CAMPUS / CHEVRON OPEN MINDS 2020-2021 ANNUAL REPORT

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20/21 ANNUAL REPORT Overview

PEOPLE. PLACES. PARTNERSHIPS. Since 1993, Calgary students and their teachers have had opportunities to experience an immersive week-long field study at various vibrant community sites across our city. Campus Calgary / Open Minds (CC/OM) brings the entire community together to meet the unique learning needs of today’s students. Over 135,000 students have engaged in this way of learning, which all started with an idea and a dream. Don Harvie, a well-known Calgary philanthropist, and Gillian Kydd, a specialist with the Calgary Board of Education science team, worked together to create what eventually became Zoo School. Gillian believed that one week at the would be rich with learning and could be a catalyst for a year-long study. Thus, Zoo School was born, bringing students and their teachers into vibrant community settings for immersive week-long field studies.

Since that time, the Calgary Board of Education and the Calgary Catholic School District have collaborated with corporate Calgary and local community venues to bring high-quality and immersive experiences to Calgary students and their teachers. This educational model is celebrating its 28th year of excellence and innovation, bringing personalized learning programs to each student. Campus Calgary / Open Minds provides a dynamic learning experience by taking students into the community and connecting them to experts who are passionate about experiential learning.

In 2020-2021, there were 13 Campus Calgary / Open Minds sites including:

Chevron Open Minds 2School: An Urban Experience at Zoo School at Calgary Zoo the CBE Education Centre

Chevron Open Minds Museum Healthy Living School at Calgary YMCA School at ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Chevron Open Minds Science Learning at School at Jube School at the Southern Chevron Open Minds Cross Conservation School at Jubilee Auditorium Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area Seed School at The Mustard Seed City Hall School at the City of Calgary Municipal Building Library School at

Stampede School at Stampede Park City EcoAction School at Ralph Klein Park

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This year, 169 teachers and over 4000 students in A Campus Calgary / Open Minds week is a time Calgary participated in Campus Calgary / Open Minds for students to ask questions, to have meaningful for a year of inspired learning. Due to the COVID-19 conversations with experts in the community, to slow Pandemic, almost 80 weeks were cancelled or down and reflect, to journal and to sketch, and to make postponed until the 2021-2022 school year. Site sense of the world around them. It is not a week in coordinators had to quickly adapt their practices to create isolation, but rather a week that is a catalyst to a myriad experiences in an alternate format, meeting the needs of of connections to personal experiences and classroom changing Alberta Health Guidelines. At times, programs learning. CC/OM has the potential to be a life changing were delivered entirely online and at times, site experts experience for teachers and students. It embraces a were able to go into the schools to work with teachers life-long and personalized approach to learning, personal and students. The CC/OM team learned new skills and management and well-being, literacy development, practices that will inevitably change the way the program citizenship, and generates effective relationships with is delivered in the future. the community at large. Students, teachers, parents, experts, and community organizations learn alongside Passionate educators and experts at community one another. sites continued to offer fascinating, educationally rich opportunities that engaged students in hands-on The program is unique for its length, a prioritization of discovery, exploration, and reflection. Each Calgary site deep thinking and first-hand experiences that transcend offered a unique lens with which to uncover and examine curricular outcomes, with the time to slow down and curriculum. These dynamic experiences continue to reflect. Campus Calgary / Open Minds experiences truly make learning meaningful for students because they are transform learning to its highest levels. engaged in authentic educational activities that allow them to make personal connections that will have lasting We are doing together what we can’t do alone! impacts. Campus Calgary / Open Minds creates an inquiry driven environment that allows teachers to gain a deeper understanding of students’ skills, knowledge, I love CC/OM and aptitudes. This enhances critical-thinking and “ problem-solving skills related to all curricular disciplines, and encourage and facilitates a deeper understanding of community, everyone to responsibility, cultural awareness, civic pride, and participate. stewardship. It can be the catalyst for change in teacher practice, Students gain confidence as learners and engaged thinkers while seeing that they can make a positive as well as difference through enhanced creativity, innovation, and empowering communication. The Campus Calgary / Open Minds student experience truly opens the minds of students giving learning.” each one a clearer understanding of their role within a - Teacher bigger picture. Students become more connected to their community and take up current issues which push their knowledge beyond their local setting to national and global communities. 3 Community

Support for the Campus Calgary / Open Minds model comes from funding partners, community sites, and education institutions that collectively share the responsibility and privilege of ensuring that the philosophical tenets of the program are upheld. We are indebted to all the partners for their commitment to the success of this innovative way of teaching and learning. Annual contributions to this program from community and education are in excess of $1,800,000.

