Thank you to the City of Rossland for their commitment to support Wild Voices programs locally for the next three years!

Sometimes just a simple piece of gear, a tool, prop or costume can make learning memorable for students. Thank you to the Kootenay Savings Community Foundation for their generous contribution to support equipment and material purchases for our Wild Voices presentations and field studies this year!

It's been a full and incredible year: with a wildly successful EECOM conference, almost 5,000 students participating in Wild Voices programs and the launch of our EE Endowment Fund! Thank you to the community partners, innovative educators and to the members who helped make 2018 so wonderful. We can't wait to share what's in store for 2019. As we get ready to sign off for the holidays, we're wishing each of you and yours a season that's merry, bright and full of natural wonder.

Our gratitude to the Columbia Valley Community Foundation, and donors the Loewen family, for their contribution to support Wild Voices programs in the Columbia Valley this year!

Thank you to the Nelson & District CU for their contribution to support classroom bussing for Wild Voices programs in Nelson this year!

Support from Regional District of Central Kootenay areas H, I and J has made Wild Voices programs possible in Slocan Valley South and Rural Castlegar this year. Thank you RDCK Directors for your contribution to environmental learning!

Looking for some winter outdoor learning inspiration? Here are some local tips & tricks for educators from educators! http://kbee.ca/winter/

The latest from our friends at the North American Association for Environmental Education - NAAEE? Research that supports what many of you already know: http://ow.ly/3MEh30mDl8y

"Place-based and community-engaged environmental education can empower students to exercise greater civic agency related to sustainability. This type of experiential pedagogical approach can inspire environmental action, not only among students, but also in surrounding communities."

FortisBC has been a long-time supporter of Wild Voices programs in the Basin communities they serve. Thank you FortisBC for helping us get more kids outside, learning in and from their natural environment!

Hey Teachers! Do you have an idea to help nature thrive at your school? You could receive up to $500 to bring your project to life with @WWFCanada’s Go Wild School Grants: http://ow.ly/PGQ130mwqeG. Deadline to apply is November 12th.

Want to really get things going for EE in your community? Check out this great webinar from our friends at Green Teacher: "Creating Community Wide Outdoor Education Festivals", available on our webinars page: https://cbeen.ca/webinars/. Learn more about the hosts work in Vancouver on their FB page: Wild About Vancouver.

We are still buzzing from #EECOM2018, and wanted to extend another heartfelt thanks to all of our amazing sponsors and partners who came on board to support the Canadian Classrooms to Communities (C2C) Environmental Education Conference! We are excited that this will be the launch of an annual provincial C2C conference which will return to this region on the provincial pro-d day in October every 4 years! https://c2c-bc.org/

THANK-YOU to the Ktunaxa Nation, ʔaq̓am Community - St. Mary's Indian Band and St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino for being such wonderful hosts. We look forward to working with you again as we help to ensure our children and communities have strong connections with the land and people of this place.

Our hats go off to our conference partners, EECOM, Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) and the BC Classrooms to Communities Network, and all school districts in the local region. We look forward to partnering with you to continue to support place-based learning in British Columbia!

Also, last but not least, a huge thanks goes out to our conference supporters and sponsors, including GreenLearning Canada Foundation, Project Learning Tree Canada, Royal Roads University, Alberta Council for Environmental Education, Wild BC Network - HCTF Education, BC Teachers' Federation (BCTF), Invermere College of the Rockies, Wildsight, Columbia Outdoor School, Columbia Basin Trust, Fish & Wildlife Compensation Program, Kootenay Savings, Regional District of East Kootenay (RDEK), City of Kimberley, Kootenay Kwik Print Ltd and Kicking Horse Coffee. You can rest assured that your support enabled participants to deepen their knowledge and relationships, better equipping them for their important work. https://eecom.org/eecom-2018/partners-supporters/

Participants enjoyed over 100 sessions and workshops on outdoor and environmental learning

BC’s Minister of Education Rob Fleming voicing his support for environmental education and place-based learning as being a key piece of BC’s redesigned curriculum.

Keynotes greeted by a packed house with 300 educators across Canada participating