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This week long agriculture education is hosted at the Calgary Stampede grounds. This unique program uses the Open Minds curriculum to customize the week to the needs of the school. Working closely with the teacher to focus on the core themes of their choice the experience is always unique, interactive and fun for all.
To learn more visit: http://foundation.calgarystampede.com/youth-programs/stampede-school.html
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Project Webfoot, Ducks Unlimited Canada’s elementary school program, links specifically to the Grade 4 to 6 curricula in jurisdictions across Canada. It creates the opportunity for students to apply their learning and connect with nature through safe, interactive and inspiring educational content both inside and outside the classroom. Research shows that this integrated approach provides a strong and compelling way for students to learn about the environment.
To learn more visit: http://www.ducks.ca/initiatives/project-webfoot/
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Fertilizer Canada is an industry association that represents manufacturers, wholesale and retail distributors of nitrogen, phosphate and potash fertilizers. Canada’s fertilizer industry plays an essential role in ensuring that world food needs can be met economically and sustainably. Canada supplies approximately 12% of the world’s fertilizer materials. We are the world’s largest exporters of potash and elemental sulphur. As well, our industry contributes over $12 billion annually to the Canadian economy.
To learn more visit: fertilizercanada.ca
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Little Green Thumbs is an indoor garden program that engages and inspires students to grow and eat healthy food. Little Green Thumbs is a powerful educational tool that supports inquiry-based learning and hands-on science experiments. The indoor gardens are living laboratories where students explore, discover, experience, and LEARN!
To learn more visit: http://www.littlegreenthumbs.org/
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Nutrients for Life produces and distributes educational materials on soil science and agricultural sustainability. Their goal is to help Canadians better understand how nutrients increase the health and quality of our soil, improve production of nutritious foods and preserve green spaces.
With the world population rapidly increasing to an estimated 9 billion people by 2050, food security is a growing issue. Nutrients for Life hopes to address this issue through its educational resources and programs, while working with educators across Canada to ensure that our resources meet the needs of teachers and students.
They support Canada’s school-curriculum needs with science-based content of the highest quality. To validate its pedagogical value, their educational materials were reviewed by the Smithsonian Institution, the world’s largest research organization and museum complex.
To learn more visit: https://www.nutrientsforlife.ca/
