What is Environmental Learning?: A Guided Inquiry for Educators is a curriculum framework endorsed by the BC Ministry of Education and Childcare. Click here to view or download a PDF of this framework.
The framework offers a model for introducing environmental learning in all settings, while providing principles for learning and teaching that can guide educators in designing integrated activities for a variety of learning contexts.
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Biocultural Diversity
In order to give the larger context, it is important to acknowledge and celebrate our natural and cultural heritage. In BC, we have been blessed with a form of biocultural diversity that is unique in Canada. This is due to the diversity of Land and seascapes we enjoy but also to the diversity of Indigenous languages and cultures which encode important knowledge about these local ecologies and communities.
Core Competencies
In the BC context environmental learning can be seen as a composite of three distinct, yet overlapping forms of learning: Environmental ‘Seeing’, ‘Communication and Action’ and Environmental ‘Thinking.’ The themes link closely to important Core Competencies.
