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Past Workshops with Children and

Professional Development workshops. 

Past Workshops with Children - Descriptions

Here are descriptions of a few workshops and presentations I’ve done in the past. 
Contact me to discuss possibilities of catering for your school, special event or festival! 
Other topics could include focus on the Yukon, and Yukon First Nations. 


Augusto Children’s Festival, Haines Junction YT 2024
 

Songwriting for Fun and Learning with Envirosinger Remy Rodden 

In this workshop for young ones aged 9-12, we’ll aim to compose a song reflecting this year’s Augusto forest theme. We’ll warm up with some classic Remy tunes, then determine a mood and approach for our forest song, and find words and rhyme to create our original ditty. If all goes well, we’ll make a quick recording to share with friends and family. Please bring your focused attention and commitment to make this a success!


Calgary Mayor’s Expo, 2012-2017
 

Gr K - 3   

Nature Songs for Naturally Curious Kids

Environmental literacy starts at the earliest ages. Getting connected through movement and singing is the next best thing to being outside in nature. Celebrate habitat, wildlife and ways to help in this engaging interactive singalong show with Yukon-based environmental educator, Remy Rodden.

Earth Songs for Little Ones

Environmental literacy starts at the earliest ages. Getting connected through movement and singing is the next best thing to being outside in nature! Celebrate habitat, wildlife and ways to help in this engaging interactive singalong show with Yukon-based environmental educator Remy Rodden.

Gr 4 - 6
Bugs, Bears, Beavers… and Biodiversity!

Celebrate Canada’s natural heritage in this participatory concert with musical environmental educator Remy Rodden. Sing and move, and answer questions like: What is biodiversity? Why should we care? What can we do to help? Through fun interaction, learn about plants and animals…and not just ones whose names begin with the letter B!!

Think About the Planet: Learn, Sing and Take Action

“Using our gifts to make a difference in this world” is the theme of this fun, curriculum-linked, multimedia and interactive show with environmental educator Remy Rodden. Learn about biodiversity, habitat and more, and be inspired to do something to make the world a better place.

Make the Dream Come True:  Exposing possibility through song, image and story

In this fun multimedia presentation, Remy will share stories and images of his recent Arctic and Antarctic adventures, as well as original sing-along eco-songs that entertain and inspire. The aim?that you will leave this session motivated with the unlimited possibilities of making a difference in this world.

Gr 7 - 9
Making a Difference: The Best Time is Now!

As youth in this country at this time, you are in really great position to contribute to positive change on this planet. Find out why, and how, in this workshop aimed at giving you the tools, the resources, and the inspiration to take action.

Protect the Poles, Protect the Planet: You Can Make a Difference

How does a teenager make a difference in this world? How can youth get involved in protecting our precious planet? This presentation/workshop for will highlight the incredible and effective contributions made by young people to environmental sustainability, particularly those associated with the organization Students on Ice (SOI). You will see photos from SOI polar expeditions and hear the stories of activist youth…and a few songs too! Most importantly we’ll explore what gifts and ideas you have and how you might put them into action.

Arctic Dreams: Songs and Stories From the North

For many, the North is a mysterious and mythical land. Learn about Canada’s arctic and subarctic — and bust some misconceptions — in this multimedia presentation with songs, stories and images. Focus will be wildlife, people and the land in an era of rapid technological, social and climate change.

Past Professional Development Workshops -Resources

Unlocking the Power of Song for Environmental Learning — 
Outdoor Learning Conference, Banff, AB May '25

Incredible conference hosted by Take Me Outside and many other partners.

 

Unlocking the Power of Song for Environmental Learning — 
YAEP Conference, Whitehorse Sept ‘24

Thanks Yukon Teachers, I really enjoyed connecting with you all. 
Here are links to items used or mentioned in the workshop. 

Songs for Environmental Education — community with multiple resources and links to performers… 

EnviroSongsters School at Home Video Series — Yukon-focused music, video and learning resources with detailed curriculum links.

Songwriting prompt page from this workshop (PDF) See EnviroSongsters package (PDF) for more detailed possibilities.

... the songs that I gravitate toward tend to be simple without being simplistic, and direct without being preachy, about things that children can connect to easily in their own experiences. And, of course, the songs which are the most fun to play with and add to with an audience, also will continue to be fresh and enjoyable for them (and me). ~ Dave Orleans”

Dave Orleans, “Earthsinging in Your Own Backyard”'


Inspiring Student Environmentors via Songwriting, & Recording, Storytelling & Video Making! Classrooms to Communities conference on Oct ’20

The EnviroSongsters— Remy Rodden and Peter Lenton—  had the great pleasure of presenting the workshop "Inspiring Student Environmentors via Songwriting, & Recording, Storytelling & Video Making!" at BC's virtual Classrooms to Communities conference on October 23, 2020. Here are the activity ideas from the workshop (PDF) and some tips for low-cost greenscreen video production for use in schools or elsewhere.


Inspiring Environmental Learning through Music & Song! 
Virtual Outdoor Learning Series May ‘21

Notes from the Inspiring Environmental Learning through Music & Song workshop hosted by the Outdoor Learning Store!

Here are some extra items I mentioned I would make available:

And here's the compilation of comments from the Zoom chat box.

When I'm finished doing report cards for this year, I will make that Spotify playlist of songs your suggested in the workshop.

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Send me a note if you would like to have words and chords from the songs played in the presentation.

And don't forget to check out and join the Songs-for-Environmental Education community!
Always on the lookout for new voices, ideas and content.

Thanks again, hope to hear from you soon!

Here are the wordclouds crowdsourced from workshop attendees...

How and why do songs help us to learn?

What elements make for an effective learning song?