A free resource for finding school programs and resources in Alberta and BC
Teachers, we know that finding environmental education programs and resources that work for your classroom’s needs can be difficult. This database helps you find relevant, fun offerings that can bring these important topics to life.
Filter and browse our listings to find the perfect activity to engage and energize your students on environmental learning.
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Energy Revealed Program
GreenLearningBasic Details
Energy Revealed is an engaging program that encourages learners to explore ways to make energy visible in their schools and communities, through hands-on activities. Designed for grades 3-12, learners investigate topics like energy metering, phantom power, power grids, and renewable energy solutions. Learners become energy efficient experts and take real world action against climate change.
Energy Revealed is an engaging program that encourages learners to explore ways to make energy visible in their schools and communities, through hands-on activities. Designed for grades 3-12, learners investigate topics like energy metering, phantom power, power grids, and renewable energy solutions. Learners become energy efficient experts and take real world action against climate change.
Imaginative Ecological Education
imaginEDBasic Details
Learn more about Imaginative Ecological Education on imaginED: education that inspires. Engage emotion, imagination and the body with/in the natural world as part of your teaching.
Learn more about Imaginative Ecological Education on imaginED: education that inspires. Engage emotion, imagination and the body with/in the natural world as part of your teaching.
Read In Week
Edmonton Humane SocietyBasic Details
The Edmonton Humane Society is excited to support youth literacy by offering a FREE Young Readers Program during Read In Week.
The Edmonton Humane Society is excited to support youth literacy by offering a FREE Young Readers Program during Read In Week.
We Are ChangeMakers
CPAWS Southern AlbertaBasic Details
Join wearechangemakers.ca - a community where you can learn, teach, act, and give for the eco-justice topics that matter to you
Join wearechangemakers.ca - a community where you can learn, teach, act, and give for the eco-justice topics that matter to you
Aquatic Species at Risk
Sea SmartBasic Details
Learn about amazing aquatic species at risk, their threats, and most importantly, how we can help!
Learn about amazing aquatic species at risk, their threats, and most importantly, how we can help!
Outdoor Learning Training, Tools & Resources for Educators
Outdoor Learning School & StoreBasic Details
The Outdoor Learning School & Store is a charitable social enterprise offering excellent outdoor learning training, tools, resources & equipment with 100% of proceeds going back to supporting outdoor learning non-profit initiatives!
The Outdoor Learning School & Store is a charitable social enterprise offering excellent outdoor learning training, tools, resources & equipment with 100% of proceeds going back to supporting outdoor learning non-profit initiatives!
Farm to School BC
Farm to School BCBasic Details
Farm to School BC (F2SBC) offers educational resources, grants, and webinars focused on school gardens, food literacy education, and hands-on learning opportunities for K-12 students, educators, and school communities in BC.
Farm to School BC (F2SBC) offers educational resources, grants, and webinars focused on school gardens, food literacy education, and hands-on learning opportunities for K-12 students, educators, and school communities in BC.
Clean Tech Showcase
Bioloop FoundationBasic Details
Free climate programs that bring real clean tech founders into your classroom, inspiring students to ask big questions, think in systems, and see themselves as part of the solution.
Free climate programs that bring real clean tech founders into your classroom, inspiring students to ask big questions, think in systems, and see themselves as part of the solution.
BC Tomorrow Simulator
Alberta TomorrowBasic Details
Explore the impact of landuse changes in British Columbia on the Environment and Economy with our GIS Simulation Tool!
Explore the impact of landuse changes in British Columbia on the Environment and Economy with our GIS Simulation Tool!
PlantUniversity School Toolkit
Vancouver Humane SocietyBasic Details
A free, ready-to-use school toolkit that empowers students and educators to advocate for plant-based food options.
A free, ready-to-use school toolkit that empowers students and educators to advocate for plant-based food options.
Life Below Water
Sea SmartBasic Details
Discover how ocean conservation is tied to gender equity, sustainability, and a promise for a safe and secure future!
Discover how ocean conservation is tied to gender equity, sustainability, and a promise for a safe and secure future!
EcoSchools Canada
EcoSchools CanadaBasic Details
A sustainable future begins at every EcoSchool! A bilingual certification program for elementary through secondary schools. Nurturing student leaders, reducing environmental impacts, and building sustainable school communities.
A sustainable future begins at every EcoSchool! A bilingual certification program for elementary through secondary schools. Nurturing student leaders, reducing environmental impacts, and building sustainable school communities.
Eco 360 Program
GreenLearningBasic Details
Empower youth to explore plastics, discover a circular economic model, and create innovative solutions to reducing waste through dynamic, self-paced activities.
Empower youth to explore plastics, discover a circular economic model, and create innovative solutions to reducing waste through dynamic, self-paced activities.
A Walking Curriculum: Evoking Wonder and Developing Sense of Place
imaginEDBasic Details
Evoke wonder and develop sense of Place with imagination-focused and nature-based walking explorations in your school yard and community.
Evoke wonder and develop sense of Place with imagination-focused and nature-based walking explorations in your school yard and community.
Bring Nature Home
CPAWS Southern AlbertaBasic Details
Bring Nature Home is an educational toolkit that will help youth and adults of all ages engage in environmental education indoors and out!
