June 15 is Nature Play Day in Canada. Here are some resources to help you get outside and celebrate!  

• 5 Minute Field Trips is full of easy activities you can do outside in your school yard. 
•  Robert Bateman Get to Know Program connects students with nature through the arts. This page has videos from artists and suggestions on getting started.
• Evergreen has a list of lesson plans for every grade for teaching in the outdoor classroom.     

Active Healthy Kids Canada Report 2011 was released in April and for first time has a section on Nature and Outdoor Time. See page 52 of the report for a full summary.  

Environment Week is from June 5-11. Here are some resources for the week:

• Find a Green Stop in your community or register your event.
• Resources for Rethinking has put together a list of teacher reviewed resources for Environment Week. 

Grade 5 students at Ranchlands School in Calgary learn about wetlands and take action to help protect the Weaselhead. Read the article and watch the video clip from CTV.  

Has your class or school been featured in the media? ACEE would love to hear about it, send us the article or clip! 

New ACEE Board Members 

In May, ACEE had its annual board retreat in Canmore. We welcomed 4 new board members:

Jenn Hoffman - Yellowstone to Yukon  

Krista Tremblett - Alberta Environment

Brad Clute -  Mountain Equipment Co-op

Kristine Schmaltz - Rocky View School Division

Read more about the board here.

ACEE contractor and great friend to environmental educators, Dr. Noel Jantzie, has received the distinction of honorary membership with Alberta Teacher's Association for exceptional service to the teaching profession.

Thanks Noel for all your hard work and dedication. Read the article here.