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SUMMARY:Explore Outdoors Tuesdays: Fall 2020 After-School Program (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Explore the outdoors after school this fall!\nWe are passionate about supporting children’s discovery of the awe and wonder of the natural world\, deepening their love and knowledge of their place\, and helping them to be more confident outdoors. Many studies have shown that spending time in nature has numerous positive emotional\, mental\, psychological and social benefits\, especially on children. According to this article from Psychology Today\, some of these benefits are: \n\nNature has rejuvenating effects on attention\nNature relieves stress\nContact with nature (and animals) boosts self-discipline\nStudent motivation\, enjoyment\, and engagement are better in natural settings\nTime outdoors is tied to higher levels of physical activity and fitness\nNature may boost learning by providing a more supportive context for learning\nVegetated settings tend to provide calmer\, quieter\, safer contexts for learning\nNatural settings seem to foster warmer\, more cooperative relations\n\nWho: Our after school program is designed for children from Grades K-7. The group will be split into two smaller groups to engage in outdoor learning\, team building\, leadership and fun together. \nWhat: \n\nTeam building and leadership\nSalmon habitat and spawning\nMushroom identification\nSpider and insect identification\nFall garden harvesting\nFishing and pond dipping\nBaking flatbread in our cob oven\n\nWhen: After school from 3pm-4:30pm on Tuesdays\, for 11 weeks in Fall (Sept 15 – Nov 24) \nWhere: All programming will take place at A Rocha Brooksdale: 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, BC V3Z 9V2. The kids will explore our farm\, river\, wetland and forest habitats here at Brooksdale. \nWhy: Kids will have a fully outdoor\, fun and safe opportunity to make friends in a small group with very experienced teachers/leaders. Some learning outcomes include: \n\nLeadership and teamwork\nConfidence and comfort in the outdoors\nCuriosity and wonder in nature\nDeepen appreciation of indigenous knowledge\nJoy and excitement through fun and adventure\nDeeper connections to nature\, self and others\n\nHow to Register: \n\nSign up and make payment through Eventbrite.\nDownload and complete the Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps. )\nReturn forms at least 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca\n\nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration form containing medical information and waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: If the program is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice before the start of the After-school program will be refunded the registration minus the Eventbrite administration fee. There will be no refund once the program has started. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our After-School Program! Don’t forget to check out our Explore Outdoors: Spring 2021 After-School Program. \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n404\nSorry\, an error occurred.\n\n\n	Sorry\, this form has been permanently removed.\n\n\n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/explore-outdoors-fall-2020-after-school-program-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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SUMMARY:Explore Outdoors Wednesdays: Fall 2020 After-School Program (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Explore the outdoors after school this fall!\nWe are passionate about supporting children’s discovery of the awe and wonder of the natural world\, deepening their love and knowledge of their place\, and helping them to be more confident outdoors. Many studies have shown that spending time in nature has numerous positive emotional\, mental\, psychological and social benefits\, especially on children. According to this article from Psychology Today\, some of these benefits are: \n\nNature has rejuvenating effects on attention\nNature relieves stress\nContact with nature (and animals) boosts self-discipline\nStudent motivation\, enjoyment\, and engagement are better in natural settings\nTime outdoors is tied to higher levels of physical activity and fitness\nNature may boost learning by providing a more supportive context for learning\nVegetated settings tend to provide calmer\, quieter\, safer contexts for learning\nNatural settings seem to foster warmer\, more cooperative relations\n\nWho: Our after school program is designed for children from Grades K-7. The group will be split into two smaller groups to engage in outdoor learning\, team building\, leadership and fun together. \nWhat: \n\nTeam building and leadership\nSalmon habitat and spawning\nMushroom identification\nSpider and insect identification\nFall garden harvesting\nFishing and pond dipping\nBaking flatbread in our cob oven\n\nWhen: After school from 3:30 – 5pm on Wednesdays\, for 8 weeks in Fall (Oct 7 – Nov 25) \nWhere: All programming will take place at A Rocha Brooksdale: 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, BC V3Z 9V2. The kids will explore our farm\, river\, wetland and forest habitats here at Brooksdale. \nWhy: Kids will have a fully outdoor\, fun and safe opportunity to make friends in a small group with very experienced teachers/leaders. Some learning outcomes include: \n\nLeadership and teamwork\nConfidence and comfort in the outdoors\nCuriosity and wonder in nature\nDeepen appreciation of indigenous knowledge\nJoy and excitement through fun and adventure\nDeeper connections to nature\, self and others\n\nHow to Register: \n\nSign up and make payment through Eventbrite.