Field Trips
Field trips took place in the afternoon of Friday, May 10, following the conference opening.
Not sure where to go? Check out this map of the UofS campus
Session #1 |
An Afternoon with Ecojustice |
| Location | Arts 213, University of Saskatchewan |
| Facilitator(s) | Mel Sysing |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:00 pm |
| End Time | 4:00 pm |
| # Participants | 20 |
| Cost | Free |
| Description | Spend the afternoon learning with the grade 8 Ecojustice students and teachers. EcoJustice students analyze the increasing destruction of the world’s diverse ecosystems, languages and cultures by experiencing authentic learning in communities beyond the school setting. EcoJustice students study, support and teach about the ways that various cultures around the world actively resist colonizing forces by protecting and revitalizing their commons that is the social practices and traditions, languages, and relationships with the land necessary to the sustainability of their communities. |
Session #2 |
Brightwater Science, Environmental and Indigenous Learning Centre |
| Location | Bus Pick Up at University of Saskatchewan Education Building – East Doors |
| Facilitator(s) | Sam Gunn & Scott Thompson |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:00 pm |
| End Time | 5:00 pm |
| # Participants | 25 |
| Cost | $30, tax included |
| Description | This session will give participants an opportunity to explore educational programming and the beautiful prairie ecosystem at the Brightwater Science, Environmental and Indigenous Learning Centre. This site, located 14 kilometres south of Saskatoon provides unique land-based programming for students attending Saskatoon Public Schools. Brightwater programming is delivered through the integration of a variety of curricular subject areas and is based on the ecological knowledge of native prairie landscapes and honours Indigenous perspectives, content and ceremonies.
https://www.spsd.sk.ca/Schools/brightwater/Pages/default.aspx |
Session #3 |
Stand Up Paddleboard River Tour |
| Location | Escape Sports – 110 19th St. W. |
| Facilitator(s) | Jon & Marcus Storey – Escape Sports |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:00 pm |
| End Time | 5:00 pm |
| # Participants | 12 |
| Cost | $105, tax included |
| Description | In this four hour paddleboard tour of the South Saskatchewan River, two professional guides will transport paddlers from Escape Sports up river to the starting point at Poplar Bluffs. Participants will paddle downstream and will be given basic paddle board instruction as well as information about what is is observed along the way. The tour will end in Saskatoon at River Landing where participants will be picked up and shuttled back to Escape Sports. Paddleboards, paddles, personal flotation devices, leashes, and dry bags for personal items will be provided. |
Session #4 |
Classroom Visit (Early Learning) |
| Location | Prairie Habitat Garden, College of Education, University of Saskatchewan |
| Facilitator(s) | Early Learning Teachers |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:15 |
| End Time | 3:30 |
| # Participants | 20 |
| Cost | $15, tax included |
| Description | You are invited to observe and participate in children’s active outdoor play and learning in the University of Saskatchewan’s Prairie Habitat Garden. After the children leave, we will discuss features of play, inquiry, and how the structures in the Prairie Habitat Garden, and the biodiversity it affords, support children’s learning about nature. |
Session #5 |
School Classroom Visit (Elementary) |
| Location | West Side of The Bowl, University of Saskatchewan |
| Facilitator(s) | Nancy Barr |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:15 p.m. |
| End Time | 3:30 p.m. |
| # Participants | 10 |
| Cost | $15, tax included |
| Description | Visit a place based grade 4/5 teacher, as her students learn in the best place for learning. Observe the students and how they engage with curricular content through being drawn into relevant local issues. |
Session #6 |
Interpretive Tour of Wanuskewin Heritage Park |
| Location | Bus Pick Up at UofS Education Building – East Doors
Wanuskewin Heritage Park |
| Facilitator(s) | Wanuskewin Tour Leaders |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:15 pm |
| End Time | 4:00 pm |
| # Participants | 30 |
| Cost | $25, tax included |
| Description | Visit Canada’s premier learning site for Indigenous archaeology, with interpretation of pre-contact and current life styles, set in the valley created by the Opimihaw Creek, at the site of a buffalo jump. The remains of an ancient celestial circle can be seen, as well as native plants and ancient artifacts. |
Session #7 |
Diamond Willow Walking Stick Workshop |
| Location | Room 207, Arts Building, University of Saskatchewan |
| Facilitator(s) | Greg Mallett |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:15 pm |
| End Time | 4 pm |
| # Participants | 12 |
| Cost | $60, tax included |
| Description | In this workshop, participants will learn:
Participants should bring a knife, a wood chisel, U gauge or other carving tools if they have them as well as cut resistant gloves. Some knives and chisels will be provided. Additional raw sticks and finished sticks and canes will also be available for sale. |
Session #8 |
Bird Walk with Trevor Herriot |
| Location | Bus Pick Up at UofS Education Building – East Doors
Travel to Beaver Creek |
| Facilitator(s) | Trevor Herriot |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:15 pm |
| End Time | 4 pm |
| # Participants | 18 |
| Cost | $15, tax included |
| Description | Trevor Herriot is a well known author (three examples are: River in a Dry Land; Grass, Sky, Song: Promise and Peril in the World of Grassland Birds; Islands of Grass) and respected birder. He knows grasslands and grassland birds. Trevor will introduce participants to a local native grassland, and support identification of birds that migrate through, nest in summer, or remain all year, in this Saskatchewan grassland. His newest book, Islands of Grass will be for sale.
https://www.trevorherriot.com/ https://meewasin.com/visitors/beaver-creek-conservation-area/ |
Session #9 |
Collaborative, Sustainable Approaches to the Way We Live and Grow: Combined Tour of Radiance Cohousing and the Askîy Project’s Garden |
| Location | Bus Pick Up at UofS Education Building – East Doors
Travel to Radiance Cohousing (475 Avenue L South) & the Askîy Project (19th Street West between Ave L and Ave M) |
| Facilitator(s) | Shannon Dyck (Radiance) & Zoe Arnold (CHEP Good Food) |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:00 pm |
| End Time | 5:30 pm |
| # Participants | 20 |
| Cost | $7.50, tax included |
| Description | Radiance Cohousing is a 9-unit cohousing complex that was completed in the fall of 2018. It was built to the Passive House (Passivhaus) green building standard and is on track to becoming Canada’s first Passive House certified cohousing project. By combining cohousing with environmental design, this project showcases what’s possible in terms of quality homes that build community and respond to a changing climate. On this tour, participants will learn about cohousing, the Passive House green building standard, and Saskatoon’s innovative Renewable Rides program
CHEP Good Food is a non-profit in Saskatoon working to improve access to good food and promote food security. The askîy project is CHEP’s urban agriculture internship which brings together Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth around growing good food in Saskatoon’s core neighbourhoods. The main growing site is a containerized garden; located on a vacant brownfield lot. *Part of this tour includes volunteering. Tools and gloves will be provided, but please dress to get your hands dirty! Close toed shoes, a sun hat, and a water bottle are recommended. |
Session #10 |
Tour of the Meewasin Valley’s NorthEast Swale |
| Location | Meet at UofS Education Building – East Doors – for Carpool
NorthEast Swale |
| Facilitator(s) | Kenton Lysak, Renny Grilz, & Iain Phillips |
| Date(s) | Friday, May 10 |
| Start Time | 1:15 pm |
| End Time | 4 pm |
| # Participants | 45 |
| Cost | $10, tax included |
| Description | The Meewasin Valley’s NorthEast Swale is an example of native prairie, with much biodiversity, but under threat from nearby development. Learn about the plants, animals, the wetlands, and development, with local experts. |