Tapping into Learning: Birch Trees, Science, and the Land — FREE WEBINAR
Land-based learning offers powerful opportunities to connect classroom curriculum with the natural world, seasonal cycles, and experiential learning. In this upcoming free webinar, Tapping into Learning: Birch Trees, Science, and the Land, educator Wapastim, White Horse, Jason Bigcharles will explore how birch tree tapping connects science learning with land-based education.
During this session, Wapastim will share how tapping birch trees connects to science concepts such as life cycles, ecosystems, weather patterns, and seasonal changes. Participants will also learn practical ways to bring experiential, place-based learning into their classrooms through simple, accessible activities rooted in the land.
This webinar is ideal for educators seeking accessible, place-based activities, as well as for administrators looking for ways to support land-based learning in their schools and classrooms.
Land-based learning supports hands-on, experiential learning and helps learners build relationships with the land, community, and seasonal cycles. These approaches align with Indigenous pedagogies that emphasize learning through experience, relationships, and connection to the land.
Participants will leave the webinar with:
- Ideas for connecting land-based learning to science curriculum
- Practical classroom activities connected to seasonal learning
- Examples of experiential learning opportunities
- Ideas for supporting land-based learning at the school or district level
We invite educators, administrators, and education teams to join us for this practical and inspiring session.
About the Presenter
Wapastim is a Métis educator with deep roots in Cree cultural practice and spiritualism. He is an education consultant specializing in First Nations, Métis, and Inuit content and curriculum. He has extensive experience leading Culture-Based-Learning Camps and sharing cultural teachings to students of all ages, focusing on traditional and contemporary Land-Based teachings of the Woodland Cree Peoples while integrating curriculum into lessons.
