| WEDNESDAY | JANUARY 25, 2023 |
| 2:00 – 5:00 PM |
Facility Tours
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| 4:00 PM |
Trade Show Setup |
Marquis Room |
| 5:00 – 6:30 PM |
Registration |
Hotel Lobby |
| 7:00 PM |
President's Reception- Opening remarks at 7:00 pm
Sponsored by Action Office / Agile Walls
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Waskesiu Room |
| THURSDAY | JANUARY 26, 2023 |
| 6:00 – 8:00 AM |
Trade Show Setup |
Marquis Room |
| 8:00 – 8:45 AM |
Breakfast |
Marquis Room |
| 8:45 – 9:00 AM |
Welcome / Introductions |
Marquis Room |
| 9:00 – 10:00 AM |
General Session: Furniture Whispering – Nick Salmon
Live Virtual Session
Even the most future-focused schools typically purchase too much furniture, furniture that is too heavy and serves a single-purpose. This redundancy limits flexibility; reduces movement, reinforces the prevalence of teacher-led instruction and impacts the ability for teachers to do well when transitioning from traditional classrooms to innovative learning environments.
Thousands of observations in classrooms worldwide led to the practice of “furniture whispering” – dramatically transforming learning environments by applying five key principles that reduce the educator footprint, revise technology, remove redundant furniture and change the experience. Schools embracing these principles are spending less on furnishings and are discovering greater flexibility in their learning environments.
Nick Salmon is the founder and president of the Collaborative Learning Network. He is a ninth-generation educator focused on educational facility planning, professional development of educators and design support for future-flexible learning environments that cost less to design, build, own, operate and maintain. He is the world’s first self-certified educational furniture whisperer – capable of coaxing the greatest potential out of the unruliest school furnishings.
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Marquis Room |
| 10:00 – 10:30 AM |
Trade Show |
Marquis Room |
| 10:30 – 11:30 AM |
General Session: Peter Ballantyne Child and Family Services Therapeutic Centre |
Marquis Room |
| 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM |
Trade Show |
Marquis Room |
| 12:00 – 1:00 PM |
Lunch |
Marquis Room |
| 1:00 – 2:15 PM |
General Session: Utilizing Digital Technology to Improve the Performance of Your Schools |
Marquis Room |
| 2:15 – 2:30 PM |
Health Break / Trade Show |
Marquis Room |
| 2:30 – 3:30 PM |
General Session: Working Together: Designing a School, with and for Sweetgrass First Nation |
Marquis Room |
| 3:30 – 5:30 PM |
Trade Show Reception |
Marquis Room |
| 6:00 PM |
Dine Around – See Registration Table for Restaurant Suggestions |
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| FRIDAY | JANUARY 27, 2023 |
| 8:00 – 9:00 AM |
Breakfast |
Marquis Room |
| 9:00 – 9:30 AM |
Saskatchewan Chapter AGM |
Marquis Room |
| 9:30 – 9:45 AM |
Break |
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| 9:45 – 10:45 AM |
Keynote Speaker: Alfred V. Waugh, Architect AIBC, SAA, OAA, MRAIC, LEED AP
Sponsored by DIRTT Construction Systems
Alfred is the founder and principal architect of Formline Architecture and specializes in culturally and environmentally sensitive projects and has extensive experience with First Nations, cultural societies, and educational institutions.
His firm is dedicated to developing solutions that reflect the culture, community, and geographic regions specific to each project. The designs are a direct response to site context, topography, climate, and regional materials. And as part of a sustainable design philosophy, Alfred aims to maximize comfort, longevity, functionality, and energy efficiency.
Alfred is Status Indian and part of Treaty 8. He was born and raised in Yellowknife, North West Territories, Canada, and was the first Aboriginal person to graduate with honours from UBC School of Architecture in 1993 and become LEED certified and a registered architect. Prior to his architecture degree, Alfred acquired a Bachelor of Arts majoring in Urban and Regional Analysis at the University of Lethbridge in 1989. He is influenced by native culture, the northern climate and frontier architecture and his connection to, and respect for, nature is inherent in his work. |
Marquis Room |
| 10:45 – 11:00 AM |
Formal Close to Program |
Marquis Room |
| 11:00 AM |
Chapter Board Debrief |
Hotel Restaurant |