Calgary Current @ the Teacher's Convention

Laura & Sara T. at the Teacher's Convention

Last week The Ripple Effect - Calgary Current made two brief appearances at the Calgary Teacher's Convention. With the generosity of the City of Calgary Parks, Environment & Education department, we shared booth space over the noon-hour rush.

Calgary Current members took time out of their days-off to come down to the Telus Convention Centre  and speak to teachers about the Caring For our Watershed contest and the implementation of last years' second place proposal "Youth Teaching Youth Classroom Presentations."


In the two short hours that Calgary Current spent at the Teacher's Convention, we talked with over 60 teachers from around Calgary. We told teachers from all grades and subject areas about the free classroom presentations developed by youth (Calgary Current), for youth (young Calgarians at large) on topics like watershed stewardship, the importance of wetlands, local biodiversity, and simple conservation strategies. Needless to say, the teachers that we spoke with were impressed!

A big thanks to the City of Calgary for sharing their booth space with us. And well done Calgary Current members for such great representation!

Sharing is Caring - Knowledge is Power!

At our last meeting, the Calgary Current was thrilled to welcome Mike Murrey from the Bow River Basin Council (BRBC) as a guest speaker.

A biologist by training, Mike brings a wealth of knowledge with him about the Bow River sub-basin.  It was very generous of him to spend an hour of his Saturday morning discussing with us everything from the aquatic life and biodiversity of the Basin to water licensing policies and politics.

February Happenings...

The period between the winter holidays and the end of the school year is the busiest programming time for the Ripple Effect - Calgary Current. Here's what we have on the calendar for this month...