OPEN MINDS Chevron Canada Resources Jacqueline Harris, Advisory Zoo School Calgary Zoo Annie Walton, Coordinator Allison Scovil, Assistant Coordinator Museum School Glenbow Museum Jennie Vallis, Coordinator Science School TELUS Spark Zack Anderson, Advisory Donna Kipta, Coordinator Amy Thompson, Assistant Coordinator Megan Jarman Clark, Assistant Coordinator Cross Conservation School Ann & Sandy Cross Maureen Luchsinger, Coordinator Conservation Area

CAMPUS CALGARY City Hall School City of Calgary Erin Retallack, Coordinator Calgary Municipal Building

Stampede School Stampede Foundation Aaron Park, Advisory (Cenovus Energy) Stampede Park Andrew Morrow, Coordinator Susan Arthurs, Assistant Coordinator 2School: An Urban Experience Calgary Board of Education Margeaux Montgomery, Coordinator ConocoPhillips Hub Arts Commons Jenny Peters, Program Associate for Inspired Learning Jennifer Roberts, Coordinator Jube School Southern Alberta Jubilee Karen Youngberg & Carly McKee-Bertwhistle, Coordinators Auditorium SEEDSchool The Mustard Seed Kelsey Brown, Coordinator Caroline Malloy, Assistant Coordinator City EcoAction School City of Calgary Parks Cody Field & Meagan Dyck, Coordinators Healthy Living School YMCA Calgary Leanne Courchesne, Advisory (Cenovus Energy) Jenn Mireau, Program Manager Andrea Wiebe, Coordinator Library School Calgary Public Library Leanne Hooper, Coordinator (Cenovus Energy)

EDUCATION Calgary Board of Education Chris Usih, Chief Superintendent PARTNERSHIPS Joanne Pitman, Superintendent, School Improvement Sanimar Sarpal, System Assistant Principal Chris Meaden, Director, Area 2, Campus Calgary Open Minds’ and Partnerships Calgary Catholic School Bryan Szumlas, Chief Superintendent District Helmut Kaiser, Director of Learning Services Kevin DeForge, Supervisor, Learning Services 4 collaboration withasitecoordinator Calgary Board

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20/21 ANNUAL REPORT 5 Sharing Our Story

“There is no greater power on this earth than story” - Libba Braye We invite teachers, students, and coordinators to share their stories and experiences with Campus Calgary / Open Minds. Through social media spaces such as @yycCCOM on Twitter (#yycCCOM) and yycCCOM.blogspot.ca, we are able to share the incredible stories of CC/OM. This is a small collection of the many stories shared by coordinators and teachers this school year.

2School- An Urban Experience: What are the stories of Millican-Ogden (and Lynnwood too!)?” Grade 2 students at Banting and Best were interested in learning how the story of their community connected to the bigger story of Calgary and Alberta. They discovered the role that the Canadian Pacific Railway played in creating their community and how the Ogden yards played an integral role in the repair of trains and later became an artillery factory serving the Canadian forces in World War II. The role of the railway shaped Alberta’s history by bringing in settlers from other parts of the world West and into the Prairies. This question led students to examine who the changemakers were in their community. Through an interactive map called “Stories of Ogden” students discovered some of the people and places that made the community what it is today. Artist Natile Wolfe painted images and words on 12 garbage cans around the neighbourhood, drawing inspiration from residents’ stories and interviews. Students learned about George Moss, Harry Huish, the Millican Family, and Oggie the Robot as they made connections to the people who helped shape the rich past of the community. The Grade 2s also investigated the role of the Blackfoot in their community. By visiting Beaver Dam Flats Park, they learned about the role it played as a wintering ground for the Blackfoot camps. Students recognized the importance of its location as being close to River, sheltered from weather and integral to animal habitats, noting that there is a legacy that the park holds for both the past and the present of the community. Millican-Ogden also shares the community’s story through unique and innovative art projects completed by local artists. Titled “Connecting Histories”, artist Oksana Kryzhanivska’s artwork consists of 5 sculptures installed on Calgary Park’s land. The sculpture consists of references to community landscape and history identified as significant during interaction with community members. The sculptures’ forms consist of a trout head, bison mouth, a wagon wheel, and a locomotive wheel partially overlaid with a low map relief. Students examined the symbols as what they meant to the community and a Prairie community at large. After their week students were curious about other communities in Canada. They decided to use the topics they explored during their week with 2School such as changemakers, legacy, art and design, and history and origins, to examine other places in Canada and globally to see what similarities and differences existed.

