Category Archives: Children
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Pastaza – The effects of oil exploitation in Indigenous communities in the Amazon region
Let ‘me out: The many benefits of outdoor play in kindergarten
http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/07/let-em-out-the-many-benefits-of-outdoor-play-in-kindergarten/
Oil companies determining Alberta curriculum
http://action.sumofus.org/a/cenvous-get-out-alberta-education-consultation/?sub=fb
Petition requesting nature education be returned to BC Curriculum
http://www.sierraclub.bc.ca/education/petition-requests-nature-education-be-returned-to-bc-curriculum
Rethinking Modern Education
https://www.facebook.com/schoolingtheworld?fref=nf
Transforming Vancouver School Gardens
http://learningproject.cst.org/ideas/238
Local Documentary About Consumption
Child Poverty in Richmond…
Hi all,
I thought I’d post the Vancouver Sun article I referenced yesterday in class. A couple surprising quotes:
“Richmond has the second highest poverty rate in Canada at 22 per cent”
“British Columbia continues to have the highest rate of child and family poverty in Canada.”
Yikes.
Hundreds, if not thousands, of B.C. kids go to school hungry
Roots & Shoots
This is Dr. Jane Goodall’s Roots & Shoots program which started in Tanzania and encourages young people to identify issues in their communities and take action. All about empowering kids to bring about change. Anyone can enroll their class, and even request a JGI speaker for their school so thought it might be worth a look!
http://janegoodall.ca/get-involved/rootsandshoots/