Category Archives: strathcona elementary school

March eco-education programming

Posted on April 8, 2016 by sharonkallis

March was a very busy month- though Spring Break  kept the kids away near 3 weeks, we had other community stewardship times that happened during the holiday and adults, families and students alike helped with lots of planting, transplanting, sowing … Continue reading →

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Spinning and Talking at Trillium N: grades 6 & 7

Posted on May 30, 2015 by sharonkallis

Our last day with Ms. Persoon’s class was   a hot early summer day at the end of May. Work and social circles included seed sorting Marigolds for dye versus planting and  spinning wool while a dye pot stewed…The  rake straw … Continue reading →

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pollinator house video

Posted on May 25, 2015 by sharonkallis

A beautiful new video by Martin Borden  documenting our Pollinator House project with Environmental Youth Alliance and Lord Strathcona Elementary School.

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like heritage days at an ‘old timey village’…

Posted on April 9, 2015 by sharonkallis

The last few weeks has found us working with both a class group of grade 6/7’s and an after school group. Doing various activities in the park or classroom such as rope making, splitting  cedar for   shakes, carding wool and … Continue reading →

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