RCE Saskatchewan has expanded its initiatives and partnerships since 2007. It now includes partnerships with higher education institutions, government, businesses, and non-profits. It recognizes local sustainable development projects annually and organizes conferences on topics like greening education curriculums. It also promotes living laboratories like ecomuseums and international exchange programs to advance education for sustainable development. Going forward, it aims to strengthen research collaboration and representation among RCE regions globally.

1. RCE Saskatchewan:
Further Recent Initiatives
2015 RCE Conference of the Americas
Sunday, August 9
Mr. Lyle Benko
Co-coordinator
RCE Saskatchewan
www.saskrce.ca
www.rceed.ca

2. Presentation Overview
 Further Initiatives of
RCE Saskatchewan
 Opportunities for
Action
Community Built RCE Sign at
Craik Eco-Centre (2009)

3. RCE Saskatchewan Evolution
2007 2014

4. Mobilization through Volunteerism:
RCE Saskatchewan Current Organizational
Partners & Supporters:
 Education: Higher Education (U of R, U of S, Sask. Polytechnic,
Campion College, Luther College, First Nations University of Canada,
Cumberland College, Carleton Trail Regional College); UN University;
Schools and school divisions
 Government: Government of Saskatchewan (Education;
Environment; Parks, Culture and Sport), Federal Ministry of Env.,
UNESCO, cities (Regina, Saskatoon), and towns (Craik, Nipawin)
 Businesses: SMEs, cooperatives, and crown corporations (ex.
SaskTel, SaskPower, SaskWater, SaskEnergy)
 Professional Associations (ex. Association of Professional Engineers
and Geoscientists of SK)
 Non-governmental organizations (e.g., SK Outdoor and
Environmental Education Organization)

5. Patronage of the Lieutenant Governor
of Saskatchewan (2012 to Present)
Her Honour
the Honourable
Vaughn Solomon
Schofield

6. Provincial GREEN STRATEGY 2007 (April 12, 2007)
www.se.gov.sk.ca
May 6, 2015, Presentation to SK Government
Legislators: Follow-up from 2007 Saskatchewan's
Green Strategy

7.  Craik (2008), Humboldt
(2009), Moose Jaw (2011),
Regina (2012), Nipawin
(2013), Regina (2014),
Saskatoon (2015), Fort
Qu'Appelle (2016)
 Non-competitive: set
conditions for recognition
 25 projects recognized at
U. of Saskatchewan on
May 5, 2015
 Afternoon educational
forum each year
Annual RCE SK ESD Recognition Event

8. 2015 Conferences Allowing
Regional Collaboration on ESD
ESD and Academic Instruction in HE: Greening
the Curriculum May 4-5, 2015 (with U. of
Saskatchewan)
ESD and Schools: 1st
Annual Student
Sustainability Exposition, May 5, 2015
(Regina Catholic Schools, U of Saskatchewan,
SaskEnergy)
ESD Research & Policy: Connecting Education
and Environment: Mobilizing Sustainability
in Education Research, Policy, and Practice,
June 9-11, 2016 (Sustainability Education
Research Institute, U of Saskatchewan)

9. Living Laboratories for ESD:
Saskatchewan Ecomuseum Initiative
Ecomuseum(def'n): A locally-driven,
place-based organization that
encourages sustainable community
development, based on heritage
conservation and interpretation.
(Saskatchewan Ecomuseums
Initiative – Nov. 2013)
Gives community residents “a
dynamic way in which to preserve,
interpret, and manage their
heritage for sustainable
development.” (Murtas, D. and P.
Davis. (2009). Museums and
Society 7:150-186)
Luther College Interdisciplinary Studies
290 Course: “Ecomuseums: Exploring Place”

10. Demonstration Sites
• Val Marie
• Nipawin/Torch River
• North Central Regina
• Katepwa/Calling Lakes
• White City
• Wolseley

11. Strategic Opportunity: Developing International
Exchange Programs on Education for Sustainable
Development Between RCE Regions
 Allow students,
faculty, community
leaders, elected
officials &
sustainability
practitioners to visit
Saskatchewan
 Learn about ESD and
English during 3 week
visit (July 2016?)
 Presentations and site
visits
Las Joyas Biological
Station, Mexico

12. Further Strategic
Opportunities/Developments
 RCE SK Interdisciplinary Action Research
Team (IdART)
 Work on Memorandum of Understanding
(MOU)/Sustainability Protocol Among RCE
SK Higher Education Partners
 Post-Secondary RCE competition for
design of sustainable infrastructure
technologies

13. Further Strategic
Opportunities/Developments
 RCE Ambassador Program: RCE SK
Representation in RCE Tongyeong (May
2015)
 RCE Guest Presenters in Saskatchewan:
RCE Greater Western Sydney (Oct. 28-30,
2015)
 Potential Support for New RCE
Development in Western Canada (e.g.
Alberta foothills)

14. Contact Information for RCE Saskatchewan
Co-coordinators:
Lyle Benko:
Tel. 306-949-7992
E-mail: lyle.benko@sasktel.net
Roger Petry:
Tel. 306-585-5295
E-mail: roger.petry@uregina.ca