EEPSA Conferences & Events
| 2011 |
Wellness and our Environment: teacher Pro-D conferenceOctober 21, 2011, Fort Langley Elementary School Place-Based Education & Communities: Strategies & Inspiration for Healthy Communities Hold the date for this once in a lifetime conference about Aboriginal and Environmental education! Don't miss:
Registration ($95) includes a membership to each PSA, workshops, a traditional Aboriginal lunch, performances, displays and giveaways. The first 100 registrants will receive a special enviro-gift. More details & schedule to come. Co-presented by the Aboriginal Education Association and the Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association. Co-sponsored by Langley School District Aboriginal Program and the Langley Social Justice Committee, with support from BCTF and Metro Vancouver.
Where the Wild Things Are Pro-D WorkshopOctober 21, 2011, 9:30am–12:30pm, Entrance of Camosun Bog, Vancouver (map) Join the Crazy Boggers, Metro Vancouver Regional Park interpreters and VSB teachers for a FREE active and informative Pro-D walking through an enchanting urban bog! Learn the fascinating story of this ancient ecosystem and methods for interpreting the bog for students of all ages. Taste Labrador Tea, touch a carnivorous sundew and jump on a bog trampoline! Walk away with lesson strategies, classroom resources and the ability to identify at least five bog species and five invasive species, guaranteed! Register by contacting Susan at scng@vsb.bc.ca. Canada's Parks DayJuly 16, 2011, Stanley Park, Vancouver Parks Canada would like to invite you to a very special event taking place on Canada's Parks Day, July 16th, at Brockton Point in Vancouver's Stanley Park. As you're likely aware, 2011 marks Canada's centennial as the world's first national parks service and we're busy celebrating across the country and throughout the year with events that highlight 100 years of world leadership in conservation, education and visitor experience programs. We have lots to celebrate including one of the most extensive networks of protected national heritage places in the world with 167 national historic sites, 42 national parks and 4 national marine conservation areas. We'd love you to join us and Parka the Beaver in one of Vancouver's most beloved places, Stanley Park (@ Brockton Point), for a fun-filled family day of festivities from 12 noon to 5 pm. A free outdoor concert from 4 pm to 8:30 pm will feature the young singer-songwriter-composer Kate Morgan from Kamloops, the Saskatoon rock band The Sheepdogs, and Somali-Canadian hip-hop singer K'Naan. Follow one of the links below to watch a special invitation from Parka herself. Mark your calendars and Come Celebrate! We hope to see you there! Explore Sustainability in your classroom and Beyond!Inspire students to get to know, value and care about the places they live and how they are connected. For more information or to book a field trip, teacher workshop, or request resources, call 604-432-6200 or visit www.metrovancouver.org (search: education). Special Offer: Get Outdoors Workshop |
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| 2010 |
GET OUTDOORS to the Kootenays!October 22-24, 2010, East Kootenay, BC EEPSA and the Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network are collaborating together to deliver a PSA conference you won't forget! Immerse yourself in experiential learning with fellow educators amongst rustic cabins and inspiring mountain views. Learn how the BC Ministry of Education's Environmental Learning & Experience framework supports environmental and sustainability education and the tools to help you deliver it across the curriculum. Network and dialogue about new ideas in the field while exploring local ecology and hot springs! Are you 'Wondering' what to do on Earth day? It has a new name — It is no longer Earth Day but Mother Earth Day according to UN General Assembly April 22, 2009 www.un.org/News/Press/docs/2009/ga10823.doc.htm 7 Wonders you may have for Mother Earth Day 7) See the Ministry of Education Green Schools website for tips on Environmental Learning resources, and a variety of curriculum support material links. 6) Find wonderful project ideas to initiate on the WildBC website, using the recently published Leap Into Action manual! 5) Visit BC Green Games and discover a 'local' leader who is 'greening' their school. Contact the school and get project ideas to begin for next year's contest! 4) Check local parks, outdoor areas re: programming. 3) Contact someone at EEPSA and ask your question on environmental education. We provide a variety of support and outreach - We're all educators and happy to help. 2) Ask students to write down one doable thing they will change from their present behaviour on a cut out leaf, flower or animal shape. Share student ideas on a large chart paper with a tree or earth image. 1) Take your students outside with paper, paint and appreciate the great outdoors by drawing a favourite outdoor scene — you've already taken the important first step! Join us outdoors April 22nd with your students and celebrate Mother Earth Day!' Websites to Celebrate 40th Earthday! » Seize the Green — A Regional Youth Sustainability Leadership Conference on April 23rd, 2010 at Science World. Explore innovative strategies and ideas to make your school or school district more sustainable. Get to know people, programs, tools and resources to help you and your school take action for change.
