Inside Education

It’s Environmental Innovation Day in Fort McMurray! ☀️💧💡 130 students from @compfm took part in a fun day learning about water quality testing and wetland vegetation, followed by an engaging presentation from Shannon of @wspcanada on terrestrial ecology and the importance of plants in wetland ecosystems! 🧑‍🔬🌡️🍃 Thank you to @albertainnovates , Canadian Natural, @cenovusenergy , Strathcona Resources, and @tcenergy for supporting this program!

What an amazing way to cap off another fantastic #AlbertaForestWeek! 🌲💚 We always like to incorporate an element of fun into our programming, but our session at this year’s #OutdoorLearningConference was an absolute BLAST! 💥✨ Special thanks to these enthusiastic teachers for taking their experiential learning to the next level during our wildlife camera game! 🕵️👏

We hope everyone is having as much #AlbertaForestWeek fun as we are! 🌳🥳 Our spring field trip season is off to a stellar start, thanks in no small part to the roughly 155 students from mattieelementary, @robertthirskhighschool , @deltawestacademy , and Monsignor Fee Otterson School!

The deadline to apply for our award-winning Summer Institute professional development program is THIS FRIDAY! We’re inviting #abed K-12 teachers, B.Ed students, and school administrators to join us on an immersive, boots-on-the-ground PD experience where you will: 💧 Explore the Red Deer, Bow, and Oldman River systems 🧑‍🔬 Connect with experts 🌾 Dive into real-world water and agriculture challenges 🧑‍🏫 Bring fresh, classroom-ready ideas back to your students! This 5-day PD is fully funded, including travel, meals, and accommodation, but spots are limited, so visit the top link in our bio to apply today!

Happy #AlbertaForestWeek! 🌲🦌🦉 What better way to celebrate than by wrapping up our first-ever series of Environmental Educator in Residence programs! 🎉 Thank you to Brentwood School, Alice Jamieson Girls' Academy, Chief Big Belly School, Cedarbrae School, and Acadia School for inviting us to share our passion for #AlbertaForests and the environment with you and your students! 🤗🙌

The deadline to apply for an #aplusforenergy grant of up to $5,000 is TOMORROW! ⏱️📆 Looking for some inspiration for your project idea and/or application? Look no further! 🤔👌 Our A+ Project Inspiration page features everything you need to ace your application, including project examples from various grade levels and subject matters, the application scoring rubric, and much more! https://www.insideeducation.ca/grants/a-for-energy-grant/project-inspiration/

🚨Calling all #abed teachers🚨 You only have 2 DAYS LEFT to apply for an A+ for Energy Grant! ⌛️😱 Successful applicants will receive up to $5,000, an all-expenses-paid two-day professional development program, and the full support of Inside Education, our network, and our #aplusforenergy funders to make your energy education dreams a reality! 💵💪💭 Check out the top link in our bio to learn more about the program, success stories from past years, and the tips and tricks that will help you get an A+ on your application! ✏️🍎💡

This past weekend we had a blast presenting to an amazing group of teachers at the @atasciencecouncil ! With our usual photographer off duty, Jayme improvised… and set up a wildlife camera to capture educators in their natural habitat. 🕵️🧑‍🏫🌳 Turns out, they travel in packs, share a mutual love for coffee, and can often be spotted engaging in hands-on learning activities! 😝 Thanks to everyone who joined us for Caribou and the Classroom – Bringing Wildlife Education to Life! 🌲🦌

#abed teachers - It’s now the final week to get your #aplusforenergy applications in for a chance to receive up to $5,000 to help bring energy education to life at your school! 🏫💡 Looking for a bit more info? Inside Education Executive Director Kathryn Wagner and @strathmorehs teacher Cole Hintz recently stopped by @globalcalgary to chat about the grant program, the opportunities it brings, and the impact it continues to have on schools and communities! 👨‍🏫👩‍🏫⚡️ Watch now: https://www.insideeducation.ca/impact/news/

Yesterday was Climate Innovation Day in #yeg! 🌎💚🎉 35 Grade 8 students from @joeymossschool a chance to tour @ualberta ’s Prairie Urban Farm to learn how community gardens can support food security, the Cattle Research Centre to see what they’re doing to reduce methane emissions, and the @cityofedmonton Waste Management Centre to learn how waste is processed in Edmonton and the importance of proper sorting! 🫜🐮♻️ Thank you to @cityofedmonton Change for Climate YEG for supporting this program!

Our unforgettable weekend at the #Regener8Summit in Canmore has come to a close, but the lasting impact it will have on the participants and their communities has only just begun! 🤗🥳 We were SO thrilled to bring together 20 teams from across #Alberta for four days of connection, exploration, and deep dives into our province’s forests and wildlife sectors! From hands-on field experiences and engaging conversations with industry professionals to interactive presentations and collaborative workshops, participants had the chance to build skills, spark new ideas, explore meaningful career pathways, and so much more! 🌲🧑‍🚒👷 A huge thank you to our generous funders, FRIAA, the Forestry Futures Alliance, @youralberta , @alberta_conservation , Canadian Natural, @cenovusenergy , @conocophillips , @enbridge , Keyera, @millarwestern , @pembinapipeline , Strathcona Resources, @tcenergy , and West Fraser for making this experience possible, and to all of the speakers, partners, and tour guides who shared their time and expertise. 🙌🙌 And of course, thank you to the amazing teams who brought their energy, curiosity, and passion to every moment this weekend! We can’t wait to see where this experience takes you next! ✨🌳🦌💡

Another incredible day of the #Regener8Summit is officially in the books! 🥳🙌 Today, students had so many amazing opportunities to meet, connect with, and be inspired by a wide variety of forest and wildlife experts. 🧑‍🔬👷🧑‍🚒 Our day kicked off with another series of interactive workshops; Forest Planning and Management with @work_wild ; Monitor the Birds of the Boreal with Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory; Forest Hydrology and Snowpack Measuring with @youralberta Forestry and Parks; Identifying Birds by Sight and Sound with @albertajfr ; and Team and Leadership Building with @geoec ! Our Regenerate delegates also had a chance to spend some face-to-face time with a slew of forest and wildlife industry professionals from West Fraser, @conocophillips , @cenovusenergy , Canadian Natural, Keyera, @work_wild , @youralberta , @tcenergy , @nait , @ualberta , @albertajfr , Strathcona Resources, and @experiencehowl ! 🤯🤩 After lunch, we split off into our final series of breakout sessions featuring An Introduction to Silviculture in Alberta with @projectforestca , Wildlife Tracking with @ualberta , and Environmental Research Projects with@norquestcollege ! Thanks to everyone who joined us today! 🙏❤️