CAMPUS CALGARY/CHEVRON OPEN MINDS2020 -2021 ANNUAL REPORT

SUBMITTED BY: JENN MEREDITH, NATASHA MCKAY, AND RITA BOECHLER

Mission

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MISSIONTo transform teaching and learning by increasing student engagement through community, funder and educational partnerships.

Table of ContentsOverview 2

Community 4

Doing Together What We Can’t Do Alone 5

Sharing Our Story 6

Operations Team 8

Benefits 9

Advisor Updates 10

The Coordinator Team 12

Professional Learning for Teachers 14

Program Statistics 16

AwardsandAchievements 19

Celebrating Partners 20

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OverviewPEOPLE. 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 Calgary Zoo 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 Zoo School at Calgary Zoo

Chevron Open Minds Museum School at Glenbow Museum

Chevron Open Minds Science School at TELUS Spark

Chevron Open Minds Cross Conservation School at Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area

City Hall School at the City of Calgary Municipal Building

Stampede School at Stampede Park

2School: An Urban Experience at the CBE Education Centre

Healthy Living School at Calgary YMCA

ConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning at Arts Commons

Jube School at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Seed School at The Mustard Seed

Library School at Calgary Public Library

City EcoAction School at Ralph Klein Park

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A Campus Calgary / Open Minds week is a time for students to ask questions, to have meaningful conversations with experts in the community, to slow down and reflect, to journal and to sketch, and to make sense of the world around them. It is not a week in isolation, but rather a week that is a catalyst to a myriad of connections to personal experiences and classroom learning. CC/OM has the potential to be a life changing experience for teachers and students. It embraces a life-long and personalized approach to learning, personal management and well-being, literacy development, citizenship, and generates effective relationships with the community at large. Students, teachers, parents, experts, and community organizations learn alongside one another.

The program is unique for its length, a prioritization of deep thinking and first-hand experiences that transcend curricular outcomes, with the time to slow down and reflect. Campus Calgary / Open Minds experiences truly transform learning to its highest levels.

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

“ I love CC/OM and encourage

everyone to participate.

It can be the catalyst for change in teacher practice,

as well as empowering

student learning.”

- Teacher

This year, 169 teachers and over 4000 students in Calgary participated in Campus Calgary / Open Minds for a year of inspired learning. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, almost 80 weeks were cancelled or postponed until the 2021-2022 school year. Site coordinators had to quickly adapt their practices to create experiences in an alternate format, meeting the needs of changing Alberta Health Guidelines. At times, programs were delivered entirely online and at times, site experts were able to go into the schools to work with teachers and students. The CC/OM team learned new skills and practices that will inevitably change the way the program is delivered in the future.

Passionate educators and experts at community sites continued to offer fascinating, educationally rich opportunities that engaged students in hands-on discovery, exploration, and reflection. Each Calgary site offered a unique lens with which to uncover and examine curriculum. These dynamic experiences continue to make learning meaningful for students because they are engaged in authentic educational activities that allow them to make personal connections that will have lasting impacts. Campus Calgary / Open Minds creates an inquiry driven environment that allows teachers to gain a deeper understanding of students’ skills, knowledge, and aptitudes. This enhances critical-thinking and problem-solving skills related to all curricular disciplines, and facilitates a deeper understanding of community, responsibility, cultural awareness, civic pride, and stewardship.

Students gain confidence as learners and engaged thinkers while seeing that they can make a positive difference through enhanced creativity, innovation, and communication. The Campus Calgary / Open Minds experience truly opens the minds of students giving each one a clearer understanding of their role within a 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.

