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An Invitation
Community Environmental Education Workshop
Yarmouth: March 4, 2005
Truro: March 8, 2005
Sydney: March 11, 2005
A FREE Workshop for Community Groups and Interested Individuals
What's this all about? The Community Environmental Education Workshop will
explore elements of Environmental Education and demonstrate how groups can
use Environmental Education to make positive changes in their communities.
This FREE one day workshop is hosted by:
The Nova Scotia Environmental Network - Environmental Education Caucus
(NSEN - EEC). Members and partners include:
The Ecology Action Centre ~ Clean Nova Scotia ~ Tree Canada ~ the Canadian
Environmental Literacy Project (CELP) ~ the Sierra Club of Canada - Nova
Scotia Chapter ~ Environment Canada ~ the Nova Scotia Department of
Environment and Labour ~ Parks Canada ~ the Canadian Parks and Wilderness
Society (CPAWS) - Nova Scotia Chapter ~ the Halifax Regional Municipality's
Adventure Earth Centre ~ Resource Recovery Fund Board (RRFB) ~ Heartwood
Centre for Community and Youth Development ~ the Otesha Project ~ Scientists
and Innovators in the Schools (SITS).
Participants will:
. learn the principles of Environmental Education;
. learn characteristics of good Environmental Education programming;
. learn how they can implement Environmental Education in their organization
and community;
. meet and network with other organizations in their community;
. collect information and materials on Environmental Education from other
groups in Nova Scotia.
Location:
Yarmouth: Izaak Walton Killam Memorial Library, 405 Main Street
Truro: Colchester-East Hants Regional Library -Truro Branch, 754 Prince St.
Sydney: James McConnell Memorial Library, 50 Falmouth St.
Registration:
Registration is on a first come, first served basis. The deadline for
registration is February 28, 2005. Lunch and Refreshments will be provided.
Reimbursement for childcare is available (with receipt).
To register:
1. Please contact the Nova Scotia Environmental Network by email:
nsen@web.net to have a registration form sent to you
2. Return the form to nsen@web.net, Fax: 902-454-6841 or mail to:
Veronica Sherwood, Coordinator
Nova Scotia Environmental Network
PO Box 33070
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3L 4T6.
Questions? Please contact Veronica Sherwood at 902-454-6846, or
nsen@web.net.
Please pass this information on to other community groups.
Agenda:
All sessions will model examples of environmental education activities
10:15 Coffee & Tea
10:30 Welcome & Review of Agenda
11:00 History and Principles of Environmental Education
11:30 Characteristics of good Environmental Education programming
12:15 Lunch and sharing session of programs and resources from other groups
1:30 A. Create your own Environmental Education program
OR
B. Radical EE/Humanizing Activism: Communicating for Change
2:15 Future Directions
2:45 Evaluation/Farewell
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