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2008 EE in Alberta July 03 issue #2
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News for EE Teachers
No-One Can Whistle a Symphony of EE; It Takes an Orchestra to Play EEDoes Alberta’s new One Simple Act program mean the province is taking more environmental responsibility or is it putting the onus on the individual, framing it as community-driven EE? See the speech from Environment minister Rob Renner and introduction from ACEE’s Board member Trina Innes.
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Visit a Farm and Teach EE ‘by
Nature’: Interdisciplinary and Experiential Learning
Organic farm visits offer teachable moments in political,
social, economic and health issues; energy and water conservation; experiential
learning; emotional connections to nature; leadership and community building;
biology, chemistry, ecology – the list goes on! Here are some resources:
1) Visit a learning farm! Parkland Conservation Farm hosts school groups for demonstrations…
2) Visit an urban demonstration garden right in Calgary and attend a Gardening Bee!
3) Visit a WWOOF Farm in Alberta! (“Willing Workers on Organic Farms”)
4) Try the 100-Mile Diet with your class and keep a journal for sharing!
The
Macaw, the Toucan and the Manduvi: Complex Relationships in Nature
Here is a fascinating teaching story your students will love with
a surprise twist on the relationship between predators and prey…
News for EE Groups
Job
Opportunity: Closing Date Tomorrow
Policy Analyst, Alberta Council for Environmental Education:
deadline July 4, 2008.
Alberta's First Free Leadership Clinic: Deadline for Applications Approaching Fast
ACEE is pleased to offer a free 5-day leadership clinic - a transformative learning opportunity open to all groups that deliver environmental education in Alberta. See how your group can optimize the action component of its environmental education program. Deadline: July 11.
Fight to the Last Drop: A Glimpse into Alberta’s Water Future
This is a scathing
review of Alberta’s water use policies and practices to date, with sobering
predictions for the future. Written by Ecojustice (formerly the Sierra Legal
Defense Fund) and Bow Riverkeeper.
Upcoming Grant Opportunities
Alberta Ecotrust Major
Project Grants provide up to $30,000 in funding to not-for-profit organizations
for community oriented environmental projects in Alberta. Deadline for fall
intake letters of intent: August 15, 2008.
Upcoming Conferences
- Alberta Council for Global Cooperation (ACGC) AGM: September 19-20, 2008
- EECOM 2008, Gros Morne National Park:
September 25-28, 2008
- Recycling Council of Alberta, Waste Reduction
Conference “Paint the Town Green”: October 8-10, 2008
- Manitoba Education for Sustainable Development,
“Choose the Future” Conference: November 26-28, 2008
- OIKOS Centre for the Environment, International Conference on Ecology and Professional Helping: May 7-9, 2009. Call for papers has been extended to a September 12 deadline. World-renowned keynotes: Joanna Macy and David Orr!
- 5th World Environmental Education
Congress, “Earth, Our Common Home”: May 10-14, 2009