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Bright futures at Indspire’s 2020 Soaring eventMarch 16, 2020 Paul and I had a great a great time hosting the PLT Canada booth at Soaring 2020. Thanks to the organizers for having us and to everyone who dropped by to learn about Green Jobs! By Maria Chiarella, PLT Canada Youth Network Coordinator As PLT Canada’s Youth Network Coordinator, I get to attend events where I engage with youth and help them learn about opportunities in the forest and conservation sector and what it takes to get into those fields. I love talking to them, listening to their stories, and offering useful information. I like sparking their interest in the field and helping to guide them towards a career in the green sector. This was my goal last week when my co-worker, Paul, and I attended Indspire’ s 2020 Soaring: Indigenous Youth Empowerment Gathering in Ottawa. Indspire is a national registered charity that invests in the education of Indigenous people for the long-term benefit of these individuals, their families and communities, and Canada.    
We met over 200 Indigenous youth at our boothHundreds of First Nation, Inuit and Metis students across Canada attended the gathering. They participated in workshops and met with potential employers, non-government organizations, post-secondary schools, and government departments. Over 200 youth from grades 9 to 12 visited our booth! All were enthusiastic and engaged. Many of them talked about their interests, like fishing, hiking, and spending time outdoors. Some even shared unique hobbies like writing tragic love stories and creating video games. Thanks to everyone who stopped by! Our career fact sheets were a hitWe provided each youth with our new career fact sheets and encouraged them to sign up as Job Seekers on our website or follow us on social media. It was great to see how well our career fact sheets resonated. In particular, youth seemed to like our fact sheets on how to present yourself on social media and how to network at events. The best part about our fact sheets is that that they are useful across all sectors, not just within forestry and conservation. Going to these kinds of events and meeting with all these amazing youth is really inspiring. I’m thrilled to be helping the next generation of forest and conservation leaders develop their careers! | RELATED NEWS
Project Learning Tree Canada Releases Environmental Education Resource – Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young ChildrenProject Learning Tree Canada (PLT Canada) is thrilled to release a new environmental education resource today for families and teachers to connect young children ages 1–6 to nature, with a focus on trees. Trees & Me: Activities for Exploring Nature with Young Children offers hundreds of ideas for fun, indoor and outdoor, learning experiences perfect to celebrate Earth Day and beyond! Take toddlers and preschoolers on a nature journey, exploring the environment through their senses, experiencing trees throughout the seasons,…
Charting Career Pathways in Forestry with PLT Canada’s Specialist High Skills Major CertificationBy James Thordarson, Sr. Coordinator, Forest Education at PLT Canada While many in the sector know the diversity of forest-focused career opportunities available, it can be difficult to find age-appropriate and scientifically sound programs for students considering pursuing a green career pathway. To support youth in this path, Project Learning Tree (PLT) Canada offers a Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) certification for high school students interested in pursuing a career in the forest sector. SHSM is an Ontario Ministry of Education approved program that gives…
Growing a resilient and diverse workforce: PLT Canada’s 2023 Annual ReportWe are thrilled to release our 2023 Annual Report—it was another busy year for Project Learning Tree Canada! We continued our work to provide a lifetime of learning through environmental education, forest literacy, and career pathways. Since 2018, PLT Canada has supported over 7,600 Green Jobs, providing 50% of placements to women and 15% of our placements to Indigenous youth. We have also placed 1,900 young adults facing one or more barriers to employment, such as youth self-identifying as…
This Giving Tuesday Help PLT Canada Foster a Lifetime of LearningImagine what introducing one child to nature through Project Learning Tree Canada (PLT) can do. Imagine a little girl learned how forests improve water quality through a PLT activity. It sparked her curiosity and ignited a passion for the environment. Now she’s a water quality engineer, improving access to clean drinking water. All because of one teacher doing one activity with this one little girl. Now imagine the positive impacts 145 million students have made on our environment, thanks to… |
