By SpF, on October 30th, 2008%
The first of our funding drive shows brought in $320 in pledges. Thanks to everyone who donated to keep CKCU running for another year!
Matt Street reported on another fundraising effort: a pumpkin carving contest in Ottawa that raised money for low-income Kenyan children to attend secondary school through the Canada Mathare Education Trust. . . . → Read More: October 30, 2008 – Funding Drive I
By SpF, on October 9th, 2008%
In June 2007, the Ontario provincial government pledged to accept all 32 recommendations made by a special working group on environmental education. New SPF contributor Bryan Grimwood discussed the implementation of the Bondar report on environmental education with Grant Linney, past president of the Council of Outdoor Educators of Ontario.
Then, Digory McGinn and . . . → Read More: October 9, 2008 – Action-based education
By SpF, on September 25th, 2008%
Usually when you show up for class, the professor doesn’t give you a bag and ask you to start picking up garbage. But earlier this week, that’s exactly what happened to second-year students taking a Nature and Environment course at Carleton. Their professor, Patricia Ballamingie, arranged for the group to take part in the . . . → Read More: September 25, 2008 – Shoreline Cleanup