Natural Science and Education Committee
Agenda

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The meeting will be conducted via a video conference
Members of the public may view the livestream at the following link:
https://video.isilive.ca/trca/live.html
Members:
  • Garry Tanuan, Chair
  • Stan Cameron
  • Monique Forster
  • Angela Grella
  • Pamela McCarthy
  • Deborah Oldfield
  • Anu Sriskandarajah
  • Connie Tang
  • Thomas Thomas
  • David West

1.
CALL TO ORDER

 

2.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF INDIGENOUS TERRITORY

 

3.
DISCLOSURE OF PECUNIARY INTEREST AND THE GENERAL NATURE THEREOF

 

4.
APPROVAL OF MINUTES OF MEETING #3/24 HELD ON NOVEMBER 25, 2024

 

5.
DELEGATIONS

 

6.
PRESENTATIONS

 

6.1
CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF THE BOYD ARCHAEOLOGICAL FIELD SCHOOL

 

Presented by Ian Rodhouse, Supervisor, Community Outreach and Education, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, and Loren Scott, Senior Archaeologist, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA).

6.2
THE IMPORTANCE OF INDIGENOUS PERSPECTIVES IN CHILDREN'S ENVIRONMENTAL INQUIRY

 

Presented by Haley Higdon, Program Director, Natural Curiosity.

7.
CORRESPONDENCE

 

8.
ITEMS FOR ACTION OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

8.1
SURVEY OF TEACHERS REGARDING OUT OF CLASSROOM LEARNING

This item has attachments. 
1.SURVEY OF TEACHERS REGARDING OUT OF CLASSROOM LEARNING.pdf

Update and information pertaining to a survey of teachers from Greater Toronto Area (GTA) schools designed to assess current barriers to participation in out-of-classroom learning related to natural science, conservation and the environment.

8.2
ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES

This item has attachments. 
1.ANNUAL PRESENTATIONS TO BOARD OF TRUSTEES.pdf

To support ongoing engagement with participating school boards, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA) proposes to provide joint presentations on the work of the Natural Science and Education Committee (NSEC) to Boards of Trustees.

8.3
ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD-HOC ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS WORKING GROUP

This item has attachments. 
1.ESTABLISHMENT OF AN AD-HOC ADVOCACY AND AWARENESS WORKING GROUP.pdf

Establishment of an Ad-Hoc Advocacy Working Group specific to Natural Science and Education Committee (NSEC) activities.

9.
ITEMS FOR INFORMATION OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE

 

10.
NEW BUSINESS

 

11.
ADJOURNMENT

 

NEXT MEETING OF THE NATURAL SCIENCE AND EDUCATION COMMITTEE #2/25, TO BE HELD ON MAY 15, 2025 VIA VIDEO CONFERENCE


 


Darryl Gray, Director, Education and Training


 


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