Ellen Jamieson's Story
In 750 words, please describe how your experiences in environmental education would make you a promising candidate for the Dr. Eric...
Educator Stories
Below are a series of stories from phenomenal educators across Canada.
We hope their stories inspire you as much as they have inspired us.
Are you integrating environmental inquiry or bringing an Indigenous lens to your practice? Sharing stories is an integral part of our professional inquiry. To contribute your story to this growing library of educator stories, please contact naturalcuriosity@utoronto.ca
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- Jun 8
- 3 min
Taylor Simon's Story
In 750 words, please describe how your experiences in environmental education would make you a promising candidate for the Dr. Eric...
- Jun 8
- 3 min
Georgia Hinton's Story
Please describe how your experiences in environmental education would make you a promising candidate for the Dr. Eric Jackman Institute...
- Jun 8
- 6 min
Carmela Marshall's Story
Submitted on behalf of Carmela by Krista Kilian. Please provide a brief personal background and a description of your teaching philosophy...
- Jun 8
- 7 min
Matt Arsenault's Story
Please provide a brief personal background and a description of your teaching philosophy and practice in environmental education. I teach...
- Jun 8
- 7 min
Amanda and Lana's Story
My name is Amanda Paakkunainen and I would like to introduce my co-educator, Lana Desjardins. Together we live and teach on the...
- Mar 10
- 6 min
Marge & Sara's Story
Marge and Sara are the Kindergarten team at Mine Centre School and work side by side each day engaging students in inquiry-based...
- Feb 12
- 5 min
2020 Burtynsky Honourable Mentions: David Deyette
Outdoor Educator, Ottawa-Carleton District School Board David Deyette has worked for the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board (OCDSB)...
- Feb 5
- 8 min
2020 Burtynsky Award Grand Prize Winner: Velvet Lacasse
Tell us about yourself: My name is Velvet Lacasse. I live and teach on the land of the Mississaugas of the Anishinaabe, the...
- Jan 30
- 4 min
2020 Edward Burtynsky Honourable Mentions: Hetal Patel
Early Childhood Educator, Peel District School Board I am an Early Childhood Educator and a Certified Forest School Practitioner, working...
- Jan 30
- 3 min
2020 Edward Burtynsky Honourable Mentions: Mike Kumbhani
Elementary School Teacher, Rickson Ridge PS, Upper Grand DSB As a former elephant handler and zookeeper with a degree in Wildlife...
- Jan 30
- 2 min
Carol's Story
Senior Kindergarten, JICS Lab School Never in my wildest dreams - or nightmares, for that matter - had I ever imagined being in the...
- Jan 29
- 8 min
Krista's Story
Teacher Librarian, JICS Lab School I have been using ideas from Natural Curiosity 2nd Edition as a foundation for my work with elementary...
- Jan 29
- 3 min
David's Story
Grade 2, JICS Lab School Within the first few days of our distant learning adventures, the Grade Twos sent a flurry of questions my way...
- Sep 27, 2020
- 4 min
Raadiyah's Story
Grade 1, JICS Lab School Arriving to school after March Break is always a magical time of the school year. As a class, we would have...
- Sep 27, 2020
- 8 min
2020 Edward Burtynsky Award Runner Ups: Miriam Snell
This story was submitted by Miriam’s colleague, Anna Silverstein. Tell us about Miriam. From the roots to the branches of Miriam’s...
- Sep 27, 2020
- 7 min
2020 Edward Burtynsky Award Runner Ups: Sybille Parry
Tell us about yourself. I am basing my application on my developing understanding as an Environmental Educator, and how this impacts...
- Sep 27, 2020
- 8 min
2020 Edward Burtynsky Award Runner Ups: Adrienne Rinne and Alberta Robinet
Tell us about yourself. As co-teachers of an Outdoor Kindergarten program in Muskoka, Ontario, environmental inquiry is at the core of...