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462-4 SUMMER INSTITUTE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
In the summer of 1980 Simon Fraser University will repeat the offering of
its unique total immersion program in Environmental Education. The program
is of special interest to teachers and recreation workers with interests in:
OUTDOOR EDUCATION
OUTDOOR RECREATION
URBAN STUDIES
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES AND SCIENCES
This program is designed for persons with interests in wórkiing with students of
all ages - from Kindergarten to Adulthood.
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It is NOT just a science program,
nor is it only for the experienced and committed outdoorsperson or environmentalist.
It will provide an introduction to the total scope of the human environment,
from the inner city to the wilderness. The environment will be examined
through many lenses: Biology, Field Geography, Urban Studies, Art, Architecture,
Energy Use, Literature, Regional Planning, Law, Music, and Sociology. There
will be opportunity for examining and exploring ones "personal environment"
and the relationship - purposes, values, ethics and actions - between it and the
world.
WHERE AND HOW IS THE PROGRAM OFFERED?
The Summer institute will be offered as a. residential program in a coastal B.C.
community. We will make extensive use of the marine environment, the wilderness,
including the alpine and sub-alpine environment, and the urban place. The
course utilizes a humanistic approach and small groups, stresses personal
initiative and offers opportunity for sell directed learning. There are
several optional routes to approaching this course.
The program will commence Wednesday, July 2nd, 1980 and will conclude Thursday,
July 31st. Accommodation is provided for students and faculty at a secondary
school at a cost of approximately $30.00 for the period of the course and
students can plan and cook their own meals in family groups. Students must
provide their own transportation to the si:te but transportation is provided
during the course for major field trips.
IS THIS A CREDIT PROGRAM?
Yes, the summer institute consists of two credit courses offered by the Faculty
of Education at Simon
.- Fraser University and available to students in the
Professional Development Program at S.F.U. to teachers for degree or upgrading
credit, and to selected other persons as credit towards a degree. The courses
offered also are required for students who wish the minor in Environmental
Education as part of their B.Ed.,.program..
The courses are Education 452-4, Environmental Education and Education 462-14,
Field Work and Case Studies in Environmental Education. The two courses must
be taken concurrently in the summer institute for a total value of eight
semester hours.
HOW DO I APPLY?
Regular students at Simon Fraser University may pre-register for these courses
as part of their Summer Session or Summer Semester registration. Students who
have not previously attended S.F.U. must apply to the Office of the Registrar
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for admission to the university before they can pre-register. Both types of
students must also complete a special application questionnaire for the
Summer Institute. This questionnaire may be obtained from:
The Office of Undergraduate Programs
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Dr. Alan G. Whitney
Faculty of Education ? Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
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Simon Fraser University
Burnaby, B.C.
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V5A 1s6 (Telephone: 291-1156)
No student will be permitted to register without completing the special
questionnaire. Students are advised to apply early as spaces are limited to
eighty students and demand is great.
WHAT DOES IT COST?
Fees for the Summer institute are the normal university tuition of $164.00
plus a field activity of
$35.00
on top of the accommodation costs.
Further information about the program may be obtained from Al Whitney.
SUMMER I ITUTE
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In the sum.er of 1980 S;moa Frzsci Uersity repeat the offering of
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unie total
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rcgram
In Ewironmer,: E::at::r. The program is ci special interest to teachers
and recreation workers with interests in:
OUTDOOR EDUCATION;
OUTDOOR RECREATION;
URBAN STUDIES;
ENVtONMENTAL STUDIES & SCIENCES.
This program is designed for persons vi.th interests in working with students of
all
ages • from
Kindergarten to Adulthood. It is NOT just a science program, nor is it only for the experienced and
committed outdoorsperson or environmentalist. it will provide an introduction to the total scope of
the human environment, from the inner ciry to the wilderness. The environment will be examined
throi.;ti many lenses: Biology, Field Geography. Urban Studies, Art, Architecture. Energy
use,
Literature, Regional Planning, Law, Music, and Sociology. There will be opportunity for examining
and exploring ones personal environment" and the relationship purposes,
values,
ethics and
actions between it and the world.
WHERE
AND HOW IS THE PROGRAM OFFERED?
The !mmer Instilute will be offered as a residential program in a coastal B.C. community. We will
make extensive use of the marine envircrment, the wilderness, including the alpine and sub-
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!pine envr3nrnent, and the urban place The ccrse utilhzes a humanistic approach and small
groups, s
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resses personal initiative and o
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fers opportunity for self directed learning. There are
several optional routes to approaching this ccirse.
