Come up to Squamish for a great day of fun adventures. Students will enjoy the morning working together in teams on challenges seen on the popular TV series. Then, after a delicious lunch, it’s time for a scenic river experience on our kid-friendly Cheakamus Splash river trip. Have a really large group? In the morning while one half are doing Survivor, the other half will hop on the river. Then they’ll swap!
WHAT’S INCLUDED?
This is a full-day event. Check-in time in Squamish is 9:30am for a 10am Survivor start time, lunch is at 12pm, and the Cheakamus river trip begins at 1pm. Finish and departure time from Squamish will be approximately 4:30pm. *Please contact us if you need a customized itinerary!
Get a hands-on tour of our medieval and renaissance museum of arms and armour, original renaissance books, and heraldry!
Your students will get excited about the middle ages and renaissance in a new way by handling reproduction and historical swords, trying on real steel and leather armour, leafing through parchment and linen books, and learning all about the surrounding history from our expert instructors.
We combine engaging lectures and demonstrations with opportunities for students to hold and experience artifacts while learning their stories and real world use.
BC Agriculture in the Classroom Foundation (BCAITC) invites K-12 teachers and students to take part in our Ag Adventures tours of The Pencil Patch (a Garden for Learning) and Stable Harvest Farm in spring and fall 2023!
Located in Abbotsford and Langley, the garden and farm provide fun learning opportunities including a tour of BC agriculture subjects such as soil, pollinators, water, growing zones, the Agriculture Land Reserve, invasive species, greenhouses, crop rotation, and more. More details here.
Pre-registration required – see https://bcaitc.ca/ag-adventures#apply for tour availability.
Not a night owl? Rather sleep in your own bed? Not Quite an Overnight may be the program for you. During this 3 hour visit, your group will have their own show in the GroundStation Canada theatre, an orientation to the night sky, a hands-on workshop, and an opportunity to look through our ½ metre telescope (weather permitting).
Ever wonder what the H.R. Macmillan Space Centre is like at night?
Your class will have the Space Centre all to themselves! Students will explore the Cosmic Courtyard, look through the ½ metre telescope in the Gordon MacMillan Southam Observatory (weather permitting), create a hands-on project, and end the night with an orientation to the night sky in our Planetarium. In the morning, a light breakfast is served followed by launching bottle rockets. Programming is ideally suited to grades 4 to 7 or ages 6 – 12 for community groups.
Chinatown is a National Historic Site and one of the oldest neighbourhoods in Vancouver.
I'm the only guide who can take people into the heritage buildings, the only one who has a Master's degree in Chinese Canadian History, and I donate money to the Chinese associations for upkeep and renovations. I also make the elders my famous dumplings to show my appreciation and respect. I don't have set times for tours. I customize my tours to what people want.
I take people to numerous clan and county association buildings, to a herbal store, to dried goods and fresh produce stores, etc. You will feel embraced by the community.
Here are some news articles on my business ... http://nationalpost.com/travel/from-east-to-west-hot-destinations-across-canada/wcm/b8bec4d5-f3e0-41cc-9801-491d9f41d952 https://www.dallasnews.com/life/travel/2016/02/26/inside-vancouver-s-historic-chinatown http://www.latimes.com/travel/la-tr-d-dtes-main-20160403-story.html http://www.vancouversun.com/travel/five+must+sees+vancouver+from+canada+urban+park+best+city+markets/11946670/story.html
http://mi.lapresse.ca/screens/3e0733a5-9497-448c-b116-ba1325fca89d__7C___0.html
http://vieamaggi.com/chinatown-dumpling-masterclass/
Where Magazine published a write-up on my dumpling lessons (flip to page 75):
https://en.calameo.com/read/0056603007ceae2f1cf38
and my tours https://en.calameo.com/read/005660300ae4862d7ada5 (go to page 15 and 61)
Breakfast Television did a feature on me and my Chinatown community ...
https://www.btvancouver.ca/videos/a-trip-through-vancouvers-chinatown/
And some students did a documentary on me and my community ...
https://vimeo.com/323829581
How does the symphony orchestra actually work? Who is the mysterious student taking notes behind the harp? The perfect blend of entertainment and education, Compose Yourself helps kids discover the instruments of the orchestra and how you actually put a symphony together. Jess Shead makes a behind the scenes visit to the Orpheum. This made-for-video adaptation features lots of opportunities to get to know the instruments of the orchestra, and the wonderful people who play them!
Dig deeper into photosynthesis with our 2-hour, fully indoor Forest Lab program. Students will be scientists-for-a-day and will investigate leaf pigments and stomata of native deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Through a chromatography experiment and viewing leaf stomata with microscopes they will determine if our hypotheses are scientifically supported.
2024
For the end of the year, what better way to celebrate than a trip to Playland! Bring your students out for a fun filled day of rides, including our famous Wooden Roller Coaster, Atmosfear and our newest ride: Skybender!
https://www.pne.ca/playland/schools/ (under the School Year-end Party tab)
Life in the Trenches (grades 4-12) Tour a CPR station and reflect on the impact of WWI and life in the trenches. Visit the Centennial McKnight Trench under construction on the Museum grounds. A tour of the Centennial McKnight trench is included and dependent on conditions. Activities include scavenger hunt and writing a letter about life in the ‘trenches’. This 75 minute program engages and develops the students abilities to reflect on difficult times and the sacrifices that soldiers made for Canada. Activities and discussions bring awareness of the roles and impact WWI had on the soldiers and our community.
Tobogganing is fun for all ages. Tobogganers are encouraged to bring their own toboggan or rent one for $1. Combine tobogganing with one of our snowshoe programs! Unlimited tobogganing when tubing is purchased!
Snow tubing is fun, safe, and thrilling for all ages. Tubers must be 122 cm or 48 inches tall. We provide durable nylon covered tubes. Our tubing area is equipped with a handle tow to pull you back up the hill. Combine tubing with one of our snowshoe programs for the best rate!
September 15, 2025-June 25, 2026
Explore the world of landscape-inspired artwork through this engaging program. Using the forms of trees, waterways, and mountains, students discuss ideas of landscape and place. Building on these ideas, participants use techniques of layering, colour mixing, and collage to create a ‘forest’ of trees.
Curriculum Tie-ins: Art Education, Ecology, Indigenous Art
Bringing the past to you! In the comfort of your own space, Mackin House staff will lead a history lesson using PowerPoint, an activity, and a bin full of historical Artifacts. A great interactive learning experience for all ages, participants can handle and engage with artifacts, ask questions, form group discussions and enjoy fun activities related to the artifact's historical context. Topics: 1) Communication & Technology 2) Maillardville Community 1909 4) Evolution of Music 5) Pioneer Life
Students explore a Victorian holiday experience from their classroom. By creating vintage wooden crafts, exploring the Stewart’s late 1800s holiday traditions, other newcomer who lived on the farm, and learning about the diverse holiday celebrations of our community students will tie traditions of the past to our community today. Two-week rental.
Please call 604-591-4627 to book, and visit https://www.surrey.ca/arts-culture/historic-stewart-farm/teaching-resources for more information.