\nDownload and complete the Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps. )\nReturn forms at least 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca\n\nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration form containing medical information and waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS: If the program is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice before the start of the After-school program will be refunded the registration minus the Eventbrite administration fee. There will be no refund once the program has started. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our After-School Program! Don’t forget to check out our Explore Outdoors: Spring 2021 After-School Program. \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n404\nSorry\, an error occurred.\n\n\n	Sorry\, this form has been permanently removed.\n\n\n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/explore-outdoors-wednesdays-fall-2020-after-school-program-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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SUMMARY:Survival Skills - Pro-D 3 (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an adventurous day of learning outdoor survival skills and build confidence in the wild! \n\n\n\n\nLearn skills such as cooking outside\, building a shelter\, navigating\, tying knots\, foraging\, building a small fire and more. \n\nKids grade K – 7\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Bring a hat and sunscreen\, or boots and rain gear!\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring your own felts\, scissors and glue (we will provide extras/additional)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Survival Skills Day! Don’t forget to check out our other Pro-D program offerings! \n— \nPlease note that A Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization . \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n404\nSorry\, an error occurred.\n\n\n	Sorry\, this form has been permanently removed.\n\n\n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/survival-skills-pro-d-3-surrey-bc/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201112T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Winnipeg:20201112T200000
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CREATED:20201021T212755Z
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SUMMARY:A Rocha Talks: Earthkeeping in the City - From backyard composting to electric vehicles
DESCRIPTION:Join us to explore the myriad ways that creation care can happen right where you are in the city. \nAbout this event\nA Rocha Canada invites you to join our ongoing series of A Rocha Talks. \nIn North American culture we tend to consider nature as opposite to civilization. We’ve often said nature is where humans are not. But in Genesis humans are created as an intrinsic part of creation. Throughout Scripture all the residents of our earth home\, plants\, animals\, and humans\, share a common\, intertwined past and future. Today\, we see creation flourishing and languishing alongside humans in forests\, alpine meadows\, parks\, suburbs and cities. \nGiven that over 70% of Canada’s population and 55% of the global population lives in cities\, city life has an enormous impact on the earth. How do we learn to live with creation in the ways we eat\, travel\, work and play in our urban homes? How does our faith and the care of the earth come together in an urban setting? \nThis panel will explore how we can engage caring for creation in the city. We will hear how each panellist is navigating this challenge in their own lives. We hope you’ll join us in the conversation! \nOur panelists: \nTeresa Prokopanko (yes\, it’s phonetic) loves dirt and hopes you will too! She is a Compost Program Coordinator at Green Action Centre in her day job\, and is a mom – well\, all the time. Teresa lives in Winnipeg with her husband and toddler daughter. They enjoy discussing city planning\, loafing at the lake\, volunteering at church\, and going on local people-powered adventures together. \nPaul Loewen rides an electric unicycle (google it) to work\, including many days during Winnipeg’s winter last year. He’s well aware that it’ll be hard to convince everyone else to do the same\, and so electric vehicles fall into the overlap between two of his passions: technology and reducing carbon emissions. He lives in Winnipeg with his wife\, Jeanette\, and their three boys. They plan to own an EV within 3-5 years–if people still own their own vehicles by then. \nAndrea Ramos Santos rides her bike as much as she can around Vancouver\, but she is still adapting to the winter in Canada (it’s hard for a Brazilian!). She is passionate about nature\, birds\, and trees\, which lead her to study ecology. She worked for A Rocha in Brazil before moving to Canada with her husband Gustavo. Both studied at Regent College\, and now they are learning how to live as typical Pacific Northwest dwellers. \nThe panel discussion will be hosted by Zoe Matties\, Manitoba Program Manager. \nThis event is free and open to the public.\n \nPowered by Eventbrite
