Canada History Week 2020

MARCELLE GAUVREAU introduced a hands-on educational approach to natural science decades before environmental studies was included in school curricula. Her work ignited the scientific curiosity of thousands of children and instilled in them a love of nature. Marcelle Gauvreau at the Jardin Botanique, Montreal, 1941. Photo courtesy of Jardin botanique de Montréal Archives - H -1941-0007-a. Montreal Biosphere (Adwo/91509079/Dreamstime). 10 EDUCATION, CONSERVATION & PRESERVATION