Facilitated by Elizabeth Straszynski

Time: Saturday, November 30 - 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Location: Register at Project WILD for info

Are you looking for fresh ways to integrate environmental education into your teaching, every subject, every grade, regardless of the season? Project WILD / Below ZERO brings a fun, hands-on, inquiry-based approach for K-12 educators. This day-long interactive workshop, led by teacher and outdoor educator Elizabeth Straszynski, will introduce you to concepts, issues, outdoor class management and activities (and modifications!) to engage and inform students. Participants will receive official guides and certificates of completion.
The cost for this workshop (including guides and certificates of completion) is $30 payable online by November 22.

More info: http://cwf-fcf.org/en/explore/education/education-calendar.html

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Facilitated by Hilary Inwood

Time: Thursday, November 28 - 12:00 - 12:45 PM
Location: OISE Room 12-199

Our happiness is integrally related to that of all life forms on earth -- what is truly best for people is good for the planet, too. Join Hilary Inwood and learn more about sustainable happiness and begin to map and connect its elements to your own life. Free! No registration required.

More info: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/wellness/index.html

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Led by Snowy Evans

Time: Wednesday, October 23 - 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: OISE Room 5-280

Australia faces considerable challenges with respect to growing populations, the impact of climate change and unsustainable practices. Australian education has committed to building capacity for future generations to mitigate impending environmental and sustainability challenges through the sustainability cross-curriculum priority. In this session we will look at education for sustainability in Australia, examine how schools are responding to the cross-curriculum priority and consider how you might apply learnings within your own context. Free, but registration required.

More info: http://www.studentservices.oise.utoronto.ca/workshops.aspx

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Time: Tuesday, October 15 - 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: FE134 (371 Bloor St. W.)

Art education is an engaging way to introduce children and youth to age-appropriate forms of environmental activism, and help them get involved in creative forms of climate action. Learn more about the environmental art movement, and experience it first hand by contributing to an environmental art installation for OISE that focuses on changing the conversation around climate change and action. No previous skills in art-making are necessary! Free. but registration required.

More info: http://www.studentservices.oise.utoronto.ca/workshops.aspx

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Time: Wednesday, October 9 - 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: OISE Room 5-280

This interactive talk by OISE researcher Maria Vamvalis will provide insights into the context for where things stand in climate change education locally, national and globally and advocate for transformative ways of harnessing educational spaces to address the climate crisis. Registration is free but required.

More info: http://www.studentservices.oise.utoronto.ca/workshops.aspx

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Time: Wednesday, October 2 - 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: OISE Room 5-280

Facilitated by the OISE Community Learning Garden team, the Learning Garden is an active part of our learning for the environment here at OISE. It is used to further students' knowledge about plants and ecosystems in a hands-on way, inviting inquiry and exploration. Join us in an interactive workshop showing how to harvest and save seeds to contribute to the OISE Seed Library (part of the OISE Library).
Free, but registration required.

More info: http://www.studentservices.oise.utoronto.ca/workshops.aspx

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Time: Wednesday, October 2 - 12:00 - 1:00 PM
Location: Outside OISE Building, Bloor Street

Join us in the OISE Community Learning Garden to celebrate the harvest season, learn about the successes and challenges of our summer growing season, and sample some of the fall harvest!
Free, no registration required. Drop in over lunch!

More info: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ese/OISE_Learning_Garden/index.html

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Time: Saturday, September 28 - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Location: Tommy Thompson Park-see description

This 2-hour field trip to Toronto's Tommy Thompson Park on the Leslie Street Spit will be guided through meadow and forest habitats in order to identify bird species and learn how to guide others through birding. Discover the large scale habitat creation and restoration taking place and the positive outcomes of the efforts.
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*Instructions: Meet at park entrance at 9:30am to walk over with the group, or meet at the Environmental Outdoor Classroom at 10am. Binoculars and field guides will be provided.
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*Free but registration is required by Sept. 24. If you find you can no longer attend, please un-register to open up a spot for another participant. Thank you!

More info: http://www.studentservices.oise.utoronto.ca/workshops.aspx

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Facilitated by Hilary Inwood

Time: Tuesday, September 24 - 4:30 - 5:30 PM
Location: OISE Room 12-199

Join us for a primer to Environmental & Sustainability Education (ESE) at OISE. We'll introduce the ESE initiative, and do a hands-on analysis of OISE's strengths in modelling sustainability. This is a great opportunity to network with OISE students who are interested in learning about ESE, and learn about deepening your environmental learning while at OISE. Free, but registration required.

More info: http://www.studentservices.oise.utoronto.ca/workshops.aspx

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Time: Tuesday, July 9 - 11:30 AM - 1:30 PM
Location: Front of OISE at 252 Bloor St. W.

Join us to learn more about OISE's own garden and enjoy local and seasonal snacks!

More info: https://www.oise.utoronto.ca/ese/OISE_Learning_Garden/index.html

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