Erin Champion
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Session #: AM15 Learning from the Land: Resources and stories from K-12 schools engaging with Indigenous plants and pedagogy.
Session Description: In this session you will become familiar with the new Learning From The Land toolkit from Farm To School BC. Explore the program models and lesson plans as a group. You will explore how to incorporate these lesson into your own classroom, and brainstorm with colleagues the pedagogy and principals that can build Learning From The Land into your school culture. This toolkit is a written compilation of resources and stories highlighting programs related to Indigenous plants and pedagogy within schools located in what is colonially known today as British Columbia, Canada. The document intends to inspire and support teachers, school administrators, and community members who are interested in developing similar initiatives connected to K-12 schools.
Presenter’s Background: Erin Champion is central Vancouver Island's local Animator for Farm To School BC. Erin is also a teacher, and in her role as Animator she supports local schools with their food literacy programs and projects. This provincial resource was developed in 2021 with indigenous voice partnership. Erin is honored to share this work with the SD68 teaching community on behalf of the organization, and facilitate reflection and brainstorm on where schools can go next in learning from the land in their programs and projects. Marcus Lobb from Farm To School BC, Animator and organizer of the Learning From The Land toolkit will be walking us through the resources stories and activities.
| Erin Champion (she/her) Central Island Animator, Farm to School BC a program of the Public Health Association of BC |
I acknowledge that I live on the territory of the Snuneymuxw. I acknowledge my work supporting school programming is on Snuneymuxw, Stz’uminus, Snaw-naw-as, K’ómoks, Hupac asat ̌̓ ḥ, Huu-ay-aht, Yuułuʔiłʔath, Tla-o-qui-aht, and c̓išaaʔatḥ territory.