A Canadian Foundation
A Canadian Foundation
Join our NFL Canada team at Kelburn Farms (1228 Kelburn Rd, Howden MB) for STAM (Science Teachers Association of Manitoba) and MTS (Manitoba Teacher's Society) for an engaging day on October 20th! The event will be from 9 AM until 3:30.
Grades 9-12
Join us for a full day, to walk through a ready to use series of lessons! This teaching package can be utilized in Grade 10 Social Studies and/or Grade 10 Science but could also be used for Global Issues, Agriculture or a Current Topics in Science course.
NFL Canada is hosting 8 High Schools with students from Australia and England attending!
The 3-day event will be jammed pack with great speakers, hands-on activities and tours!
The NFL Canada will be hosting 12 classes from the Winnipeg area to bring agricultural science to life at Kelburn Farm! Our staff will help to draw links to agriculture and everyday life as well as agricultural sustainability!
September 26-29
Your Invited!
Join teachers from across Canada and the United States for our Virtual Professional Development!
July 24 - 28, 2023 via Zoom
10:00 – 11:30 AM CT
Each day we will host a live event and have independent study. Participants in the seminar will receive a package with resource and materials needed for the workshop.
Using the Nutrients for Life Foundation resources, educators will learn the scientific reasoning behind soil, nutrients and sustainable practices used to grow enough food to feed the growing world population. Educators participating in the professional development will be provided the necessary knowledge, free resources and experience to take back to their classrooms with ready to go hands on inquiry-based lesson plans.
**Spots are filling up fast**
Deadline to sign up is June 30th, 2023
There is a $15 registration fee to help cover the cost of shipping the materials
This is in partnership with the Nutrients for Life Foundation USA
Sign up
We are looking forward to heading back to CWSF this year in-person! Regional Manager, Cheryl, will be at the event and hosting a booth at the STEM Expo! Stop by and learn about the “science” of agriculture!
CWSF is being hosted at the Edmonton Convention Centre in Edmonton Alberta.
They are expecting over 10,000 visitors to the STEM Expo!
Stop by and say, “Hi” to our Regional Manager, Candace, at our Nutrients for Life Booth!
This year's event is at the University of Saskatchewan, hope to see you there.
This year's theme is : Equilibrium: Finding a New Balance
NFL Regional Manager, Kent, will be attending once again, Fort Whyte Alive's Agri-Ecosystems Day on May 4th!!
Kent will be conducting a soil testing lab with the grade 8-12 students attending!
Thanks Fort Whyte for inviting Nutrients for Life once again!
In partnership with the New Brunswick Teacher's Association, NFL Canada will be hosting an elementary teacher tour to farms and agribusiness's in the greater Fredericton area.
We would like to also thank, Farm Credit Canada for sponsoring the event!
Regional Manager, Tamara, is helping co-host a full day of agriculture at Carleton North High School in Florenceville- Bristol! Over 600 students will visit 5 hands-on engaging stations to learn about everything agriculture as well as over 10 local agribusiness's showcasing the tremendous opportunities there are in Canadian agriculture! NFL Canada is hosting the event in partnership with Anglophone West School Division, AITC NB, New Brunswick Department of Agriculture, Aquaculture and Fisheries, and Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada
Regional Manager, Tamara, will host of booth for over 1,000 students in grade 3 at EastLink Trade Centre to celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month hosted by AITC PEI!
Regional Manager, Tamara, will host of booth for over 300 students in grade three at Credit Union Place to celebrate Canadian Agriculture Literacy Month hosted by AITC PEI!
Download the recipe card template here
Submit your recipe to info@nutrientsforlife.ca
Be sure to include your name, school name and location in the email!
Winners will be notified via email
Global Food Security for the 21st Century
Virtual Student Summit
October 13th
Session 1-9AM Eastern
Session 2-1PM Eastern
The sessions will be recorded and shared with classrooms who cannot make these times
The sessions will be in English
Students from 4-H Ghana will share their experiences from participating in the 4R Champion program and how the program helped them grow and flourish!
-Mr. Appiah Kwaku Boateng, Executive Director and Founder of 4H Ghana
-Dr. Samuel Njoroge, of African Plant Nutrition Institute will also be joining the sessions.
Students from Manitoba, United States and England joined the staff from NFL Canada and partners at Kelburn Farm for three jammed packed days focussing on Bioinnovation. Student teams of eight and two teachers had the opportunity to engage, provide enrichment and networking opportunities for participants on a global perspective.
The learning objectives of the program are to enable students and teachers to:
• Use science and technology to acquire new knowledge and solve problems
• Critically address science related issues
• Develop an increased awareness of novel technologies
• Practice teamwork
The program partners will offer their expertise and services to ensure that the program provides authentic and meaningful learning
experiences to guide in the development and presentation of the product, an ” Environmental Farm Plan – EFP”.
