2013 Award Winners!
Congratulations to our 2013 Teaching and Fellowship Award Winners! The applications this year were full of passion and commitment in teaching environmental and sustainability education, connecting outdoor and experiential learning with students' questions and theories. We thank all applicants for their enthusiasm and dedication to the environment, and congratulate our winners this year!
Edward Burtynsky Award for Teaching Excellence in Environmental Education
Grand Prize Winners:
Olivier St-Hilaire & Kimberly Clark
Herb Campbell Public School, Caledon
Runners Up:
Marcia McVean
Equinox Public School, Toronto
Michele Storrar
Sacred Heart Catholic School, Algonquin and Lakeshore
Dr. David Suzuki Fellowship Award
Sean Magee
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Paul Tucker
Ontario Institute for Studies in Education
Our website will include bios of each of our winners and their incredible work in environmental education. Read more!
Examples & Inspirations
Are you wondering what a Knowledge Building Circle looks and sounds like? Or how outdoor education looks in the early years? We have recently added to our 'Inspirations' page of our website, uploading new videos to our 'Inquiry in Action' video series. Watch a Grade 4 KB circle about the class' study of water and the questions the students generated on the topic. The circle is an opportunity for students to share their thinking and develop theories, building and extending their thinking. In our outdoor kindergarten video, filmed on a site visit to Tawingo College in Huntsville, the integration of outdoor learning with the natural progression of child development highlights the benefits of outdoor play. We continue to visit classrooms and collect videos and stories to inspire teachers and show educators what is possible in education - through environmental education, through shared learning, through outdoor play! (Visit our Inspirations page.)
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