Carving community. Once in a while our four NEST classes gather for a Nestival. Today family joined too and we charmed #pumpkins into some pretty spectacular #Jackolanterns #SD46 #halloween

#ScientificMethod Can seeds germinate without light or soil? #NEST #sd46 #inquiry #wonder

Mischievious #Stairfairies! I count and get 57 but there are only 46 for Trevor. Poor Noah is climbing 103.... How many stairs will Katie have to climb? #walkingmath #sd46 #NEST #getoutside

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#Robotics 101. #CalvinAndHobbes #bestwritingprompts

Connecting animals to #corecompetencies: Bear and Raven. Which is the #criticalthinker? Which demonstrates #socialresponsibility with respect for self and others? #indigenoused #SD46

“Come see. I’m environmentally aware,”says my six-year old friend. “I’m keeping my jewels in shells instead of a box.” Her name is Sage. #teachme #nested #freeplay #precious #sd46

#treestudy #Cedar is art, necessity, invention. #culture #indigenoused #nested #sd46

“No Linda, this is a friend-finder, not a gun”. Good catch, my clever one. #becausewedonotpracticeinplaywhatwemustneverdoinreallife #nested

NEST Reporter. An idea and practice that started in their #freeplay, morphed into this bonafide #firstedition. 100% kid initiated and created - well, except for the photocopying. #challengebychoice #gogetters #NESTed #sd46 #newsworthy

#solitudespots. Safe, Solo, Still and Silent while working in the Spirit Forest.

Grateful to Marleen Vermeulen, artist and dear friend, who guided our NESTers to ‘paint by feel’. They’re beyond proud of their bark textures, self-proclaimed masterpieces. “I’m gonna sell mine for 600 bucks!” cries F. Kurbatoff Gallery #artistsintheclassroom #artistsoninstagram

Parents sharing their passions, skills and time open up our kids to beautifully diverse possibilities and perspectives. #Geocaching at #Smugglerscove #NESTed #sd46 #Sunshinecoastbc

Making a hypotenuse with one's body to estimate the height of a really, really tall tree. There are so many ways to tweak an indoors lesson to be outdoors yet, it doesn't always come 'naturally'. Do share your #indoorsout #NESTed #sd46 #getoutdoors

Inspired by #Andygoldsworthy, these K-3s poke, bend, balance and even conjure dragon's breath out of #naturenuggets in the Spirit Forest. #NESTed #sd46 Thank-you Andy Goldsworthy

Real kids, #realnews, real interesting. Gr. 2-3 world of #journalism #challengebychoice #literacy #NESTed #sd46

If you are an educator and interested in joining our CharacterStrong Educator FB Group we would love to have you. Whether you are using CS or not, the group is going to be a positive source of inspiration, ideas, and content to stay focused on the WHY along with the HOW.

Mr. Pond's class has been fascinated by #owlpellets. If you have never tried dissecting these with your class, it is well worth doing! #sd46 #bced #buddingscientists

Thanks to the many kids of DBE #SOJI club for a presentation to #openhearts and #challengeassumptions #sd46 #embracediversity #humanity #rainbow #gender

Why moose hide and how does #moosehidecampaign acknowledge and #standagainstviolence towards women and children? With sensitivity, our #SD46 IndigenousEd teacher explains. And then we drum. Moose Hide Campaign