2010 NOW What? Conferences
2010 NOW What? Conferences
> Bikes and social, economic, environmental sustainability (TBD)
> Resourceful thinking!
Point Grey Secondary School, 5350 East Boulevard, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date: May (TBD), 2010, 9am – 2pm
* The 2009 conference is postponed to spring 2010
For 200 grades 5 – 7 students
Planned by Point Grey Grade 9 Mini School students
Programme
8:45 Delegate arrival
9:00 Opening; Keynote: Chris Kantowicz
9:20 Break/Travel to workshops
9:30 Workshop 1
10:10 Break/Travel to workshops
10:20 Workshop 2
11:00 Break/Travel to workshops
11:10 Workshop 3
11:50 Lunch
12:30 Plenary activity
1:45 Closing and feedback
2:00 End of conference
Background information:
Annual NOW What? Conferences (since 2006)
- a day bustling with engaging hands-on activities, dialogues, exploration, inspiration, teamwork, imagination, thinking, and laughter
- each for more than 200 grades 5 – 7 students from several different schools (free admission)
- challenges students to learn about sustainability, take action, and devise solutions
- now rolling onto its 4th year due to enthusiastic feedback!
Please visit http://now-org.com/get-involved/now-what/ for details about past conferences.
Frank Wang (Director)
Ian Thompson
Helen Lin
Hugh Knapp
BethAnne Helgason
Megan Leong
Jasper Lan
Ben Etkin-Goulet
> Sponsor teachers
Mrs.Benson
Mr.Baxter