The prora
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Wednesday. July 2, 1980
and will conclude
Thursday. July 31.
Accommodation is provided for students and faculty at a secondary school at a cost of
cpproMmately $30.00 for the period
of
the course, and students ptan and Cook their own meals in
farnil .
; uIou;s Students must provide Iner c.i.a ans;crtation to the site but transportation is
provilarl during the course for major teld trips.
IS THIS A CREDIT PROGRAM?
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Simmer Institute consists
of twO
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or upgrading credit, and to secteJ uthur i'sons as creilit towards a degree. The
coilrn,,g offered also are required for s:ude"ts who
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HOW DO I APPLY?
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Fees for
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BOARD OF SCHOOL TRUSTEES
SCHOOL DISTRICT No. 48
(SUNSHINE COAST)
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of Schools
Box 220
Gibsons
British Columbia
Phone: 886-2225
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1980.02.28
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Dr. A.G. Whitney
Assistant Professor
Faculty of Education
Simon Fraser University
BURNABY, B.C.
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Dear Dr. Whitney:
The Board of School Trustees are most happy to welcome the "Summer
Institute
in
Environmental Education" to the Sunshine Coast.
They have endorsed in principle the use of the Cha
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el ech
Junior
Secondary School for the month of July and charged me with finalizing
arrangements.
I am by copy of this letter requesting John Nicholson, Director of
Instruction, to act as my agent in this matter and he awaits further
detail from you.
Good luck!!
/ John R. Denley
./ District Superintendent of Schools
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Copy to: John Nicholson
Director of Instruction
Roy Mills
Secretary-Treasurer
June Bernauer, Principal
Chatelech Junior Secondary School
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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY, BURNABY, B.C., CANADA V5A 1S6
FACULTY OF EDUCATION; 291-3395
March 5th, 1980
Mr.
John Nicholson
Director of Instruction
P. 0. Box 220
Gibson, B.C.
Dear John,
John Denley
has
communicated to us that the board will allow us
to use Chatelech Jr. Secondary School for our Summer Institute for
Environmental Education this summer.
We have decided that we would like to do so, and I will be in
contact with you as soon as possible to finalize the arrangements.
I will send some advertisementSt0 you when they are available.
I hope we could get some of your staff in the program.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. A. G. Whitney
Assistant Professor
A.G.W. :eb
cc.: Dr. George Ivany
Dean of Education
Dr. Marvin Wideen
Director of Undergraduate
Programs.
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FACULTY OF EDUCATION; 291-3395
May 1st, 1980
Dear
We would like to welcome you to the Summer Institute in Enviro-
nmental Education. Our expectation is that it will be a truly ex-
citing course judging from the team we have put together; and from
those who have applied to date. At present we have just over forty
enrolled and want to hold the rest of the positions open for teachers
most of whom will just now be hearing about the program.
The teaching team will be:
Cheryl Alexander - Cheryl hails from the University of Victoria where
she presently is working in Outdoor and Wilderness
education programs.
Dave Denning - David is a photographer and marine biologist by profess-
ion. His experience in outdoors ranges from expedition
climbing to work with Ecosummer.
Bruce Elkin - Bruce is a Faculty Associate at S.F.U., and hails from
Calgary where he worked with the Board's Action Studies
Team, the Yamnuoka Mountain School, the YMCA's Earthways
program and the Alberta Camping Association's Wilderness
Leadership program. A widely read and high energetic
person, Bruce is also a member of the Acclimation Ex-
periences Inst itutUte.
Elizabeth Kennedy - a primary school teacher, Elizabeth is presently a
graduate student in E.E. at S.F.U. Knowledgeable in
environmentaltion and a practictioner in Voluntary
Simplicity she is returning to the 3rd year with the
summer institute.
Bob Logelin - Bob is also taking time out from teaching elementary school
to do grad. work in E.E. at S.F.U. He Is a knowledgeable
outdoor's person, (particularly knowledgeable about fish-
ing) as well as informed about studying the urban world.
Joe Paine - Joe is a secondary science teacher with graduate training in
biology and a great interest in marine life. As he also has
a lengthy knowledge of the Sechelt area we feel particularly
lucky to have found him.
Sue Tatum - A former Vancouver Teacher, Sue has been a University of Wash-
ington graduate student in E.E. for 3 years. While particularly
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knowledgeable in the study of the urban world, she is also a mountain-
eer and a natural history fan.
