Education in the Wild
Cool ecology field trips for primary, intermediate and secondary students
Looking for excellent ecology learning opportunities for your students? Look here!
Quick Links:
- Winter Wonder – Kindergarten – Grade 1 – Grade 2 – Grade 3
- Classroom with Outdoors – Grade 4 – Grade 5 – Grade 6 – Grade 7
- Go Wild Schools – Grades 9 - 12
- Beyond Recycling – Grade 5 – Grade 6 – Grade 7
David Suzuki says this about Wildsight’s Education in the Wild programs:
“Reconnecting our children with our natural surroundings is what makes the Wildsight educational programs so valuable to children and parents in the Columbia Basin.”
Education in the Wild programs meet the B.C. Ministry of Education science curriculum learning outcomes.
How does Education in the Wild work?
All Education in the Wild programs are hands-on, experiential and designed by professional educators to engage students.
Intermediate classes get to go on day-long outdoor field trips to explore a number of different ecosystems: wetlands, grasslands, forests and old growth forests. Primary classes don’t go far, just “around the block,” to explore the wonder of winter. Secondary grades prepare for — and undertake — five-day wilderness excursions.
All these experiences increase the ecological literacy of students. And they help nurture an attitude of stewardship towards the natural world. Most important of all, kids love them! Bus subsidies are available – please contact us for information.
Fun learning for students since 2000
Wildsight began offering Education in the Wild to schools across the Columbia Basin in 2000. Since then, more than a dozen of our professional educators have delivered nearly 1,300 individual programs to more than 32,000 students.
The programs help students develop a conservation ethic that flows naturally from their own experiences in natural settings.
Wildsight’s programs get top marks from teachers, who simply don’t have the time to develop and deliver this curriculum on their own:
“Thank you Wildsight for actively promoting outdoor education!”
Derek Lepsoe, Grade 3/4 teacher, Robson Community School, Robson.
“Wow! What fun! Excellent learning experience for our students.”
Barb Streich, Grade 5 teacher, McKim Middle School, Kimberley.
“This program has an incredible impact on student’s attitudes towards the environment. Education is key to developing a healthy respect toward environmental stewardship.”
Susan Koentges, Grade 4 teacher, Isabelle Sellon School, Blairmore, Alberta.
“All extremely good, worthwhile and taxpayer dollars well spent — more than just a field trip.”
Leonard De Vuona, Grade 5 teacher, Erickson Elementary, Creston.
"In the end, we conserve only what we love. We love only what we understand. We will understand only what we are taught.”
~ Baba Diuom, Senegalese poet
