Student Opportunities
To enhance students' experiences as emerging professionals, we offer a wide range of co-curricular learning opportunities.
If you would like to join our Experiential Learning Community on D2L, send us an email!
Service-Learning
Service-Learning matches students with community organizations in the Calgary community. The program places equal emphasis on student learning and serving community needs while reflecting on their own professional growth.
Teaching Across Borders
Teaching Across Borders is an opportunity to teach in international communities during the final fall semester of their BEd Program. Participants volunteer teach, experience a new culture, and share and receive knowledge about the teaching profession.
Professional Learning Opportunities
Professional Learning Opportunities match pre-service teachers with experienced educators in the Calgary community. These opportunities build on students' coursework and field experiences to prepare them for entry into the teaching profession.
Land-Based Opportunities
The Werklund School of Education is committed to working alongside and learning from Indigenous Elders, leaders, and communities. These opportunities connect pre-service teachers with the land and help them to embed this work in their teaching.
Mentorship
Mentorship connects pre-service teachers with one another and with teachers in the community. This program uses individualized supports to help you connect, navigate, and progress as a professional.
K-12 Online Tutors
Tutors provide individualized support to K-12 students. They draw on content knowledge, teaching and learning strategies, and the Alberta Programs of Study to enhance student success and develop their own skills as educators.
Important Experiential Learning Program Dates & Deadlines
Sept. 1, 2023
Applications & Registrations open for Fall 2023 programming
Service-Learning, Tutoring, Peer to Peer Mentorship, Virtual TAB, CWF workshops, Land-Based Learning trips, Volunteering with Diverse Communications (Winter 2024), and more!
Sept. 5, 2023
Student Opportunities Fair
10 am - 2 pm, Doucette Library, 3rd floor of EDC
Community-Based Students
While Community-Based students are always welcome to join on-campus or Calgary-based opportunities when possible, we recognize that that is not always an option. The Experiential Learning team is continually working to increase the number of opportunities available to Community-Based students.
Opportunities change frequently, so please continue to check back for updates!
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Telus Spark Science Centre's School Programs Support
Service-Learning
In Winter 2023, Telus Spark will have online volunteer opportunities.
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Journey 2050 at the Calgary Stampede
Service-Learning
TBD for 2023-2024, Journey 2050 will have online volunteer opportunities.
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Learning Buddies Network
Service-Learning
Online volunteer opportunities as well as some in-person volunteer opportunities for those in BC.
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Literacy and Numeracy Support for High School ELLs - St Anne Academic Centre
Service-Learning
TBD for 2023-2024, St. Anne Academic Centre may have online volunteer opportunities.
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Trellis TEAM
Service-Learning
Trellis is happy to always be able to support virtual volunteer opportunities.
(Program is TBD for 2023-2024)
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Youth Central's Youth Volunteer Corp
Service-Learning
TBD for 2023-2024, Youth Central may have online volunteer opportunities.
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Werklund Peer to Peer Mentorship Program
Mentorship
The Peer to Peer Mentorship Program will always be facilitated entirely online.
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Werklund Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship Program
Mentorship
The Professional to Pre-Service Mentorship Program will always be facilitated entirely online.
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Books to Build On Workshop
Professional Learning
The Books to Build On: Indigenous Literatures for Learning workshop will be hosted online (TBD for 2023-2024).
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Canadian Wildlife Federation's Environmental Education Workshop Series
Professional Learning
Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF) workshops can be held online if there is enough interest.
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Virtual TAB
Teaching Across Borders
Virtual TAB in the Fall semester will be held online.
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Werklund K-12 Online Tutoring
Tutoring
The K-12 Online Tutoring program will always been entirely online.
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Junior Achievement Southern Alberta
Service-Learning
If you are located in southern Alberta, Junior Achievement Southern Alberta can find you opportunities to facilitate workshops in areas closer to where you live.
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Learning Buddies Network
Service-Learning
Online volunteer opportunities as well as some in-person volunteer opportunities for those in BC.
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Let's Talk Science
Service-Learning
The Let's Talk Science Challenge is a free, competitive, team-based enrichment program.
Check back soon to learn more!
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Summer Experiential Learning On Campus
During your two weeks on campus in July, we organize an Experiential Learning opportunity specifically for Community-Based students!
Global Learning Opportunities
Global Learning helps you to gain experience working with international students, experience other cultures, compare and contrast education systems in different countries, and see the world through varied perspectives. We support international, local, and virtual ways to have these experiences.
Opportunities change frequently, so please continue to check back for updates!
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Outgoing in Fall
11 placements in 9 countries
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Virtual in Fall
Join your classmates and international colleagues to address a variety of global education topics
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Incoming in Winter
The Werklund School of Education welcomes program partners from Australia (Queensland University of Technology), China (Shanxi Normal University), and Japan (Hokkaido University of Education) onto campus between January and March.
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Calgary Bridge Foundation for Youth
Transitioning Into Post-Secondary (TIPS)
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Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE)
Curriculum Specialists
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Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE)
Literacy Tutors
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Literacy and Numeracy Support for High School ELLs
Calgary Catholic School District & St. Anne Academic Centre
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Calgary Immigrant Women's Association (CIWA)
Girls Culture Club
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The Immigrant Education Society (TIES)
Childminding Program Facilitator
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Land-Based Learning Series
Field trips and other opportunities to learn from Indigenous Elders and Knowledge Keepers
Undergraduate Research in Werklund
Werklund School of Education Bachelor of Education students have the opportunity to engage in undergraduate research, through undergraduate research awards.