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Save The Date! July 2nd - 4th 2026

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9:45am PDT

Den Talks - When the Land Becomes the Teacher

Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT

This Den Talk will be a facilitated conversation reflecting on a completed year-long on-the-land learning journey with a Grade 6/7 class called Desert Trails and Lake Tales. What began as a simple question, “What do you think about doing some on-the-land learning?” quickly showed that the reality is this kind of learning is hard. Staying in the classroom and doing what is familiar is easier. Choosing to learn on the land required time, coordination, support, some stress, and a willingness to sit with uncertainty. Grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning, this session invites educators into an honest discussion about what shifted when land, relationships, and community became central to learning.

Rather than presenting a polished program or model, this session will share stories, student voice, and teacher reflection to explore how learning grew through a “yes, and…” mindset. Participants will be encouraged to engage in a guided conversation about how resourcing learning through people, place, and Indigenous support structures made the hard work possible, what tensions arose along the way, and what educators notice when learning is allowed to unfold through lived experience rather than predetermined outcomes.

Speakers

Beth Bastedo

Teacher, School District #74 Gold Trail

Beth Bastedo is a Grade 6/7 teacher who designs interdisciplinary, land-based learning experiences grounded in the First Peoples Principles of Learning. Her current year-long project, Desert Trails and Lake Tales, connects students to local land, community, and story through seasonal... Read More →

Saturday July 4, 2026 9:45am - 11:15am PDT
Imagine High - Room 142

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