The Classroom Gardener

Anticipated resource now available for teachers wanting to engage in food-based learning from Northern Health COVID protocols reviewed by the BCCDC for school food preparation across BC. Read it here: https://www.northernhealth.ca//covid-19-elementary-schools

ATTENTION Educators, Families, and anyone who loves exploring the nature and biodiversity in their own backyards. Join HCTF tomorrow at 10am (PST) for a FREE online HCTF Education lesson with Get Outdoors facilitators. #OutdoorEducation #OutdoorLearning #BCSchools #BCEd #BCTeachers Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) Classrooms 2 Communities Education Network

Even in that short duration of the study, researchers found microbes on the skin and guts of children who regularly played in green spaces had increased in diversity - a feature which is tied to an overall healthier immune system.

It’s garlic planting time! Garlic is an easy and durable school garden crop that can be harvested the last week of June, or left to harvest mid-summer with a group that is caring for your gardens. https://meganzeni.com/how-to-grow-garlic-with-kids/

Attention #Educators! Applications for our Environmental Exchange Box program are due next Thursday, October 15th! This innovative #penpal style program pairs y...our class with another from elsewhere in #BC to investigate and share lessons about local #ecosystems and #biodiversity. To Apply: https://www.hctfeducation.ca/environmental-exchange-box/ #OutdoorEducation #OutdoorLearning #BCSchools #BCEd #BCTeachers Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association (EEPSA) Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) Classrooms 2 Communities Education Network