Celebration
This event welcomed community members, educators and leaders on a guided walking tour of New Westminster’s Pier Park. Formerly a heavy-industrial ‘brownfield’ site, multiple environmental award-winning Pier Park is an exemplar of urban renewal and environmental remediation, providing residents with a shared community space that reflects the City’s important past while acting as a model for sustainable urban development moving forward. This event brought together K-12 educators, post-secondary educators, community partners, collaborators and champions for change
Event Co-Hosts:
BC Environmental Educators’ Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA)
Metro Vancouver School & Youth Leadership Programs
Science World
WildBC & Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF)
Feedback from Past Conference Participants
“The best people, the best day, with professional-grade speakers and presenters. Such an amazing variety of experience levels of teachers involved and the willingness of all to support growth moving forward. Keep up the good work – gathering likeminded people together at a conference like this is valuable!”
— Participant
“I can honestly say that I have never been to a conference that in any way stacks up against the incredible event that you pulled off – it was an incredibly powerful and inspiring few days.”
— Participant
“I loved the overall energy of so many passionate educators working towards making our world a more thoughtful, connected place for generations to come. I am so happy that gathering events like this exist; thank you for making it happen.”
— Participant
“Congratulations to your team for a successful conference! It was an amazing conference – it provided me with a lot of reflections and totally re-energized me!”
— Participant
“I heard so many people say that this was one of the best conferences they had ever been to. It was the perfect mix of information, connection, and fun. When I think about what experiential, place-based learning should look like, talk about ‘walking the talk’ with this conference!”
— Volunteer
“As someone who also runs conferences, I know the time and energy that goes into something like this, and you surpassed my expectations. Thanks so very much for a such a meaningful two days. It was absolutely awesome!”
— Participant
