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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Water, Water Everywhere
Langley Environmental Partners SocietyBasic Details
Students become Water Scientists as they discover where their drinking water comes from!
Students become Water Scientists as they discover where their drinking water comes from!
School Programs
Museum of VancouverBasic Details
The Museum of Vancouver is pleased to offer enriching, interactive educational programs aligned with the BC provincial curriculum for students in K-1 to Grade 7, promoting learning experiences outside the classroom.
The Museum of Vancouver is pleased to offer enriching, interactive educational programs aligned with the BC provincial curriculum for students in K-1 to Grade 7, promoting learning experiences outside the classroom.
Clean Water Champions - Online Course
Sea SmartBasic Details
Investigate the importance of freshwater and how we can all take action to be champions for clean water!
Investigate the importance of freshwater and how we can all take action to be champions for clean water!
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.
Climate Change and Anxiety
CPAWS Southern AlbertaBasic Details
Climate Change and Anxiety is a series of six detailed lesson plans, designed by teachers to help students deal with the climate anxiety that so many of them are feeling.
Climate Change and Anxiety is a series of six detailed lesson plans, designed by teachers to help students deal with the climate anxiety that so many of them are feeling.
Project WET Canada
Project WET CanadaBasic Details
Project WET Canada equips educators with hands-on, curriculum-connected water education resources through dynamic in-person and virtual certification workshops.
Project WET Canada equips educators with hands-on, curriculum-connected water education resources through dynamic in-person and virtual certification workshops.
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!
Student Leadership for Change
Be the Change Earth AllianceBasic Details
Explore over 40 environmental and justice topics through a values-based action-oriented approach!
Explore over 40 environmental and justice topics through a values-based action-oriented approach!
Freshwater Field Study Program
Elbow River Watershed PartnershipBasic Details
Field trip along the Elbow River in the spring and along the Bow or Elbow River in the fall. Partnership Program with Alberta Parks. This program aligns with the science curriculum for Grade 8 – Freshwater Systems and Grade 9 – Biological Diversity & Environmental Chemistry.
Field trip along the Elbow River in the spring and along the Bow or Elbow River in the fall. Partnership Program with Alberta Parks. This program aligns with the science curriculum for Grade 8 – Freshwater Systems and Grade 9 – Biological Diversity & Environmental Chemistry.
Journey 2050
Calgary StampedeBasic Details
Journey 2050 is a free, interdisciplinary, inquiry-based agriculture education program that challenges students to answer the essential question: “How will we sustainably feed nearly 10 billion people by the year 2050?”
Journey 2050 is a free, interdisciplinary, inquiry-based agriculture education program that challenges students to answer the essential question: “How will we sustainably feed nearly 10 billion people by the year 2050?”
Trees and Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children
Project Learning Tree CanadaBasic Details
PLT Canada's Trees and Me guide introduces young learners to the importance of the environment and forests through engaging, relatable activities. It encourages a deep connection to nature, promoting environmental stewardship and helping children understand forests’ vital role in our world.
PLT Canada's Trees and Me guide introduces young learners to the importance of the environment and forests through engaging, relatable activities. It encourages a deep connection to nature, promoting environmental stewardship and helping children understand forests’ vital role in our world.
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.
Company of Adventurers
Company of AdventurersBasic Details
Learning should be full of adventure! Company of Adventurers is committed to creating Outdoor Adventure and Environmental Education programs that are safe, rewarding and have a lasting impact on those who participate.
Learning should be full of adventure! Company of Adventurers is committed to creating Outdoor Adventure and Environmental Education programs that are safe, rewarding and have a lasting impact on those who participate.
Living Dinosaurs
Fraser River Discovery CentreBasic Details
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.
Esri Canada Education Resource Finder
Esri CanadaBasic Details
Classroom-ready, curriculum-aligned resources that strengthen geographic literacy, support learning across science, environmental science, social studies and beyond, and connect students to real-world career pathways.
Classroom-ready, curriculum-aligned resources that strengthen geographic literacy, support learning across science, environmental science, social studies and beyond, and connect students to real-world career pathways.
Outdoor Environmental Education Lesson Plans
The Biosphere Institute of the Bow ValleyBasic Details
Are you looking to connect your classroom to the environment? Ever wondered how learning can be applied to the community? The lesson plans from Future Leaders tie the Alberta K-12 curriculum to environmental topics such as wildlife, climate change and ecology that are relevant across Turtle Island. We encourage you to recreate these lessons!
Are you looking to connect your classroom to the environment? Ever wondered how learning can be applied to the community? The lesson plans from Future Leaders tie the Alberta K-12 curriculum to environmental topics such as wildlife, climate change and ecology that are relevant across Turtle Island. We encourage you to recreate these lessons!
Ocean Trash Talk
Sea SmartBasic Details
Become an expert about ocean plastic pollution and what actions we can take to help protect the ocean!
Become an expert about ocean plastic pollution and what actions we can take to help protect the ocean!
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.
UBC Farm Field Trips
UBC FarmBasic Details
A working farm on UBC campus where students dig, harvest, and explore where their food comes from - hands-on outdoor learning just minutes from downtown Vancouver, with programs suited to a range of grade levels.
A working farm on UBC campus where students dig, harvest, and explore where their food comes from - hands-on outdoor learning just minutes from downtown Vancouver, with programs suited to a range of grade levels.
Hazards in My Home
Langley Environmental Partners SocietyBasic 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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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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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.
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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.
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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.
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How do I get teacher recommendations for my listings?
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