During my 10-week practicum at Upper Lynn Elementary, our class got the opportunity to visit the Long House at the Cheakamus Centre in Squamish. Normally the experience is an overnight trip, but due to COVID it was a one day trip. The educational experience was rooted in Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) culture …
How did we explore land-based learning during our practicums? During my practicum, I was fortunate to have an outdoor place right outside my classroom. One lesson done in this space was focusing on the light, specifically the sun. It first began with students looking for light sources in the classroom …
What learning stories do we have to share?On Monday, our Inquiry class got together for a nature walk in Pacific Spirit Park and gathered at Salish Place, a designated play place, and each of the five groups presented for 15 minutes. From our presentations, it was clear that there were …
How did we explore land-based learning during our practicums? Tying in both land-based learning and bears, we explored the life of a bear, its habitat, and its diet. In one lesson, our group member Lorantiya, engaged the students by taking the students outside to pretend to be black bears. Adding …
We have now changed our Inquiry Question: How doe public outdoor spaces such as the shadow tree act as a tool to reclaim land within our communities? How did we explore land-based learning during our practicums? Earlier this year, learning about the shadow tree, its purpose and what it meant …
We began our reflection by returning to our place, the Shadow Tree. At the top of the Nest, our group began with a sit-spot reflection. What have we learned? Kristina: “I have learned the importance of researching the significance of art on campus, identifying who the creators are, and why …
We began our reflection by returning to our place, the Shadow Tree. At the top of the Nest, our group began with a sit-spot reflection. How have we grown? What skills have we gained? Guneev: “After discussing with Jessica, an Indigenous knowledge holder, we changed directions with our inquiry. We …
The Musqueam Post located at the entrance of campus by the UBC Bookstore. This public art acts a tool to reclaim Indigenous land within campus as it “reaffirms the Musqueam’s continued connection to this part of their traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory” (UBC Life, 2021). The background story of this …
While at the Belkin Art Gallery, we visited the Laiwan: Traces, Erasures, Resists exhibition. During our walk through, we had a few questions in mind relating to our shadow tree such as Why has a living thing been represented as a still or restless image? What does this tell us …
As our investigation into the inquiry progressed, we began to wonder: is there another public artwork on campus that represents something absent? And if so, who is the artist? What and who are they representing in their work? A visit to the Belkin Art Museum on UBC campus was inspired …