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Healthy Living School: “There is a world out there. Open a window and it is there.” - Robin Williams Grade 5 Students at Calgary French and International School focused on the Robin Williams quote, “There is a world out there. Open a window and it is there.” This study focused on understanding worldview and expanding their perspective. In a year with social distancing and health guidelines, students faced the challenge of how to practice empathy and explore the world safely. Mackenzie from Inclusion Alberta connected with students to educate them about disability inclusion but also created an understanding of how students can continue to promote belonging, develop empathy, and the idea that we are more alike than different. Through personal stories from clients and families with Inclusion Alberta, students were able to understand the lived experiences of those with disabilities and practice empathy. This understanding continued beyond the presentation. Students conducted an empathy walk to see if their school was inclusive for all, both physically and emotionally, and created Inclusive Billboards to share their knowledge with the other students at their school. Ultimately, students discovered that health was inclusive of many things beyond our physical health and that healthy living including the relationships we share with others.

Jube School and City Hall School - Gratitude Project The Gratitude Project worked with Calgary students to spread gratitude throughout our community to support positive mental health, resiliency, and recovery. “Children are often disproportionately affected by disasters such as pandemics, but at the same time children play an important role in recovery from disasters,” according to John Acheson from City of Calgary, Calgary Emergency Management Agency (CEMA). This project was a joint effort between the CEMA, Calgary Neighborhoods Calgary AfterSchool, Campus Calgary City Hall School and Jube School. Across Calgary, 303 students ages 7 through 12 years old participated in the gratitude project. The students were led through art-based activities by the artists at the Jube School. Students reflected on their experiences of COVID-19, safety, community, and gratitude. This reflection inspired a collaborative art piece. The artwork was then put on postcards and sent to 22 organizations. The students selected organizations that supported them during COVID-19 and that they wanted to express gratitude to. The organizations ranged from teachers, healthcare workers, long term care homes, homeless shelters, IT staff at their schools, and more. “We discovered that we are good artists, and that there are so many people in our lives that care about us,” said one of the students. The artwork is displayed at the Jubilee and in a virtual art gallery. 7 Operations Team

A Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ week is a time to ask questions, have conversations with experts in the community, to slow down and reflect, to document, to journal, and to sketch. It is not a week in isolation, but rather a week that brings all classroom learning together. Students gain confidence as learners when learning is structured to capitalize on each student’s interests, skills, and aptitudes. All stakeholders benefit from this educational model.

Representing both school districts, the CC/OM Operations Team informs and supports the educational integrity of the program. This team ensures optimal learning by implementing actions designed to meet CC/OM goals and ensuring the program philosophy is preserved at all sites. This year continued to offer increased opportunities to be flexible and open to many new possibilities as we continued to navigate through the COVID-19 pandemic. We really are doing together what we can’t do alone! We represent Campus Calgary / Open Minds within the greater community and keep CC/OM vibrant and sustainable through:

Professional and personalized educational leadership throughout the CC/OM Year; collaboratively empowering all stakeholders

Information and Proposal Writing sessions, Spring Welcome Inservices, Summer Workshops, Fall Pedagogy Sessions, Professional Learning Workshops

School-based planning meetings with teachers and site coordinators (virtual)

Site visits with site coordinators, teachers, students, and experts (virtual)

