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3-minute thesis competition at SFU, March 2016.

“Lee is a fantastic presenter with great presence, great knowledge, and inviting.”
~Association for Experiential Education workshop participant

“Great variety of cooperative and solo activities paired with meaningful reflection.”
~Association for Experiential Education workshop participant

“Great pace! Very great energy throughout. I never thought of holding back!”
~Association for Biology Laboratory Education workshop participant

“Excellent! One of the best workshops I’ve had here.”
~Association for Biology Laboratory Education workshop participant

Field trip to Delta Nature Reserve.

“Lee gives the students a chance to speak in a non-judgmental, open minded space. He is a very dedicated, knowledgeable, open-minded individual who really helps change students’ lives.”
~Amazon Field School participant

“Lee’s session on Creativity in Ecological Learning was a fantastic way to think through how we present material to students. What made this session stand out was rather than simply facilitate a discussion of ways to creatively explore ideas, he had us participate in sample lessons as students. By getting us moving around we were able to experience first-hand what it feels like to explore ideas away from the textbook, along with see how he would handle different situations. Experiencing this approach in action made the idea of creativity in lesson planning more accessible and less daunting or uncertain.”
~Jennifer Williams, Association for Experiential Education workshop participant

Ecology field trip to a local stream.

“I met Lee at the first meeting and as the weeks progressed leading up to our South American trip, our class engaged in a number of role-play, group facilitation, and self-reflection exercises that were intended to bring us together as a group and to open our minds to the new experiences we would soon be immersed in. I was surprised and pleased to see a Biology instructor take us down emotional and intellectual paths that I hadn’t anticipated. Lee spent a great deal of time connecting our classroom exercises to this amazing cultural immersion, encouraging us to use all of our senses and intellect to explore and question what we thought we knew about this part of the world.

“Lee encouraged me to dive deep, exploring my own feelings about these topics and engaging with the people of the rainforest to understand how they maintain their traditions in a modernizing and ever-connected world. A great listener, he has a deep understanding of the human condition.”
~Judith Babcock, BID, Amazon Field School participant

“Lee lead activities designed to deepen self-reflections through both individual work and group collaboration. Individual activities such as journaling and meditation helped me gain a better understanding of my feelings and wants. Group collaborations, such as nature hikes, community engagement, and group discussions, allowed me to gain perspective from fellow innovators while opening up and making connections. Through these activities and Lee’s support, he has helped me immensely during my process of discovering what I truly value in life and how to create purpose through that knowledge.”
~Amazon Field School participant

PechaKucha presentation at Surrey Centre Stage.

“In the build-up and through the course of the trip, we worked together in preparing classes, facilitating group discussions, and connecting the students with Colombia’s ecological and human teachers.Lee was always available, curious, and considerate. In our second trip, he became a personal mentor: I sought out his advice on how to, as an introvert, take on leadership responsibility, how to cultivate interpersonal relationships, how to fulfill on promises when you really don’t feel like it. These are the sorts of questions at the foundations of human endeavour. The trust and vulnerability to ask them can only be created by a sense of curious, compassionate listening. Lee possesses this ability.

“On our hikes through the Amazon rainforest, he showed us the physical differences between primary growth and secondary growth areas. And yet he also supported and mentored students in writing, fine art, photography, cultural immersion, technology work, and much more. In KPU classrooms and in the Amazon, he facilitated activities that engaged students on a mental, emotional, and philosophical level.”
~Connell Green, Amazon Field School Student Leader

Heading off to the mountains for an outdoor workshop in Canmore, Alberta.