Barkerville Placed-based learning Symposium

We're planning something special for Sep 29 - Oct 1st, 2016 -- Placed Ed Symposium: Geoliteracy and Place-Conscious Learning for Grade 4-12 Educators.

This symposium will explore the challenges of bringing place-minded and geographically relevant curriculum into the classroom, and bringing the classroom out into the physical and cultural landscape. Our intended audience includes Social Studies educators, teachers who love field trips, and others who want to bring an aspect of Place into their Fine Arts, Humanities, Science, English/Language Arts, or Applied Skills teaching practice.

Our format features 3-4 talks on the symposium themes, and 3 excursions (with a few choices for each), all set in the spectacular setting of Barkerville Historic Town. This world-class heritage site will be closed to tourists and open to symposium participants, so we will have unique, behind-the-scenes access and room to learn.

Details to follow in January 2016, including the launch of the symposium website.