Al Whitney - currently an assistant professor in E.E. and science edu-
cation at S.F.U., Al has a deep interest in both the sea
and the mountains as a medium of challenge and a place of
beauty. Al places curriculum development and science pro-
cess amoung his other interest. It Is his 6th year with
the summer institute.
You - this course attracts a rich and exciting group of students, many
who come could just as easily be on the teaching team. We are
all learners is this course. We will organize a format so you
can get in contact with the best resource person you can find
for what you want to learn.
Other - We will also be bringing in other resource people as guest
speakers etc., including former Summer Institute team members,
people from government, environment groups etc.
We really mean It about you being on the team -
we have a wide sec-
tion of skills already, and will have more by July. Be assured how-
ever that we have an overall structure and that it Is flexiable enough
to help both the student who wants plenty of direction and the one who
does not.
We will be sending you further joining instruction, materials to
bring lists etc., so please make sure that Al Whitney has your address
If you've changed places.
Looking forward to working with you this summer.
Yours truly,
The teaching team for
The Summer Institute in Environmental
Education
S.I. In E.:eb
S1N FRASER UNIVERS•Y.
MEMORANDUM
To...................Dr.
D.R.
Birch
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J.W. George Ivany..
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Associate Vice-President, Academic
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As you know, the Faculty of Education has offered in the past summer
session' periods Education 452-4 (Fieldwork
and
Case Studies in Environmental
Education--Outdoor Education) in Kamloops. To defray the transportation
costs of mounting these courses, students were levied $35 field activity
fee at the time registration fees were collected.
I would like to propose that this arrangement continue for the
Summer 1980 session and ask you to forward this request to the Board of
Governors for its consideration at its next meeting.
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cc: Al Whitney
Stan Kanehara
c-Náivin Wideen
Dayelle McPhie, Registrar's Office
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WHAT IS ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION?
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION is designed to develop man's awareness
and understanding of his total Environment. Man's "Environment"
is not a simple concept---it includes other human beings, our
cultural and informational background, the wilderness, the
pasturage, and the city, the neighbourhood and the universe.
Similarly, Environmental Education covers a wide range of
Educational Programs. Some of these are:
OUTDOOR EDUCATION;
WILDERNESS EDUCATION;
CONSERVATION EDUCATION;
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES & SCIENCES;
URBAN STUDIES;
OUTDOOR RECREATION;
OUTWARD BOUND & PHYSICAL CHALLENGE PROGRAMS.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION is not a "subject" or a "course" in the
school curriculum, although individual components of it may form
courses, subjects, or programs. It is rather a strand or a theme
which can be woven through the entire curriculum, through all
subjects, and through all levels from Kindergarten to Adult
Education.
Given this broad definition, it can be seen that Environmental
Education is not a topic which should be of interest only to
those with backgrounds in Science. Environmental Education
is an INTERDISCIPLINARY Concept and it should be of concern
to teachers of Science, Social Studies, Art, Music, Language
Arts, or Physical Education. Environmental Education is not
something which is only for the person skilled in Outdoor
Recreation---the Backbacker, the Canoeist, or the Mountaineer.
It Is as of much concern to the Urban person as to those who
spend time in the wilderness.
ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION IS NOT JUST OUTDOOR EDUCATION GIVEN A
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At Simon Fraser University we have tried to establish a program
in Environmental Education which reflects this philosophy of the
nature of man's environment and of the structure or range of
Environmental Education.
There are basically four elements to the Environmental Education
program at Simon Fraser. They are:
--ACADEMIC PREPARATION.
This consists of course work and other experience taken by students
outside of the Faculty of Education. For students who are seeking
the Special Minor in Environmental Education, this must include some
selected lower division courses in both Geography and Biological
Sciences. There are a number of courses to choose from
in
order to
meet this requirement. In addition, students may complete their
lower division course requirements ( a minimum of nine semester
hours) by selecting courses from the offerings of several other
departments in the Faculties of Arts and Interdisciplinary Studies.)
Not all students are seeking the Minor in Environmental Education.
The Environmental Education program may be of interest to students
with many different teaching interests. The Environmental Education
program is deliberately designed to be open to students with backgrounds
in many different areas: biological Sciences, geography, kinesiology,
sociology and political science, economics, and psychology, to name only
a few. So, whether you are interested in the Minor in Environmental
Education or not, you may still be interested
in
some components of
the program.
