Links

Environmental Education Organizations –provide workshops and training opportunities for students

 

 

Other Links

Just for Teachers

Youth Groups & Action Guides

Funding

Other digital media links

 

Province-wide

Science World -

BC Hydro - School Campaigns

Ministry of Education - Green Schools

BC Sustainable Energy Association

Canadian Wildlife Service - Hinterland Who's Who - Action & Awareness

Clean Energy Classrooms

Destination Conservation

Do Bugs Need Drugs?

DreamRider Theatre - Videos

Ducks Unlimited - Project Webfoot

Environment Canada - Guide to Online Environmental Education Resources

Fraser Basin Council

Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup

Green Learning

Hub for School Transportation Emissions - HASTE BC

High School Climate Challenge

ImagineAction

Jane Goodall Foundation - Roots & Shoots

LiveSmart BC

Living Water Smart

Me to We/Free The Children

Natural Resources Canada - NRCat

The Pacific Streamkeepers Federation

Recycling Council of BC

SEEDS Foundation

Sierra Club

Stream of Dreams

Stream to Sea - Regional Education Coordinators

Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds

TREE Canada

Trees 4 Life Canada

Vancouver Aquarium

Wild BC

Wilderness Education Program (WildEd)

Young Naturalist's Club

Vancouver Island

Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre

Capital Regional District - Parks and Waste Management

Greater Victoria Compost Education Centre

Leadership Victoria

LifeCycles Project Society

Nanaimo Recycling Exchange

Raincoast Education Society`

Swan Lake Christmas Hill Nature Sanctuary

Metro Vancouver

Check Your Head

CityFarmer

EcoTrek Tours

Footprints Conservation Society

Fraser River Discovery Centre

Green Bricks

Langley Environmental Partners Society

Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre

Metro Vancouver - Sustainability Education

Mountainview Conservation Centre

North Shore Recycling Program

Northwest Wildlife Preservation Society

Pacific Cinematheque

Power House at Stave Falls

Sea to Sky Outdoor School

Society Promoting Environmental Conservation (SPEC)

Stanley Park Ecology Society

Surrey Nature Centre

Wildlife Rescue Association of BC

Your U-Turn

Okanagan-Kootenay

Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN)

Columbia Basin Trust

Creston Valley Wildlife Management Area

Environmental Education Centre for the Okanagan (EECO)

Grand Forks and Boundary Regional Agricultural Society

Science Opportunities for Kids (SOKS)

Treehouse Outdoor Education

Wildsight Education

Wild Voices for Kids

North

Baker Creek Enhancement Society

Northern Environmental Action Team

Recycling and Environmental Action Planning Society (REAPS)

Teacher Professional Development

British Columbia Ministry of Education - Environmental Learning and Experience Document

Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association

Royal Roads - Master of Arts in Environmental Education and Communication

BC Science Teacher's Association

BC Association of Student Activity Advisors

Resources for Rethinking

Science Times

Youth Groups – connect your students with young environmental experts

Toyota Earth Day Scholarship - deadline unknown

Sierra Youth Coalition

Canadian Youth Climate Coalition

Environmental Youth Alliance

GoBeyond/Campus Climate Network

Action Guides – for project ideas

Check Your Head Sustainable School Action Guide (PDF) 

Sustainable Schools Best Practices Guide (PDF)

Funding

Conservation Education Assistance Fund - up to $600 per class or $8,000 per school year helps educators connect students with the outdoors. By providing K-12 classes across BC with small grants to support outdoor field experiences, HCTF is investing in youth. Eligible expenditures: bus transportation, outdoor project materials, field trip leader or program fees. (apply by Feb 15 or Sept 15)

Imagineaction - $500 and $750 subsidies available for school community social action projects! (apply by Nov 7)

WWF Green CommUnity School Grants - Grants of up to $5,000 each will be made to approximately 50 schools per year, across 5 regions in Canada: North, West, Central, Quebec and Atlantic. (apply by Oct 17)

Tire Stewardship BC Community Grant Program - provides financial support to communities who have decided to use and benefit from a wide range of recycled tire products in their projects. (apply by Nov 4)

TD Friends of the Environment Foundation - funds projects that protect the environment and Canadian wildlife, assist young Canadians in understanding and participating in environmental activities, and enhance cooperation among Environmental organizations. (continual application process)

Toyota Evergreen Learning Grounds School Ground Greening Grants - helps schools create outdoor classrooms to provide students with a healthy place to play, learn and develop a genuine respect for nature. (4 application deadlines/year)

Project FLOW - All projects must be conducted in Canada, and engage elementary and secondary students in action that impacts positively on a local water-issue; additionally, the proposal must clearly state how the identified issue will be addressed through action. (apply by Nov 18 *special deadline for BC aquatic projects)

Other helpful digital media links

In Point - the online resource centre at Pacific Cinemateque

http://its.leesummit.k12.mo.us/digitaltools.htm

http://www.tools2learn.ca/multimedia.asp?type=3 

http://www.freesound.org/ - creative commons licenced audio

Photoessay links

http://www.actden.com/pp/

http://www.pdfconverter.com/resources/articles/PowerPoint2007tutorial/

http://www.edzone.net/~mwestern/tutorials.html

Tutorials

Moviemaker

iMovie 08

Technology Tips for Classroom Teachers

 

 

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