Site coordinator planning sessions, professional learning, meetings, and application process (virtual) “This year was Calgary City Teachers’ Convention sessions (virtual) about learning , 2020-2021 Event and conference planning ‘in-community’ in different ways than ever before. Operations Advisory meetings and Advisory committee work (virtual) All stakeholders continued to see Team the benefits of CC/OM Education team meetings and district meetings and the impact it has on students, teachers, Connecting all to a larger Professional Learning and community.” Community and social media spaces (including: - Operations Team Teachers and ) @yycCCOM yycCCOM.blogspot.ca from both major Annual Stakeholder meetings (postponed this year) Calgary School districts, charter, and independents all understand Annual Report, resource development, marketing, and awareness the benefits of learning in this way. CC/OM continues to seek new New site support through pilot programs and mentorship partnerships to ensure continued growth to meet demand. Our CC/OM Conference presentations: local and international Operations Team works closely with Consultation with inquiring districts - local and national our CC/OM Advisors to pursue growth in sustainable Development of Journey into Journalling Resource to support participating ways. teachers and CC/OM coordinator team 8 MINDS COMMUNITYSITES: CAMPUS CALGARY/OPEN FUNDERS: TEACHERS ANDSTUDENTS: Benefits eases employee prideandsatisfaction eases utilizationandaccesstoabroader audience ovides leadershipandexpertise eases employeeprideandsatisfaction es tobecome engagedininterdisciplinary inquiries, elevant, rigorous,opportunities andrichlearning ovides meaningfulprofessionalandstructures learning Incr Incr Pr of Calgaryyouth Becomes anengagedpartnerintheeducation Seen asanorganizationthatgivesbacktotheircommunity Incr and education Understands andcontributestotheneedsofcommunity Meets communityinvestmentsgoals Builds andstr personalized fortheirownpassionsandinterests Inspir within asafeenvironment through theprocess ofinquiryandexperientiallearning Offers r ethical citizens Instills qualitiesandabilitiestobeengagedthinkers that allowregular exchangeofideasandbestpractices Pr engthens relationships within thecommunity

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20/21 ANNUAL REPORT 9 Advisor Updates

This year, COVID-19 brought many new challenges and opportunities to celebrate the incredible work of our CC/OM Advisory and partners. As we all navigated through figuring out how to best respond to the pandemic, we were again reminded of the importance of doing together what we can’t do alone. This was especially important this year.

Throughout the year we worked on a number of initiatives to ensure that Campus Calgary / Open Minds remains consistent at all sites and maintains the integrity of our program, even with the challenges presented by COVID-19, ensuring alignment with both major school district directions through our Executive Sponsors. The role of the Advisors is to provide advice and support the day-to-day work of the Operations Team while anticipating and planning for the future needs of partners at community sites, at schools and education districts, as well as with funding partners.

We are very grateful that this year the advisory approved a reduction in cost for participating classes and a reduction in participation fees for sites. The continued support from the Advisory demonstrates the commitment to CC/OM and being able to ensure the program remains sustainable through COVID-19 and into the future.

The Advisory work this year focussed on the following subcommittees: Funding, Advisory Recruitment, and ‘The Book’ which is repository for all documents corresponding with Campus Calgary / Open Minds. The Research and Data subcommittee created an experience survey to share with participating teachers to collect information about their CC/OM experience and the key elements of the program. This survey was CC/OM specific, rather than being site specific. This committee will continue to gather data over the next few years to provide evidence of the ongoing importance and curriculum-enhancing opportunities of these site-based immersive experiences.

Contingency planning is something that the Advisory started discussing before the COVID-19 pandemic. Rather than a separate committee, it was a focus for the Advisory throughout the year.

Accomplishments include: Financial planning and reporting Reduction in participation costs for schools Reduction in site participation costs “I would Recruitment of two new advisory members that represent sites Development of research and data subcommittee recommend a Annual Face-to-Face Meetings with all sites CC/OM experience! We are grateful to Trish Savill who was our Community Chair this year This year, even though it was and Natasha McKay who was the Education Chair of the Advisory. With different than usual, was guidance from Executive Sponsors and Stakeholders, future goals will great for students and really continue to align with our vision “Each student experiences personalized gave them an appreciation learning within a connected community”. These include: for their community.” Creating and implementing a strategic communications plan - Teacher Refining the process of partner collaboration Identifying potential CC/OM community champions Implementing succession and growth plans Continued relationship with 10 20/21 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 20/21

Thank you to our Advisors for Executive Sponsors: their time and commitment: Joanne Pitman – Superintendent, Trish Savill – Community Chair School Improvement – CBE

