Past Remote Community Based Learning Fund Recipients – 2014/2015
Here are three highlighted recipients that demonstrate how the fund can be used to further remote community based experiential learning (CBEL) opportunities for UBC students.
Course
SOWK 415, Field Education
SOWK 415
Applicant
Natalie Clark, Faculty and Chair of Field Education, School of Social Work
Community Partners
Ministry of Family and Child Development, Gibsons and Pemberton Intensive Integrated Care Management, Home and Community Care, Nanaimo
Amount awarded
$4950
The Remote Community Based Learning Fund supported student accommodation and travel for Bachelor of Social Work rural field practicum placements in Gibsons and Pemberton.
The experience gave students insights into both health priorities and the way health services are provided in rural communities. This left students much better placed when considering opportunities to work in rural communities post graduation. Meanwhile, their contributions were hugely valued by their community partners.
Course
FRST 424, Sustainable Forest Management
FRST 424
Applicants
Dr. Gary Bull, Professor, Faculty of Forestry
Dr. Verena Griess, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Forestry
Community Partners
Maiyoo Keyoh Society
George Joseph Keyoh Family
Amount awarded
$5000
Fourth year students in FRST 424 work with community forests across BC to develop sustainable forest management plans.
In 2014/15 the Remote Community Based Learning Fund made it possible for two teams of students to travel to work with first nations community partners whose forest holdings are located east of Fort St James. Travelling to the communities enabled the students to meet those responsible for the management of the forests, to visit the forests, and to develop their understanding of the values of the nearby community.
The students working with the Maiyoo Keyoh Society prepared a scenario analysis to assit in future development within the keyoh area, as well as show the impacts that future forest harvesting would have on the local landscape. The student group working with the George Joseph Keyoh Family developed a management plan that demonstrated the possible outcomes of different forest management practice, while also seeking to ensure alignment with the values of the George Keyoh Family.
Course
LFS 350, Land, Food and Community II
LFS 350
Applicant
Dr. Will Valley, Instructor, Faculty of Land and Food Systems
Community Partners
Gambier Island Sea Ranch
Galiano Club Community Food Program
Tinka Community Supported Orchard
Amount awarded
$5000
In LFS 350, students work in teams to respond to questions posed by community organizations focused on food and agricultural issues.
In 2014/2015, the Remote Community Based Learning Fund funded four teams of LFS 350 students to work with remote community partners. Two teams worked with the Gambier Island Sea Ranch (GISR) conducting research on crop selections, agricultural techniques, and predator control options that would be suitable for GISR’s particular environmental context and business model. One other team worked with the Galiano Club Community Food Program to assess the environmental sustainability of new farming techniques introduced to the island to increase agricultural yields and decrease labor costs. The fourth team worked with the Tinka Community Supported Orchard in the Okanagan to understand