WRDSB hosts Backyard Bug Blitz

Posted May 21, 2020

Looking for a fun way to explore the outdoors, enjoy the spring weather and connect with nature, all while practicing[…]

WRDSB hosts Backyard Bird Count

Posted April 17, 2020

Looking for a fun way to mark Earth Day, enjoy the outdoors and connect with nature, all while practicing physical[…]

Half a century of outdoor education in WRDSB

Posted October 22, 2019

Outdoor education at the WRDSB started in a single portable at Laurel Creek Conservation Area in 1969 and has grown[…]

Learning from the Land at the WRDSB

Posted October 15, 2019

Students in the Waterloo Region District School Board (WRDSB) aren’t confining their learning to the classroom, thanks to Land Based[…]

Planting the Roots of Reconciliation

Posted May 2, 2019

Under a bright and warm sun, more than 140 students, staff, families and members of the community came together on Monday, April 22 at the Blair Outdoor Education Centre for a reconciliation tree planting and ecological restoration in honour of Earth Day. The event was made possible thanks to the generous support of the WRDSB Indigenous Learning Team and helped to raise funds for land-based Indigenous education.

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It’s Maple Syrup Time at our Outdoor Education Centres!

Posted April 4, 2016

In Canada, the sight of buckets hanging from the sides of maple trees is a sure sign that spring has[…]

Putting the ‘forest’ back into Forest Glen PS

Posted October 23, 2015

The Forest Glen Public School community has unveiled Phase 1 of their Learning Grounds Project. Staff and students, along with[…]

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