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CommunitySupport 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, AdvisoryZoo School Calgary Zoo Annie Walton, Coordinator

Allison Scovil, Assistant CoordinatorMuseum School Glenbow Museum Jennie Vallis, CoordinatorScience School TELUS Spark Zack Anderson, Advisory

Donna Kipta, Coordinator Amy Thompson, Assistant Coordinator Megan Jarman Clark, Assistant Coordinator

Cross Conservation School Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area

Maureen Luchsinger, Coordinator

CAMPUS CALGARYCity Hall School City of Calgary Erin Retallack, Coordinator

Calgary Municipal Building

Stampede School Stampede Foundation (Cenovus Energy)

Aaron Park, Advisory

Stampede Park Andrew Morrow, Coordinator Susan Arthurs, Assistant Coordinator

2School: An Urban Experience Calgary Board of Education Margeaux Montgomery, CoordinatorConocoPhillips Hub for Inspired Learning

Arts Commons Jenny Peters, Program Associate Jennifer Roberts, Coordinator

Jube School Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

Karen Youngberg & Carly McKee-Bertwhistle, Coordinators

SEEDSchool The Mustard Seed Kelsey Brown, Coordinator Caroline Malloy, Assistant Coordinator

City EcoAction School City of Calgary Parks Cody Field & Meagan Dyck, CoordinatorsHealthy Living School YMCA Calgary

(Cenovus Energy)Leanne Courchesne, Advisory Jenn Mireau, Program Manager Andrea Wiebe, Coordinator

Library School Calgary Public Library (Cenovus Energy)

Leanne Hooper, Coordinator

EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS

Calgary Board of Education Chris Usih, Chief Superintendent Joanne Pitman, Superintendent, School Improvement Sanimar Sarpal, System Assistant Principal Chris Meaden, Director, Area 2, Campus Calgary Open Minds’ and Partnerships

Calgary Catholic School District

Bryan Szumlas, Chief Superintendent Helmut Kaiser, Director of Learning Services Kevin DeForge, Supervisor, Learning Services

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KEY

ELEM

ENTS

KEY ELEMENTS

KEY ELEMENTS

*Circle segments do not accurately describe proportions of contributions

Calgary Board of Education

IndependentsCalgary Catholic School District

EDUCATION

SITES

FUNDERS

CenovusEnergy

Teachers as designers, in collaboration with a site coordinator

and education coordinator, co-constructing learning

Work alongside expertsEngage in hands on activities and

experiential learning

Slow down and go beyond the obvious

Explore, discover,

Build strong relationships

Inspire ownership and stewardship

Maintain high standards for quality learning experiences

for all students

Inquiry driven interdisciplinary

approach

Develop action and awareness

Personalized learning opportunities to meet

individual needs

Calgary Board of Education

The CalgaryFoundation

Stampede Foundation

ChevronCanada

Resources

CalgaryYMCA

City ofCalgary Parks

City of Calgary

The MustardSeed

ArtsCommons

SouthernAlberta Jubilee

Auditorium

GlenbowMuseum

Ann &Sandy CrossConservation

Area

StampedePark

CalgaryMunicipalBuilding

CalgaryZooCalgary Board

of EducationCentre

TELUSSpark Science

CalgaryPublicLibrary

Doing Together WhatWe Can’t Do Alone

* Circle segments do not accurately describe proportions of contributions

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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 the Bow 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 ProjectThe 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.

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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)

Calgary City Teachers’ Convention sessions (virtual)

Event and conference planning

Advisory meetings and Advisory committee work (virtual)

Education team meetings and district meetings

Connecting all to a larger Professional Learning Community and social media spaces (including: @yycCCOM and yycCCOM.blogspot.ca)

Annual Stakeholder meetings (postponed this year)

Annual Report, resource development, marketing, and awareness

New site support through pilot programs and mentorship

Conference presentations: local and international

Consultation with inquiring districts - local and national

Development of Journey into Journalling Resource to support participating teachers and CC/OM coordinator team

Teachers from both major

Calgary School districts, charter, and independents all understand

the benefits of learning in this way. CC/OM continues to seek new

partnerships to ensure continued growth to meet demand. Our CC/OM Operations Team works closely with

our CC/OM Advisors to pursue growth in sustainable

ways.

2020-2021 Operations

Team

“This year was about learning

‘in-community’, in different ways than ever before. All stakeholders continued to see

the benefits of CC/OM and the impact it has

on students, teachers, and community.”

