FIELDNOTES
K-6 Learning Adventures

Responding to climate change and biodiversity loss with art, Fieldnotes are designed for flexible classroom or remote delivery.

Our Objective

To inspire environmental conservation efforts using inquiry-based music & arts education — and to develop 21st-century learning competencies including critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and innovation.

  • Soundscape Decomposition

    Curriculum Tags: Science, Music

    Leaves on a forest floor don’t last forever! As time passes, they decompose into smaller parts. Choose an outdoor space that inspires you to write a new musical composition. But before you start composing, you’ll have to first “decompose” the heap of nature and human-made sounds around you.

    Compose a “Decomposition” by breaking down the soundscape of a chosen ecosystem.

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  • The Secret Life of Crows

    Curriculum Tags: Science, Visual Art

    Get to know Epekwitk’s plentiful American Crow population. Year-round residents, these recognizable black-feathered birds have adopted Charlottetown’s Victoria Park as their nightly place of rest.

    Inspire conservation efforts with comic strips that reflect documented behaviours.

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  • Colours of the Wind

    Curriculum Tags: Science, Music

    What does it mean to use natural resources sustainably? And how does improper disposal of waste impact Epekwitk?

    Investigate the material origins of orchestral instruments and draft blueprints for a new musical instrument made only of sustainably sourced materials.

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  • Biodiversity Collage

    Curriculum Tags: Science, Geography, Visual Art

    Uncover the everyday bustle of hidden worlds! From the expanses of a rural schoolyard to the pockets of growth lining a busy urban sidewalk, thriving ecosystems can be found all around us — teeming with a uniquely fantastic combination of plants and wildlife.

    Archive the biodiversity of a hidden world with colourful collage artwork.

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  • Cradled by the Waves

    Curriculum Tags: Social Studies, Visual Art

    What does it mean to live on an island cradled by the waves? Consider your own connection to the land you live on. With rising sea levels and coastal erosion, more than 20 million climate refugees around the world are searching for safer lands to live on.

    Create a postcard that reflects your commitment to environmental protection.

    Available in October 2024.

  • Shoreline Defence

    Curriculum Tags: Science, Geography, Visual Art

    Constructing barriers out of logs, hay bales, and plants, scientists and climate activists have come together to protect Epekwitk shorelines from coastal erosion. Learn the basics from climate change experts!

    Increase your knowledge of natural barriers by creating a miniature art installation.

    Available in October 2024.