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March/April 2014                                   News for Teachers

UPCOMING EVENTS  

 

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April 9 - Conservation Education CoP Connecting People, Science and Conservation at Glenbow Ranch

 

 

 

April 16 - Edmonton Regional CoP meeting

 

   

 

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Earth Day April 22 

 

On April 22, join the 6 million plus Canadians taking part in Earth Day events and projects to address local environmental issues. Here are some ideas to get you started!

  • Find out the Top 10 actions that help make a difference in reducing your environmental impact. Learn more here.
 

The fabulous Earth Matters conference is less than a month away: April 24-26, 2014 at the Radisson Hotel and Conference Centre in beautiful Canmore.  

 

There are still some spaces available! View the full conference program and register at: www.abcee.org/conference.


Don't forget to book a hotel room at the Radisson, too! The hotel is offering a special conference rate of just $119.00/night + tax. Click here book your room.
 

Enter the 2nd Annual Take Me Outside Student Video Contest   

  • Do you go to school in Canada?
  • Are you in a K-12 class?
  • Does your class explore and find adventures outside of the classroom?
 Prove it! Create a short video to let us know how your class explores and finds adventures beyond the schoolyard fence. Then submit your video for a chance to win an all-expense paid trip to Banff as well as some great prizes from Mountain Equipment Co-op - tents, sleeping bags, and packs! If your video is chosen as a finalist, you could have it screened at the 2014 Banff Mountain Film and Book Festival, alongside some of the best mountain, adventure and exploration films in the world!

 

Read more at: http://takemeoutside.ca/contest

 

Create and Grow an Edible Schoolyard - Workshop in Edmonton 

 
April 10, 2014 from 7-9 pm at Holyrood School, 7920-94 Ave, Edmonton

The workshop will cover best practices and the steps for creating an edible schoolyard or a food garden and how to receive funding from Evergreen.  Step outside and look at Holyrood's naturescape, and discuss examples and photos from other schools.
 

 

Please register by contactiong Claudia Bolli, Evergreen School Ground Greening Consultant, claudia@wildgreen.ca 

 

Funding Available for Youth Environmental Projects in Calgary    

 

Are you transforming your community in Calgary through an environmental initiative? Submit your project by April 30 for a chance to win up to $1,000 of funding from the Jack Leslie Youth Environmental Grant program.

 

Learn more here.  

 

Highway Wilding - Speak Up!   

    

Highway Wilding is a documentary for teachers, non-profits, transportation planners, and people like you who are interested in getting wildlife across highways safely. If you haven't seen the film yet, view it here. 

Miistakis Institute would like to catalyze the conversation about how we can all work together to protect the lives of wildlife and people in Canada, the USA and beyond by designing and building highways with both wildlife and people in mind. They are asking you to record a video clip. Learn more here. 
 
Kids: Tell your YYC Flood Story

  

Calgarians 12 and under are invited to submit a 2013 flood related drawing or photo by Friday, April 4. It can be a photo you took last year or a drawing you make today.

 

All artwork will be unveiled by Mayor Naheed Nenshi in the Municipal Building on June 20th and displayed at various locations throughout the city and online. Click here to learn more. 

 

Calgary to Participate in Largest Student Earth Week Film Program

 

PLANET IN FOCUS (PIF) is Canada's oldest environmental film festival. This year PIF will be hosting the largest Earth Week film program in Canada for 10,000 students in eleven Cineplex cinemas coast to coast on April 24, 2014!  

 

To find out more about this great curriculum-linked field trip and how you can attend a screening in Calgary, go to: http://planetinfocus.org/earth-day/.
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Grade 7 and 8 Kids Win 'Best Project' at International Film Fest

Kids Against Road Salt is a documentary created by Grade 7 & 8 students at Star Academy in Mississauga to raise awareness about the detrimental effects of road salt on local watersheds. Watch their award-winning documentary here.  

Voices: A Canadian Perspective on Water RBC National Lecture Series

Listen to experts explore pressing water issues in different cities across Canada in this series of informative lectures. Listen here.  

For more information visit:  
www.abcee.org
Questions or comments? Please contact rosemarie@abcee.org.