DOWN TO EARTH
CONSERVATION EDUCATION
Low
Per Student
Cost!
EXPLORE - EXCITE - EMPOWER
All Shows Based On Our Research Trips Around The World
Saving Planet Earth (Gr 3-12) Adapted
This highly informative and topical presentation, will address
human impact on the environment, climate change, indigenous
peoples, extreme weather conditions, invasive species and
current crisis worldwide.
Forests Alive! (K-8)
Join us on an exciting adventure, as we explore the weirdest - the
rarest - and most wonderful species of temperate, mangrove and
tropical forest ecosystems.
Canada: A Romp Through the Rainforest (K-6)
Join Loretta as she explores B.C.'s forests with the Dididat and
Nootka peoples of the Nuu-chah-nulth First Nations. Learn
about their rich native culture and their connections to forests
and oceans.
In My Shoes (Gr 5-12) Adapted
With an emphasis on "compassion", students will journey "in
the shoes" of others. Through REAL LIFE stories, students
will gain a heightened awareness of the challenges faced by
others every day.
SOCIAL JUSTICE SHOWS
Black History: An Ancestral Journey
(Gr 5-12) Adapted
Re-trace our family's roots as we embark on our generations
past great granddad's historic journey, from the heart of
Africa to the New World. This presentation is told from an
African perspective.
Conservation Nation (Gr 3-8)
ENVIRONMENTAL SHOWS
This presentation encourages action and preservation of our
natural world, by introducing students to people who have
made a difference for the benefit of our planet.
Grasslands Alive! (Gr 1-8)
Join Loretta on an exciting safari through East Africa during
The Great Migration. Learn amazing facts about herbivores and
carnivores - predators and prey - animal behaviour and more!
Meet the Masai peoples who live in these open plains.
CULTURAL SHOWS
BLACK HISTORY SHOW
Bringing The World
To Your School!
Curriculum-Based Visual Presentations!
Down to Earth Conservation Education
16- 1375 Southdown Rd., Ste. 307
Mississauga, ON L5J 2Z1
905.271.8988 or 1.800.266.7902
Contact: Loretta Penny
Email: [email protected]
LARGEST HANDS-ON Exploration Displays!
www.downtoearth.to
1 800 266-7902
WE COME TO YOUR SCHOOL!
Presentations
RATES (Travel & HST extra)
Low Per Student Cost!
Welcome!
“Everyone is buzzing about your presentation. Thank you!”
M Cooper (Principal, Norman Ingram School, Toronto)
At Down to Earth Conservation Education, we love keeping it “real”!
Whether trekking through the Amazon Rainforest - traversing the
medicine trails of our First Peoples - or retracing the routes of
runaway slaves - students vicariously journey in the shoes of others without leaving the comforts of school!
Our innovative Down to Earth presentations are based on “real life”
people, experiences and stories! Learning becomes an unforgettable,
enriching and inspirational adventure - as we combine visual presentations with elaborate and interactive, hands-on displays!
Divide the number of students by the price
below to discover our low per student cost!
ONE HOUR SHOWS:
$300.00 (Unlimited Audience Size)
FOCUSED LEARNING (includes displays):
$300.00 (Max. Audience Size 100 students)
HALF DAY (One Show - includes displays):
$450.00 (Max. Audience Size 250 students)
FULL DAY (Two Shows - includes displays):
$750.00 (Max. Audience Size 500 students)
THE LARGEST HANDS ON
EXPLORATION DISPLAYS!
We look forward to bringing messages of respect, compassion and
action to your school!
Come explore the great outdoors with Loretta and her family,
as they trek through diverse ecosystems, discover hidden gems,
learn about aboriginal survival techniques and visit World
Unesco sites!
NEW! Indigenous: First Peoples of the World
About Us
(Gr. 3-12) Adapted
Join us on a journey that begins 40,000 years ago. Through
powerful visuals and stories, we will examine the connections
of our first peoples and learn how their knowledge will benefit
all mankind. Emphasis on “Respect”.
“You are by far the best presenter that I have ever had!”
- C Taverna-Rossi, Principal (St. Monica CES. Unionville)
LORETTA PENNY (Presenter)
Loretta Penny is an author, award-winning
presenter and former African Safari Tour
Leader. An enthusiastic advocate of “real
world learning”, she has delivered over 4,000
presentations, in her lively 29 year career. In 1993, Loretta
received the coveted O.P.S.T.F.’s “Meritorious Award”, given for
outstanding achievement to education in Ontario.
MICHAEL MCLEAN (Assistant)
Michael McLean is a researcher, educational assistant and powerful defender of
human rights for marginalized, homeless
and indigenous peoples worldwide. His
extensive life experiences, sense of adventure and street
knowledge, challenges and empowers students to make a
difference, for the common good of the world.
NEW! Get to Know Ontario (K-8)
Journey Through the Amazon Rainforest
(K-12) Adapted
Retrace Loretta and Michael's adventurous two month journey
as they paddle and trek through tangled jungles with the
indigenous Tukano peoples of Brazil.
Land & People of Kenya (K-8)
Immerse your students into the magical continent of Africa!
Journey with veteran African safari tour leader, Loretta, as she
explores the land and people of Kenya.
Displays courtesy of Environment Canada,
Ministry of Natural Resources and public donations.
Oceans Alive! (K-8)
From the seashore to the darkest depths, students will be
mesmerized as we unravel amazing facts, myths and tales of
dolphins, turtles, whales, sharks, coral reefs and more!