Educator Tour PA

August 21 (day 1)

9:30-10:00 am: Welcome and coffee/tea (provided)

10:00 am: Welcome and smudge, Traditional medicines/plants, and Storytelling with Bente Huntley

Bente Huntley is a Cree Metis Elder from Muskoday First Nation. She will be using her in-depth knowledge of plants and their traditional uses to guide us on a plant walk providing participants with knowledge that they can bring back to their classrooms. She will also be sharing her gift of storytelling with us, gifting us with traditional teachings that we can pass on to our students.

12:00-1:00 pm: Lunch (please bring your own bagged lunch)

1:00 pm: Forest Fridays: Connecting Curriculum with Kayla Vandale

Kayla Vandale is the land-based learning coach for Sask Rivers School Division and a literacy support teacher at King George School. She has extensive experience doing experiential play based learning, outdoor education and land-based learning from PreK to grade 8. In this session she will give examples of activities she has done during her Forest School times and how they directly connect to the curriculum. All participants will go home with a lengthy list of ideas and their curricular connection.

3:00 pm: Tipi Teachings with Bente Huntley

4:00-4:30 pm: Closing of Day 1

*Evening activity Urban native wildflower garden and beading with Troy Parenteau

August 22 (Day 2)

9:00 am: Welcome with coffee, tea and snacks (provided)

9:15 am: Model Forest session

10:15 am: Climate Education with Chantelle Edwards

Chantelle is the Climate Education Program Officer for SaskOutdoors. Chantelle loves inspiring people of all ages to connect meaningfully with nature and environmental initiatives. With an academic background in palaeobiology, she is both an avid naturalist and rock hound. 

12:00 - 1:00 pm: Lunch (provided)

1:00-2:30 pm: Join Jory (Education Coordinator at the Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds) to learn about how you can bring watershed-related lessons into the classroom or learning environment.

The Saskatchewan Association of Watersheds (SAW) is a not-for-profit organization whose mandate is to protect and conserve Saskatchewan’s natural water resources, improving species diversity and habitats and being resilient in adapting to a changing climate through programming and education.

During this session, you will learn what a watershed is, and what educational programs SAW offers. There will also be several fun water-related games and activities to enjoy!

2:30-3:00 pm: Closing and Sharing