The Environmental Education program is open to BOTH secondary and
Elementary teachers and is designed to meet the teaching needs of
both.
SKILL CLINICS & WORKSHOPS.
This part of the Environmental Education program occurs during the
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PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM for TEACHERS. This phase of
the program is designed to introduce student teachers to Environmental
Education, to give them a variety of experiences in both Urban and
Natural settings, and to allow them to develop some specific skills.
Normally Skill Clinics occur during the EDUCATION 402 component of
the POP. These clinics will allow students to develop proficency
in a basic outdoor skill: Backpacking, Orienteering and Route Planning,
Wilderness First Aid, or Canoeing. Wherever possible students will
be given the opportunity to develop these skills to a level recognized
by a Provincial or National Certificate scheme. Skill Clinics are
optional and are open to all students in the PDP who are interested in
Environmental Education---not just to students undertaking the Minor.
Environmental Education workshops are also available to students in
the External Programs of the POP. In addition, local Skill Clinics
can be arranged if students request these.
It Is our hope that this phase of the program will give interested
students some teaching strategies and ideas, as well as some specific
skills which they can put to use both in the EDUCATION 405 phase of
the POP and in their subsequent teaching career.
THE SUMMER FIELD SCHOOLS.
The Heart of the Environmental Education program at Simon Fraser is
the Summer Field Schools. The field schools are open to both Teachers
and Student Teachers in the POP, and to Minor students as well as to
non-minors.
The Field Schools are offered during the Summer Sessional section
of EDUCATION 404. They offer the two core courses in Environmental
Education, Education 452-4: Field Work and Case Studies in Environmental
Education; and Education 462-4: Environmental Education, for a total
value of 8 semester hours of credit. This allows POP students to
complete their total credit requirement for the Summer Sessional
portion of the PDP at the field school. The Field Schools are
offered in an Interior Location (Kamloops) during July, and in a
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Coastal Location (Sooke in 1915) during August. Students have
a choice of locations as they need attend only one of the
field school programs. Students who are seeking the Minor in
Environmental Education obtain the
two1uired
upper division
courses by attendence at the Field School (Education
452-4 &
Education 462-4 are required courses for all students taking the
Minor in Environmental Education).
WHAT ARE THE FIELD SCHOOLS?
In the Summer Field Schools we attempt to present a "model program",
which students experience first hand. The field schools are "Total
Immersion" experiences (students are taking only the Environmental
Education courses at the time). In the one month programs students
will move from Coastal or Sub-Alpine Wildernesses to the Urban Core.
They will study man's environment through the perspective of many
disciplines. The Field Schools are taught by Teaching Teams composed
of Biologists, Geographers, Architects, Outdoor Recreationists, and
Educators. The entire experience is designed to give the student a
new perspective on the human environment and a set of teaching strategies
in Environmental Education---strategies with which he or she has had
first hand experience.
The Field Schools are not "OUTWARD BOUND" programs, nor are they merely
for experienced Outdoor persons, with advanced skills. The Field
School Program is designed to take students from where they are and to
broaden the scope of their personal experience, whether in the urban or
in the wilderness environment.
The Field Schools are Residential Experiences, in which the members of
the Teaching Team and the students form a community, usually living
and working in a Junior Secondary School (when they're not under
the open sky in the wilderness).
WHAT ABOUT COSTS?
Because the Field Schools are offered as an integral part of the PDP
they are covered by the students' normal tuition for EDUCATION 404.
Teachers and others who take the program outside of PDP pay normal
summer session tuition ($120.00). In addition, students pay a $25.00
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FIELD ACTIVITY FEE. This fee helps to offset the costs of Field
Travel
and other special
costs
of this program. Students plan and
buy their own meals, so food costs are equivalent to normal costs
for one month.
APPLICATION FOR THE FIELD SCHOOLS.
Students may Pre-Register for Education 452-4 and Education 462-4 in
the normal pre-registration procedure. However, because demand for
the Field School program has been very great, and because spaces are
limited to about 110 students, students are not registered on a First
Come/First Served basis. Students must apply for the Summer Institute
in
Environmental Education on a special Application Questionnaire.
They may obtain the Questionnaire at any time during the PDP program
and they are advised to apply well before March in the year in which
they enrol in PDP.
Application Questionnaires may be obtained from the Coordinator of
the Minor In Environmental Education, or from the office of the
Director of Undergraduate Programs in the Faculty of Education.
