In the Classroom

We collaborate with local teachers, traditional knowledge holders and researchers to facilitate educational events for youth in the CRD public school system. Check out our past and current projects:

PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ 2025 Update

Classroom, On the Land, Uncategorized

What’s up at PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ Finished the school year with a celebration! Our summer kicked off with a celebration of all the students' hard work at the PEPAKEṈ HÁUTW̱ garden over the school year. Students…

ReconciliACTION Oak Bay Network – National Day for Truth and Reconciliation 202

Classroom, Community

ReconciliACTION in Oak Bay For the ReconciliACTION Oak Bay Network, September was focused on preparations to honour the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation and in building and extending relationships to support the work. The Network…

Tapestry’s Changemakers in Action: Climate Across the Curriculum Conference

Classroom, Community

Register NOW for Tapestry's Changemakers in Action: Climate Across the Curriculum conference at Belmont Secondary on Friday, February 16, 2024. This conference is for K-12 Teachers and Community Educators. It will be held from 8:30 to…

Living Lab provides enrichment to the Big Canoe Program, a place-based learning program at Shoreline middle school. The program allows middle school youth (grades 6-8) to learn about the importance of the Gorge waterway on traditional Lekwungen…

Talen Tests The Waters From Bowker Creek

Classroom

During River's Day (Sept. 22, 2019) Talen, with help from some Oak Bay High students and Biology Teacher, Mr. Derek Shrubsol, collected some water from Bowker Creek. At UVic, the water was filtered and then the filter paper placed on media that…

SAYL in the University of Victoria’s Biology Lab with Dr John Taylor and Matt Miller

Classroom

The University of Victoria - Biology Lab with Matt Miller and John Taylor. After we collected sand and water samples from Cadboro Bay, we brought them to the University of Victoria's biology lab to be analyzed. We had a special guest drop…

UVic Living Lab Project science adventure

Digital Scholarship Commons and Science Venture

Classroom

We were able to spend the last part of our Science Camp with UVIC's Digital Scholarship Commons and Science Venture. Dr Matt Huculak and his team introduced the youth to coding and circuit boarding. Digital Scholarship Commons with Dr.…

Local History with Nick Claxton and John Lutz

Classroom

Local History with Dr John Lutz and Dr Nick Claxton. John showed the youth historical maps. He talked about the importance of maps and our right to fight for our traditional food systems. Nick taught us about the importance of bringing back…