Posted Thu, 02/03/2011 - 13:27 by Katharine
Posted Thu, 11/03/2011 - 11:58 by Katharine
Read more about a hike we took on the West Coast of Vancouver Island,published in 'Link', the Wildlife Trust's magazine for outdoor education in the UK.
Posted Thu, 08/11/2011 - 08:49 by Katharine
This invitation may conjure up memories of Mary Poppins for some but for my two sons this summer it has been a frequently heard summons due to the wonderful windy conditions outdoors.
Posted Sat, 06/04/2011 - 07:43 by Katharine
We had been planning to head out on a day’s outdoor adventure as a family and this weekend the opportunity arose with the need to be on Vancouver Island for soccer matches the day before.
So after a night in Victoria, a fantastic early breakfast at the Blue Fox, we headed up the west coast of Vancouver Island to East Sooke Regional Park.
Posted Wed, 03/02/2011 - 11:26 by Katharine
We were lucky enough to have David Suzuki visit Salt Spring at the weekend for a screening of his film 'Force of Nature'. During the film 
Suzuki illustrates how we are embedded in the air that is around us. The trees, the birds, the worms and the snakes are all a part of that web of living things held together by the atmosphere or the air.
Posted Mon, 11/08/2010 - 14:36 by Katharine
There is something familiar about the setting - kitchen table, home made latte and warm, freshly baked banana loaf. Sylvie quietly tapping away at her computer, me at mine each ready to share a comment or email about a latest finding or contact. But beyond this kitchen table lies the city of Montreal not the glass towers of Vancouver and the bagels are the real thing trust me - it has been my lunchtime staple!
Posted Mon, 10/04/2010 - 10:15 by Katharine
'...a great conker is one that has been stored in a dry place for at least a year. This matures it and makes it rock hard and therefore formidable.'
My Year by Roald Dahl
Posted Tue, 09/21/2010 - 08:41 by Katharine
First week back at school and a crocodile of school children is stopping traffic as it crosses the road in Ganges on Salt Spring island. The traffic will be in for quite a wait as 150 children cross the road en route to the harbour beach on a whole school field trip.
Posted Mon, 06/14/2010 - 09:15 by Katharine
Wow - what a week!!! For a start Sylvie and I got to spend it together having lived at opposite sides of the country for the past year. We headed off to Kelowna for the Get to Know International Unconference. This was a gathering to connect leaders in education, governance, research, business and grassroots activism who care about youth environmental education. We got to celebrate World Oceans Day (June 8th) with Wyland, Robert Bateman's 80th Birthday, and the 10th anniversary of the Get to Know Program.
Posted Mon, 05/31/2010 - 12:52 by Katharine
I was fortunate to sit down with Raffi last week and find out a little more about his Child Honouring Centre here on Salt Spring Island. It was wonderful to hear a little more about his Child Honouring vision and to understand more about the rationale and history behind the project.
Child Honoring is 'a children-first approach to healing communities and restoring ecosystems. It views how we regard and treat our young as the key to building a humane and sustainable world.'
