Learning from the Land
This workshop invites participants to step outside the classroom and spend intentional, reflective time in nature, exploring what the land can teach about teaching, learning, and your role as an educator.
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Location
Alumni Gardens Truro, NS B2N 4J5
Additional Information
Before the session:
Choose a natural space that feels accessible and safe—a park, shoreline, field, forest, or other outdoor area.
Visit this same location twice for 1–2 hours each, ideally in different weather or light conditions.
Bring a notebook, sketchbook, or audio recorder to capture your observations
During your visits, pay attention to what you see, hear, smell, feel, and even taste. Ask yourself: What is the land teaching me right now? What do patience, reciprocity, or interconnection look like here?
After your visits, create a 1–2 page reflection—or an alternative representation such as a poem, drawing, audio recording, or photo essay—that describes your observations, identifies at least two lessons about teaching and learning, and suggests how you might bring one of these lessons into your own teaching practice.