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Hello, Amazing Horticulture Educators!

In this newsletter, you will find information about upcoming events and resources for you and your students! This week on Friday, March 26th at 3:00pm HEA will be hosting a short (15 min) webinar about vertical gardens in partnership with Durham College! Click here to register and learn more!  


View the Green Careers Canada Calendar to stay up to date and learn about additional upcoming events! 

Please scroll down to see what is coming up in the next month! 
If you have any questions concerns or ideas please do not hesitate to reach out! 

Sincerly, 


heainfo@landscapeontario.com 

Virtual Opportunities For You and Your Students
 
 
SKILLED TRADES EXPO
Career Exploration  |  March 25th @ 1pm  | Free
Recommended for: Educators & Students
Attend speaker sessions, network with employers, and visit the Landscape Ontario virtual booth to learn about education pathways, apprenticeship, and employment opportunities. Click Here to Learn More and Register
   
VERTICAL GARDENS WITH DURHAM COLLEGE
PD Webinar  |  Friday, March 26th 3:00-3:15  just 15 min! | Free
Recommended for: Educators
In this webinar, Shane Jones from Durham College will teach us about the ‘leafy green machine’, a vertical garden used by the Horticulture Technician and Horticulture–Food and Farming programs! Click Here to Register
   
SKILLS ONTARIO LANDSCAPE DESIGN COMPETITION 

Virtual Competition  |  May 5th   |  Register by April 1st
Recommended for: Secondary & Post-secondary Students

Register students for the virtual Skills Ontario Landscape Design Competition to provide an opportunity for them to showcase their skills and win one of 3 financial prizes! Click Here to Learn More & Register
   
SPRING BREAK WORKSHOP 
Workshop  |  April 16th @ 10am  | Free
Recommended for: Grade 7, 8 & 9 Students, share with parents
Participants will learn how to design to construct their very own miniature landscape! Materials supplied by Landscape Ontario in Partnership with Skills Ontario. Click Here to Register
   
STUDENT POSTER COMPETITION
Showcase Student Work  | Submission Deadline April 12th   
Recommended for: Students
Opportunity for students to present their research and showcase their work to interested professionals working within a diverse number of environmental and conservation fields. Click Here to Learn More 
   
LANDSCAPE ONTARIO MAGAZINE  
Online  |  Monthly   |  Free
Recommended for: Educators & Students
Landscape Ontario magazine is the voice of the Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association that contains industry news, association news, industry issue features, profiles, event announcements, extension bulletins and more. Check out the most recent magazine that features a study on pollinator plants, Awards of Excellence winners, a student scholarship profile and more! View Magazine Online and Click Here to Subscribe  
   
OAC HORTICULTURE FOCUS EVENTS
Virtual Events  |   Various Dates Feb-May   |  Free
Recommended for: Educators & Students
Learn about topics such as soil health, Ontario beef, dairy, and honey bee research and tour the Guelph Arboretum virtually!
Visit: https://www.uoguelph.ca/oac/events/506
   
CONCRETE PAVER INSTALLER COURSE 
Online Certification  |  At Your Own Pace  |  Free for Educators
Recommended for: Educators to become certified
Enroll in this course to strengthen your professional knowledge of concrete pavers and gain resources and certification to teach concrete paver installation in your class.  Learn More & Register
   
STHIL iCADEMY 
Online Information Modules  |  At Your Own Pace  |  Free
Recommended for: Educators to register their class
This e-learning resource introduces students to equipment use and safety through videos, reading modules and quizzes!
Click to Create an Account for your class
   
LO VIRTUAL PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT COURSES

Virtual Courses  |  Various Dates  |  $25 base cost
Recommended for: Educators

Landscape Ontario offers a series of professional development courses each year including business horticulture design and construction topics. This year courses are being offered online!

Click to Learn more and Register
   
Horticulture Educators Association Shared Google Drive 
Shared Resources | Free 
Recommended for: Educators
The Horticulture Educators Association has created a Google drive for members to share teaching resources. New to teaching Green Industries, want to introduce students to the profession, looking for new ideas? Request access, collaborate and share ideas!  
Request Access

Horticulture Educators Association Professional Development
 
 
Share Your Ideas! 
The HEA team would like to build off of the vertical gardens webinar to create a short webinar series to provide educators and students the opportunity to connect to each other and learn about innovative ideas and technologies being used in landscape and horticulture classes at the secondary and post-secondary level.

Do you have an idea for a topic that you would like to see covered in a short Professional Development webinar?
OR
Do you have a cool project or technology that you would be willing to share with fellow horticulture educators? 
 If so please take a couple of minutes to complete this short survey.

Click Here for Survey

If you have any questions or comments about content in this newsletter please email: heainfo@landscapeontario.com. 

This message is sent by the Horticulture Educators Association (HEA) and 
Landscape Ontario Horticultural Trades Association.

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