OBJECTIVES
How are we each connected to the land?
How can we create reciprocity for what we learn from the land?
While studying different region of Canada consider:
Teachers will:
Students will:
How are we each connected to the land?
How can we create reciprocity for what we learn from the land?
While studying different region of Canada consider:
- How does it connect to a physical region?
- How does it connect to our culture today and in the past?
- How can we explore the ecological concept of “reciprocity”?
- How are we learning to witness and care for the living world with respect and curiosity?
Teachers will:
- Create a place for an authentic voice that will allow students to learn from, rather than about, foundational philosophies in ways that can repair and renew relationships with nature.
- Explore different physical Geography in an ethical ways and with authenticity.
- Considering how are we, as professionals, building student capacity for understanding, and empathy?
Students will:
- Students will understand how the various aspects (such as geography) inform an individual’s perspective and how that perspective is expressed.
- Be able to synthesize and communicate multiple perspectives
- Understand that culture is influenced by landscape and history
- Cultivate a personal relationship with the living world
- Learn how to appreciate the intelligence, and wisdom of nature
- Develop problem-solving skills that encourage creativity and collaboration
The regions below are divided into geographical locations based on: The Canadian Encyclopedia
Appalachian Region
St. Lawrence Lowlands
Canadian Shield
Hudson Bay Lowlands
Interior Plains
Western Cordillera
Canadian Arctic
Backyard