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Duration:

See notes.

For Grades:

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

January, February, March, April

Days Offered:

10:00 am, 1:30 pm, Outside of School Hours

Times Offered:

Maximum Students:

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Offered In French:

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Nature Games

Mount Seymour Resorts

Learn about the incredible characteristics of a winter ecosystem through fun, nature focused games. On snowshoes! Combine with Tubing or Tobogganing for a full day! New*snowshoe location for K-3's. Meet us at Enquist Lodge and enjoy quicker access to easier trails. Ask about where to stay and play in the snow afterwards!

City:

Duration:

Half Day

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Months Available:

January, February, March

Days Offered:

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 1:00 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Yes

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Winter Discovery

Mount Seymour Resorts

How do trees and animals survive under a blanket of snow? Discover the amazing adaptations that allow them to do so while while learning winter safety basics. On snowshoes! Combine with Tubing or Tobogganing for a full day! New* snowshoe location for K-3's. Meet us at Enquist Lodge and enjoy quicker access to easier trails. Ask us where to stay and play in the snow afterwards!

City:

Duration:

Half Day

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

January, February, March

Days Offered:

Outside of School Hours, Overnight

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 1:00 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Yes

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BAG IN A BOX

Burnaby Art Gallery

Three unique educational kits are available. Each kit features original artwork by local artists, resource materials, art supplies, and detailed lesson plans for thematic art-making activities. Suitable for Grades K-7.

Ink Trails: The Vibrant Life of an Artist

Find inspiration and explore artistic techniques, subjects, and themes featured in the works of Chinese Canadian master printmaker, Anna Wong. These include nature prints, exercises in abstraction, travel themes, and mixed-media projects.

The Printmaker’s Pets

Discover relief printmaking techniques, drawing, and mixed-media, while exploring how printmakers portray cats, dogs, birds, and more.

Structures & Cities

Imagine, balance, construct, and combine materials to create an exciting mini-city. This program builds skills in architecture and design through a horizontal learning approach.

City:

Burnaby, Coquitlam, New Westminster, North Vancouver, Other, Port Moody, Richmond, Surrey, Vancouver, West Vancouver

Duration:

See notes.

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Times Offered:

Maximum Students:

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Online - Cedar and Sealskin

Museum of Vancouver

Subtopic: First Nations of the Northwest Coast Culture (45-60 minutes, $145)

Gain a deeper understanding of First Nations’ traditional culture through Object-Based Learning. Examine belongings from the Pacific Northwest Coast and learn how First Nations Peoples met the basic needs of food, clothing, and shelter.*

*An Education Kit is available for this subtopic ($55/week)

Subtopic: Inuit Culture (45-60 minutes, $145)

Learn more about the seasonal cycle of traditional Inuit life through an interactive inquiry-based activity that focuses on Inuit belongings.

City:

Online

Duration:

For Grades:

2, 3, 4

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Yes

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A That Which Sustains Us Education Kit

Museum of Vancouver

The materials found inside the Kit encourage students to think about the environment and sustainability. Students learn about the Tsleil-Waututh Seasonal Round as a way of thinking about the conservation of land and water resources. Students gain insight into how Tsleil-Waututh and other Coastal peoples managed natural resources to ensure a legacy for future generations. The Kit comes with completed lesson plans, hands-on resource materials, and additional references to complement a teacher’s classroom teaching and unit plans.

City:

Duration:

Outreach Kit/Online Resource

For Grades:

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Outreach Kit/Online Resource

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Maximum Students:

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That Which Sustains Us

Museum of Vancouver

Through place-based learning, students learn about Traditional Ecological Knowledge relating to plants used by the Musqueam, Squamish, and Tsleil-Waututh in the Indigenous Unity Garden. While listening to the traditional plant names in hən̓q̓əmin̓əm̓ and Skwxwú7mesh sníchim, students are invited to reflect on how they relate and engage with nature, the importance of a healthy ecosystem, and the interconnectedness between people, place, and animals. In That Which Sustains Us, students examine how the landscape has changed overtime due to the impacts of colonization, deforestation, and global warming, and our collective action towards a kinder and more sustainable future.

City:

Duration:

For Grades:

2, 3, 4

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 12:00 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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Nature Detectives

Discover the hidden secrets and stories of the forest in this sensory journey through nature. Awaken your senses as you explore the temperate rainforest. Use magnifiers and look for tiny life forms, meet bugs, feed trees, and transform into a bat while learning how all of these forest elements are connected.

Keywords: nature, park, parks, outdoor, outdoors, ecology, forest, hands-on, interactive, explore

City:

Duration:

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 12:30 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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Beautiful Bats

Discover the many wonders of the only mammal that can fly. Find out how bats live, hunt, echolocate and adapt to their habitat using their unique bodies. Because bats are nocturnal, we will not see any live bats during the program. Instead, we will explore their habitat with unique props and activities. Bats really are beautiful; learn why in this interactive forest adventure.

