Field Trip Fair 2003

The first Field Trip Fair was held at VanDusen Botanical Garden on September 15, 2003. By all accounts, the Fair was a trememdous success. More than 300 teachers and 30 exhibitors made it out Van Dusen Botanical Gardens.

Comments from teachers regarding the 2003 Field Trip Fair

• This is fantastic.
• This fair was great.
• Do another one!
• This is great and word of mouth from this will be powerful too.
• Snacks didn't matter to me, but I noticed they ran out. Other than that...WOW!
• Very good--congratulations.
• It's been excellent-saved me hours of research.
• Excellent. Time is precious and all is in one place. There is so much paper sent to schools that you cannot assume it is seen.
• Fairs like this are great.
• Wonderful idea!
• The fair was very impressive.
• Thank you.

Exhibitors at the Fair

• BC Hydro / The Power House at Stave Falls
• BC Museum of Mining
• Burnaby Village Museum
• Capilano Suspension Bridge
• Glen Valley Organic Farm
• CTV Weather School
• Fraser River Discovery Centre
• Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd.
• Gulf of Georgia Cannery National Historic Site
• GVRD Parks
• Historica Heritage Fairs
• Museum of Anthropology
• Parks Canada Fort Langley National Historic Site
• Richmond Art Gallery
• Richmond Museum & Heritage Services
• Richmond Nature Park
• Roedde House Museum
• Science World
• Vancouver Aquarium Marine Science Centre
• Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre
• Vancouver Maritime Museum
• Vancouver Museum
• Vancouver Port Authority
• VanDusen Botanical Garden
• Xa:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Center
• Yukon Dan Gold panning in the Classroom
• Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - UBC Farm
• The Bug Lab Invertebrate Zoo
• Mt Seymour Resorts
• Yale District Historical Society
• BC Sports Hall of Fame
• RBC Museum
• Local Farmers Market Society
• Surrey Art Gallery
• Burns Bog Conservation Society
• Langley Centennial Museum

Images from the 1st Annual Field Trip Fair