1. View eCards from the Cape Farewell Voyage

Each student on the September 2008 Cape Farewell Arctic voyage created an eCard about their Arctic experience. Their eCards are now posted at ecards.greenlearning.ca. Encourage your students to see the Arctic and climate change through the eyes (and eCards) of the international students on this unique voyage. With your permission, students can even send these eCards themselves.

Cape Farewell student Alejandra — one of 15 Canadian students on the 2008 voyage — recently presented her Arctic experience using eCards at October's Environmental Educators Provincial Specialist Association conference in Vancouver. Here she is at the conference with Johan Stroman, Director of GreenLearning British Columbia.

2. Teachers Love Learning!

More than 150 teachers have participated in GreenLearning workshops this fall. They tell us they really enjoy the workshops: in the words of one teacher, "Excellent workshops!  I really got a lot of great ideas from discussions [and the] great resources!"

You can join a workshop or event coming to a school near you or request a workshop for your school district. To learn more about our workshops, contact the GreenLearning Director in your region.

• Richmond (Grade 10 climate change series): Oct. 29 & Nov. 26. Contact Rosalind Poon.
• Calgary (EnerAction): EcoLeague Youth Forum, Nov. 26.
• Toronto (eCards for Geography teachers): York Region District School Board, Nov. 28 (tentative).
• Niagara (eCards): District School Board of Niagara, Dec. 4.
• Richmond (EnerAction—Transportation): Dec. 10. Contact Rosalind Poon.
• Richmond (GreenLearning): Feb. 11. Contact Rosalind Poon.
• Vancouver (EnerAction): Inner City Teachers Conference, Jan. 27. Contact Loma Wing.
• Delta (EnerAction & eCards): Feb. 20. Contact Favian Yee.
  
• Richmond: New Teachers Conference, Feb. 27 and 28. Contact Moh Chelali at 1-604-871-1844 or 1-800-663-9163.

3. Upcoming Events on Climate Change

Poznan, Poland will host the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 14) from December 1–12. A Canadian Youth Delegation will participate in the conference. To meet these delegates and learn about their role in Poznan, visit www.cydpoznan.ca.

A call has gone out world-wide for people everywhere to get involved in the Global Day of Action on Climate Change. The Day of Action will be observed in Canada on December 7th. Plan an event for your school or join an event planned by others. Learn more at the Youth for Real Climate Action website, www.ourclimate.ca.

Consider using one of these international events as a way to get young people interested in learning more about climate change.

For the latest information on climate change, see Climate Change—It's Time, a short booklet released by the Pembina Institute and GreenLearning this fall.

4. Doing the Math on GreenLearning

More than 2,000 teachers have registered with GreenLearning in the last two years, with both Ontario and British Columbia now approaching 500 registered teachers in each province.

Our newest resources, eCards and EnerAction, have had nearly 9,000 downloads of classroom resources since they were launched just one year ago. That's about 25 downloads per day!

Visit www.greenlearning.ca to see our resources and take your teaching to the next level.

5. Register for Redfish School of Change

Developed in partnership with the University of Victoria School of Environmental Studies and Pearson College, this accredited experiential field school will deliver its first semester May 18–June 26, 2009 in southern British Columbia. If you know an aspiring young leader who is
19–29 years of age, encourage him or her to consider the Redfish School of Change.

Learn more about this exciting new program at www.schoolofchange.ca.