- Operations Team

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BenefitsTEACHERS AND STUDENTS:

Provides meaningful professional learning and structures that allow regular exchange of ideas and best practices

Instills qualities and abilities to be engaged thinkers and ethical citizens

Offers relevant, rigorous, and rich learning opportunities through the process of inquiry and experiential learning within a safe environment

Inspires to become engaged in interdisciplinary inquiries, personalized for their own passions and interests

Builds and strengthens relationships within the community

FUNDERS: Meets community investments goals

Understands and contributes to the needs of community and education

Increases employee pride and satisfaction

Seen as an organization that gives back to their community

CAMPUS CALGARY/OPEN MINDS COMMUNITY SITES:

Becomes an engaged partner in the education of Calgary youth

Provides leadership and expertise

Increases utilization and access to a broader audience

Increases employee pride and satisfaction

PARTICIPATING SCHOOL DISTRICTS:

Ensures resources are utilized sustainably and efficiently

Builds teacher capacity

Engages public and reinforces the importance of education

Empowers learners to become problem solvers, creative thinkers and engaged citizens

PARENTS, FAMILIES, AND VOLUNTEERS:

Learning and leading alongside classes

Acting as experts, connecting to community

Social Return on Investment (SROI) Values

the Impact of CC/OM. Data collected from

Chevron conducted site research in 2018 showed

that for every dollar invested into the program, the benefit

to the community averages $3.79.

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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 Recruitment of two new advisory members that represent sites Development of research and data subcommittee Annual Face-to-Face Meetings with all sites

We are grateful to Trish Savill who was our Community Chair this year and Natasha McKay who was the Education Chair of the Advisory. With guidance from Executive Sponsors and Stakeholders, future goals will continue to align with our vision “Each student experiences personalized learning within a connected community”. These include:

Creating and implementing a strategic communications plan Refining the process of partner collaboration Identifying potential CC/OM community champions Implementing succession and growth plans Continued relationship with University of Calgary

Advisor Updates

“I would recommend a

CC/OM experience! This year, even though it was

different than usual, was great for students and really gave them an appreciation

for their community.” - Teacher

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Thank you to our Advisors for their time and commitment:

Trish Savill – Community Chair

Natasha McKay – Education Chair, CC/OM Operations Team, CBE

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

Chris Lough – Past Community Chair/ Community Member

Chris Meaden – CBE

Jenn Meredith – CC/OM Operations Team, CBE

Aaron Park – Calgary Stampede Site Representative

Sanimar Sarpal – CBE

Allison Schulz – Calgary Foundation

Jill Tynan – Community Member

Executive Sponsors:

Joanne Pitman – Superintendent, School Improvement – CBE

Helmut Kaiser – Director of Learning Services - CCSD

“CC/OM brings teaching to life.”

- Teacher

“Campus Calgary / Open Minds has been built with

resiliency and the ability to

embrace change. The program itself has been

developed for times like these.” - CC/OM partner in reference

to the Covid-19 Pandemic

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The Coordinator TeamThis 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

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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 to learn about the vibrant site they are accepted to. The Summer Workshop is an immersive experience where teachers are able to step into some experiences similar to what they and their students will experience when working with the site. The Fall Pedagogy Session provides an opportunity to learn more about the Journey into Journalling resource, different sketching techniques, thinking routines, and how using a sketchbook can enhance a CC/OM experience and be beneficial throughout the school year.

Every teacher has a personalized planning meeting at their school with 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.

Professional Learning for Teachers

“ I really enjoyed the journalling technique workshops that were

provided throughout the year. They were always

something great to look forward to.”

- Teacher

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AWARENESS:We presented to a University of Calgary education class, sharing our philosophy of how to create a rich and engaging interdisciplinary plan. We had a follow-up opportunity with this group to connect again and provide feedback on their cumulative class projects.

The British Columbia Museum Association invited us to present on how to start a site and what the benefits are to an organization/site to be involved with immersive field study experiences, similar 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

“The workshops were meaningful

opportunities to learn new ways to represent

learning and to focus on visual representation.”

