Introducing the Environmental Educator in Residence Science Program!
This Residency will consist of a week-long hands-on learning opportunity that reaches the entire school community and embeds environmental education into the school long term.
Goal of the Program: To foster school-wide environmental literacy and ethic through unique learning experiences, curricular-aligned classroom presentations and activities, school-wide challenges, expert guest presenters, along with field trip opportunities to bring the curriculum to life!
Fees: Fully Subsidized by the Calgary Foundation and Inside Education! This includes material costs, and bussing to off-site locations.
Topics: The residency can span various topics including energy, forestry, water, agriculture, wildlife and climate. The Inside Education Environmental Educators in Residence will work with each school to frame their residency on a specific theme or guiding question connected to environmental literacy and customize activities to align with the appropriate grade level learning of their students. We can also use existing school amenities to center programs (e.g. garden beds or greenhouses, solar panels, etc.).
Audience: Inside Education can work specifically with one grade (e.g. six classes of Grade 9 students), or can expand to include a wider range of grade levels.
Program Info
As part of the program:
- Classes will take part in fully-funded field trip opportunities to local sites, see environmental innovations in action, and meet with experts focused on responsible resource development
- Teachers will take part in professional development, Lunch ‘N Learns, or workshops to provide background content and additional curriculum-linked classroom activities
- The Educator in Residence will host and facilitate grade-appropriate classroom presentations connected to the science curriculum
- Inside Education will support the school with student-led environmental action projects that will encourage further environmental literacy and stewardship
- Students will have the opportunity for outreach and engagement with the broader community
- Schools will be equipped with topic-relevant leave-behind materials and equipment for ongoing environmental education - see our Learning Resources for a peek at some of the options
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