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Guelph Institute for Environmental Research

Guelph Institute for Environmental Research

  • About Us
    • A Message from the Inaugural Director
    • Vision and Goals
    • Organizational Structure
    • Faculty Affiliate Members
    • Early Career Affiliate Members
    • Contact Us
  • Selected Activities
    • Collaboratory
    • Transdisciplinary Conversations
    • Perennial Symposium
    • Themes
    • Partnerships
  • Funding Opportunities
    • Small Grants Program
    • Matching Funds Program
    • Events Program
    • Thematic Working Groups
  • Newsletter

Young Environmental Science Writers Workshop

“It is critical that we provide our youth with opportunities to chart new pathways and to rethink the way they deal with environmental and human crises“

Dr. Madhur Anand,
Director of the Guelph Institute for Environmental Research

Table of Contents

  • 1 Save the Date
  • 2 July 18th – July 22nd
  • 3 2022
  • 4 Join a new generation of scholars at the interface of environmental science and environmental art
  • 5 Frequently Asked Questions
  • 6 Who
  • 7 What
  • 8 When
  • 9 Where
  • 10 Cost

Save the Date

July 18th – July 22nd

2022

Join a new generation of scholars at the interface of environmental science and environmental art

The Young Environmental Science Writers workshop is a week-long, interactive writing workshop hosted at the University of Guelph and rare Charitable Research Reserve (Cambridge). This program will connect youth with world-class environmental science researchers, creative writers, and Indigenous knowledge keepers who will guide them in new and interdisciplinary ways of articulating environmental issues and connecting with their surroundings.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who

Youth between the ages of 15-25yrs from the Regions of Wellington, Waterloo, Halton, and Hamilton are all welcome to apply.

Youth must be able to attend in person, and are responsible for their own transportation to and from the workshop.

What

A week-long immersive workshop training young writers to interact with the natural world through both environmental science and creative writing. Students will be guided and taught by Indigenous knowledge keepers, scientific researchers, and creative writers in a unique curriculum that spans many disciplines and perspectives.

When

The program will run Monday, July 18th to Friday, July 22nd, from 9:00am-4:00pm.

Where

This workshop will be hosted at The University of Guelph and rare Charitable Research Reserve. Students are responsible for their own transportation to the sites in the morning and at the end of the day. Transportation between sites during the workshop will be provided.

Cost

This workshop is FREE to all students.

Students are responsible for their own lunches (cafeteria will be available at the University of Guelph).

Spots are limited.


The rare Charitable Research Reserve is a community-based urban land trust and environmental institute that protects highly sensitive lands and seeks to make the world a more sustainable place by protecting our natural spaces, today and into the future.

Musagetes is an international organization that makes the arts more central and meaningful in people’s lives, in our communities, and in our societies.

Young Environmental Science Writers is supported in part by funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council.

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