A plastic light-up Santa coolly eyes the scene below him. Sitting up high, Old St. Nick keeps watch over the good citizens from the greater Castlegar area as they deposit their garbage at the Ootischenia Landfill. Christmas is one of the most wasteful times of the year. A Vancouver-based advocacy group estimated that each Canadian … Continued
When most people throw something away, that’s usually the last thought they give to the piece of garbage now in the trash. But students in Warfield’s J.L. Webster Elementary will likely think twice after a field trip to the local landfill, where they learned the valuable lesson that just because it is not out of … Continued
“I was born to be in the wild. I loved it.” Grade 6 student Nevaeh puts into words how we all feel when we pause in wonder at the miniscule worlds under our feet, the majestic views above our heads, and the magic found outdoors all around us. Through Classroom with Outdoors, Wildsight Educators bring … Continued
We’re excited to share that our popular nature-based summer day camp program will be back in 2022 following a very successful 2021 season!
It is undisputed that spending time in the natural world is good for us. It can lift moods, calm anxieties, boost creativity, and improve sleep. And it’s not just physical and mental benefits that the natural world provides us with. Known as Ecosystem Services, there are a plethora of jobs that nature does for us, … Continued
No-one will protect what they don’t care about and no-one will care about what they have never experienced.David Attenborough If you ask my daughter what trees need, she’ll tell you confidently, it’s hugs. And she’ll follow up with a not so gentle reminder that if you take too much from trees, they won’t be able … Continued
Each year, on the first day of school, there is always a flurry of emails and phone calls within the Wildsight education team wishing one another a “Happy New Year”! For educators, parents, and teachers the beginning of September feels like the real new year; a time for new beginnings, new friendships, new discoveries, and … Continued
For many in the education world, early September may mark the start of a “new year” just as much as January 1st. It’s an exciting time with back-to-school rituals marked against a backdrop of changing seasons
Dana McIntosh, a graduating student at David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS), is the first recipient of Wildsight Invermere’s Environmental Pursuits Award. The annual $500 prize was set up in 2021 to encourage local high school grads to pursue knowledge in environmental fields of study. Why initiate a student environmental award? As our planet faces monumental … Continued
The subject of water is as deep as the ocean itself. You can skim the surface, or dive deep on the subject, look at it from different directions, investigate it through science, mathematics, economics, art, history and more. Water, quite literally, is life. So it’s critical that students learn about water in a way that … Continued