Natasha McKay – Education Chair, Helmut Kaiser – Director of Learning CC/OM Operations Team, CBE Services - CCSD

Zack Anderson – TELUS Spark Science Centre Site Representative

Rita Boechler – CC/OM Operations Team, CCSD

Leanne Courchesne – Cenovus Energy/ Community Member

Kevin Deforge – CCSD Jacqueline Harris – Chevron Canada Resources “Campus Calgary / Open Chris Lough – Past Community Chair/ Minds has been built with Community Member resiliency and Chris Meaden – CBE the ability to Jenn Meredith – CC/OM Operations Team, CBE “CC/OM brings embrace change. The program itself has been Aaron Park – Site Representative teaching developed for times like these.” Sanimar Sarpal – CBE to life.” - CC/OM partner in reference - Teacher to the Covid-19 Pandemic Allison Schulz – Calgary Foundation

Jill Tynan – Community Member

11 The Coordinator Team

This has certainly been a year unlike any other! Our site coordinators have continued to demonstrate what an incredible team they are as they continually shifted, adapted, and remained flexible to meet the ongoing challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. The compassion, patience, determination and creativity that has been demonstrated this year speaks to all the champions that continue to make this work integral for all teachers and students. Campus Calgary / Open Minds looked different this year, but our core values stayed the same!

The Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ Coordinator Team meets regularly with the Operations Team for Community of Practice discussions. This year we met virtually, in both small and large cohorts. We collaborated on program opportunities, experiences, and the added challenges that COVID-19 presented to both our sites and our schools. At the beginning of the year, we surveyed the CC/OM team to see what their greatest interests and needs were for this school year. We had the Canadian Mental Health Association present at one of our coordinator meetings, as mental health and wellness was an area of focus. Coordinators had opportunities to learn from one another, as they shared a variety of learning experiences with one another.

Supporting one another as we shifted to on-line experiences and in community, rather than on-site, was an ongoing piece of this year’s work. We focused on how to support the various needs of our diverse sites as they navigated how to engage in virtual/interactive learning environments. As always, at the core of the CC/OM work was building relationships with teachers and students and creating rigorous and engaging year-long, learning opportunities that are embedded into an on-line/virtual world.

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Sharing our Sites in Different Ways - Coordinator meetings provide first- hand experiences of some of the unique opportunities that Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ students and teachers have while on site, and this year was no exception. Virtually, from all of our different spaces and places we were able to come together and share in various site experiences. Some experiences shared this year included:

Virtual tour of African rainforest at Calgary Zoo

Exploring public art and activating spaces

Virtual tour of One day on Venus exhibit at Telus Spark Science Centre

“What a rich educational experience for children in Calgary. It helps students experience the big questions in the real world. This experience will stay with them and become part of a foundation that they will build as they move forward in their learning.” - Teacher

“It was an amazing experience” - Teacher

13 Professional Learning for Teachers

As part of a Campus Calgary / Open Minds experience, teachers have ongoing Professional Learning opportunities. We know that these Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ experiences are for students, but they are also very much for teachers. Teachers consistently share that their work with the program results in enduring and meaningful change of practice. This change is the result of many touch points over the course of more than one year.

The first of these touchpoints for teachers is the January Information Evening or at Teachers’ Convention. They learn how to create a persuasive application with a letter of intent and an interdisciplinary web. Once accepted into the program, there are a variety of site-based professional learning opportunities and also workshops hosted by the Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ team that explore experiential learning and journalling techniques.

The Professional Learning journey includes Site-Based Experiences such as Spring Inservices, Summer Workshops, and Fall Pedagogy Sessions. The Spring Inservice provides an opportunity for teachers I really enjoyed the to learn about the vibrant site they are accepted to. The Summer “ Workshop is an immersive experience where teachers are able to journalling technique step into some experiences similar to what they and their students will workshops that were experience when working with the site. The Fall Pedagogy Session provides an opportunity to learn more about the Journey into Journalling provided throughout the year. resource, different sketching techniques, thinking routines, and how They were always using a sketchbook can enhance a CC/OM experience and be beneficial throughout the school year. something great to look forward to.” Every teacher has a personalized planning meeting at their school with - Teacher the site coordinator and a member of the Operations Team to discuss their big question and possibilities for the week on site are explored! This is all supplemented by many opportunities to journal and reflect at school before heading to the site. Finally, the week on site happens and students and teachers get to engage in their much anticipated, week-long field study!

