Galiano Community School

Thanks to the support and cooperation of the Galiano Community School, we have piloted most of our children's programs with the local Kindergarten to Grade 8 students, taking them out of the classroom to do mapping, stream monitoring, restoration and replanting with native species, marine studies and watershed explorations. Our ongoing work with these students focuses on deepening their appreciation of the special place they live in, offering them some time out of the class, and having them participate in projects which provide learning, physical activity and a lasting and visible contribution to the community.

The Galiano Community School senior class worked with us through 2005-2006 to pilot the EnviroMentors project. Over the year, the Grade 5-8 students worked with their teachers and Galiano Conservancy educators to develop and research information on our newest program about Wetlands. Students worked in small groups, chose a topic that most interested them and then worked together to develop short learning activities to teach other students. Finally they hosted and taught a Grade 1/2 class from Vancouver. Hosting, teaching, and leading gave the Galiano students a renewed appreciation of the privilege they have in living on Galiano Island as well as the challenges of being a teacher!

The Mystery of
Laughlin Lake (40 MB)
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