A Treasure Chest to share :

tools for working more effectively together

Thursday, February 16th 2012
9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Ducks Unlimited Conservation Centre
752 Union Street
Fredericton, New Brunswick

Register on-line at http://www.nben.ca/index.php?option=com_rsform&formId=55

more details at: http://www.nben.ca

Highlights:

The Entrepreneurial community school- Kids run their own school cafeteria : Rachel Schofield, community agent coordinator at school district 11, will explain how they took control of the school cafeteria at Cocagne primary school and worked together with the local community to market the garden’s harvest.

Daniel Mallet will explain how his school « la rivière de Pokemouche » is collaborating with the community and was successfull in establishing a composting program, a community garden and trails along the river. Accompanied by two students, he will provide a portrait of the evolution of this exciting and inviting project for the whole community.

The Gaia Project is a New Brunswick-based non-profit organisation dedicated to delivering interactive projects in sustainable engineering within schools. These projects see students posing questions about sustainability, researching consumption and later recommending and implementing solutions within their schools, with the teacher acting as a facilitator to this process. All projects incorporate what The Gaia Project calls realistic environmentalism, where solutions consider technological, social, environmental and economic perspectives.

Collaborating for sustainability – Learn cutting edge techniques of efficient collaboration in a creative and inspiring way. We will explore the « open space » technique as well as the « Asset Mapping » model.

Learn from youth how to collaborate – A High school environmental committee will share their experience on collaboration and give tips from the “generation Z” perspective.

Sustainability education book fair– Bring your preferred books on the subject and discover new favorites.


The Sustainability education alliance is a collaborative effort of over 70 groups. This conference is an opportunity for us to share skills and passions. Anybody interested in the cause of environmental education is welcome to attend this exciting bi-annual event!


Featured Speakers and associates
Rachel Schofield Martin : Phys. Ed. teacher since 15 years in school district 11, Rachel is since November 2007 community developmentt agent at Blanche-Bougeois a primary School in Cocagne. This year,
she is also coordinating all community schools of the district.

Daniel Mallet, is principal of the school "Pokemouche River”, District 09. He has completed several environmental projects, like installing a wind turbine powering a student radio station, a greenhouse, a composting set up and an outdoor classroom. Currently he is working on a community project involving landscaping around the school, a greenhouse, a community garden and a birding trail including a natural laboratory in the forest at the rear of the school to learn about trees and forest plants.
His goal is making the school “La Rivière” a place where learning is focused on the different environmental milieus surrounding the school.

Michel Hédou, Cité des Jeunes, School District 3
Michel Martin, Environmental Committee Marcel F. Richard School, School District 11
Roland Chiasson, Cape Jourimain Nature Centre Inc.
Sharon Murphy-Flatt, Conservation Council
Vanessa Paesani is with the gaia project
Environmental Education Showcase – Bring your display featuring current environmental education initiatives and it will be showcased at the event. If you would like to have a table, please let us know.
Talking Education initiatives – Enjoy a themed discussion during lunch. Is there a topic that you have a hankering to discuss with others? Please let us know and we will put it on the agenda!

Register on-line at http://www.nben.ca
Call or e-mail Vera Bôthé nben@nben.ca or 506-855-4144