Register your child by Sunday, July 9 to participate in Brilliant Birds week at Humber Arboretum Nature Camp.

Humber Arboretum day camps are based out of the Centre for Urban Ecology, but campers spend most of their time outdoors where they make their own discoveries in the forest, river, meadows, wetlands, gardens, and ponds of the Humber Arboretum. 

Every week at Humber Arboretum Nature Camp includes nature walks, pond discovery, art and ecology, camp songs and games, and indoor swimming on Fridays. The weekly theme inspires other activities:

Brilliant Birds - Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21

Did you know that over 350 different species of birds have been seen in Toronto? We won't get to all of them, but we will spend the week discovering the amazingly diverse world of birds and their many adaptations. Be ready for five days of fun exploring feathers, flight, calls, and everything else bird.

Special Guests: Meet some of the birds from Wild Ontario! Get a close up look at live raptors who can't be released to the wild.

Details

Ages:

• Beaver Camp is for age 5 only 
• Nature Camp is for ages 6 to 12
• Junior Naturalist Camp is for ages 12 to 14

Location: Humber Arboretum (at the back of North Campus)

Time: Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Drop-off window 8:30 a.m to 9 a.m.; Pick-up window: 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.)

Cost: $350 for the week

Deadline: Registration for Brilliant Birds closes at midnight on Sunday, July 9.

Registration: Visit the camps section of the Humber Arboretum website to learn more about the entire summer camp season and register. 

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The Kairios Values Perspectives online survey is designed to help you sort out what is most important to you: choose, reflect, and re-order among significant human values to arrive at your values. In this workshop, we will explore the importance of understanding our Values Perspectives by utilizing the Kairios Values Perspectives survey and model developed by Cheryl De Ciantis, Ph.D. and Kenton Hyatt, Ph.D. from Kairios.

We will then go a little further to explore Values-Based Innovation, which starts with understanding the values of your user groups (internal and external to the company) which leads to innovation (prototyping new technologies, creating new products or streamlining processes). E.g., if an organization understands the value system that drives the needs of their ideal customers/clients, they can curate services and products that optimally serve their customers/clients.

Learning Outcomes:

• Understand our unique values and perspectives
• Understand how we can assess values in an organization
• How to conduct values anthropology for your organization

Lunch will be provided.

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Registration deadline: Friday, July 7, 2023

Facilitator:

Raeshelle Morris-Griffith serves as the Innovation Program Manager at Humber College's Office of Research & Innovation. She possesses a Master's degree in Leadership from the University of Guelph, along with a double major honours Bachelor's degree in Management and Organizational Studies from the University of Western Ontario. Additionally, she is a certified project manager (PMP) and has received training in Creative Problem Solving, Values-Based Innovation using Values Perspectives, and Design Thinking. Raeshelle also holds a Black Belt in Innovation Strategy Management from Innovation 360, equipping her with the skills to effectively lead organizational design and transformation.

Summer Nature Camp returns to the Arb on July 10 with the first week's theme of "Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives."

Humber Arboretum day camps are based out of the Centre for Urban Ecology, but campers spend most of their time outdoors where they make their own discoveries in the forest, river, meadows, wetlands, gardens, and ponds of the Humber Arboretum. 

Every week at Humber Arboretum Nature Camp includes nature walks, pond discovery, art and ecology, camp songs and games, and indoor swimming on Fridays. The weekly theme inspires other activities:

Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives - Monday, July 10 to Friday, July 14, 2023

This week campers will learn about the importance of nature in their lives and why it is essential to protect nature not only for ourselves but for the diversity of life that depends on it for survival. Through interactive games and activities campers will expand their knowledge in areas of health and wellness, waste reduction, ecological stewardship, and energy and water conservation to help them understand how our actions affect the health of the planet and show them ways that we can help make a positive impact at home and in our communities.

Details

Ages:

• Beaver Camp is for age 5 only (only one spot left at Beaver Camp for "Healthy Planet, Healthy Lives" week!)
• Nature Camp is for ages 6 to 12

Location: Humber Arboretum (at the back of North Campus)

Time: Camp runs from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Drop-off window 8:30 a.m to 9 a.m.; Pick-up window: 3:45 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.)

Cost: $350 for the week

Deadline: Registration for the first week of camp closes at midnight on Monday, July 3.

Registration: Visit the Humber Arboretum website to learn more about the entire summer camp season and register. 

Connect with the Humber Arboretum online: Website | Instagram | Facebook | Mastodon | LinkedIn

Learn how to make your home more energy efficient and reduce energy costs with a free virtual seminar.

In partnership with Enbridge Gas and Ontario municipalities, our FAST Continuous Professional Learning department is hosting Home Efficiency Retrofit Orientation (HERO) for homeowners.

The HERO program helps homeowners incorporate best practice energy-efficiency upgrades in home renovations that improve comfort, resilience, peace of mind, GHG reductions, and lower energy costs.

The session will provide insights on eligible rebate programs, topics include heating/cooling systems, insulation, windows, hot water heating and reducing air leakage. The event is open to the public.

Register now