Master of Education in Sustainability, Regeneration & Resilience
2024-2026 Cohort
Based on the UBC Farm, this unique part-time, hybrid MEd program built on the principles of adult education to cultivate skills, attitudes, and dispositions that regenerated participants’ relationships with the land, forests, and communities. A collaborative effort between UBC’s Faculty of Education, Faculty of Land & Food Systems, and Faculty of Forestry, this MEd program explored Education for Sustainability (EFS) through hands-on experiences in themes including community, food security, conservation, Indigeneity, ecology, leadership, and well-being. The UBC Farm is the Centre for Sustainable Food System’s main research, teaching and learning space, located on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓-speaking xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam) people.
Student testimonials:
“One of my highlights of this program was the opportunity to engage in hands-on learning and experience learning in a new way than being stuck inside a traditional classroom with 4 walls. My class visited the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest and the Loon Lake Lodge & Retreat Centre where we explored the forests, shared meals and stories, and worked on applied projects while having fun jumping in the pristine lake. We learnt how to tackle a project through systems mapping, action research and prototyping. The skills I have learnt have given me the confidence to approach complex issues through a systems thinking lens which is an asset to any profession,”
-Aldona Czajewska, 2024 student cohort.
“My overall experience with the MEd SRR program thus far has been nothing short of transformative and really wonderful. I really enjoy working alongside people from various backgrounds and professions who share similar worldviews as myself.
Something that stands out for me is how much my outlook on community based learning shifted: halfway through the program I now understand that it is important showing up in the community spaces where you want change to occur to 1) build relationships with the community members first before proposing or implementing a change and 2) to gain hands-on experience which further depends on dedication to the cause,”
– Mikayla Petrie, 2024 student cohort.
