Program Components
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This part-time program takes place on evenings and weekends, requiring a 25-35 hour time commitment. Scroll to learn more about the key components of the Mountains to Ocean program!
In advance of the Learning Journeys, youth will gather online to learn about program objectives, meet other participants and staff, and learn the fundamentals of ocean conservation.
Youth will participate in an at home or in school project that involves looking at how their everyday choices can impact our environment. These will be delivered in their communities within 2 weeks after the third Learning Journey.
Youth will have support from staff during a 1:1 coaching call to ensure the successful delivery of their project development in their personal life, school, or community.
Youth from all three cohorts who have completed their projects will be invited to the Ocean Wise office to network and share their experience in the Mountains to Ocean program.
Learning Journeys
Connecting to our forests: youth will learn the importance of forests as part of the environment and connect to the land through Indigenous knowledge and teachings. Example excursions: Take a guided hike up the Sea to Sky gondola to learn about to discuss geology, glaciers, biodiversity, climate change, and mountains across cultures and time. Volunteer and learn about native plants and the importance of community gardens at The Norquay Food Forest.
Connecting to our ocean: youth will learn what our local ocean and waterways need from us to combat climate change. Example excursions: Take an exhilarating boat tour along Stanley Park, West Vancouver, Lighthouse Park, visiting a thriving seal colony and the iconic Siwash Rock and False Creek.
By connecting both of these elements, youth will go on an immersive, hands-on excursion connecting their previous learnings about the importance of our forests and the needs of our ocean. Example excursions: Explore watershed health and Indigenous culture on Grouse Mountain.