- Teacher

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Site CBE Applied

CBE Deferrals from 20-21

CCSD Applied

CCSD Deferrals from 20-21

Ind. Applied

Total Applied or deferred

Total Accepted for 2021-22

2school 15 6 3 1 0 25 24

City EcoAction School

9 3 0 0 0 12 10

City Hall School 18 1 4 4 0 23 21

Cross Conservation School

5 5 0 0 0 5 7

Healthy Living School

6 9 0 1 0 16 16

The Hub for Inspired Learning

5 5 3 3 0 8 8

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 School 6 6 6 6 0 12 14

Zoo School 17 1 3 3 1 22 22

TOTALS 117 55 29 29 1 182 183

Program StatisticsDATA FOR CAMPUS CALGARY / OPEN MINDSPROPOSALS ACCEPTED FOR 2021/22 (AS OF JUNE 2021)

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

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CAMPUS CALGARY / OPEN MINDS TEACHER / STUDENT PARTICIPATION 1993 - 2021School (Community Site) Starting Year Number of Teachers Number of Students

Aero Space Museum 2005 - 2017 111 2,997

Inglewood Bird Sanctuary 1997 - 2013 307 10,045

City Hall 2000 555 14,985

Canada Olympic Park 1997 - 2012 202 5,398

Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area 2000 160 4,320

Ralph Klein Park 2010 - 2013, 2020 94 2,538

Fire Training Academy 2007-2013 15 390

Glenbow Museum 1996 672 18,144

Science Centre / TELUS Spark 1997 656 17,963

Stampede 2003 463 12,501

Talisman Centre 2006 - 2009 48 1,264

University of Calgary 1997-2017 227 6,129

Calgary Zoo 1993 749 20,223

Vivo for Healthier Generations 2011-2019 131 3,497

CBE Education Centre 2010 240 6,480

Leighton Arts Centre (pilot) 2007 4 110

Reader Rock Garden (pilot) 2007, 2012, 2013 14 378

Arts Commons 1999-2001, 2015 116 3,132

Camp Riveredge (pilot) 2002-2003 8 216

Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium 2016 38 1026

Manning Foundation (pilot) 2016 4 108

The Mustard Seed 2017 40 1,080

Calgary YMCA 2017, 2019 23 621

Calgary Public Library 2017 48 1,296

STEM Learning Lab (Social Enterprise and Tinker) 2017-2020 39 1,053

TOTAL 4,964 135,894

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APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED TO CAMPUS CALGARY / OPEN MINDS

Calgary Catholic School District

Independent Schools

Calgary Board of Education

2001-2002 2005-2006 2013-2014 2015-20162009-2010

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2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2005-2006

2006-2007

2007-2008

2008-2009

2009-2010

2010-2011

2011-2012

2012-2013

2013-2014

2014-2015

2015-2016

2016-2017

2017-2018

2018-2019

2019-2020

2020-2021

For the 2021-2022 school year, we did not receive as many applications as weeks to have filled. Therefore everyone who applied was accepted. We anticipate that as things recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, we will see the number of applications once again exceed capacity.

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Awards & AchievementsJune 2018 - Celebrated 25 years of Campus Calgary / Open Minds

June 2018 - CC/OM hosted the Beyond the Classroom Conference

June 2018 Proclamation from The City of Calgary for the 25th Anniversary of Campus Calgary / Open Minds.

