Think Globally Act Locally | The Power Of R

The last month and a half has been a whirlwind of presentations and lesson planning at Vanier, Isfeld, and Carihi High. I spent a fantastic afternoon with GP Vanier's media production class speaking about video production to reduce solid waste. The dynamic group has been producing videos and I think you should watch this funky piece about personal style and reusable bags.

I spent a week with Mark R. Isfeld's Honours Liberal Arts class speaking about environment, globalization, and solutions for the planet's worst dilemmas that include fresh water shortages and waste production. I spent an incredible amount of time working with a really intensive curriculum and preparing students for the tricky essay questions on final exams in English 11, and Social Studies 11. I could easily spend a year going into depth teaching this exciting content but managed to get it introduced in a single week. I love this age group and teaching this complex subject matter. If you teach Social Studies 11, I would be happy to spend 1 to 5 days with your class. This service is free of charge for schools in district #71 and #72. Send me an email and we can meet to discuss everything ahead of time.

There were several presentations at Carihi High last month. Two of my favorites were with Wayne Demers' Social Studies 11 class and his Geography 12 class. Both of these incredible audiences were so engaged and energized I thought we were all going to explode. Learning about alternative lifestyle and reducing our collective impacts on the earth can be so amazing and transformational. These two classes in particular "got it" and my heart is still racing just thinking about what a great time we had. Several of the students have sent me emails asking questions, getting connections and finding out more information on how to get involved at a deeper level in their community service commitments and transforming their lifestyle from material wants to contributory needs. This is the reward of my work and every day is a bright adventure in the classrooms of Central Vancouver Island. I'm already looking forward to a revolutionary year in 2011-2012 on the road to Zero Waste in all of our public facilities.