Bring Nature Home is an educational toolkit that will help youth and adults of all ages engage in environmental education indoors and out!
EduKits
The Biosphere Institute of the Bow ValleyBasic Details
The Biosphere Institute’s Bear, Bison, Cougar, Elk and Wolf EduKits increase the ecological literacy of students and citizens in the Bow Valley.
These travelling trunks contain pelts, fur swatches, skulls, scat replicas, and books relevant to animals and their place in the ecosystem and Indigenous and settler cultures. They also include digital media and a PowerPoint presentation that can be used in classroom delivery.
The Biosphere Institute’s Bear, Bison, Cougar, Elk and Wolf EduKits increase the ecological literacy of students and citizens in the Bow Valley.
These travelling trunks contain pelts, fur swatches, skulls, scat replicas, and books relevant to animals and their place in the ecosystem and Indigenous and settler cultures. They also include digital media and a PowerPoint presentation that can be used in classroom delivery.
Wildsight Invermere
Wildsight InvermereBasic Details
The Invermere branch of Wildsight has been the environmental voice of the upper Columbia Valley since 1989. We are a BC-registered, non-profit organization. Our mission is to inspire community action and lead the way in ensuring the integrity and ecological values of our surrounding wetlands, forests, grasslands and mountains through our programs, campaigns, and grassroots initiatives.
The Invermere branch of Wildsight has been the environmental voice of the upper Columbia Valley since 1989. We are a BC-registered, non-profit organization. Our mission is to inspire community action and lead the way in ensuring the integrity and ecological values of our surrounding wetlands, forests, grasslands and mountains through our programs, campaigns, and grassroots initiatives.
Educators Teaching Educators: Canada’s Outdoor Early Childhood Education Continuous Professional Learning Framework
Outdoor play CanadaBasic Details
The Outdoor ECE Framework, formally known as Educators Teaching Educators: Canada’s Outdoor Early Childhood Education Continuous Professional Learning Framework, is a nationally agreed-upon pedagogical document that promotes consistency in training and supports outdoor ECE practitioners in their work across Canada.
The Outdoor ECE Framework, formally known as Educators Teaching Educators: Canada’s Outdoor Early Childhood Education Continuous Professional Learning Framework, is a nationally agreed-upon pedagogical document that promotes consistency in training and supports outdoor ECE practitioners in their work across Canada.
SkeenaWild Environmental Education
SkeenaWild Conservation TrustBasic Details
Free lesson plans and educational resources with downloadable PDFs for easy access.
Free lesson plans and educational resources with downloadable PDFs for easy access.
NatureKids BC Nature Clubs
NatureKids BCBasic Details
NatureKids BC runs approximately 25+ nature clubs across British Columbia. Our nature club leaders provide kids ages 5-12 and their families with opportunities to connect with and learn about their local environment through regular outdoor adventures known as Explorer Days.
NatureKids BC runs approximately 25+ nature clubs across British Columbia. Our nature club leaders provide kids ages 5-12 and their families with opportunities to connect with and learn about their local environment through regular outdoor adventures known as Explorer Days.
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For Teachers
I can’t find listings that work for me. What can I do?
Try removing any filtering criteria to see more results. If you can’t find listings in your area, try looking in the “Available Nationwide” category, or use the Delivery Format filter to select listings marked as “Online” or “Resource”. If you would like to suggest a listing for inclusion, contact us at fern@elements-society.org
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How do teacher recommendations work?
The organization who produces the activity solicits recommendations from teachers who have completed their activities. Recommendations include a teacher’s school district in order to provide local context, but are kept anonymous for privacy reasons.
How do I leave recommendations for listings?
After you complete a program, the listing organization will send you a special website link that you can use to leave a recommendation. If you would like to leave a recommendation but haven’t received a link, contact the organization directly.
When browsing by location, how do I know which school district I am located in?
If you aren’t sure what public school district you are located in, see the Alberta Education Maps or the BC School District Map.
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To suggest a listing, email us and we can try to connect with the organization. Note that organizations are responsible for publishing their own listings.
If you have any other feedback, email us. Although we strive to keep this resource up to date, Elements Society is not responsible for the accuracy of information provided by organizations.
I need a full run through of FERN, where can I find this?
Here is a full FERN run through for teachers/educators. Learn how to access classroom-ready environmental education resources to bring vital topics to life.
For Listing Organizations
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If you create environmental education programs or resources, sign up for an account. Once you are signed in, you can create a new listing. All new and updated listings are subject to review before appearing on the website.
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Sign in to your account, and you will see all of your listings and have the option to submit an update to (or delete) any listing. Updates are subject to review before appearing on the website.
I no longer have access to the email used for my account. What can I do?
Email us and we can help restore access to your listings.
How do I get teacher recommendations for my listings?
When you create a new listing, you will receive a unique website link that allows teachers to leave a recommendation. After teachers complete a program, it’s your responsibility to solicit recommendations by sending the link. Recommendations include a teacher’s school district in order to provide local context, but are kept anonymous for privacy reasons.
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If your payment method on file is expired or was declined, email us and we can help you update your payment info.
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