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/a-rocha-talks-earthkeeping-in-the-city-from-backyard-composting-to-electric-vehicles/
LOCATION:Manitoba
CATEGORIES:Manitoba,Online Programming
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201114T123000
DTSTAMP:20260606T134649
CREATED:20200115T002308Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20201114T004759Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Day (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:In light of COVID-19\, we are taking extra precautions to maintain social distancing\, provide hand washing/sanitizing stations\, and cancelling our communal lunch. Please stay at home if you have had symptoms or traveled\, or have been in contact with someone with symptoms or who has traveled in the last 14 days. Note: you will be asked to fill in a COVID consent form upon arrival. \nCome care for creation at our Brooksdale Environmental Centre! Catch a taste of A Rocha as you lend a hand alongside the team in our garden\, habitat restoration projects\, heritage site and grounds and more. After work enjoy\, a free site tour! \nWear weather-appropriate clothing for working outside\, and bring gloves if you have them. Bring your own lunch if you are staying for the site tour. \nSchedule:\n9:30 am – Meet at the patio\n12:30 pm – Free Lunch for volunteers (CANCELLED)\n1:15 pm – Site Tour (CANCELLED) \nRSVP\nVolunteer Days fill up fast\, so please RSVP to make sure you get a spot!
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/volunteer-day-surrey-bc-9/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:BC Volunteer Days,Brooksdale
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DTEND;TZID=America/Vancouver:20201123T150000
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CREATED:20201106T025735Z
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SUMMARY:Survival Skills - Pro-D 3 (Surrey\, BC)
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an adventurous day of learning outdoor survival skills and build confidence in the wild! \n\n\n\n\nLearn skills such as cooking outside\, building a shelter\, navigating\, tying knots\, foraging\, building a small fire and more. \n\nKids grade K – 7\nCamp runs from 9am to 3pm\nCome dressed for an active day outside (rain or shine). Wear winter gear\, boots with warm socks\, toque and gloves!\nBring extra set of clothing and socks.\nBring your own snacks (morning and afternoon)\, lunch & water bottle.\nBring hand sanitizer and mask for activities with close proximity.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHow to Register \nRegistration is a 3-step process: \n1. Sign up\, and make payment through Eventbrite. \n2. Download and complete the Day Camp Registration Form and Parent Information & Agreement Form. (Note: You don’t have to submit the forms if your child has attended one of our 2020 Summer Day Camps.) \n3.  Return forms by 7 days prior to the day you registered for. Please email them to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nIMPORTANT: Your registration is NOT considered complete until we have received the registration forms containing medical information and Consent waiver. \nCANCELLATIONS & REFUNDS:  If a camp is cancelled due to Covid-19 provincial health requirements\, all camp fees will be fully refunded to affected families. \nFamilies withdrawing with more than one week’s notice will be refunded full registration cost minus the Eventbrite administrative fee. If it is within the week prior to the camp\, $50 will be non-refundable\, and the rest depending on if the spot is filled. \nThank you so much for your support and we look forward to seeing your child/children at our Survival Skills Day! Don’t forget to check out our other Pro-D program offerings! \n— \nPlease note that A Rocha is a Christian environmental stewardship organization . \n\n\n\n\n  \n\n\n\nPlease fill out the Day Camp Registration Form Package and return it to canada.kids@arocha.ca \nFinancial assistance available. Contact us for more information. \n×Contact us at Brooksdale\n404\nSorry\, an error occurred.\n\n\n	Sorry\, this form has been permanently removed.\n\n\n\nClose
URL:https://arocha.ca/event/survival-skills-pro-d-3-surrey-bc-2/
LOCATION:A Rocha’s Brooksdale Environmental Centre\, 1620 192 St\, Surrey\, British Columbia\, V3Z 9V2\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Brooksdale,Day Camps
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