CONTINUING EDUCATION.
The fourth component of the Environmental Education Program is
Continuing Education. Many students who undertake studies in
Environmental Education during the POP wish to further their
education after they leave the program and are working In the
field as teachers. We attempt to meet this need by offering a
follow up program in the summer field schools. Thus, at the
Kamloops Summer Field School in 1975 we offered several courses
designed to assist students to further their education, to develop
new skills, or to complete the requirements for the Minor.
These courses were:
GEOGRAPHY 443-5: REGIONAL PLANNING.
BIOSCIENCES 310-3: THE ANIMALS & PLANTS OF B.C.
EDUCATION 487-4: OUTDOOR RECREATION LEADERSHIP FOR TEACHERS.
These three courses were offered at the Field School In addition to
Education 452-4 and Education462-4.
However, the summer field schools are not the only opportunity for
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further education. A program of weekend workshops and clinics
are also offered throughout the year, in a variety of locations.
For example, in conjunction with the YWCA we have offered a
program of five weekend workshops dealing with Residential Outdoor
School programs at the V's Outdoor Education Center, Camp YaWaCa
on Saltspring Island. These workshops were attended by teachers
from many parts of British Columbia. It is our hope to develop
many more opportunities of this type both in terms of Credit and
Non-Credit courses.
MINOR IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION
The Minor in Environmental Education allows students seeking a
degree in Education to develop a special emphasis in Environmental
Education as part of their degree. The Education minor is taken
in addition to two Academic minors or an Academic Major. A typical
student's program might consist of a Major in English, and the minor
in Environmental Education, or of a minor in Biology, a minor in
Geography, and the minor in Environmental Education.
A "Minor" is defined as 14 to 18 semester hours of selected Upper
Division courses. The Environmental Education minor is designed
to be as flexible and open as possible, producing not narrow
specialists, but rather generalists who have certain special skills
which will enrich their capability as teachers at any level, and in
any subject area. The Minor is outlined in Table I. Students should
note that they can declare the minor before they enter the
PDP,
or
during
POP
at any time. However, all students must apply for the
minor at some time and must have their proposed program approved.
Thus, the earlier students apply, the better opportunity we have to
assist them to put together the best possible program for their
needs, background, and interests.
While the Minor in Environmental Education is intended mainly for
students in the Education B.Ed. degree program, it is accepted as a
minor by some areas in the Faculty of Arts and the Faculty of
Interdisciplinary Studies. Students are advised to check with
the Deans of those faculties concerning this.
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APPLICATION FOR MINOR.
Students wishing to undertake the Minor in Environmental
Education should obtain the Application for the Minor in
Environmental Education from the Coordinator of the Minor,
the Director of Undergraduate Programs, Faculty of Education,
or from the Associates coordinating External Programs in the
various off-campus centers.
The Coordinator of the Minor in Environmental Education is:
Dr. Milton McClaren,
Associate Professor of Biological Sciences &
Education,
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Department of Biological Sciences,
Simon Fraser University,
BURNABY, British Columbia.
(Telephone: 291-4472).
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A TYPICAL STUDENT PROGRAM
ACADEMIC PREPARATION*
Lower & Upper Division Courses
OUTSIDE
Faculty of Education Courses
PROFESSJONVELOPMENT PROGRAM
During Education 402, or 405....
SKILL CLINICS & WORKSHOPS.
During Education 404....
SUMMER FIELD SCHOOL
(Education 452-4 & Education 462_4)
SELECTED UPPER DIVISION COURSES
(Taken duripg Intersession.)
CONTINUINGUCATION.
-Continuing Program at Summer Institutes in
Environmental Education.
-Weekend Clinics & Workshops.
-In-Service Workshops.
*Note: While these courses are described as "Preparation"
they are often taken during or after the PDP if a student
hasn't rompleted degree requirements prior to
entering the POP.
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THE MINOR PROGRAM
LOWER DIVISION PRE-REQUISITES.
A Minimum of
9
semester hours of courses,
including one course in Biological Sciences,
and one in Geography, to be chosen from the
following courses:
BISC.003-3,102, or
20-3.
KINESIOLOGY 1+2-3 or
144-3.
GEOGRAPHY 001-3, 101-3, 111-3,
121-3, or 141-3.
ECONOMICS 101-3, 200-3 or 205-3.
PHILOSOPHY 120-3
PSA 121-3 or PSA 221-3.