Keywords: nature, park, parks, outdoor, outdoors, ecology, forest, hands-on, interactive, explore, conservation, animals, plants

City:

Duration:

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

9:30 am, 12:30 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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Wetland Wildlife

Beaver Lake is one of Vancouver’s last natural wetlands, and it is home to incredible plants and animals. What makes the wetland ecosystem a good place to live? How do diverse communities of animals eat their way along the food chain? Roll up your sleeves and explore Beaver Lake wildlife up close with dip nets, magnifiers and games.

Keywords: nature, park, parks, outdoor, outdoors, ecology, forest, wetland, hands-on, interactive, explore, conservation, animals, plants

City:

Duration:

For Grades:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Times Offered:

9:30 am, 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm, Outside of School Hours

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Beach Explorers

Visit the Lumberman’s Arch beach at low tide and explore the incredibly diverse and abundant life in the intertidal zone. Low tide offers us a glimpse at fascinating animals and plants that have adapted to life in and out of the sea. Hunt for crabs, sort seaweeds, and find out what else lives or eats on the seashore, while students discover important human connections to the oceans. Beach Explorers is a tide-dependent program and is available in spring between April and June. Please contact us for available dates.

Keywords: nature, park, parks, outdoor, outdoors, ecology, beach, wetland, hands-on, interactive, explore, conservation, animals, plants

City:

Duration:

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Months Available:

March, April, May, June

Days Offered:

Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre

Times Offered:

9:30 am, 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm, Outside of School Hours

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Once Upon a Tree - Virtual

What is a tree, and how does it work? Your students will learn how trees make their own food and how they are part of the soil, air, and water cycles of the temperate rainforest. They will also discover how a diversity of trees and other plants creates habitat for local wildlife.

City:

Online

Duration:

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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Eco Quest - Self-Guided In Person Program

Go on a quest for nature knowledge! The Eco Quest takes your students through the Ecology Centre’s displays. Get interactive with our displays as you find the answers to the scavenger hunt questions and decode the secret message.

Optional: enjoy a short nature film in our theatre.

City:

HR MacMillan Space Centre

Duration:

For Grades:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm

Maximum Students:

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Outreach: Portable Planetarium

Immerse your students in the Universe with our digital portable planetarium. With our portable planetarium you will be able to stand on the Moon and look back at Earth, experience a Martian sunrise, and even see what the Milky Way galaxy looks like.

The portable planetarium is a large dome that can be easily set up in any 7 x 7 x 4 metre (23 x 23 x 12.5 feet) space. The program consists of:

Elementary School – up to 6 presentations / day (20-30 minute presentations).
Secondary School – up to 4 presentations / day (40 minute presentations).
Also available for community groups.

Duration:

See notes.

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Teachers Only

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday

Times Offered:

9:00 am, 9:30 am, 10:00 am, 10:30 am, 11:00 am, 11:30 am, 12:00 pm, 12:15 pm, 12:30 pm, 1:00 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:00 pm, 2:30 pm, 3:00 pm, Outside of School Hours

Maximum Students:

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Offered In French:

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Elementary Program

HR MacMillan Space Centre

What tools do astronomers use to understand the night sky?

Use our programming to help your students explore this question and others as they discover more about light, changes in the night sky and what it takes to be an astronomer. Choose from a number of programs to meet your students' needs and interests.

Planetarium show (45 min)

One Sky Project: Indigenous Astronomy

This collection of three short films made for the One Sky Project features Indigenous perspectives of astronomy, space, time and navigation that have been inspiring minds for millennia.

Thunderbird: The sky is a powerful tool for measuring time, and for the Diné, or Navajo people, the Thunderbird transcends space and time, revealing the passage of seasons and connecting earth and sky.

Celestial Canoe: A First People of what is now northern Canada, the Innu, watched the slow turn of a canoe in the sky mirroring the change in seasons on land. This celestial canoe guided them through a particularly challenging part of the year.

Hawaiian Wayfinders: Hear from a Hawaiian navigator as she describes how the sky provides a compass and calendar for the oceanic people whose voyages connected islands throughout the Pacific Ocean.

Hands-on workshop (1 hour)

Secrets of the Sky: Students identify how animals, plants and humans react to the similarities and differences between day, night, and the seasons. They will also make a sky-inspired take-home craft.

This Little Light of Mine: What is light and how do astronomers make use of its properties? Students will experiment with different tools and use observation and questioning skills to develop a better understanding of properties of light and sources of natural and artificial light.

GroundStation Canada show (20 min)

Day in Space: Astronauts conduct research on the International Space Station. Discover more about what it takes to live and work in your laboratory.

Cosmic Courtyard gallery (30 min)

Visit our space-themed, hands-on gallery. Students can morph into an alien, touch a Moon rock or event try to lift a meteorite.

City:

Duration:

See notes.

For Grades:

1, 2, 3

Months Available:

January, February, March, April, May, June, September, October, November, December

Days Offered: