The Monarch Ultra Carlotta James, Cofounder, The Monarch Ultra Jacob Rodenburg, Executive Director, Camp Kawartha RCE Peterborough-Kawartha- Haliburton 10th Americas RCE Regional Meeting 5-7 October, 2021

2. Instead of asking what kind of
world we are leaving for our kids,
we should ask…

3. …what kind of kids are we
leaving for our world…?

4. A community wide approach to stewardship
education

5. What if we could find
the most important
experiences to help
children become
healthy, vibrant,
caring, connected?
• And give those
experiences to every
child …
• at each stage of
their development?

6. Stewardship:
• A sense of caring about, connection to,
and responsibility for the well-being of
our natural and human communities
Kinship:
• Recognizing that we are related to and
part of the natural systems that nourish
us all.

7. • Environmental education tends to be siloed
and focused on individual programs.
• As a community, we wanted to coordinate our
efforts to ensure that every child has access to
age appropriate stewardship experiences
throughout their development

8. The Pathway Project was
developed by:
Teachers
Parents
Grandparents
Health Professionals
Environmentalists
Child Psychologists
Early Childhood Experts
First Nations Reps
Youth
Faith Communities
Community Groups
University/College

10. Building the Framework
• Core Stewardship Principles for each age or
stage
• Landmarks (key experiences we’d like each
child to participate in)
• Other Possible Activities
• Existing Community Resources
• Curriculum Links
• References

11. 30 Age-Linked
“Landmark”
Experiences
for Every Child

14. Pathway Landmarks and the SDG’s

15. www.pathwayproject.ca
A good place to start (video)
https://bit.ly/3iD7XKx

17. National Certificate E-Course
for Preservice Educators

18. About this Course…
Core Principles:
Wellbeing & Sustainable Happiness
Centrality of Nature, Land & Place
Indigenous Knowledge
Diverse ways of knowing
Sustainability & Regeneration
Relationship & Community
Equity & Inclusion
Hope, Action & Agency

19. • The Monarch Ultra Relay Run
raises awareness of butterfly
conservation by inviting ultra
runners to participate in an
1,800 km relay run along
southern Ontario between
Peterborough and Barrie,
Ontario. The Monarch Ultra
is also fundraising for Camp
Kawartha through the relay
run and Virtual 10km event.