Teachers are invited to participate in professional learning opportunities throughout the year that are reflective of trends in education and align with our philosophy and key elements. The feedback from participants was very valuable and validated that we have been very purposeful in creating Professional Learning opportunities that are authentic, responsive and help to build capacity for teachers.

Hosting workshops virtually this year provided many new opportunities for our team. We always offer two workshops throughout the year, open to all participating teachers and the Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ Team. These workshops were: New Eyes, New Perspectives with artist Bri Strong (October 2020) and Graphic Recording: Sketchnoting with Sam Hester (February 2021). We also offered five extra Professional Learning opportunities this year, that were led by the coordinator team that touched on a variety of topics. These sessions were: Gain Perspective Through Making, Journalling and Reflecting Through Zine Creation, Active Listening and Visual Scoring (with the Calgary Public Library’s Composer-in-Residence), Six Room Poetry, and Mapping. These workshops offered participants opportunities to learn new skills and have various touch points throughout the year with the Campus Calgary / Open Minds’ community. 14 20/21 ANNUAL REPORT ANNUAL 20/21

AWARENESS: “The workshops We presented to a University of Calgary education class, sharing our philosophy of how to create a rich and engaging interdisciplinary were meaningful plan. We had a follow-up opportunity with this group to connect opportunities again and provide feedback on their cumulative class projects. to learn new ways to represent

The British Columbia Museum Association invited us to present on learning and to focus on how to start a site and what the benefits are to an organization/ visual representation.” site to be involved with immersive field study experiences, similar - Teacher to Campus Calgary / Open Minds. Opportunities to share our philosophy are always welcome, as we know learners of all ages benefit from engaging in these experiences.

THE BEYOND THE CLASSROOM NETWORK: The CC/OM Team is pleased to continue to connect with our colleagues also ‘learning beyond the classroom’ through the Beyond the Classroom Network. Edmonton’s Inquiring Minds Program is hosting the Beyond the Classroom Conference virtually this year, guided around the theme of ‘Grounding and Changing.’ We appreciate staying in contact with colleagues who do site-based work in Edmonton and elsewhere, sharing learning and ideas about our programs.

“There were many great professional learning experiences this year. I learned how one can learn by observation and the importance of slowing down and taking my time. Not only beneficial learning for my students, but also for me! ” - Teacher

15 Program Statistics

DATA FOR CAMPUS CALGARY / OPEN MINDS PROPOSALS ACCEPTED FOR 2021/22 (AS OF JUNE 2021)

CBE CBE Deferrals CCSD CCSD Deferrals Ind. Total Applied Total Accepted Site Applied from 20-21 Applied from 20-21 Applied or deferred for 2021-22

2school 15 6 3 1 0 25 24

City EcoAction 9 3 0 0 0 12 10 School

City Hall School 18 1 4 4 0 23 21

Cross Conservation 5 5 0 0 0 5 7 School

Healthy Living 6 9 0 1 0 16 16 School

The Hub for Inspired 5 5 3 3 0 8 8 Learning

Jube School 6 4 5 5 0 15 12

Library School 10 7 0 1 0 18 19

SEED School 7 7 1 1 0 8 11

Science School 13 1 4 4 0 18 19

Stampede 6 6 6 6 0 12 14 School

Zoo School 17 1 3 3 1 22 22

TOTALS 117 55 29 29 1 182 183

* Classes whose weeks were carried forward from Spring 2021 to the 2021-2022 school year, are reflected in this information.

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18 Awards & Achievements REPORT ANNUAL 20/21

June 2018 - Celebrated 25 years of Campus Calgary / Open Minds 2003 City Hall School- Calgary Heritage Award for Heritage Education

