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FRDC is continuing to support schools during this pandemic with our newest offer: online school programs! Hosted through video conference software, an FRDC educator will lead your students through a fully interactive program, engaging them with the material by utilizing the latest tools in online and remote education.

Let’s Design a Cleaner City is an online program that empowers students to solve real world problems. In this program, students expand their knowledge of urban challenges by learning about major sources of urban and industrial pollution. Students will then use the design thinking process to imagine and create a cleaner city.

To participate in these programs, you will need:

• A stable internet connection.
• A device for each student (laptop, tablet, or chromebook, etc) with a stable internet connection. They will use this throughout the program for the interactive activities.
• The ability to join the video conference with the FRDC educator. This can be done one of two ways: the teacher can join the video conference and project it with sound for the whole class to view; or each student can join on their device with headphones.

Book a digital "visit" to the Nikkei National Museum for your class! Learn about Japanese Canadian history and culture through virtual exhibit tours and stories from our elders. A Nikkei National Museum facilitator will guide you via your video call platform of choice. Programs run 30 or 60 minutes and can run on multiple days. Reserve your digital program here: https://centre.nikkeiplace.org/digital-taiken-reservation/

All our Farm Field Trips start with an interactive and enthusiastic exploration of the farm. Get ready: We will touch soil, kiss goats, listen to the bees buzzing, pet chickens, smell horses and taste veggies right from the market gardens! So much fun!! Besides our hands-on teaching style, we love getting into juicy discussions about agricultural practices, ecosystems, food security, sustainability... Throughout the Farm Field Trip, hands-on experimentation and discussions will complete your students' learnings in Environmental and Social Sciences curriculums. 

- Fun and engaging introduction to the farm, its gardens, animals and farmers.
- Stimulating the 5 senses - experimental learning is the core of our pedagogy for all ages!
- Adapting to the age range and request, the farm educator can relate to “the bigger picture” in terms of farming technics, agro- ecosystems, food systems and/or local & global ecosystems.

Longer field trips are available. All field trips can be tailored to your learning plan requirements.

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, how they respond to their environment, 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.

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

This tour includes:

• Learning how homes were built more than 100 years ago by European Settlers and Local Indigenous people. Artifact investigation;

• Visiting the Natural History Wall and learning about local animals;

• Includes a guided outdoor walking tour exploring how animals have returned to the mine sites now that the industry is inactive.

This tour includes:

• a visit to our local Chinese history display and an object identification activity;

• students explore the kit "The Writing on the Wall" that details the racism and prejudice the Chinese immigrants faced at the turn of the century;

• This tour includes a workshop on Chinese Calligraphy.

Thème :

• Les simples machines composent les machines complexes
• Les machines complexes travaillent ensemble pour créer un produit  
• Personnes et machines ont tous un rôle à jouer

Description : Cet atelier en ligne de 60 minutes est une présentation interactive sur les machines complexes et une chaîne de montage (la chaîne de mise en conserve) dirigée par le staff du Gulf of Georgia Cannery site historique et national. Les élèves joueront le rôle de «détectives» et exploreront trois machines complexes clés sur la chaine de mise en conserve. Le personnel posera des questions et donnera aux étudiants la possibilité de voter pour répondre, et des indices pour aider à remplir leur feuille de travail.

Cette unité inclut:                                                                                         

• Une unité entièrement créée avec des Pré et Post activités, un workshop et un kit à utiliser dans la classe.
• Connection avec les Sciences Sociales
• Un workshop en ligne d’une heure avec un interprète
• De multitudes d’activités
• Des photos et vidéos historiques
• Un quiz kahoot
• Deux chasses au trésor
• Un mot mêlé

Bonus: Un kit physique peut être emprunté pour une semaine sans frais supplémentaires. Il inclut des répliques en bois de machines simples. Le kit doit être récupéré au lieu historique national Gulf of Georgia Cannery à Steveston. Des instructions seront incluses pour aider les élèves à approfondir leurs connaissances sur la façon dont les machines fonctionnent.