Project WILD Workshop (Mississauga)

Explore the Wild Side of Education!

Calling all educators! Are you interested in incorporating nature-based education into your teaching practice, but don't know how to get started? If so, this workshop is for you! Unleash the power of nature in your classroom with Project WILD.

• 🌱 Connect with Nature - Explore how to integrate the wonders of the great outdoors into your curriculum, fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation for the environment.

• 📚 Enrich Curriculum - Discover hands-on strategies to infuse nature-based lessons across subject areas, enhancing student engagement and critical thinking.

• 🤝 Collaborate & Inspire - Connect with other educators, sharing insights and ideas to empower and engage students in transformational experiential learning.

This this a 6 hour workshop

Date: Saturday, June 27th, 2026

Time: 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. (arrive by 8:45)

Location: Riverwood Conservancy, 4300 Riverwood Park Ln, Mississauga, ON L5C 2S7

Facilitator: Billie Jo Reid

What to be prepared for?

• Dress for the weather. This is an interactive workshop that will be held half indoors and half outdoors.
• Bring a lunch. We often take a working lunch during this workshop. Bring food that is easy to eat while participating and chatting.
• Ways to take notes: pen, pencil, notebook.
• Water. As this is active, it's important to stay hydrated.

What is Project WILD?

• Project WILD helps learners develop the awareness, knowledge, skills and commitment needed to make informed decisions and to take constructive action for wildlife, habitat and the environment.

• Tried, tested and true, Project WILD has been an industry standard for environmental education in North America for more than 40 years!

• Activities are designed to be infused into mandated curriculum subjects such as art, health, language arts, math, music, physical education, science and social studies.

• The guide can be used by both classroom teachers and non-formal educators, including resource specialists, conservation officers, camp counsellors and Scout and Guide leaders.

• The guide contains all the information needed to successfully plan and run each activity (objectives, method, background, list of materials, procedures, evaluation suggestions, activity extensions, key vocabulary, etc.).

Why You'll Love It

By taking part in this workshop you will receive:

• Interactive training on how to integrate environmental education into all subject areas.

• A printed copy of our Project WILD activity guide featuring 146 fun, interdisciplinary activities, games, and lesson plans for all ages and abilities/

• Access to an online learning library filled with supplemental educational resources and conservation projects.

• A professional development certificate awarded by CWF.

What to be prepared for?

• Dress for the weather. This is an interactive workshop that will be held half indoors and half outdoors.