NNE: A Practical Guide for Teachers: Using Narrative and Visual Tools to Learn about Environmental, Health, and Community Challenges (2)
It’s time to ramp up the environmental learning! The Sustainability Education Alliance (a collaborative of the New Brunswick Environmental Network) is hosting a free bilingual virtual learning series called “Nurturing Nature in Education.” The series will take place between February 11th and March 26th. These workshops are geared towards K-12 teachers across New Brunswick and they are either English, French, or Bilingual. In some cases, co-learning with the students is encouraged! Topics include climate change adaptation, Two-Eyed Seeing, forest health and herbicide spraying, eco-anxiety, sustainable development goals, and more. Register to save your place and receive recordings (in some cases)!
Event Description:
This presentation presents a guide developed from the results of workshops held in schools, to raise students' awareness of current environmental, social, and health challenges using visual and narrative tools. The major challenges we face today—such as climate change, biodiversity loss, natural resource scarcity, food insecurity, and urban poverty—are the result of the cumulative impacts of individual actions that are often perceived as insignificant, but have global repercussions.
To better understand these challenges, it is essential to adopt an interdisciplinary, cross-sectoral, and participatory approach, incorporating intergenerational learning. This guide proposes the use of appropriate methods and tools to educate and raise awareness among young people, without overburdening them. Quoting Jacques Cousteau, who said “we protect what we love, and we love what we know,” the author emphasizes that to protect the planet, it is crucial to understand its past and its history in order to avoid repeating the mistakes of the past.
Young people need to understand that their voices and actions are powerful in preserving our planet. It's also essential that they see the links between development, environment, governance, health, and communities, so that they become aware of their role in building a sustainable future.
Schedule of Workshops:
*Note: The 10:30am–11:30am time slots are participatory with students because they are during class time.
FR– French
EN– English
BIL– Bilingual
Eco-anxiété : Comment aborder l'écologie auprès des enfants et des adoloscent·e·s ? Eco-anxiety: How to Discuss Ecology with Children and Teenagers? EcoNova Education. All grades.
Feb. 11th (FR) and 18th (BIL) 3:30pm–4:30pm
Explorons la flore et la faune de la forêt acadienne, avec image et sons. Aster Group & Beausoleil. FR, Grades 6–8.
Feb 13th 10:30am–11:30am
Discover Why Forest Herbicide Spraying on Public (Crown) Land is a Problem and Explore Alternative Solutions | Découvrez pourquoi la pulvérisation d'herbicides forestiers sur les terres publiques est un problème et explorez des solutions alternatives. Stop Spraying NB. All grades.
Feb. 13th 4pm–5pm (EN) and Feb. 21st 10:30am–11:30am (BIL)
Let's Talk: Climate Change Adaptation | Parlons l'adaptation aux changements climatiques. Youth Environmental Action Network, Grades 9–12.
Feb. 18th (BIL) and March 25th (EN) 10:30am–11:30am
Utilisation des outils narratifs et visuels pour faciliter l'apprentissage interdisciplinaire des défis environnementaux, sanitaires et communautaires dans les écoles | A Practical Guide for Teachers: Using Narrative and Visual Tools to Learn about Environmental, Health, and Community Challenges. Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, All grades.
Feb. 21st (FR) and March 21st (BIL) 2pm–3pm
An Introduction to Sustainability and the SDGs | Une introduction à la durabilité et aux ODD. Learning for a Sustainable Future, Grades K–8.
Feb. 25th (EN) and March 13th (FR) 10:30am–11:30am
La science participative à la rescousse de l'eau! | Making Waves: Participatory Science in Action! Water Rangers.
Feb. 27th 10:30am–11:30am (FR, All grades) and 3:30pm–4:30pm (EN, Grades K–8)
Classroom to Career: Empowering Students for Green Jobs | De la classe à la carrière : Donner aux élèves les moyens d'accéder aux emplois verts. The Gaia Project. Grades 9–12.
March 11th (EN) and March 13th (FR) 4pm–5pm
Fish Habitat Improvement | Amélioration de l'habitat des poissons. Petitcodiac Watershed Alliance, BIL, Grades 9–12.
March 12th 10:30am–11:30am
Greening Education Through Ocean-Climate Action. Blue Schools Canada & The Canadian Ocean Literacy Coalition. EN, All grades.
March 12th 3:30pm–4:30pm
An Introduction into Two-Eyed Seeing. Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI). EN, Grades 9–12.
March 18th 10:30am–11:30am
Water Is the Teacher, Change Is the Lesson | L'eau, notre enseignant·e, le changement, notre leçon. Blue Schools Canada (École bleues du Canada). BIL, Grades K–8.
March 18th 3:30pm–4:30pm
Great Minds Think Outside: Take the Curriculum Outdoors | Les grand·e·s penseur·euse·s se rencontrent dehors: Sortir le programme scolaire à l'extérieur. Great Minds Think Outside. BIL, All grades.
March 19th 4pm–5pm
Elder Protocol | Protocole pour les Aîné·e·s. Joint Economic Development Initiative (JEDI). BIL, All grades.
March 25th 4pm–5pm
What Are You Breathing Today? NB Lung. EN, Grades K–8.
March 26th 3:30pm–4:30pm
Event Information
| Event Date | 21 March, 2025 2:00 pm |
| Event End Date | 21 March, 2025 3:00 pm |
| Location | Online |
| Categories | Sustainability Education Alliance, Member & Associate Events |
