Saturday

In this activity, inspired by the traditional windows and views of a Chinese garden, students will think about a view they would like to frame and create it within the octagonal shape of a leak window frame.

This activity can be adapted easily to the age of the students and the time available in class.

During Asian Heritage month, May 2021, we are offering this resource by donation! You may know that the Garden is a registered non profit society. If you would like to donate, please visit the link below. You contribution is very welcome, thank you! 
https://www.canadahelps.org/en/charities/the-dr-sun-yat-sen-garden-society-of-vancouver/ 

Options: 

• Teaching notes about the concepts of a Chinese Garden and leak windows, plus photocopiable materials for the activity (PDF)
• Virtual visit from one of our knowledgeable facilitators to talk to your class on the platform of your choice about the Garden and the themes of this activity (approx 20 mins)
• Craft materials kit: cardstock frames, bamboo-design paper straws and paper plates to create a 3-D effect frame. 

Conact us through this form for more information and to order!

https://forms.gle/9vFP7vbEgzJaomg9A

Get a taste of local food and agriculture on the North Shore! The Edible Garden Project invites secondary classes to explore Loutet Farm while learning more about subjects such as food security, global supply chains, agroecology, climate change... and more! Students will explore the unique landscape of North Vancouver and our own role within these systems, alongside the EGP's role in the community through a guided tour and seasonal hands-on activities.

Note that there are several different areas of concentration available for this tour. Teachers can choose from the following themes: food security & global perspectives; environmental stewardship & sustainability; biodiversity; climate change; Indigenous perspectives.

Burnaby Art Gallery offers all sorts of resources for teachers, from current teachers’ guides and online exhibits for use in your classroom to professional development workshops.

These online lesson plans illuminate the BAG’s permanent collection and engage the public in online art-making. Teachers, parents, students, and arts educators are invited to participate in this online series of art-making activities.

• Ink Tree Blossoms
• Playdough Colour Wheel
• Iain Baxter& + Bagged Oranges
• Ann McCall: Flora + Fauna

• Al Neil: Correspondence Collage
• Torrie Groening: The Senses at Home
• Henry Fox Talbot + Brad McMuray: History of Photography

Virtual Exhibits and Lesson Plans

• J.C.Heywood: A Life in Layers Printmaking, collage, colour and pattern (English and French)
• Takao Tanabe: Chronicles of Form and Place Landscape, watercolour, line, colour, value and composition (English and French)
• Anna Wong: Traveller on Two Roads (English, French, Simplified Chinese, Complex Chinese)

Public Art Story Map

• Take a self-guided tour of Burnaby's Public Art

We have reinvented our popular Chinese New Year programs and invite you to celebrate the Year of the Ox!

Not able to come to the Garden in-person? Join us in your classroom! 

Let us help you to recreate the excitement in your school.

Lesson Kits $40 (+ tax)

• teaching plan, Powerpoints and photocopiable material 
• craft materials for each student to make a Chinese New Year decoration (24 pieces)

Props Kits rental $20 (+ tax)

• decorations and photos
• storytelling props
• authentic lion head and percussion instruments to put on a Lion Dance parade.

Craft Kit Only $10 (+ tax) includes the materials to make a New Year decoration (24 pieces)

Visit our website for more details:

https://vancouverchinesegarden.com/schools/chinese-new-year/

Join OWL in this unique virtual experience to learn about owl pellets and how they are formed. You will learn about the digestive process of owls and other raptors and where they are on in the food chain. Our Eucator will then demonstrate for your class how to dissect an owl pellet to get your class started. You also get the chance to meet one of our Owl Ambassadors up close on camera and ask questions with our Educator! Each program will be focused to each grade level that is participating.

For more information or to book, please visit: https://www.owlrehab.org/education/virtual/

To order pellets, please visit: https://www.owlrehab.org/owl-pellets/ 

Join OWL (Orphaned Wildlife) Rehabilitation Society in this unique virtual experience to learn about the amazing species of raptors that call BC home, the features and adaptations that make them unique, their life cycles, and about the dangers they face and how you can help. You also get the chance to meet some of OWL’s Raptor Ambassadors up close on camera! Each program will be focused to each grade level that is participating.

Have a specific topic in mind? We are more than happy to work with you to make the program you are looking for. Some popular requests include focusing on a specific species, such as owls or just hawks, life cycles, or food chains.

The program also comes in a 40-minute length for those who don't have time for a 60-minute program or for the younger grades. 

For more information or to book, please visit: https://www.owlrehab.org/education/virtual/

This tour includes:

• A guided historical tour in the ski wing where students learn about the contributions early miners made to the sport of skiing;

• Watch the film "Mining to Moguls" and play a trivia game;

• Visit the Sinixt Display to learn about the local Indigenous connection to Red Mountain prior to the arrival of European settlers.