Workshops and Professional Development for your School
Cover photo: a group of students participate in Forced to Flee, a simulation on the refugee experience, led by MCIC.
Are you looking for fun, engaging and interactive ways to bring big global issues into your classroom? We’ve got what you’re looking for!
Book a Professional Development Session
MCIC offers Professional Development (PD) sessions for educators of all grades and subjects. Book a PD session to learn more about sustainability education in the classroom and get hands-on demonstrations of our classroom workshops.
MCIC’s Classroom Workshops are designed to be engaging and interactive, while providing students with meaningful appreciation of the Sustainable Development Goals (known as the SDGs) and why they matter. Choose from our continually growing selection of workshops below; each workshop is based on an SDG and takes roughly one hour.
Wondering how our Classroom Workshops work? Check out the short explainer video below!
For more detailed information about a workshop, we encourage you to review the workshop PDF. If you're interested in booking a workshop for 2024-25, get in touch with us by email at youth@mcic.ca.
In-Person Workshops
Let us facilitate a workshop in your class!
How an In-Person Classroom Workshop Works:
Simply fill out the booking form with details about your class. We will be in touch promptly to confirm your workshop date and time and to discuss any specific requirements your class may have.
On the day of your workshop, a MCIC team member will meet you at your school with any and all necessary workshop equipment. The MCIC team member will provide: an introduction to the workshop and the SDGs, explanations of the workshop activities, debriefs on the key issues and encourage group discussions on lessons learned from the activities.
For questions, email youth@mcic.ca.
Virtual Workshops
For increased accessibility and to ensure that our workshops are available to as many Manitoba youth as possible, MCIC has several virtual workshops now available! If a virtual presentation is better suited to your classroom needs, we are more than happy to connect and engage with you and your students online. Please note, to provide the best possible virtual experience to students, some assistance and pre-planning will be required by the classroom teacher.
How a Virtual Workshop Works:
Simply fill out the booking form with details about your class. We will be in touch promptly to confirm your workshop date and time and to discuss any specific requirements your class may have.
Prior to the workshop, MCIC will provide the classroom teacher with step-by-step instructions for printing and distributing materials to students and facilitating the workshop in class. Our Education Specialist and the classroom teacher will work together for the best possible experience!
During the workshop, the MCIC team member will connect remotely by video call. They will provide: an introduction to the workshop, explanations of the workshop activities, debriefs on the key issues and encourage group discussions on lessons learned from the activities. The in-classroom teacher will support by handing out the required materials and ensuring students are participating.