outdoor/ environmental educators

many of our graduates become outdoor and environmental educators in formal and informal educational settings. here are some profiles of a few of our alumni who chose this career path.

kali anevich

hbor/bed (intermediate/senior) 2015

upon graduating from the concurrent education program with outdoor recreation, parks & tourism, kali taught for 8 years at both migizi miigwanan secondary school on long lake #58 first nation and six nations polytechnic steam academy. as a teacher, kali prioritized re-designing education and bringing various cross curricular, land-based programming into her teaching. she co-developed and implemented a program called ehsahdok (you will grow) which is a land based, experiential, cross curricular program rooted in hodinöhsö:ni’ language and culture.

this year she moved out of a teaching role and into a development officer position at six nations polytechnic steam academy. in her new role she brings engaging land-based programming to all classes within the school. kali stated that "one of my main priorities was to either bring my 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 outside or bring the outdoors into the classroom." 

kali shares that, "everything i learned about how to be an effective teacher, i learned from orpt. the teacher that i strive to be is role modeled significantly by the incredible professors that i was fortunate enough to learn from in the outdoor rec program. so much of my love for outdoor education, how i communicate with others, and my passion for teaching and learning comes my time spent in the orpt program."

emmalee agnew

hbor/bsc (natural science) 2012; bed (intermediate/senior) 2013

emmalee is living her dream life in whitehorse, yukon. she teaches grade 3 at golden horn elementary school, which embraces outdoor education through the great outdoors experiential school ‘goes’ program from k-7.

before golden horn’s grade 7 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 graduate, they go on a fall hike on the chilkoot trail as many gold miners once did, and complete a spring canoe trip on the yukon river to dawson city. emmalee is one member of a team of colleagues who make these trips possible. highlights include spending time with 世界杯2022赛程表淘汰赛 on the land in the beautiful yukon wilderness. emmalee spends her summers exploring the amazing northern landscape under the midnight sun.  she truly is living the rec’er dream!

kat hill

hbor + entrepreneurship certificate, 2019

my current position is education and outreach support at bow habitat station (part of alberta environment and parks). i deliver  both in-person and virtual field trips and public programs relating to alberta’s fish, water, and biodiversity. i also develop new programs based on the needs and wants of clients, the organization, and ensure that environmental literacy goals and relevant curriculum ties are met. additionally this year, i am helping out with a provincial program called fish in schools where classrooms across alberta get to raise rainbow trout from egg to fry before releasing them in stocked water bodies!

i worked with youth through a variety of jobs and volunteer opportunities including summer camps, scouts, and the underground gym in thunder bay so i knew i loved spending time and sharing knowledge with kids. i also love learning about science so it seemed fitting that i could learn and teach about things like wetlands and fish. 

the interpretive hand signs for leave no trace in osat 1 literally helped me get my job; i used them in an interview when they asked me to demonstrate interpretive/public speaking skills to talk about the environment. moral of the story, backpocket games and activities are your best friend forever. land relations in first year and programming in second year have also been sources of timeless knowledge as i create place-based programs for a wide variety of audiences and in many formats including school field trips, badge groups, birthday parties, and family events.