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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.

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Algonquin College's Play, Learn and Teach Outdoors in the Early Years (PLaTO) program

Outdoor play Canada

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The Play, Learn, and Teaching Outdoors in the Early Years college certification immerses early learning professionals in a specialized educational journey constructed around the national framework developed by the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play.

The Play, Learn, and Teaching Outdoors in the Early Years college certification immerses early learning professionals in a specialized educational journey constructed around the national framework developed by the Canadian Centre for Outdoor Play.

Waste in our World - in school program

Green Calgary

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Waste in Our World offers children the chance to work cooperatively build a model landfill and use it to look at ways to divert waste and make our landfills safer for the environment. This is an inquiry-based opportunity that fully engages participants in hands-on learning and incorporates several cross-curricular competencies.

Waste in Our World offers children the chance to work cooperatively build a model landfill and use it to look at ways to divert waste and make our landfills safer for the environment. This is an inquiry-based opportunity that fully engages participants in hands-on learning and incorporates several cross-curricular competencies.

Sea Smart Shoreline Cleanup Field Trip

Sea Smart

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Take your next field trip to the beach while empowering your students to make the world a better place.

Take your next field trip to the beach while empowering your students to make the world a better place.

Wild Mind Field Trips

Environmental Youth Alliance

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Through our curriculum-aligned field trips, your students will engage in 90-120 minutes of land-based learning at EYA’s programming site in Strathcona Community Gardens, East Vancouver.

Through our curriculum-aligned field trips, your students will engage in 90-120 minutes of land-based learning at EYA’s programming site in Strathcona Community Gardens, East Vancouver.

UBC Farm Field Trips

UBC Farm

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UBC Farm field trips offer hands-on, sensory-rich experiences on a certified organic farm. Students explore food production, ecosystems, and wilderness skills in themed sessions - Food & Farming, Nature & Ecosystems, or Exploration & Skills - tailored to your age group.

UBC Farm field trips offer hands-on, sensory-rich experiences on a certified organic farm. Students explore food production, ecosystems, and wilderness skills in themed sessions - Food & Farming, Nature & Ecosystems, or Exploration & Skills - tailored to your age group.

Street to Sea

Stream of Dreams Murals Society

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Street to Sea is a hands-on workshop where students learn about the impact of garbage on ecosystems through in-class lessons and are inspired to become environmental stewards on a walking field trip.

Street to Sea is a hands-on workshop where students learn about the impact of garbage on ecosystems through in-class lessons and are inspired to become environmental stewards on a walking field trip.

Galiano Conservancy Environmental Education

Galiano Conservancy Association

Basic Details

Spark curiosity and build lifelong memories with immersive, nature-based field trips on Galiano Island. We offer flexible single day and overnight options available with diverse BC curriculum-linked content that we have proudly developed over the past 20+ years.

Spark curiosity and build lifelong memories with immersive, nature-based field trips on Galiano Island. We offer flexible single day and overnight options available with diverse BC curriculum-linked content that we have proudly developed over the past 20+ years.

Taking the Pulse of the Fraser

Fraser River Discovery Centre

Basic Details

Follow each step of the scientific method to conduct a water quality investigation.

Follow each step of the scientific method to conduct a water quality investigation.

EcoCooks School

Elements Society

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EcoCooks is a science-based environmental cooking program that addresses how food choices impact our planet.

EcoCooks is a science-based environmental cooking program that addresses how food choices impact our planet.

The Classroom Gardener

Room to Play

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The Classroom Gardener supports schools no matter where they are in their school garden process. Dreaming of a school garden? We support with practical expertise that will ensure your garden is not neglected after one season. Wanting to refresh a well loved school garden or pivot to a water-wise garden? We'll help you ensure your school garden becomes a thriving and sustainable shared space of cross-curricular learning.

The Classroom Gardener supports schools no matter where they are in their school garden process. Dreaming of a school garden? We support with practical expertise that will ensure your garden is not neglected after one season. Wanting to refresh a well loved school garden or pivot to a water-wise garden? We'll help you ensure your school garden becomes a thriving and sustainable shared space of cross-curricular learning.

Seedlings Forest School

Seedlings Forest School

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We believe kids belong in nature, and we’ve developed various programs to get them there.

We believe kids belong in nature, and we’ve developed various programs to get them there.

Environmental Outdoor Education

The Biosphere Institute of the Bow Valley

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Are you looking to connect your classroom to the environment? Ever wondered how learning can be applied to the community? Future Leaders is our environmental education program for students, teachers and youth of the Bow Valley. Lesson deliveries from Future Leaders tie the Alberta K-12 curriculum to environmental topics such as wildlife, climate change and ecology that are relevant in the community of the Bow Valley.

Are you looking to connect your classroom to the environment? Ever wondered how learning can be applied to the community? Future Leaders is our environmental education program for students, teachers and youth of the Bow Valley. Lesson deliveries from Future Leaders tie the Alberta K-12 curriculum to environmental topics such as wildlife, climate change and ecology that are relevant in the community of the Bow Valley.

Living Dinosaurs

Fraser River Discovery Centre

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Learn about the sturgeon lifecycle, survival needs, and what we can do to protect this remarkable species.

Learn about the sturgeon lifecycle, survival needs, and what we can do to protect this remarkable species.

Ocean Design Lab

Sea Smart

Basic Details

Students will engineer waves of innovation in this hands-on, ocean-centered design workshop.

Students will engineer waves of innovation in this hands-on, ocean-centered design workshop.

Outdoor Education

Evans Lake

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Evans Lake has been operating as a camp and outdoor education facility since 1960. The Centre is located 15 kilometres North of Squamish, BC on a picturesque mountain lake.

Evans Lake has been operating as a camp and outdoor education facility since 1960. The Centre is located 15 kilometres North of Squamish, BC on a picturesque mountain lake.

LunchLAB

Growing Chefs

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LunchLAB - Learning, Accessing and Bridging to Community - is a barrier-free, educational, hands-on program, where kids’ connection to food takes root. At LunchLAB schools' kids prepare, cook and serve food for themselves and their peers.

LunchLAB - Learning, Accessing and Bridging to Community - is a barrier-free, educational, hands-on program, where kids’ connection to food takes root. At LunchLAB schools' kids prepare, cook and serve food for themselves and their peers.

Outdoor Learning Training, Tools & Resources for Educators

Outdoor Learning School & Store

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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!

Conservation Classroom Experiences

CPAWS Southern Alberta

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Our multi-visit, interactive classroom experiences include science-based activities, gamified learning, and reconciliation teachings — all of which foster a strong understanding of Alberta's environment and build a lifelong connection to nature.

Our multi-visit, interactive classroom experiences include science-based activities, gamified learning, and reconciliation teachings — all of which foster a strong understanding of Alberta's environment and build a lifelong connection to nature.

RiverWatch School Science Float

RiverWatch Institute of Alberta

Basic Details

RIVERWATCH SCHOOL SCIENCE FLOATS - FLOATING LABS – YOUR CLASSROOM ON THE RIVER!

RIVERWATCH SCHOOL SCIENCE FLOATS - FLOATING LABS – YOUR CLASSROOM ON THE RIVER!

Hazards in My Home

Langley Environmental Partners Society

Basic Details

Students become Hazard Detectives and identify which household hazardous products can be harmful by matching symbols with meanings.

Students become Hazard Detectives and identify which household hazardous products can be harmful by matching symbols with meanings.

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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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