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My River My Home

Fraser River Discovery Centre

Help students discover the Fraser River through creative, hands-on activities designed with British Columbia’s school curriculum in mind.

Download our free My River, My Home Resource Kit for lesson plans, activities and background information related to the ecosystems, cultures and industries connected to the Fraser River. The kit aligns with our fully guided education programs, with many activities that are suitable to extend learning before or after field trips to the Fraser River Discovery Centre.

Complementing the award winning “My River My Home” exhibit at the Fraser River Discovery Centre in New Westminster, the free 100-page, user-friendly guide:

Includes 25 lesson plans and background information for educators
Challenges students to see the Fraser River holistically, exploring concepts of environmental, cultural and economic sustainability through creative activities, writing prompts and hands-on activities
Activities meet BC Ministry of Education Curriculum requirements for grades K-9 and address BC’s new cross-curricular competencies (critical thinking, personal and social awareness and responsibility, and communication skills).

The kit is divided into 5 sections that can be explored independently or used to create an inquiry unit about the Fraser River:

Connect: students are asked to activate previous knowledge and explore the question “What is my connection to the Fraser River?”
Develop Knowledge and Explore Sustainability: students explore the cultural, economic, and environmental sustainability of the Fraser River.
Investigate Water Quality: introduces water quality and outlines the Taking the Pulse of the Fraser program available at the Discovery Centre.
Putting the Fraser on the Global Map: students study and compare the cultures, environment, and art, and water quality data from the Fraser, Amazon, Congo, Ganges-Brahmaputra, and Kolyma rivers.
What’s Next: The final section encourages students to become active citizens in water quality issues.

For suggestions on how to use or modify an activity in the kit, or to book a professional development workshop for educators on using the kit with your students, please contact programs@fraserriverdiscovery.org.

City:

Online

Duration:

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For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

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:

Outside of School Hours

Maximum Students:

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Offered In French:

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NATIVE – NEWCOMER RELATIONS: CASE STUDIES IN CONTACT, COLONIALISM & RESISTANCE

North Vancouver Museum Archives- NOVAMA

Availability: Native-Newcomer Relations PDF

The Native Voice was the first newspaper to focus on Indigenous issues in Canada. Through four case studies, students critically analyse articles from The Native Voice and other newspapers to look at the topics of Indigenous rights and land title in British Columbia. This program has been organized with the Squamish Nation Education Department and made possible in part through a grant from the Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.

Your students will:

Analyze archival and contemporary newspaper articles relating to Indigenous rights and land title.
Answer and discuss critical thinking questions to develop a deeper understanding of the topic.

City:

North Vancouver

Duration:

For Grades:

Months Available:

May

Days Offered:

Monday

Times Offered:

Outreach Kit/Online Resource

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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Native-Newcommer Relations: Case Studies in Contact, Colonialism, and Resistance

North Vancouver Museum Archives- NOVAMA

Format: Online kit available at https://monova.ca/native-newcomer-relations-case-studies-in-contact-colonialism-resistance/

Secondary level students will critically analyze both archival and contemporary newspaper articles relating to aboriginal rights and land title in British Columbia. This program presents the story of native activism in the mid-twentieth century through the lens of one individual (Maisie Hurley, 1887-1962), founder of the Native Voice newspaper.

This program has been organized with the Squamish Nation Education Department and made possible in part through a grant from the Museums Assistance Program, Department of Canadian Heritage.

Duration:

See notes.

For Grades:

10, 11, 12

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:

Offered In French:

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Nature Detectives

Stanley Park Ecology Society

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

Book here!

City:

Vancouver

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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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:

North Vancouver

Duration:

Half Day

For Grades:

K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Months Available:

January, February, March

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

10:00 am, 1:00 pm

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Yes

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Nature Walk

Fraser River Discovery Centre

On your last walk through nature, what did you notice? What did you wonder? In this program students will explore the connections between living things within their local environment (Kingdom Plantae). They will learn the connection between science and our communities and how they can begin to identify plants in their everyday lives. Students will learn some of the key identifiers of each sub-category in the Kingdom Plantae and use these skills on a nature walk. This information can then be used in the classroom to further investigate plants and find connections between plants, and between people and nature.

Grades: 2-7 Length: 1.5 – 2 hours Maximum group size: 30 students

Program Components:

Introduction to Kingdom Plantae
Explore and observe nature by going on a nature walk
Practice observation skills through different activities
Make connections between science and our communities
This program starts with a 20-minute presentation inside, then takes place mostly outside.

Click here to see how this program supports BC’s curriculum for Grades 2-7.

Click here for the pre-visit activity for River Champions Grades 2-7.

City:

Other

Duration:

For Grades:

2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7

Months Available:

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

Days Offered:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

9:00 am, Outreach Kit/Online Resource, 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

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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Nature's Classroom (grades 3-8) A multi-session outdoor learning experience. Fall and Spring dates.

Langley Environmental Partners Society

As classes plant and tend vegetables at local community gardens, students learn about soil and composting, discover the needs of plants, and become environmental stewards. Throughout the series, they will develop an awareness of environmental issues and social responsibiility as they learn about local food security. Food grown and harvested is donated to local food banks.

This workshop series will be 4 sessions, administered outside, and masks are required for all students. All workshop supplies will be sanitized after every single presentation.

City:

Langley

Duration:

For Grades:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Months Available:

April, May, June

Days Offered:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

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

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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Nature's Diversity and You! (grades 3-8)

Langley Environmental Partners Society

What is diversity and why is it important? Learn the four components of habitat – food, water, shelter and space. Students will explore concepts related to food chains and will discover some of the ways that humans impact ecosystems. Optional bird house building. Cost: $7.00 each.

LEPS workshops take place in YOUR CLASSROOM in LANGLEY, ABBOTSFORD or SURREY school districts.

This program is now available virtually! Duration of the program may vary. Please contact for details.

City:

Langley

Duration:

For Grades:

3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8

Months Available:

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

Days Offered:

Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

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

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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New Media Gallery School Programs

New Media Gallery

Join us for a tour and a workshop!

New Media Gallery Exhibition Tours are developed for a range of ages and interested; schools, universities, and special interest groups and special events as well as general public tours. Tours are led by a Curator or Curatorial Programmer and may be booked in advance.

Exhibition Tour | 30 - 60 min | Free
Pre-Activity | PDF Handout | Free

Creative Tech Workshops, hosted in the Art + Technology LAB, integrate ideas from the exhibition together with BC’s new Core Curriculum. Big Ideas inform each exciting 1.5 – 3 hour Workshop where a focus on process and inquiry-based learning are key. Encouraging and building on a vibrant & dynamic process of creativity and imagination in workshop situations is our thing; we champion individual and collective brainstorming and focused play!

Creative Tech Workshop | 60 - 120 min | Cost: $150 + GST (includes tour + pre-activity)
(For young children, we may be able to offer a separate space for break time)

City:

New Westminster

Duration:

For Grades:

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

Months Available:

February, March, April, September, October, November, December

Days Offered:

Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

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

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

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No Bones About It - In Person

Lynn Canyon Ecology Centre

Discover the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates. Take a close-up look at the interesting features of vertebrate skulls, bones, teeth, and claws. Learn about the amazing adaptations that help temperate rainforest animals thrive in this cool, wet environment. This program runs from 10am to 12pm.

City:

North Vancouver

Duration:

See notes.

For Grades:

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

Months Available:

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

Days Offered:

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Times Offered:

10:00 am