TRACKS Youth Program
TRACKS is an educational program based on Michi Saagiig Anishnaabeg territory. We are hosted by Trent University within the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences Program (IESS), and operates in partnership with founding partner organization Kawartha World Issues Centre and the First Peoples House of Learning.

TRACKS offers a variety of programming including school workshops, camp programs and the Oshkwazin Trailblazer Program.
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School Programs
TRACKS offers a variety of school workshops throughout the year for your classroom! These workshops are for Indigenous and non-Indigenous youth of all ages. All of our programming is fun, hand-on, experiential, and braids multiple worldviews and scientific principles.

Through our programming, TRACKS aims to:

  • Create an awareness that Indigenous ecological knowledge is essential to comprehensive scientific approaches to environmental issues.
  • Provide youth with culturally rich, science-based outdoor education.
  • Help students understand the interconnectedness of all living things.
  • Introduce youth to diverse knowledge systems and fields of study
  • Connect youth with strong, motivated and dynamic mentors.
  • Encourage youth to think about math and science skills as valuable skills in achieving their future goals.
Manoomin Coding Connections Game

Manoomin Coding Connections Game

In this workshop, students will learn about coding, Anishinaabemowin, and Indigenous science! Students will use code and Anishinaabemowin to build a map for a small ozobot robot to follow. As the ozobot robot travels through the map, students will encounter different beings and learn about the relationships these beings have with Manoomin (wild rice).

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Hawk and Hare Unplugged Coding Game

Hawk and Hare Unplugged Coding Game

Waaboz (hare) is looking for food, and Mshikekek (cooper’s hawk) is hunting for Waaboz. During this unplugged coding activity, students will work in teams to collect food and safely return home while learning about reciprocity, ecosystem balance, and sustainability . They’ll have to adapt to a series of obstacles that Waaboz and Mshikekek encounter in real life and listen to their teammate's coding commands!

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Toppling Towers

Toppling Towers

Book this workshop for a collaborative game all about the key components of a healthy ecosystem. Learn about what Indigenous Knowledge has to do with the balance of critical environments, all while engaging in a fun game with your class.

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River Race

River Race

In this workshop students will have the opportunity to see what it's like to be salmon, eels and sturgeon during spawning season in the Lake Ontario tributaries. This game engages with Traditional Ecological Knowledge and discusses some of the histories of this territory. Access to a large space, like a gymnasium, is necessary for this workshop.

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Camp Programs
TRACKS Camp Programs are offered on PA Days, March Break and throughout the summer season. We collaborate with the Camp Kawartha Environment Centre and host our camps from our shared tipi space at their location. We also host camps in Curve Lake, Hiawatha, Alderville and Missisauga's of Scugog Island First Nation upon request.

All of our camp programs are targeted to youth ages 6-12 and braid multiple worldviews and scientific principles.
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Youth Programs
There are many ways that TRACKS is involved in community education outside of our School Programs (workshops, etc.) and Camp Programs (PA Days, March Break and Summer Camps!). These offerings are encapsultated under our Youth Programs.

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Trent University (IESS)

Trent University (IESS)

TRACKS is hosted by Trent University within the Indigenous Environmental Studies and Sciences Program (IESS).

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Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC)

Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC)

TRACKS is supported by the Kawartha World Issues Centre (KWIC). KWIC is a charitable Global Education and Resource Centre which promotes dialogue and understanding of world issues to enable people to engage in positive social and environmental change.

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First Peoples House of Learning (FPHL)

First Peoples House of Learning (FPHL)

TRACKS operates in partnership with the First Peoples House of Learning at Trent University.

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Actua

Actua

​TRACKS is a proud member of Actua. Actua provides training, resources and support to its national network of members located at universities and colleges across Canada in the delivery of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education outreach programming.

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