Thanks to our partners in providing such a learning opportunity for these students.
Program providers include: Richardson Pioneer, University of Manitoba Faculty of Agriculture and Food Sciences, U of M Glenlea Research Center, Kelburn Farm, Ducks Unlimited Canada, Manitoba Agriculture, Bayer Crop Science and the Bioscience Association of Manitoba.
Hundreds of students from Fort Richmond Collegiate joined the NFL team at Richardson's Kelburn Farm for three days in September. The students worked in teams and moved through 4 stations exploring Smart Agriculture. The students focused on 4R Nutrient Stewardship, Best Management Practices, Soil Testing, Sustainable Farming, watershed health.
We would like to thank our partners to bring agriculture to life!
Fort Richmond Collegiate and Richardsons.
Join us for the day to learn more about local agriculture!
Join us for the day to learn more about Local Agriculture!
Join us for the day to tour and learn about local agriculture!
Regional Managers Kent and Ray will be hosting stations at this interactive day at Fort Whyte Alive- stay tuned to our social media pages for posts from the day!
Learn more about Fort Whyte Alive
Farm Tours for New Brunswick teachers, virtual classroom visits to classes across Canada. NFL making #soilscience, #4Rnutrientstewardship and #sustainableagriculture come alive for students.
Connecting students to the land, soil science and sustainable agriculture during 4R's/Climate Smart Ag Days in Churchbridge, SK. NFL joined with Sharpe's Soil Services, University of Saskatchewan and local elders to facilitate engaging stations that had students participate in hands on activities, demos and discussions.
These webinars are designed for teachers who have a passion for Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) and who are interested in learning more about student-centered, inquiry-based experiences that prepare their students for success in STEM research and careers! Teachers will hear from Canadian Light Source (CLS) experts on how synchrotron research can help support student development in research skills, teamwork, communicating science, learning new perspectives, and more.
What is a Synchrotron?
A synchrotron is a source of brilliant light that scientists can use to gather information about the structural and chemical properties of materials at the molecular level. A synchrotron produces light by using radio frequency waves and powerful electromagnets to accelerate electrons to nearly the speed of light. Different spectra of light, such as Infrared, Ultraviolet, and X-rays, are directed down beamlines where researchers choose the desired wavelength to study their samples. Researchers observe the interaction between the light and matter in their sample at the end stations (small laboratories). The information obtained can be used to help design new drugs, build more efficient and cleaner batteries, help remediate soil from mines, and help innovate fertilizers and crop varieties, to name just a few applications. The Canadian Light Source is Canada’s only synchrotron and is located in Saskatoon, SK.
What will the Sessions Cover?
What will the Sessions Cover?
March 5th from 12-2 pm CST: Context of CLS
· What is the Canadian Light Source?
· What is a synchrotron and how does it conduct research?
· How can high school students conduct experiments on the IDEAS Beamline?
· Q & A
March 19th from 12-2 pm CST: IDEAS in Action
· Touring IDEAS
· Engaging in real-time experiment on IDEAS with soil
· Q & A with a Beamline Scientist
Where to go from here? How Nutrients for Life and CLS Education can help!
March 5th from 12-2 pm CST: Context of CLS
· What is the Canadian Light Source?
· What is a synchrotron and how does it conduct research?
· How can high school students conduct experiments on the IDEAS Beamline?
· Q & A
March 19th from 12-2 pm CST: IDEAS in Action
· Touring IDEAS
· Engaging in real-time experiment on IDEAS with soil
· Q & A with a Beamline Scientist
· Where to go from here? How Nutrients for Life and CLS Education can help!
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For more information contact:
Executive Director
Nutrients for Life Foundation Canada
Education Coordinator
Canadian Light Source
https://www.lightsource.ca/education
Join Nutrients for Life Staff to learn about our school learning garden program. We will be hosting two short zoom meetings in early March to go over the details and requirements for our school learning garden grants. There will be time set aside for questions. These sessions are currently only offered in English
March 1st 7PM Eastern
OR
March 9th 8PM Eastern
Help Canadians celebrate the best industry in Canada! Join in on the live virtual session hosted by FCC, “The Future of Food”!
Nutrients for Life is also celebrating the day! Sign up to receive our Global Sustainability Poster, “Can a Single Apple Slice Feed the World?”. Each kit will include our 24” x 36” classroom poster, lesson card, bookmark and recipe card! A random draw for three (3) $25.00 gift cards will be made on February 25th to help three classrooms purchase apples for the hands-on lesson.
(Kits are available in both official languages).
ORDER YOUR KIT
You can also book one of our Regional Managers to virtually visit and present the lesson to you and your students.
Let’s raise a fork to the food we love!!
Happy Canada Ag Day
Our partners at the SCCC are hosting a virtual event!
Register here
November 16th-18th, 2021
Hope to see you there!!
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