Conference paper
Redfish School of Change: an International field school focused on socioecological movements in the Salish Sea
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (Seattle, Washington, 04/04/2018 - 07/04/2018)
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Abstract
The Redfish School of Change is a non-profit program designed for people who want to lead the way in creating ecological sustainability and social equity in their communities. Each student enters the program with a proposed Community Action Project (CAP) that they develop during the course of our unique field experience, and then work to implement after the program is over. As a participant in this intensive field school, participants kayak, cycle and hike through coastal communities in British Columbia and Washington State. They visit innovative sites and engage with experts in the field of environment and social justice. They explore the wilderness of Vancouver Island, and witness the unique ecology of the Salish Sea as they visit its diverse communities. They help complete service projects in the San Juan and Southern Gulf Islands and the communities of the Saanich Peninsula and Southern Vancouver Island. They learn critical skills for creating positive change, putting them into practice during and after the program. All the while, students use an inquiry process that engages them in asking deep questions of the communities they are travelling through and visiting. These are displayed on Storymaps, a GIS software, that allows them to use a ethnographic and mixed media process for knowledge mobilization. This presentation will describe the participatory story mapping projects engaged in by three seasons of students. The Redfish School of Change grew out of a shared passion for social and environmental change and experiential education as well as a strong belief in the capacity of young people to lead. A partnership between GreenLearning Canada , the University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies , Western Washington University's Huxley College of the Environment , and The Center for Canadian American Studies formed to make this unique program possible.
Details
- Title
- Redfish School of Change: an International field school focused on socioecological movements in the Salish Sea
- Creators
- Nicholas Stanger (Author) - Western Washington UniversityRyan Hilperts (Author) - University of VictoriaJoseph Loviska - Western Washington University
- Conference
- Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (Seattle, Washington, 04/04/2018 - 07/04/2018)
- Identifiers
- 991013136210202368
- Academic Unit
- Faculty of Education
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Conference paper