October 22-24, 2010, East Kootenay, BC
GET OUTDOORS in the Kootenays!
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!
$50 per person.
October 16, 2010, Deas Island, Delta
Flock of Artists: Art walk & workshops in the wild
Indulge in your creative nature and celebrate the variety of life at this diverse art event! Live raptors from O.W.L. will model for a drawing workshop. Tour artwork from the Richmond Artists Guild in the heritage Inverholme schoolhouse. Be inspired by the park's beauty and learn how to nature journal on a wild walk with a park interpreter.
October 9, 2010, Crippen Regional Park, Bowen Island
Bowen Island Apple Fest
Join the Bowen Island Heritage Park Association and Metro Vancouver for a celebration of apples! Taste a variety of heritage apples, press some apple cider, dress an apple doll or cover a caramel apple with candy. Show off your skills by entering a pie baking contest or buy one for your Thanksgiving feast!
October 5, 2010, Capilano River Regional Park
FLOW For the love of water: Movie Screening, Walk & Dialogue
With water forecast to be “the next oil crisis”, we will be showing a film that looks at global water issues as it applies to local communities around the world. Join us for a half hour walk to view our region's watershed ecology before and a dialogue about our own regional water use afterwards.
September 25, 2010, Boundary Bay Regional Park, Delta
Birding By Bike on the Dyke
The best way to see lots of birds! Join Birding by Bike experts like Peter Davidson from Bird Studies Canada who will show you how to see wildlife in a whole new way. Learn birding basics and cycle the Dyke Trail of Boundary Bay in Canada's top rated Important Bird Area. Conclude with hot chocolate and displays at the historical Cammidge House. Registration required.
September 9, 15 & 23, 2010, Deas / Iona / CAP
Survival 101 Series
Wonder what you would do if you lost your way in the wilderness? Attend one or more sessions to learn basic survival skills.
July 15-19, 2010, Rice, North East Washington, USA
Education that Sustains: Sparking a Love for Learning
Immerse yourself at farm school and refresh your instruction in Environmental Learning!
A five-day hands-on professional development workshop at Quillisascut Farm in Washington. Explore ways for you and your students to incorporate garden learning in K-12 education learn how to connect your institution to the ecological and cultural wisdom embodied in your local farming community and connect research with hands-on environmental practices in higher learning. Stay at the farm with bunkhouse-style lodging and all meals provided.
Limited to 14 participants, $25 application fee
July 3-10 / July 15-22 / August 15-21, 2010
The Leadership Ecology Adventure Program (LEAP)
A Public School opportunity for Canadian Youth
LEAP provides kids with a hands-on summer outdoor immersion. LEAP participants experience a sampling of outdoor activities while developing their leadership skills and gaining knowledge of both environmental issues and local ecology. LEAP is a dynamic and experiential program that focuses on both the hard and soft skills associated with living well and being in the outdoors.
May 19-22, 2010, Simon Fraser University
EECOM 2010 Conference / Conférence
Diversity, sustainability and environment: Exploring cultural and practical diversity for environmental learning.
The 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.
May 18, 2010, Vancouver Int'l Children's Festival
Green Themed show for 3–8 year olds at the Children's Festival
Regularly featured on Treehouse TV, Bobs & Lolo are excited to bring their green-themed stage show home to Vancouver. Tuesday, May 18 at 10:30am. Weekend shows Sunday/Monday.
April 22nd, 2010
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 Details
April 23rd, 2010 at Science World
Seize the Green — A Regional Youth Sustainability Leadership Conference
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.
Saturday April 17th, Boundary Bay Regional Park, Cammidge House
EEPSA Annual General Meeting
Saturday, April 10 & Sunday, April 11, 2010, Deas Island Regional Park, Delta
Interpretation Skills Workshop 2010
Sustainable Region Initiative... Turning Ideas Into Action
Interested in leading your own nature and recreation programs or working in heritage interpretation?
Saturday, March 27, 2010, Pacific Spirit Regional Park, Vancouver
Night Quest
Sustainable Region Initiative... Turning Ideas Into Action
Bonfires, Drumming, Astronomy, Shadow Walk and lots more!
October 23, 2009
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.
