Energy and Environmental Innovation (EEI) (Introductory, Intermediate & Advanced)
Environmental Studies, Climate Change, Sustainability, Food Production, Wildlife Studies, Forestry and Ecology. Students will learn how to become innovative change-makers in both their community and their future industries. Students will be exposed to a range of issues, skills and technologies in fields related to:
- Energy development in Alberta
- Climate change science
- Local food and urban agriculture production
- Community development and urban planning
- Wildlife and biodiversity habitat conservation
- Stewardship of protected lands
- Water and waste management
The course is designed to be experiential for students. Each semester there are several field trips offered where students will have hands-on opportunities to learn about the subjects listed above. Students will experience the outdoors as a key component to the class.
The rest of the course takes place within an interactive lab setting. Students take care of various gardens, living walls, fish tanks, chickens, and bees while also working on habitat construction, water, soil and air quality testing.
Once students have been immersed in this broad range of topics, they will have the opportunity in the higher levels to learn about environmental policy, biotechnology, energy and the environment, and wildlife management.