Homeschool

Format: The kit is entirely online at https://monova.ca/cdg-online-program/

Students will explore the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George through video, primary source texts and archival images. The lesson plans will allow for a critical assessment of his historical significance as well as a discussion of modern perspectives of his ‘Lament for Confederation’.

Through images and activities, students will explore the life and legacy of Tsleil-Waututh Chief Dan George. Themes include the significance of his acting career, activism, and his efforts to preserve local indigenous traditions. The kit includes lesson plans which encourage discussion and critical thinking.

Visit https://monova.ca/the-chief-dan-george-story-kit/ to view the teacher's guide.

The Vancouver Writers Fest is one of the largest, and most prestigious literary festivals in North America. The 2020 Festival takes place ONLINE from October 19-25, 2020. In addition to the programming we offer adults, we also hold events specifically for K-12 students.

Through our youth educational outreach programs, we offer students the opportunity to interact with celebrated writers from across the globe in designed specifically for young people, teachers, schools and student groups. Each year, we reach more than 7,000 students across British Columbia—in the classroom or at the Festival.

This year our youth education outreach programming will include:

10+ weekday Festival virtual events featuring presentations and discussions with engaging authors from Canada and around the world, programmed with BC curriculum goals in mind. Some of the authors particpating in the Festival this year are Kenneth Oppel, Oliver Jeffers, Steven Heighton, Jess Keating, Christy Jordan-Fenton, David A. Robertson, and many more!

All our events are pay what you can this year.

Writers in the Classroom: 10+ events where writers meet students for reading, writing and/or drawing workshops on Microsoft Teams or Zoom. 

Learn to shoot like Robin Hood!

Immerse your students in an archery adventure, with a lesson in your choice between the
modern take-down recurve bow, the english longbow, or the asiatic composite bow!

Archery is a fantastic special program to offer as part of your educational classes as a single
session or an ongoing series. We combine modern archery instruction with historical bows
from Europe and Asia in a way that will excite your students to learn about different cultures
and physical skills related to patience, persistence, and strength.

*This lesson can only be offered at our downtown studio.

The Grouse Mountain Refuge for Endangered Wildlife offers programs that make learning about nature fun and fascinating! Our programs align with the BC Curriculum for science, social studies, and physical education, and our experienced educators teach outside in the natural beautiful setting of Grouse Mountain.

Wildlife Education: Pick from a range of interactive curriculum-focused activities and build an unforgettable field trip for your students. Duration: Full or Half Day

Hiwus Feasthouse Cultural Program: Step into an authentic Pacific Northwest Longhouse and let Kwel-a-a-nexw, our Squamish First nations elder, take you back in time to discover the traditional way of life of our First Nations people. Duration: Full Day.

Peak of Christmas: (December) Engage your students in the magic of the holidays: visit live reindeer, discover snow-fleas, take a scavenger hunt, play in the snow and more. Duration: Full or Half Day

Visit our PureClean initiatives.

Our Pumpkin Patch is located in Historic Fort Langley and just 3 minutes from Highway #1.

Our emphasis on limited bookings, animal and people comfort along with our scenic location and quiet atmosphere will leave you wishing you had known about us for years!  We are also a family run commercial dairy farm that you and your students will experience.

Jump on a bus or wrangle up some parents so you can bring your class out to the farm and pick some pumpkins!

You and your class will visit our barn that is home to over 200 animals from 10 different species.  Enjoying the colourful displays, watch cows getting milked, and learn what it takes to get milk from ‘Teat to Table’!

Classes then board a covered and fenced, tractor drawn hayride to the Pumpkin Patch and then back to the barn with the students treasured Pumpkins!.  This is a self guided tour for you and your students of the designated areas of our farm.  We promise a great experience and safety for your students and our animals. 

You look after the weather please,

Brian & Erin Anderson