Connecting Educators: Enhancing Learning - HEA Newsletter-May- May 4

May 4, 2020

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Connecting Educators: Enhancing Learning


		SCHOLARSHIPS Landscape Ontario's Foundation (OHTF) offers over $50,000 in scholarships each year! Application deadline: July 31st Website: landscapeontario.com/scholarship-and-bursary Various garden groups and organizations also offer scholarships to students pursuing landscape or horticulture studies! Website: GreenCareersCanada.ca Share these scholarship opportunities with your post-secondary and graduating secondary school students! Don't Delay, Apply Today!

TODAYS SHARING STORIES
	Congratulations to Jack Verrips, teacher at College Avenue Secondary School in Woodstock for receiving AgScape’s annual Teacher Recognition Award! The award recognizes teachers that create unique agri-food learning opportunities for students! Students in Jack Verrips’ class have the unique opportunity to learn about agriculture in the school’s greenhouse and learn about animal health and welfare with live animals. Read the full article at AgScape.ca
SHARING STORIES If you have a cool event, project or activity that you hosted with your class, or would like to nominate an exceptional teacher or instructor that you know we would love to hear about it and feature it in our next newsletter to inspire HEA members! Click HERE to share
UPCOMING EVENTS & ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Connecting Educators Video Call Tuesday, June 2nd @ 2:00 pm Join a video call to connect and share ideas for online class activities with fellow Horticulture Educators! Share and access horticulture specific teaching resources in person and through HEA's Google Drive Learn about resources from Landscape Ontario, OCTE and Skills Ontario Learn and provide input on upcoming programs that could benefit your class in the new year	Online Information Sessions June 1st @2pm & June 3rd @11am Humber is offering a tuition-free Horticulture Technician pre-apprenticeship program as a transition step for women seeking an apprenticeship in the horticultural trades. Students receive full Level 1 training as well as employment support through the program. It prepares participants for employment in the landscape sector by providing both academic and practical training.


PROVIDE YOUR INPUT
Landscape Ontario in partnership with the Horticulture Educators Association is looking to refresh the 'Adopt-A-School' program to strengthen the connection between our secondary and post-secondary programs and employers. Please take this 5 minutes survey to inform how this program can best support your school or class.



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