BOOK A WILD VOICES FOR KIDS PROGRAM!
Due to recent CBEEN program funding changes, we will now offer price options for Wild Voices for Kids programs.
Please select the price option that suits your needs, knowing that some schools don’t have access to the financial resources that others do.
We ask that teachers ensure that a program does not violate their school and/or district policies before booking. It is the responsibility of the teacher to confirm program suitability and communicate needs and questions to the Community Educator.
We continue to have a COVID-19 policy in place and teachers booking programs are expected to read this plan in advance of their program to understand our policies and practices around offering programs.
Questions about the policy may be directed to the Wild Voices Program Manager at wildvoices@cbeen.org
READ OUR COVID-19 PLAN HERE
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Our Changing Climate (only available in Revelstoke, Nakusp, and Golden)
| Bookable Type(s) | Half Day Field Study Full Day Field Study |
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| Duration | Varies by Booking |
| Location | In school/school grounds intro followed by a 2 hour outdoor session at a local green space (walking distance from school). Wrap up in classroom at end of day. |
| Contact This Presenter | jade.lisa.harvey@gmail.com |
**Please note that this program is only available in Revelstoke, Golden and Nakusp**
About the Program
Our Changing Climate seeks to educate youth about the difference between our natural, long term climate fluctuations and
anthropogenic (human influenced) rapid climate change. Let's debunk myths around certain terminology and give real scientific
proof to our point of view. We will discover the difference between weather and climate and look at a climate resource to
understand how our local climate is changing. We will venture to a nearby ecosystem (river, wetlands, forest or farm) and discuss how it is already and may be further affected by climate change in the future.
Finally let's work together let's look at ways that society/new technologies and even ourselves can contribute to mitigate or lessen
our impact on Earth.
Depending on student age we will adapt the key ecosystem we will study on our walk: for K-4 the forest works well, talking about
increased risk of forest fires; for grades 5-8, looking at rivers, flooding, and soil degradation of farming; and for grades 9-12, talking
about wetland and carbon sinks.
About the Community Educator
Jade has BSc in Physical Geography, and has written and delivered programs about climate, earth science, and geology to students in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Norway, and now in Canada. Jade enjoys being able to share her knowledge and passion for the natural world and the pure magic that underpins the interconnecting cycles that make our planet work and habitable for us.
| Curriculum Links: | Grade 1 Science Big Idea: Observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape Grade 2 Science Big Idea: Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment Grade 4 Science Big Idea: The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems Grade 7 Science Big Idea: Earth and its climate have changed over geological time Grade 9 Big Ideas: Earth is composed of four interacting spheres through which matter cycles (the carbon cycle; the interactions between the lithosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere) Science 10: Earth & Space Science - energy transfer in natural systems (evaluate possible causes of climate change and its impacts on natural systems) Earth Sciences 11: explain the characteristics and significance of the atmosphere; describe the function of the hydrologic cycle Geology 12: Surface processes and the hydrosphere (analyze features and processes associated with weathering and erosion, stream erosion and deposition; describe how human activities can affect quality of ground water) |
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| Tags: | Energy, Ecosystems / Wildlife, Sustainable Living, Climate Change |
| Seasons: | Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter |
| Grade Levels: | Independent, High (10-12), Middle (7-9), Intermediate (4-6), Primary (K-3) |
| School Districts: | Independent, SD19, SD10, SD6 |
Testimonials:
"My grade 2 students had a wonderful day with Jade. The presentation was a perfect length, and the activities were age appropriate and very engaging. I wish we had had more time together!" - Naomi Ford
Program Price Options:
Due to recent CBEEN program funding changes, CBEEN will now offer price options for Wild Voices for Kids programs. Please select the price option that suits your needs, knowing that some schools don’t have access to the financial resources that others do. The following price options are available:
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Non-subsidized: Please select this option if you can access funds to pay the full price for this program. By selecting this option, this will allow us to offer more subsidized programs to those schools who don’t have the same support as you might. An unlimited number of programs are available at this payment level.
- In class/school yard ~1-1.5 hours = $250
- Half-day field study = $390
- Full-day field study = $595
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Slightly Subsidized: Please select this option if you need a bit of support in paying for your program. CBEEN has secured some grant funding to support this option. An unlimited number of programs are available at this payment level.
- In class/school yard ~1-1.5 hrs = $150
- Half-day field study = $250
- Full-day field study = $350
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Heavily Subsidized: Please select this option if you need a lot of support in helping to make programs happen in your school. CBEEN has secured funding to allow a limited number of classes to access two heavily subsidized programs/class/year.
- In class/school yard ~1-1.5 hrs = $75
- Half-day field study = $125
- Full-day field study = $175
- Fully Subsidized: Please select this option if you have no means of accessing funding for a program. CBEEN has secured funding to allow a limited number of classes to access one totally subsidized program/class/year.