This event is has been organized by the Metro Vancouver Youth Sustainability Network (MVYSN) — a growing network of youth leaders working collaboratively to support school sustainability initiatives. To learn more about MVYSN — a growing network of leaders committed to collaboration and action for sustainable schools visit www.mvysn.com. Seize the Green AGENDA with Detail
Download a printable flyer (PDF, 140 KB)
EECOM 2010 Conference / Conférence Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical diversity for environmental learningThe Canadian Network for Environmental Education and Communication (EECOM) would like to invite you to its 2010 Annual Conference - Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical diversity for environmental learning - which is being held in Vancouver, BC, Canada at Simon Fraser University from May 19th-22nd, 2010. Diversité, durabilité et environnement : Exploration de la diversité culturelle et pratique pour l'étude environnementaleLe Réseau canadien de l'éducation et de communication relatives à l'environnement (EECOM) vous invite à sa Conférence nationale annuelle - Diversité, durabilité et environnement : Exploration de la diversité culturelle et pratique pour l'étude environnementale - qui se tiendra du 19 au 22 mai 2010 à l'Université Simon Fraser à Vancouver, C-B, Canada. www.educ.sfu.ca/eecom2010/french/index.html La diversité en durabilité et étude environnementale est composée de différents éléments quand on considère les cultures diverses, les pratiques et les traditions de recherches qui informent le domaine. Cette complexité représente une gamme de formes pour apprendre suivant qu'elle apparaisse dans des contextes formels, informels ou non formels. On parle souvent de la diversité culturelle dans des cercles éducatifs et on suppose que les éducateurs peuvent en tirer de grands bénéfices par une attention minutieuse à l'éventail de perspectives que le monde a à offrir. En termes de contenu de programme d'études, de pédagogie et de pratique, il y a un certain nombre d'indices indiquant que pour être plus à l'écoute des besoins de populations diverses, le développement de programmes à travers le monde doit commencer à refléter les changements de notre société. 
Saturday April 17, 2010, Boundary Bay Regional Park, Cammidge House
Open to everyone. Please RSVP Vanessa.Lee@metrovancouver.org. Car-pool rides available. 
Access to Boundary Bay: 99 South towards Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal (South on Hwy 17 after going through George Massey Tunnel on 99). Turn South on 56 Street then East on 12th Ave. Follow Boundary Bay Rd to Centennial Beach entrance. Parking by Cammidge House. About 35 min South of downtown Vancouver. EEPSA organizational structureSub-committees:Member outreach and engagement: Ficus, Johan, Vanessa, Lara, Kate, Selina, Eriko Whole group meetings: Executive Retreat, AGM, Conference, June BBQ Executive meetings: These positions will likely require meeting once a month or once every two months to keep the organization on track and to report back from sub-committees, as well as some duties as defined by the BCTF around communication, accountability and budgeting. 
President: Selina |
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| 2009
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Where's EEPSA this October 23rd? The EEPSA Executive invites all our members to attend one of the many high quality Pro-D Conferences being hosted by our partner PSAs on October 23rd throughout British Columbia. As learning about environment and sustainability concepts and topic is necessarily cross-curricular, we encourage you to join the EEPSA Executive in sharing ideas, experience and passion for integrating Environmental Learning and Experience across all subject areas and grade levels through your participation, conversations and leadership on October 23rd, 2009. Together we can achieve our shared goal of supporting as many teachers and students in British Columbia to address the most important topics on Earth. |
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2008
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Presented by EEPSA "INSPIRING SUSTAINABILITY IN BC SCHOOLS; Enabling Student Learning, Leadership and Action" October 24th, 2008 at Science World at TELUS World of Science, Vancouver, BC Speakers: Karsten Heuer and Keith Pattinson Sponsors: EEPSA, Metro Vancouver, Science World, BC Green Games (Click on 2008 above for more info) Fair Change: Teaching For A Sustainable Future "A regional conference exploring local solutions to global challenges." October 24th, 2008 - Cranbrook The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) and College of the Rockies, in partnership with the Environmental Educators' Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA), invite teachers to attend Fair Change: Teaching For A Sustainable Future, a day of cross-curricular professional development workshops on sustainability education. Join presenters Dr. Liza Ireland (EEPSA's Interior Region Representative and Director of the Changing Climates Educational Society) and Ms. Reykia Fick (TransFair Canada's Outreach Coordinator) as they explore ways to redesign our schools and curricula to address issues of fair trade and climate change. Regional environmental education practitioners will also introduce teachers to a variety of school-based programs available throughout the Columbia Basin. The workshop is part of a wider regional conference called Fair Change: Fair Trade & Climate Change in the Kootenays (Oct. 23-26). For more information and to register, visit www.cotr.bc.ca/fairchange. Download poster 1 ( |
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| 2007 |
Presented by EEPSA and Partners in Sustainability Education "INSPIRING SUSTAINABILITY IN BC SCHOOLS; Exploring Nature and the Outdoor Classroom!" October 19th, 2007 at Stanley Park Pavilion, Vancouver, BC Sponsors: Robert Bateman, Get to Know your wild neighbours, EEPSA, Metro Vancouver Vancouver School Board, North Vancouver School District, Stanley Park Ecology Society, The Nature Trust of BC, WildED, Vancouver Aquarium, LEPS, WildBC, EverGreen, Youth Naturalists Club (Click on 2007 above for report and photos) Presented by GEOEC, Friends of Kananaskis Country, & EECOM "Trails to Sustainability" May 24-27th, 2007 at Delta Lodge, Kananaskis, AB Speakers: Stephen Lewis, Hunter Lovins, Dr. David Schindler, and Karsten Heuer |
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| 2006 |
Presented by EEPSA & GVRD "Inspiring Sustainability in BC School" October 20, 2006 at Vancouver Museum & H.R. MacMillan Planetarium Sponsors: EEBC, BC Network of the Sustainability Education Working Group (Click on 2006 above for PDF links from the Conference including Bill Rees’ Keynote and the draft CEL document) |
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| 2005 |
Presented by EEPSA & SFU When: August 25th - August 28th, 2005 Contact: Nichole Marples |
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| 2004 |
Presented by EEPSA & EECOM "Developmental Education for a Sustainable Future" |
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| 2002 | "Environmental Education: Changing the Climate of BC Schools" |
