HEA Newsletter September - Landscape Ontario

August 9, 2019

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Connecting Educators: Enhancing Learning
STUDENTS RAISED THE BAR AT SKILLS ONTARIO		Energy and excitement was intense as students and spectators from across the province packed the Toronto Congress Centre for Canada’s largest skilled trade and technology competition from May 6-8. Over 40 students from various horticulture and landscape programs at the secondary and post-secondary levels competed in the Skills Ontario Horticulture and Landscape and Landscape Design Competitions. Congratulations to all participants for your hard work and representing the profession and your schools so well! Thank you to the Ontario foundation for supporting our winning teams!
SHARING STORIES - If you have a cool event, project or activity that you hosted with your class we would love to hear about it and feature it in our next newsletter to inspire HEA members! Click HERE to share

UPCOMING EVENTS

National Tree Day September 25th, 2019 National Tree Day is a day for all Canadians to celebrate the many benefits trees provide — clean air, wildlife habitat, reducing energy demand and connecting with nature.	Come Alive Outside Design Challenge October 24th-26th, 2019 The Design Challenge is an opportunity for secondary and post-secondary students to work together with landscape professionals to design and build natural schoolyards and playspaces for elementary and preschool students.	Landscape Ontario Congress January 7-9th, 2020 Learn, Network and Explore at Congress! Attend speaker and workshop sessions, explore the show floor, learn about new products, network and discover the diversity of careers in the Landscape Horticulture Profession!

FEATURE RESOURCE
		World Plants: "World plants contains an ever-growing database of plants and plant-related information that has been garnered through experience in the garden and landscape and through my travels around the world. All of the plants on this website have been viewed 'up close and personal'." ~Michael Pascoe Resources on this website include: Searchable plant database Resource books & links Posters Presentations




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