11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
ÉcoÉcoles Canada offre un programme de certification pour les écoles primaires et secondaires qui favorise l’apprentissage environnemental et l’action climatique. Notre programme primé de certification est lié aux programmes d’études et appuie les communautés scolaires dans l’évaluation, le suivi et la célébration de l’excellence environnementale. Nous sommes un membre affilié du réseau international des programmes ÉcoÉcoles, coordonné par la Fondation pour l’éducation à l’environnement.
EcoSchools Canada offers a certification program for elementary through secondary schools, nurturing environmental learning and climate action. Our innovative and bilingual certification program is free for publicly funded schools, it helps to incentivize, track and reward environmental actions that reduce energy and waste, raise awareness and incorporate environmental learning into curriculum.
Using some of the walking trails on the 1100 acre Meduxnekeag Valley Nature Preserve, we demonstrate the sort of experience we can offer to classes from K-12, including both nature walks and science workshops. This is primarily for teachers in ASD-W, where class busing costs are picked up by the District directly, but may also be worthwhile for teachers in other parts of the Province who may be able to access a comparable local resource.
EOS can offer presentations, workshops, webinars and hands-on experiences related to climate change. We can tailor things to meet your needs and have a variety of educational resources related to climate change adaptation, energy efficiency and renewable energy. Examples shown in the images are workshops on understanding watersheds, flooding and pollution with our watershed table, hands on water quality testing with our youth Water Rangers Kits, and making and racing solar cars.
The Centre of Excellence for Energy works with energy sector partners to offer tours of energy facilities (power plants, energy infrastructure) to High School Students in New Brunswick. Tours have to be planned well in advance and are subject to availability. Bilingual or French options may exist depending on location.
During this outdoor field trip, students will visit the Marysville Flats located in Marysville, New Brunswick, to learn about watersheds and thier inhabitants. Students will learn about what watersheds are and how they work through games, story telling and exploration of the Marysville flats restoration site. Topics touched on will be flooding, erosion, plant adaptations and ecosystem services.
During this school or classroom visit, students will be learning all about watersheds, what they are, how they function and who lives there. If the school property has the resource, we will visit a neighboring body of water or forested area to explore and connect with the flora and fauna who live there. Priority will be give to schools located within the Nashwaak watershed.
Stonehammer UNESCO Global Geopark in class and field trip programs and workshops focus on the rock cycle and minerals "the building blocks of rock" which is curriculum-based hands-on learning. Students learn about the 3 rocks types and earth processes in a 1.5 hour hands-on workshop or a field trip near their school at one of our Geosites. Also highlighted is What is a UNESCO Global? And why Southern New Brunswick was designated as the First UNESCO Geopark in North America!
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