Our UBC Botanical Garden Experience At the UBC Botanical Garden, our favorite spot was the bridge! It was exciting to learn about the different plants and trees, all growing in the same garden. We liked the circle sharing activity, focusing on grounding ourselves before the tour. The UBC Botanical Garden …
Outdoor Play: An Integral Component of Wellness and Learning Homma outdoor school was an intriguing experience that highlights the importance of outdoor education. When observing a class in session, we noticed that children were provided with valuable learning opportunities to appreciate the land, engage in risky play, and foster meaningful connection …
Which seasons influence the utility of the space? Who, how, and why is this space occupied?
The warm sun is peaking through the trees. All is calm in the cool breeze. While outside, we listened to the whistle of the wind howl through the leaves. I became increasingly aware of the hustle of the busy students as they wandered around campus and began to notice how …
Playing with shadows It was a beautiful day and the sun was shining down on our beautiful inquiry spot. As we wandered around this area, we noticed how our shadows contorted and shifted as we moved. This then led to a series of photographs were we played with our shadows …
This is our 360 video view of our inquiry spot. We hope this allows you to see and hear what you may experience in our Inquiry location. https://learning.video.ubc.ca/media/360/0_pjcx8qxx
https://learning.video.ubc.ca/media/video-1634669938/0_18ktrb3i The sound of rustling and crunching leaves communicates to us that fall has arrived. As mentioned in the BC Early Learning Framework, there are hundreds to thousands of languages to listen to and aspects of our living world that are communicating to those who are willing to listen. As …
Considering relationships, weather, and our inquiry space. Enjoying the fall colours and sounds in our inquiry space. One of the Early Learning Framework Principles is, “Relationships are the context for well-being and learning” (ELF, p. 15).The relationship we have with the land changes and develops over the seasons, and on …
https://learning.video.ubc.ca/media/trim.7913D08B-4843-4070-AF18-0A9B6285F2F1/0_im9h3zn6 The sound of crunchy leaves is both enticing to adults and children. When observing the changing of seasons from summer to fall, the environment around us calls out to be explored. With new seasons comes new stories to be told. In this fall season, while jumping into piles of …
I observed blueberries; I have seen them on mountain hikes before. I know that they are native to the west coast. I wonder how many blueberry bushes there were on the land before colonization compared to now. I wonder how we can use the blueberry bushes to teach students about …
