EDUCATION

Public Outreach

I am a co-coordinator for Western’s Anthropology Outreach team, which focuses on improving public understanding of archaeology and biological, cultural, and linguistic anthropology. As a team, we work to provide accessible educational materials related to all fields of anthropology and archaeology and offer interactive learning experiences for young students who are passionate about STEM and the humanities.

Learning how to translate my knowledge to younger groups of students and learners has been one of the most challenging and rewarding experiences as a graduate student. I’m happy to share some fun activities and events I have participated in and led over the last few years. Hover over the pictures below to check them out!

One of my most significant accomplishments was hosting Western’s High School Anthropology Day in 2023. We host multiple schools from the London area to come and learn directly from experts in the field, participate in interactive workshops, and engage in hands-on activities in all four sub-fields of anthropology. Check out the video to see what it’s all about!

Teaching kids about the evolution using different femurs from hominin and ape species at Science Rendezvous 2024

Teaching kids about the evolution using different femurs from hominin and ape species at Science Rendezvous 2024

Teaching zooarchaeology to highschool students from London Christian Highschool 2024

Teaching zooarchaeology to highschool students from London Christian Highschool 2024

Women in archaeology event for the Canadian Association of Girls in Science where young girls learn how to map archaeological sits with cookie excavations 2022

Women in archaeology event for the Canadian Association of Girls in Science where young girls learn how to map archaeological sits with cookie excavations 2022

Wrap up trivia for 4 highschool classes following their participation in Highschool Anthropology Day 2023

Wrap up trivia for 4 highschool classes following their participation in Highschool Anthropology Day 2023

Collaborative group work interpreting garbage from different households in a Garbology workshop with highschool students 2023

Collaborative group work interpreting garbage from different households in a Garbology workshop with highschool students 2023

Highschool students from the Canadian Association of Girls in Science learning how to classify artifacts from Southern Ontario 2022

Highschool students from the Canadian Association of Girls in Science learning how to classify artifacts from Southern Ontario 2022

Zooarchaeology quiz with highschool students from Stratford Highschool 2023

Zooarchaeology quiz with highschool students from Stratford Highschool 2023

Learning how to sift for artifacts at Hands on Heritage Day hosted by the Museum of Ontario Archaeology 2023

Learning how to sift for artifacts at Hands on Heritage Day hosted by the Museum of Ontario Archaeology 2023

Middle school students excavating and documenting cookies like an archaeological site for the Western USC Early Outreach conference.

Middle school students excavating and documenting cookies like an archaeological site for the Western USC Early Outreach conference.

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Happy international primate day! First established September 1st 2005, we get excited and spend today looking at monkey videos, learning about how we shared a common ancestor millions of years ago. We highly encourage you to explore the history we sh
🫐 And that's a wrap on the 2024/2025 school year! Scroll through to get a glimpse of all we've accomplished☝️🤓 🫐 We would like to thank everyone for their hard work at Western Outreach and all the events we pulled off together this year. We are a
Last week, we had the pleasure of having the Northwest London Resource Center summer camp for youth join us for the day. We started the day off with Typology and excavation of cookies! Then we moved on to station rotations of: Garbology, Zooarchaeo
We have completed the Biindigen's Indigenous History Month Challenge 2025! June was a powerful reminder of the importance of learning, unlearning, and honouring the diverse histories, cultures, and voices of Indigenous Peoples. #indigenoushistory
Week 3 Completed ✅ #biindigenchallenge #indigenoushistorymonth
Last Saturday, was the Medway Heritage Festival at the Museum of Ontario Archaeology 🌳 It was such a beautiful, sunny day filled with alot of great things, celebrating the history and heritage of the Medway Valley. We were excited to be part of the
Week 2 Completed ✅ #biindigenchallenge #indigenoushistorymonth
Week 1 Complete! ✅ We're glad to be taking part in the Biindigen 30 day Challenge! #BiindigenChallenge #indigenoushistorymonth
Last week, we were happy to have Goderich District Collegiate Institute join us for the day! The first half of the day was all about Foresnic Anthropology! There were six different workshop stations that the students got to do: Sexing, Age, Trauma,
June is National Indigenous History Month. This month we take the time to recognize, learn, reflect on, and celebrate the diverse Indigenous histories and cultures. The Western Anthropology Outreach team is excited to take part in the Biindigen's In
Last Friday, we were invited to run two workshops at the Western USC's Early Outreach Conference 2025! This is an annual conference that brings over 200 7th and 8th grade students from across London and the surrounding region to Western for the weeke
Thank you everybody for joining us at Science Rendezvous this year! The turnout was incredible with roughly 3700 people coming in Saturday alone! The children were excited to play, the parents excited to learn, and we were excited to teach different