Program ideas for beyond your schoolyard

Bring your class off the school grounds for a chance to experience a multitude of new experiences. Watch our webinar from Groundbreakers on tips for how to do this (webinar recording).

Program ideas include:

• Creating a territory acknowledgement with your class
• Inviting an Elder into your class to talk about local Indigenous foods
• Creating a weekly journal-writing activity outside
• Going on a hike to learn about native plants

Click below for more detailed information about Farm to School BC’s Learning from the Land Toolkit

Learning from the Land Toolkit

Connecting to Curriculum

• Elementary (Gr.K-7)
• Secondary (Gr.8-12)

Resources to get you started

Farm to School BC Resources

• Grants
• Program budget calculator
• Webinar: Groundbreakers, Feb 19 (webinar recording)

Partner Resources

• Land-Based Learning Resource List (Farm to Cafeteria Canada)
• Full Circle: Metis, Inuit and First Nations Ways of Knowing
• First Principles Protocols
• Land Acknowledgement in Vancouver Schools
• Native Infusion drinks
• Native Plants and Wildlife (Lower Mainland)
• Outdoor Learning Store
• Outdoor Classroom (DASH BC)
• Teach Food First by Healthy Schools BC