Teacher Focused Web Resources

Destination Conservation http://www.dcplanet.org An excellent teacher/student interactive resource with detailed printable worksheets and lessons that focus on energy, waste, & water assessments, as well as resources and printable worksheets that guide you to implement change campaigns in your schools. Login required.

Ecofoot http://www.Ecofoot.org This website was voted as one of the 50 best websites in 2007. Student and adult calculators allow you and your students to check out how big your feet are!

Evergreen http://www.evergreen.ca/en/lg/plans_listing.html This website offers lesson plans for K-12 teachers. All lessons have a strong connection to school ground-related projects, the earth and to science curriculum.

Green Learning http://www.GreenLearning.ca Green Learning provides free learning resources for K-12 classes. Interactive lessons include EnerAction, Ecards, and Electricity is All Around Us. Lessons tie into IRPs.

Nature Challenge (David Suzuki) http://www.davidsuzuki.org/ New curriculum, lesson plans and activities for kids—Nature Challenge. Download the free teachers guide for creative lessons that focus on awareness and small simple steps that can help to ensure the sustainability of the natural world.

Resources for Rethinking http://www.resources4rethinking.ca/en/home Free, downloadable sustainability resources reviewed by teachers for teachers. Elaborate units with exceptional lesson plans on everything from energy to biodiversity and the mountain pine beetle. All lessons are curriculum linked. Registration required.

Sea to Sky Outdoor School http://www.seatosky.bc.ca/home.htm Sea to Sky Outdoor School provides educational programs of the highest quality tailored to the needs of elementary and high school groups and the collective need of society to shift to a sustainable path. Located in Gibsons, the Sea to Sky programs are a great opportunity for students to learn about sustainability experientially.

The SEEDS Foundation http://www.seedsfoundation.ca This interactive website offers a variety of lesson plans on ecosystems, water, climate, energy, and the environment for K-12 students. Through different environmental challenges and activities, schools are encouraged to improve their ecological awareness and reduce their environmental impact.
WILD BC http://www.wildbc.org/ This is an excellent resource for dynamic K-12 lesson plans on climate change education and sustainable living.

Wilderdom http://www.wilderdom.com A diverse resource including academic research, lesson plans, and experiential activities that focus on outdoor and sustainability education.

The Canadian Youth Climate Coalition
This youth coalition works to garner immediate government and international action on climate change. This website provides resources on action ideas, green jobs, and updates on the latest in climate change policy.

Check Your Head http://cyh.dreamhosters.com/ Check Your Head is a youth-driven organization that provides education for young people on issues such as democracy, corporate power, globalization, and climate change. Their Sustainable Schools Initiative focuses primarily on networking Vancouver Schools.

The Environmental Youth Alliance
http://www.eya.ca/ This grassroots, action driven non-profit aims to connect people to nature, resources, and their communities. It is an excellent resource for youth interested in participating in existing action projects in British Columbia. They also link youth to postings related to green jobs, internships, and volunteer opportunities.

Otesha http://www.otesha.ca The Otesha website offers young people the opportunity to learn from other young leaders in the field of sustainability. It is a bounty of information on sustainability issues related to food, consumption, media, transportation, energy, waste, clothing, money – you name it! Students can participate in Otesha tours which combine sustainable transportation with sustainability minded theatre productions.

Student Conservation Association
http://www.thesca.org An outdoor educational expeditionary program offering service learning opportunities in National Parks and National Forests continent wide. Canadian youth are accepted.
The Sustainability and Ecological Education Department, School District 47 http://www.outdoors.sd47.bc.ca School District 47 offers credit courses in Sustainability Studies to students from across British Columbia and the world. Courses are residential and generally offered during the summer as condensed, 8 day outdoor programs. Numerous other outdoor education credit courses are offered by the district and are open to Canadian and International students.

The Sierra Youth Coalition http://www.syc-cjs.org/ A by youth for youth forum that helps to connect the sustainability minded youth community.

Walking the Talk http://www.walkingthetalk.bc.ca This working group consists of members of the K-12, post-secondary and non-formal sectors that network to provide supports for Sustainability Education in and beyond the classroom.
Youth X Challenge http://www.youthxchange.net/main/home.asp A great resource for teachers and students alike! It is a forum for students to share ideas about ways to live more sustainably. It is also a great resource for statistics related to environmental issues including stats on population, climate change, health, and spirituality!