April 2017 Chevron Nominated for AFP Generosity of Spirit Award

March 2017 Calgary Board of Education Lighthouse Award 2017: Chevron Science School at TELUS Spark

April 2016 – 100 000 Student Celebration

April 4-8, 2016 – Mayor Nenshi proclaims this to be Campus Calgary/Open Minds Week

June, 2015 – Cenovus, CBE Lighthouse Award, Campus Calgary, Healthy Living School at Vivo

May, 2015 – Arts Commons, CBE Lighthouse Award, Campus Calgary, Hub for Inspired Learning

June, 2013 – Chevron, CBE Lighthouse Award, Open Minds Zoo School, Museum School and Science School

September, 2012 – Global Best Award for Building Learning Communities, International Partnership Network, Durban, South Africa

June, 2012 – Encana EcoAction School, CBE Lighthouse Award

January, 2012 – Mayor’s Excellence Award, Calgary Partnerships in Education Foundation

September, 2008 – Global Best Award for Building Learning Communities, International Partnership Network, Helsinki, Finland

November 19 – 23, 2007 – Mayor Bronconnier proclaims this to be Campus Calgary/Open Minds Week

2007 Heritage Awareness Award – City Hall School for exceptional and innovative achievement in the heritage field

2007 – Woman of Vision Award – Gillian Kydd, program founder

2006 Calgary Board of Education Lighthouse Award: Stampede School

2006 SIGTEL – online learning award. First place project – Calgary Stampede and Treaty 7 First Nations, a historical perspective. International society for technology in education.

2005 Mayor’s Excellence Award – Calgary Partnerships in Education Foundation – Chevron Open Minds: Special Settings

2004 Canadian Environmental Award (Silver) – Petro-Canada Bird School

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

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

2003 City Hall School- Calgary Heritage Award for Heritage Education

2002 City Hall School: CH2M-Hill Sustainable Community Award, The Federation of Canadian Municipalities

2002 Mayor’s Excellence Award - Calgary Partnerships in Education Foundation - City Hall School: Professional Development

Calgary Awards 2001 - City Hall School - Community Achievement Awards - Honorable Mention: Education

The Emerald Awards 2001: Education - Petro-Canada Bird School– (Finalist)

The Calgary Awards 2001 –Environmental Achievement: Individual – Cathy Cochrane for Petro-Canada Bird School

Alberta Association for Supervision & Curriculum Development: Innovative Practice Award 2001 – Gillian Kydd

Global, Environmental & Outdoor Education Council: Appreciation of Service Award 2001 – Campus Calgary/Chevron Open Minds

Museums Alberta 2000: Award of Merit

Calgary Board of Education Lighthouse Award 2000: Chevron Zoo School

Pan Canadian Learning Innovation Award 2000: Campus Calgary/Chevron Open Minds (Honorable Mention)

Conference Board of Canada: Broad Community Collaboration Award 1999 – Campus Calgary/Chevron Open Minds

Prime Minister’s Award for Excellence in Teaching 1999: Awarded to Lindsay Johnston – Site Coordinator at Chevron Science Centre School

Royal Bank Partners in Education Award 1999

Canadian Association of Zoos & Aquariums: 1998 Tom Baines Award – Chevron Zoo School

Museums Alberta: 1998 Recognition of Contributing Organization – Chevron Glenbow Museum School

Financial Post Award for Business and the Arts 1997 – Chevron Canada Resources for Chevron Open Minds Program

Calgary Downtown Merchants Award 1997 – Chevron Open Minds

The Calgary Awards: 1997 Citizen of the Year – Donald Harvie of the Devonian Foundation for his work on Campus Calgary/Chevron Open Minds

American Association of Science & Technology: Honor Role of Teachers – Sue McIntyre, participant in Chevron Science Centre School

American Zoological Association Award 1997 – Chevron Zoo School

Mayor’s Environmental Award 1997 – Chevron Zoo School

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Celebrating PartnersWe 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.

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A Way of Being

“I like hearing the voices of the

wind in my ears.” - student

Within a special spot we sit, we draw, we writeCreatingbelonging in this spaceReflectionsMemoriesConnectionsObservationsWe wonder, question, reflect and senseContemplationTime to beimmersedPresentConnected CommunityThe world is our classroom.

- Jennifer Gray

“I could show you pictures, but you

would never feel the magic of being in

this space.””- expert

Campus Calgary/Open MindsCalgary Board of Education1221 - 8th Street SWCalgary, AB T2R 0L4Telephone: (403) 817-7510Website: http://ccom.cbe.ab.ca