BC Field Trips

Fraser River Discovery Centre

Address

788 Quayside Drive

New Westminster

British Columbia

Canada

V3M 6Z6

Website

General Contact

Reception Desk

Phone:

604 521-8401

E-Mail

Registration Details

Registration Methods:

Website

Payment Methods:

Cash

Cheque

Interac

VISA

MasterCard

Cancellation Policy:

Groups will be billed in full for any cancellation made less than two weeks before the booking.

Deposit Comment:

Program fee is $5 + GST per student, minimum charge of $60.00 (+GST) per booking (equates to 12 students). Fees are due 10 days after receiving confirmation. Please contact us about delayed payment options.

Other Registration Info:

Programs must be booked at least 3 weeks in advance.

Program Contact

Title:

Education Coordinator

Phone:

604 521-8401 ext. 105

E-Mail:

programs@fraserriverdiscovery.org

Registration Contact

Title:

Education Assistant

Phone:

604-521-8401 x 108

E-Mail:

programs@fraserriverdiscovery.org

Facility Information

Wheelchair Accessibility:

Yes

Food Services:

Kitchen Services:

Lunchroom:

Parking:

Public Transit:

Bus

SkyTrain

Taxi

Washrooms:

Yes

Our Trips

Inspired by the River

Through visual and dramatic arts, students in grades K-6 become inspired by the mighty Fraser River. Students collaborate to create a river mural and use drama and play to explore their personal connections to the Fraser and the many ways British Columbians rely on the river.

Our Bones are Made of Salmon

Students in grades 4-7 explore Aboriginal people's connections to the environment by comparing traditional salmon fishing tools, and learn how Aboriginal people preserve their culture from two local elders who share oral histories through a storytelling film.

From Pollution To Solution

Students in grades 2-5 determine how personal choices have environmental consequences by "polluting" a model of the lower mainland and brainstorming alternatives to common pollutants. Students play Swim Like Fin to be inspired by Fin Donelly's marathon swims of the Fraser River. The program concludes with a short film, Journey of the Blob, during which students are introduced to the animals of the Fraser River and the water cycle all while discovering that what we put in the environment stays in the environment.