September 1-3, 2009
Get Outdoors! Workshop with WildBC, Metro Vancouver and EEPSA
The School Year is fast approaching. Before the kids arrive, join WildBC, EEPSA and Metro Vancouver for an engaging and inspiring workshop at unique locations near you! A catered lunch will be provided. Workshops run 9am to 3pm. Cost: $10. Register now for this unique professional development opportunity - space is limited! Call 604-432-6359.
Sep 1: Deas Island Regional Park
Sep 2: Lower Seymour Conservation Reserve
Sep 3: Campbell Valley Regional Park
More details online: Metro Vancouver Teacher Workshops
July 6-10, 2009
Learning Like a River
Summer Institute for Teachers:
Sustainable Learning in the Environment
Sea to Sky Corridor, Whistler and North Vancouver Outdoor School
This one week course explores sustainability and environmental issues through a multidisciplinary,
place-based approach and relates these issues through direct experiences to the new BC K-12
environmental learning curriculum framework.
...download flyer here (PDF, 130 KB)
Saturday June 6, 2009
The Great Escape to Nature: Teacher Retreat
Deas Island Regional Park
Meet at Muskrat Meadows for a day of stimulating conversation, inspiring students' stories and a chance to discover a wonderful classroom right outside your door step. Canoeing, nature walks and cultural heritage programs will be interspersed with sports and food.
Monday, April 27, 2009 at 8:00 AM
How Sustainability Education? A Solutions Summit
Please join us on April 27 at the Roundhouse in Vancouver as we host a
day created to build momentum for a cohesive movement for sustainability education in BC.
...more info here
October 24, 2008
INSPIRING SUSTAINABILITY IN BC SCHOOLS
Enabling Student Learning, Leadership and Action
Science World at TELUS World of Science, Vancouver, B.C.
A K-12 Teachers Conference featuring many local partners, programs, places, tools and student success stories to support and inspire teaching and learning in your classroom!
Speakers: Karsten Heuer and Keith Pattinson
October 24, 2008
FAIR CHANGE: TEACHING FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE:
A regional conference exploring local solutions to global challenges
Cranbrook, B.C.
The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) and College of the Rockies, in partnership with EEPSA, invite teachers to attend a day of cross-curricular professional development workshops on sustainability education.
October 19, 2007
INSPIRING SUSTAINABILITY IN BC SCHOOLS - Exploring Nature and the Outdoor Classroom
Stanley Park Pavilion, Vancouver, BC
A K-12 Teachers Conference featuring Robert Bateman and many local teaching and learning partners, places, and resources.
Read additional information on the conferences page.
AGENDA (
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May 24-27, 2007
Trails to Sustainability
Delta Lodge, Kananaskis, AB
"This event will help you learn more about the many paths to environmental stewardship and a vibrant society and economy."
Read additional information on the conferences page.
EECOM 2007 Information and Registration.pdf (526 Kb)
April 20-22, 2007
Voices for Sustainability
Sea to Sky Outdoor School, Keats Island, BC
From Professional Development to Societal Transformation
Read additional information on the conferences page.
S2S Sustainability Symposium 2007.pdf (115 Kb)
January 20, 2007
A Day of Environmental Education
Stanley Park Pavilion, Vancouver, BC
EEPSA Jan 20th Event.pdf (226 Kb)
October 20, 2006
"Inspiring Sustainability in BC Schools" 2006 Fall Conference
"Over 150 teachers, educators and facilitators descended on Vancouver Museum on October 20th for a rich day on Sustainability Education (SE)."
Fall Conference program (1.6 Mb)
Bill Rees Keynote "Can we Teach Sustainability? (And should we have to?)" (3.1 Mb)
CEL document (A revitalized Environmental Concepts in the Classroom) (693 Kb)
May 12, 2006
Catalyst (the Science Teachers’ PSA) Conference
"The hour and half morning session slipped quickly by as the group shared their own experiences, inspirations and challenges of bringing Environmental Education to the classroom."
April 4, 2006
Springing into Environmental Education
"The most exciting part of the evening was our sharing session where participants were asked to share their tried and true tests of activities with others. Eager ears were leaning to gain insight to what others are doing in their own classrooms."
March 25, 2006
New Teachers’ Conference Reflections
"It was a great success for all involved as we turned on beginning teachers to the incredible potential of environmental education in their learning communities."