Announcements
Otesha tours in Canada If you live in any of the following regions, consider inviting a team of young cyclists from the Otesha Project to give one of their acclaimed eco- performances at your school or camp: Ontario (May–June); British Columbia (July–August) and Atlantic Canada (September–October). For more details, visit <
www.otesha.ca> or call (613) 237-6065.
Sustainability conference in
Saskatchewan From May 25 to 27 in Regina, the RCE Conference of the Americas will explore various dimensions of sustain- ability education. A keynote by Severn Cullis-Suzuki and three field trips are among the expected highlights. Registration costs $125. For more details, visit <
www.saskrce.ca/ conference2008>.
Green design
workshops Creative Change’s workshop “The Science (and
Economics) of Green Design” will provide
middle school teachers with knowl- edge and resources for implementing the “Designed by Nature” program designed by Eastern Michigan University. Workshops are sched- uled for June 18–19 in Ann Arbor, MI, and July 10–11 in Westchester County, NY. For more details, visit <
www.creativechange.net> or call Creative Change Educational Solu- tions at (734) 482-0924.
Food programs workshops The Center for Ecoliteracy and Teachers College Columbia University are co-sponsoring professional devel- opment institutes in San Anselmo, CA (June 22–27) and New York City (August 9–13) to connect school food programs with curriculum. For more information, visit <
www.ecoliteracy.org> or call CEL at (510) 845-4595.
Border EE conference in Juarez The first bi-national Border-Wide EE Conference takes place June 25–27 in Juarez, Mexico. For more information, visit <
http://bordereeweb.net> or call the EE Exchange in Tucson at (520) 670-1442.
Summer institutes
in Vermont Shelburne Farms is the site of the following four summer institutes: Principles and Promis- ing Practices in Place-
Based Education, June 22–24, contact: Erica Curry, (802) 985-0235; Project Seasons, July 14–18, contact Linda Wellings, (802) 985-0308; Institute on Service-Learning, July 21–25, contact Joe Brooks, (802) 655-5918; and Education for Sustainability Institute, July 31–August 1, contact Jen Cirillo, (802) 985-0331, <
www.shelburnefarms.org>.
SCI-LINK in NC
and Brazil The SCI-LINK program is offering two international programs this sum- mer: Grandfather Mountain Interna- tional Workshop, June 23–28 in North Carolina; and Brazil: Adventures in Ecology and Education, July 13–26 in Sao Paulo/Pantanal. For more details, visit <
www.ncsu.edu/scilink> or fax (919) 515-7614.
Gardening symposium in
Philadelphia Growing Fertile Minds and Commu-
nities is the theme of the American Horticultural Society’s 16th annual National Children and Youth Garden Symposium being held July 24–26 in Philadelphia. Jane Kirkland and Erica Wheeler are the keynote speak- ers. For more information, contact AHS at (703) 768-5700 x 132 or visit <
www.ahs.org>.
GREEN TEACHER 83 Marine biology in
New Brunswick June 15th is the registration deadline for the following Huntsman Marine Science Centre programs for educa- tors: Art Side of Marine Biology (July 27–August 1); Family Adventure in Marine Biology (August 5–8); Beachcomber’s Biology (August 11–15); Ocean Communities (August 11–16); Marine Vertebrates (August 18–23). For details, contact: Educa- tion Manager, (506) 529-1260 or visit <
www.huntsmanmarine.ca>.
CEE workshops in New York The Center for Environmental Edu- cation is offering 10 teacher work- shops from late June to early August on topics such as waste reduction, school gardening, climate change and biomimicry. For details about all sessions, visit <
www.pnwboces.org/ environmental> or call (914) 248-2335.
EECOM conference
in Newfoundland Bob McDonald, Sarah Harmer and John McCarthy are the keynote speakers for this year’s Canadian EE confer- ence and research symposium in Gros Morne National Park, Newfoundland, from September 25 to 28. This is the first large EE conference on the con- tinent to be held at a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The theme is “Recon- nect, Rethink, Rejoice.” For more information, visit <
www.eecom.org> or contact Glenda Reid Bavis at (866) 732-2759.
Looking ahead Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario: Annual conference in Algonquin Park, September 26-28. For more details, visit <
www.coeo.org>.
North American Association for Environmental Education: Annual conference in Wichita, Kansas, October 15-18. For more details, visit <
www.naaee.org>.
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