Every Step You Take Brings A Child Closer to Nature Bring the whole family to celebrate nature-based learning, and experience live, outdoor music, art and dance at the beautiful Millard Learning Centre.
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Deep-Challenge #4: Beachside Bingo
Beachside Bingo! Challenge starts May 4th and finishes May 17th Discover the vast biodiversity of British Columbia’s intertidal zones on a walk along the island’s shoreline and beaches. The 4th DEEP Challenge is for everyone, young and old, interested in all creatures of our magnificent shorelines. What are Tides? Tides are the vertical motion of […]
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Salmon Release at Greig Creek Every year, the Galiano Community School (GCS) and the Galiano Conservancy Association (GCA) are lucky to be a part of the Fisheries and Oceans Canada ‘Salmonids in the Classroom’ program and are raising Salmon together on Galiano Island. This year’s Chum Salmon eggs arrived on February 5th on Galiano Island, […]
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Pollinator Power! – Salt Spring Island Elementary’s Busy Bees
Salt Spring Island Elementary buzzed around the Millard Learning Centre Forest Garden and Forage Forest having participated in the GCA’s new People, Plants and Pollinators education program! The students flexed their green thumbs while building “lasagna” planting beds – a soil bulking method where nitrogen and carbon-rich organic materials are layered on top of each other. On top […]
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Program Spotlight on Edible Forest
Spring is budding and blooming with scents, colours and edibles in the Galiano Conservancy’s remarkable Forest Garden! The Forest Garden is modeled on permaculture, which mimics the architecture and beneficial relationships of the natural plant and animal community that occur in the surrounding environment. We recently introduced our new Environmental Education program, Edible Forest in […]
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10 Reasons to Choose Galiano School Programs
Why pick school programs on on Galiano? 1. First, there’s our 188 acre off-the-grid living classroom at the Millard Learning Centre. Visit for the day, or stay overnight with your class at this rustic and comfortable facility. The Learning Centre boasts green technology and infrastructure that is a model for sustainable community living within the […]
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Galiano: A Hub for Innovative Ecological Restoration
Experiential Field Schools Some of the most advanced and community-driven restoration programs in the region are offered here on Galiano Island. For four summers, Professor Eric Higgs has brought UVic students to the island for a field course in Advanced Principles and Practices in Ecological Restoration. Students can choose from a variety of projects—summer 2016 […]
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2017 Welcomes an Exciting UVic-GCA Partnership for Experiential Education and Collaborative Research
It may still be cold out for February in the Islands, but coming into the new year has also brought some very heart warming developments for post-secondary experiential education and collaborative research at the Galiano Conservancy which I would like to share. Over the years, the Galiano Conservancy has collaborated with various universities to host […]
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Connecting With Youth Since 2000
We will take students on a journey of discovery with the goal of creating ecological awareness and encouraging a deep caring for the places we all inhabit by…
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The Galiano Conservancy Bursary Fund
Helping Underserved Children and Youth The Bursary Fund is used to help children and youth groups with travel and program fees who could not otherwise afford to come to Galiano Island. Bursaries are used by various school and youth groups. Exceptional experiences in nature for those who need it the most. Our education programs provide […]
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