EcoFriendly West is an online publication celebrating the people, places, organizations, and projects that are playing a positive role in addressing environmental issues and protecting and maintaining nature in Canada's 4 western provinces. Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter or Mastodon, or subscribe by email at https://ecofriendlywest.ca/...
Established in 1945, the Canadian Parks and Recreation Association (CPRA) is a national organization dedicated to realizing the full potential of parks and recreation as a major contributor to community health and vibrancy. The CPRA provides members with information, resources and professional development they can use to make a difference in their own community. Learn more about...
Founded in 2012, Parachute Canada is a national charity dedicated to injury prevention. Their mission is to create a safer Canada by preventing serious and fatal injuries through evidence-based solutions that advocate and educate. They provide a wide variety of programs including Popping the Bubble Podcast and resources including the Child falls collection! Learn more about Parachute...
The Vancouver Junior Ranger Program is a resource for all teachers to facilitate safe and exciting outdoor learning in city parks. Teacher candidates work alongside the Lead Vancouver Park Ranger in Stanley Park, providing education to visitors to the park while developing outdoor activities and nature safety tours for school groups and field trips. Learn more...
Promoting Life-skills in Aboriginal Youth (PLAY), by Right to Play Canada, is a program that trains locally-hired Community Mentors to deliver weekly play-based programs that promote healthy living, healthy relationships, education and employability life-skills to Indigenous children and youth. The program aims to provide safe play spaces, life-skills training, healthy food, inclusive physical activities, leadership...
imaginED is a blog aimed at promoting imagination-focused teaching in all contexts. The blog offers teaching ideas, activities, and resources aimed at students of all ages. Resources from imaginED includes A Walking Curriculum, a resource for educators K-12 interested in bringing learning outdoors and promoting a Sense of Place among their students that includes 60...
Families Canada is the national association of family support centres. Families Canada ensures that family support organizations have the tools, training and resources they need to do excellent work in a cost-effective manner. Their mission is to champion the priorities, policies, and programs that build the strength of Canada's families. Learn more about Families Canada here!...
Farm to Cafeteria Canada (F2CC) is a not-for-profit organization that transforms how food is experienced and celebrated in schools across Canada. F2CC works with partners to grow the capacity of school communities across the country by connecting students to food and local systems that produce it. They focus on 3 pillars: 1) providing access to healthy...
Going Wild, a program led by the Sierra Club, provides free environmental education workshops to educators. Workshops include an outdoor sensory-based play program geared towards teaching kindergarten that is based in beach and local marine environments. Learn more about Going Wild here....
The Child and Nature Alliance of Canada (CNAC) fosters meaningful connections with the outdoors for children and youth. They believe that all children and youth should have the opportunity to play and learn in forests, parks, meadows, and mud puddles. CNAC works to connect children and youth with nature through policy, research, and practice. Their key...