June 2018 - CC/OM hosted the Beyond the Classroom Conference 2002 City Hall School: CH2M-Hill Sustainable Community Award, The Federation of Canadian Municipalities June 2018 Proclamation from The City of Calgary for the 25th Anniversary of Campus Calgary / Open Minds. 2002 Mayor’s Excellence Award - Calgary Partnerships in Education Foundation - City Hall School: Professional Development April 2017 Chevron Nominated for AFP Generosity of Spirit Award Calgary Awards 2001 - City Hall School - Community Achievement Awards - March 2017 Calgary Board of Education Lighthouse Award 2017: Chevron Honorable Mention: Education Science School at TELUS Spark The Emerald Awards 2001: Education - Petro-Canada Bird School– (Finalist) April 2016 – 100 000 Student Celebration The Calgary Awards 2001 –Environmental Achievement: Individual – Cathy April 4-8, 2016 – Mayor Nenshi proclaims this to be Campus Calgary/Open Cochrane for Petro-Canada Bird School Minds Week Alberta Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development: Innovative June, 2015 – Cenovus, CBE Lighthouse Award, Campus Calgary, Healthy Practice Award 2001 – Gillian Kydd Living School at Vivo Global, Environmental & Outdoor Education Council: Appreciation of Service May, 2015 – Arts Commons, CBE Lighthouse Award, Campus Calgary, Hub Award 2001 – Campus Calgary/Chevron Open Minds for Inspired Learning Museums Alberta 2000: Award of Merit June, 2013 – Chevron, CBE Lighthouse Award, Open Minds Zoo School, Museum School and Science School Calgary Board of Education Lighthouse Award 2000: Chevron Zoo School

September, 2012 – Global Best Award for Building Learning Communities, Pan Canadian Learning Innovation Award 2000: Campus Calgary/Chevron International Partnership Network, Durban, South Africa Open Minds (Honorable Mention)

June, 2012 – Encana EcoAction School, CBE Lighthouse Award Conference Board of Canada: Broad Community Collaboration Award 1999 – Campus Calgary/Chevron Open Minds January, 2012 – Mayor’s Excellence Award, Calgary Partnerships in Education Foundation Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 1999: Awarded to Lindsay Johnston – Site Coordinator at Chevron Science Centre School September, 2008 – Global Best Award for Building Learning Communities, International Partnership Network, Helsinki, Finland Royal Bank Partners in Education Award 1999

November 19 – 23, 2007 – Mayor Bronconnier proclaims this to be Campus Canadian Association of Zoos & Aquariums: 1998 Tom Baines Award – Calgary/Open Minds Week Chevron Zoo School

2007 Heritage Awareness Award – City Hall School for exceptional and Museums Alberta: 1998 Recognition of Contributing Organization – Chevron innovative achievement in the heritage field Glenbow Museum School

2007 – Woman of Vision Award – Gillian Kydd, program founder Financial Post Award for Business and the Arts 1997 – Chevron Canada Resources for Chevron Open Minds Program 2006 Calgary Board of Education Lighthouse Award: Stampede School Calgary Downtown Merchants Award 1997 – Chevron Open Minds 2006 SIGTEL – online learning award. First place project – Calgary Stampede and Treaty 7 First Nations, a historical perspective. International society for The Calgary Awards: 1997 Citizen of the Year – Donald Harvie of the Devonian technology in education. Foundation for his work on Campus Calgary/Chevron Open Minds

2005 Mayor’s Excellence Award – Calgary Partnerships in Education American Association of Science & Technology: Honor Role of Teachers – Sue Foundation – Chevron Open Minds: Special Settings McIntyre, participant in Chevron Science Centre School

2004 Canadian Environmental Award (Silver) – Petro-Canada Bird School American Zoological Association Award 1997 – Chevron Zoo School

2004 Mayor’s Excellence Award – Calgary Partnerships in Education Mayor’s Environmental Award 1997 – Chevron Zoo School Foundation – Stampede School: Curriculum Enhancement & Development

2003 Alberta School Boards Association – Premier’s Award for School Board Innovation & Excellence – Campus Calgary/Open Minds (Finalist) 19 Celebrating Partners

We continue to celebrate the many partners that contribute to the incredible experience of Campus Calgary / Open MInds and that make these opportunities possible to all stakeholders.

We truly are doing together what we can’t do alone!

Vision: Each student experiences personalized learning within a connected community. 20 A Way of Being REPORT ANNUAL 20/21

Within a special spot we sit, we draw, we write Creating belonging in this space Reflections Memories Connections Observations We wonder, question, reflect and sense Contemplation Time to be immersed Present Connected Community “I like hearing The world is our classroom. the voices of the wind in my ears.” - Jennifer Gray - student

“I could show you pictures, but you would never feel the magic of being in this space.” - expert ”

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