PYCHOLOGY 106-3.
REQUIRED COURSES.
Education 452-4: Field Work and Case Studies
in Environmental Education;
AND
Education 462-4: Environmental Education.
are required courses for all students in
the minor in Environmental Education.
NOTE: These two courses are normally offered
as part of the Summer Institute in Environmental
Education, during July (in Kamloops) and in
August (at a coastal location.)
UPPER DIVISION OPTIONS.
The remaining six semester hours (minimum)
of courses necessary to complete the 14-18
hour requirements of the Minor may be chosen
from the following Upper Division Courses.
(Note: An upper division course may not
be credited towards both the Environmental
Education Minor and toward an Academic
Minor or Major.)
EDUCATION
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BISC.3O_3,306_3,31?_3,326_3,G3,
BISC .LOLf3,LfO9_3.
GEOGRAPHY:
314_3,315_3,322_3,3_3,39_321543lS ECONOMICS
363-5.
KINESIOLOGY
320-5.
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MEMORANDUM
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Director
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I have been asked by Mar
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Wideen to forward the social insuranc numbers
and other relevant information concerning the persons to be
as Sessional Instructors for Education 452/462
in
the Summer. As you ar
aware, it is our practice to split the sessional lecturership stipend
between two persons on the basis of the fact that the program is a total
immersion one offered for one month rather than over the normal six week
summer sessional period.
The persons being recommended for such half stipend appointments are:
Brian Herrin (S.I.N. already on file)
Harvie Walker (S.I.N. already on file)
Dick Taylor (S.I.N. already on file)
Terry Dale (S.I.N. 706-256-484)
Patricia Thomas (S.I.N. 710-287-016)
Susan Tatum (S.I.N. already on file)
Paul Hart (S.I.N. already on file)
The sum of these persons amounts to 4.5 sessional instructors, however,
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have
been informed by Susan Tatum that it will be necessary for her to undertake surgery
in the U.S. for a shoulder injury on July 19th. She will therefore only be able to
work for us for a half-month period and has suggested that She be paid only a
half of this half-stipend which amounts to a quarter of a sessional instructor's
scale. I am in agreement with this recommendation and it will reduce the total
stipend costs for this particular program.
I have also provided some funds for equipment and honoraria in the original budget
for the program. I have been discussing various aspects of the program with people
in Kamloops. It has been our practice for the past several summers to
ask
Mr. Ralph Shaw, principal of McQueen Lake Environmental Studies Centre, to
participate in the program on an honorarium basis during the first five to
six days. Ralph has agreed to do this but rather than being paid apersonal
honorarium, they prefer to have S.F.U. honor a bill for purchase of equipment
from an outdoor equipment manufacturer in Kamloops. This particular manufacturer
makes specialized outdoor equipment to custom order. Inasmuch as we do not pay
any rental for the McQueen Lake Environmental Studies Centre, and we are not
charged for the use of expendable materials such as propane, toilet supplies,
cleaning materials etc. by School District #24. This seems a fairly reasonable
arrangement. Ralph has suggested to me that inasmuch as his time will amount
to the equivalent of six days, he feels that an honorarium to the equivalent
of about $400 would be appropriate recompense to Kamloops in lieu of an honorarium
being paid to hint. He has indicated to me that he can provide a statement
from the particular manufacturer and that if we honor this claim, it would
be preferable to payment of a personal honorarium or appointment. This seems
a reasonable suggestion to me inasmuch as our guidelines for honoraria would
probably necessitate a sessional appointment for Ralph were we to pay him
in excess of $250. Certainly the time which he puts into the program and
the assistance he has provided to us.over the year warrants more than that.
As I say though, he is not particularly interested in a personal honorarium.
I would therefore ask that you agree to honor a bill submitted on behalf of
School District #24 for the equipment purchase. Ralph has indicated to me
that he will try to arrange to have that bill early in July. If you have any
questions concerning these recommendations, please see me prior to Friday afternoon
inasmuch as I will only be available only on a rather scattered basis during the
next week. I hope that these sessional lecturerships have been processed.
Mar y
has spoken to me about this approximately ten days ago but I was uncertain
as to whether or not he had already forwarded recommendations to you. If not,
please do what you can to expedite these so that the individuals receive payment
in the normal course of their sessional responsibilities.
Thanks for your assistance in this matter.
MMcC:r
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Marvin Wideen, Director
Undergraduate Programs
