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 that is delivering the program.
Do you have any question about the Wild Voices Program? Please connect with Mia at wildvoices@cbeen.org
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Birds and Conservation in the Columbia River Valley *only available on dates listed below
Bookable Type(s) | Half Day Field Study Outdoors (approx 1 hr) |
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Duration | Varies by Booking |
Location | We will go for a bird walk in the schoolyard, in the neighbourhood surrounding the school, and any natural areas within walking distance. |
Contact This Presenter | gareththomsonconsulting@gmail.com |
*Available for grades 1-12 at Edgewater, Eileen Madson, JA Laird, Martin Morigeau, Windermere, and David Thompson.
*A half-day field study is highly recommended. A 1.5 hour program will be considered, but only at the high school level.
*This program is only available on the following dates:
April 14
About the program
Birds! Interested in a beautiful, magical, and powerful way of better connecting your students with the natural world? You need look no further than birds! Master naturalist, birder, and teacher Gareth Thomson will bring you a class set of binoculars and bird guides, show students how to use them – and then we’ll head outdoors to view some birds together! No need to go far - but in an ideal scenario we would start in the schoolyard, tour the neighbourhood, and visit a local natural area or park if there is one within walking distance! Back in class, Gareth will debrief the activity, and talk about what students and others can do (and have done) to help birds. A powerful experiential activity in which students create the ‘web of life’ in the classroom helps them see how these feathered miracles are connected to everything else in the fabulous Columbia valley ecosystem! He'll leave you with some suggested activities tied to your curriculum that you can use to support students learning on this topic.
About the community educator
Gareth has been an environmental educator (and birdwatcher!) for over 30 years, and he is passionate about connecting learners to how the planet works – and how to take care of it.
Curriculum Links: | Science connections:
1-3 - living things have features and behaviours that help them survive in their environment; observable patterns and cycles occur in the local sky and landscape; living things have life cycles adapted to their environment; living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems 4-6 - all living things respond to their environment; the motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living systems; multicellular organisms have organs that enable them to survive and interact within their environment; multicellular organisms rely on internal systems to survive, reproduce, and interact with their environment 7-9 - evolution by natural selection provides an explanation for the diversity and survival of living things 10 - energy is conserved, and its transformation can affect living things and the environment 11 environmental science - complex roles and relationships contribute to diversity of ecosystems; changing ecosystems are maintained by natural processes; human practices affect the sustainability of ecosystems; humans can play a role in stewardship and restoration of ecosystems 11 life sciences - organisms are grouped based on common characteristics 12 environmental science - human actions affect the quality of water and its ability to sustain life |
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Tags: | Ecosystems / Wildlife, Water, Sustainable Living |
Seasons: | Summer, Spring |
Grade Levels: | Independent, High (10-12), Middle (7-9), Intermediate (4-6), Primary (K-3) |
School Districts: | SD6 |
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.