The Alberta Youth Leaders for Environment and Energy Education (AYLEEE) students presented their ideas on what is needed in education for environment, energy and climate literacy. Students have been working hard this year to create an updated student report and they presented the draft to Minister LaGrange on March 3rd. Students felt like their ideas were heard and they have been invited to meet with her again in May or June.

There are only two remaining workshops in Calgary, bringing together energy and education professionals to discuss what Alberta students should learn about energy - as well as environment and climate. 

We gathered great ideas from the Edmonton March 4th workshop and folks wanted to continue the conversation and didn’t want to leave.

March 11th - send an email to Steph@abcee.org if you are interested in attending as it is almost full. 

March 27th is filling up fast, so register now!

Join ACEE on March 20 in Calgary for an environmental educators networking session. Hear program updates from other education providers and discuss potential collaborations. 

This event will include a PD session focusing on place-based learning led by Roz from the Calgary Zoo.

If you are interested in attending please contact steph@abcee.org

Date and time: Friday March 20, 1-3pm 

Location: Calgary Central Library, Room 0-14

Attention southern Alberta teachers! Join us on March 20 for a workshop about How to Engage Your Students in Energy and Climate Solutions. Sessions include - Climate Change Here and Now: Making Sense of it All, Exploring the Relationship between Energy and Climate Change, and hear directly from students on the energy and climate projects they are involved in. You will also learn about resources to support your teaching, including the Energy Revealed Program.

Date and time: Friday March 20, 9AM-3PM (lunch provided)

Location: Annex Building 753 Kettles St Pincher Creek

This workshop is hosted by ACEE, GreenLearning Canada and Greenplanet Energy Analytics.

Register by sending an email to John Taylor - taylorj@lrsd.ab.ca

April 16-18 in Canmore, AB! Featuring over 30 outdoor and indoor workshops, morning yoga, ample networking opportunities, and two inspiring keynotes: Indigenous climate activist Eriel Deranger and Simon Jackson, founder of the Spirit Bear Youth Coalition. 

Wondering what the difference is between climate mitigation and adaptation? Join Calgary Schools for Climate Action to find out and learn how you and your students can join Calgary’s school community in being part of the climate solution. We’re currently looking for teachers and students from grades 4 to 12 to help us do some initial testing of this  brand new program. If you’d like to be involved, contact Marie Tremblay at marie@abcee.org for more information.

In this fun activity designed for Grade 9 to 12 social studies and science, students play a key role in the energy system.

We would like to faciliate the game in high school classrooms free of charge! If you are in the Calgary area and are interested, please email diana@abcee.org (first come, first serve and limited spots)!

We can't deliver the game to everyone, but all game materials and instructions are free to download on our website so that you can play it too! See full list of curriculum connections. 

The sedentary lifestyle epidemic, a hallmark of our times, impacts girls more than boys, leading us to rethink the circumstances in which physical activity is introduced to girls.

Date and time: March 12, 11:30AM.

Presented by the Canadian Electricity Association, this contest aims to foster creativity and innovation in all ages and encourage artists to think about the future of electricity.

Deadline: May 15

The floor maps are free and offered to K-12 teachers. Each map includes a teacher guide with curriculum-linked activities. Map kit topics include: Energy Production, Indigenous Peoples of Canada, The Arctic, and Canada from Space.

This award recognizes exemplary contributions to sustainability education. Prizes: $1000 to the two winning teachers (one in elementary and one in secondary), as well as $1000 to each winner's school to be put towards a sustainability action project.

Deadline: April 30, 2020. 

The new project by the Environmental Law Centre (ELC) is intended to support delivery of curriculum for high school teachers in Alberta around the law, the environment, and climate change.

This is a beta version and the ELC is seeking feedback and input from teachers across the province. Is the content of interest? Is the content amenable to delivery in the classroom? How could the content be altered to better suit teachers' needs? If you have any specific ideas for content or lessons, we are always looking for suggestions and new perspectives! Please email Kara Tersen ktersen@elc.ab.ca with any feedback by March 21. 

Please give today so that ACEE can continue to support you and the crucial work you are doing out there.