Soks Information

SOKS is experiencing a critical change in its approach to science in keeping with the rapid rate of change in the city of Kelowna. We are 13 years old and new ideas are emerging as this is being written . What does this mean for our participants? For the past six months we have been as you have always known us, at special events, selling ladybugs, engaging kids, running dynamic camps and classroom presentations. We are now gearing up for a new fall season, this year focusing on the new Okanagan Waterscapes Poster and Teacher's guide, Unraveling the Myth of Abundance which involves teaching students about the Okanagan Basin Watershed. Right now fall 2007 and spring 2008 we have two staff and two Canada World Youth volunteers piloting our exciting programs. Marnie Newell is a recent UBC-Vancouver graduate who plans to become a teacher, and Rebecca Lineman has completed her degree in Elementary Education from UBC-Okanagan. Environmental change, loss or preservation of wetlands and learning all about our watershed are still front and centre.