The
National School Travel Planning group is hosting several interesting webinars in
the next couple months. The
webinars will be hosted live in the Eco-Centre
boardroom
(3rd Floor 303 Portage Avenue), or
individuals are welcome to participate from their personal computers.
Please
RSVP to:
Shoni
Litinsky if you would like to attend the webinar at the Eco-Centre (303
Portage Ave, third floor): stp@resourceconservation.mb.ca
Sandra
Jones if you would like to watch the webinar from your computer. Instructions
and background documents will be sent to you. scjones@telus.net
1.
Thursday September 9, 12 noon to 2:00 p.m.
EDT
School
Travel Planning and Sustainable Happiness - Links to Individual, Community and
Global Well-being
This presentation
is by Dr Catherine O'Brien, with the School of Education, Health and Wellness
Cape Breton University, and Subha Ramanathan, Research Fellow.
2.
Tuesday September 28, 12 noon to 2:00
p.m. EDT
Student
Engagement and Teacher Champions for School Travel Planning in Elementary and
Middle schools
This presentation
by Arthur Orsini of Urbanthinkers will provide ideas and inspiration
for engaging elementary school teachers and students in activities that
complement the STP process and the writing of the school travel plan. It will be
archived for future viewing.
3.
Wednesday October 20, 12 noon to 2:00
p.m. EDT
Overcoming the Barriers to
Sustainability
A presentation by
DArcy Farlow, consultant, Organizational and Community Capacity Building.