January

Highlighting a MOV knowledge repatriation program, this Kit offers students a unique opportunity to learn more about traditional Salish cedar root basketry and the importance of stewardship and safeguarding natural resources for future generations. The Kit highlights different materials used in traditional basket making and invites students to make a basket bottom using everyday craft materials. 

Nikkei (Japanese Canadians) have a long history in North Vancouver. This kit encourages students to engage with their history of immigration, internment during World War II and the rebuilding of lives up to the present through the exploration of photographs, archival materials, and creative activities.

Step into the vaults at Lynn Valley for a hands-on investigation of local history. Students will analyze primary sources like diaries, maps, and newspapers, building essential primary source literacy through critical analysis and a "behind-the-scenes" cold storage tour. 

Program Highlights:  

• Analysis of images and documents relating to topics in North Vancouver history  

• Primary and secondary source game 

• Behind-the-scenes cold storage tour 

Explore how different world views from time immemorial to today have shaped the fate of North Vancouver’s forests. 

Program Highlights:  

• Tree identification game  

• Analysis of Coast Salish belongings and artifacts  

• Moodyville image and/or document analysis  

• Students try a cross-cut saw!  

With connections to the science and socials curricula, students will find out how the North Shore mountains and other landforms have impacted the development of communities here over time. 

Program Highlights:  

• A Coast Salish legend

• Image and artifact analysis

• Hands-on erosion experiment

• Exploration of common rocks and minerals from the North Shore mountains

UBC Farm welcomes Pre-K to Grade 12 students to our school field trips. There is a bounty of hands-on activities in our educational programs: exploring the apple orchard and honeybees, harvesting seasonal produce, foraging in the forest, and for older students, hands-on work in ecological restoration, gardening, and sustainable agriculture, just to name a few.
Our field trips provide an opportunity for children to see and learn about a working certified organic farm and to discuss important social and ecological aspects of food production in our area.

Pre-K to Grade 7:

Each field trip is led by our education team and features one of three seasonal learning experiences.

Pollinator Package:

• Visit our apple orchard
• Learn about pollinators and identify common species
• Visit our honeybees
• Play interactive pollinator games
• Plant seeds to take home

Harvesting Package:

• Harvest seasonal produce (such as kale, apples, squash, pumpkins, and more)
• Explore herbs through hands-on sensory activities
• Plant seeds to take home

Forest Package:

• Explore our agroforestry trail
• Learn to identify native plants
• Search for mushrooms and birds
• Experience seasonal foraging activities to take a small piece of the forest home

Activities vary throughout the year depending on the season.

Grades 8-12:

Each visit combines a guided tour of the UBC Farm with hands-on experiential learning.

Depending on the season, activities may include:

• Ecological restoration
• Forest stewardship
• Gardening
• Sustainable agriculture
• Food systems education

Every visit is tailored to provide meaningful, place-based learning connected to the Farm’s work.

Simple Machines Mini Kit (K-12)

Looking for a hands-on way to teach your students about simple machines? Rent our Simple Machines Mini Kit, containing twelve interactive models of simple machines, and guide their exploration.

Fishing Tools & Knots Mini Kit (K-12)

There are so many different ways to catch fish! This kit is designed to show your students examples of some of the lures, ropes, knots, bells, and floats involved in net and line fishing.