Hornby Island Educational Society
Community services & engagement with Literacy, Learning & Wellbeing
Open House Celebration
Join HIES in celebrating 40 (+3) years of serving Hornby Islanders. Saturday, May 20th from 11 am – 1 pm at the Room to Grow, School Play Field, and Natural History Centre.
The 2022 Auction
Join us for food, fun, and frolic on Saturday October 8th for the newest episode of The HIES Auction!
Zoom Presentation: Climate, Cultures and Environmental Change
Breanna Bishop presents … Climate, Cultures and Environmental Change
Sunday February 27, 2022 @ 2pm via Zoom
Preregister @ hieslifelonglearning@gmail.com
In her talk, Breanna will take you on her journey from Hornby Island to Nunatsiavut and share some of her experiences working with Inuit to map changing sea ice and ocean conditions.
How do different cultures experience environmental change, and how can knowledge of those changes be effectively communicated in cross-cultural settings? Breanna Bishop, PhD student at Dalhousie University, is exploring these questions in Nunatsiavut, the Inuit region in northern Labrador.
Zoom Presentation: Growing Fabulous Tomatoes
Arzeena Hamir presents … Growing Fabulous Tomatoes
March 13, 2022 @ 2pm via Zoom
Organic farmer Arzeena Hamir will talk on how best to start, transplant, grow and harvest this wonderful fruit. She and her husband run Amara Farm, a 25-acre certified organic farm in Courtenay, BC
HIES and Lifelong Learning Winter Program
HIES and Lifelong Learning are pleased to present the winter program schedule.
HIES Fundraiser Tickets
Five fabulous prizes – 300 tickets will be sold. Tickets are $40 each or 3 for $100. Available from HIES board members and at Beulah Creek Nursery. Draw will be held on February 21, 2022, at noon.
Zoom Talk “Dream a little Gene of Me” with Janessa Laskin
On November 21st, at 2pm, Janessa Laskin will discuss how her team are exploring individual people and their cancers through DNA sequencing.
Check out our other Fall sessions on the LifeLong Learning page
HIES AGM and Memberships
Memberships:
Follow the links below to learn about becoming a member. HIES envisions a healthy, vibrant, inclusive community on Hornby Island, that includes supported and coordinated lifelong learning. Our mission is to further education and community capacity building on Hornby Island by developing, providing and/or facilitating programs, services and activities through advocacy, coordination and collaboration.
Talk at Hornby Hall “Vancouver Island Birds” with Mike Yip
On November 4th, at 2pm at the Hornby Hall, Mike Yip will talk about local bird life and introduce his most recently published birding guide.
Check out our other Fall sessions on the LifeLong Learning page
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