School Programming
- Recyclogic
- Explore the effects of consumerism on people and places. Learn how to make trash into treasures and find out tips and tricks for frugal, eco-friendly living.
- How to Bird
- Discover how to identify birds and learn about the behaviors that help them survive in their environment.
- Bioblitz
- Learn to identify plants and animals based on observable features.
- Learn how the creatures interact with each other.
- Create a list of all species observed in a specific location and submit your list to iNaturalist app/website to share with the world.
- Stages of Life
- Explore the stages of insect life in your neighbourhood.
- Choose from insects of the water (pond), soil (compost), or land.
- Story of Salmon
- Choose this THEME for any of our existing programs to learn more about salmon and our coho hatchery.
- Nature Journalling
- A creative way to capture moments in nature, spark curiosity, and give every student a unique way to show what they understand.
- Learning About Light
- Explore the many ways that light shows up in the natural world from the Northern Lights to the weird ocean creatures that create their own light.
- Fungus Among Us
- Learn all about the powerhouse that fungi are as decomposers and how the mushroom plays the same role as an apple does to a tree.
- Fossil Fun
- Travel back millions of years as fossil detectives! Discover what lived long before us and solve the mystery of how its story was preserved in stone.
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Learn about the importance of our local pollinators (not just bees and butterflies) and the native plants they depend on to thrive.
- Astonishing Amphibians
- From gills to lungs and from water to land and back again, learn about the astonishing metamorphosis of our amphibious friends.
Curriculum Connections
Kindergarten
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Science: Daily and seasonal changes affect all living things.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Learning About Light
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: Stories and traditions about ourselves and our families reflect who we are and where we are from.
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Learning About Light
Socials: Rights, roles and responsibilities shape our identity and help us build healthy relationships with others.
- Recyclogic
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Grade 1
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: Healthy communities recognize and respect the diversity of individuals and care for the local environment.
- Recyclogic
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: We shape the local environment, and the local environment shapes who we are and how we live.
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
- Learning About Light
Socials: Our rights, roles and responsibilities are important for building strong communities.
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Grade 2
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Science: Materials can be changed through physical and chemical processes.
- Recyclogic
Science: Water is essential to all living things, and it cycles through the environment.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
- Learning About Light
Socials: Local actions have global consequences, and global actions have local consequences.
- Recyclogic
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
- Learning About Light
Socials: Individuals have rights and responsibilities as global citizens.
- Recyclogic
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
- Learning About Light
Grade 3
Science: Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Science: Wind, water, and ice change the shape of the land.
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
Socials: Learning about indigenous peoples nurtures multicultural awareness and respect for diversity.
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Learning About Light
Socials: Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Learning About Light
Socials: People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.
- Story of Salmon
- Nature Journalling
- Learning About Light
Grade 4
Science: All living things sense and respond to their environment.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Science: The motions of Earth and the moon cause observable patterns that affect living and non-living things.
- How to Bird
- Stages of Life
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Learning About Light
Socials: The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Grade 5
Science: Multicellular organisms have organ systems that enable them to survive and interact within their environment.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Science: Solutions are homogenous.
- Recyclogic
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
Science: Earth materials change as they move through the rock cycle and can be used as natural resources.
- Recyclogic
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
Socials: Natural resources continue to shape the economy and identity of different regions of Canada.
- Story of Salmon
Grade 6
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: Economic self-interest can be a significant cause of conflict among peoples and governments.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Story of Salmon
Socials: Complex global problems require international co-operation to make difficult choices for the future.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Grade 7
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Science: Elements consist of one type of atom, and compounds consist of atoms of different elements chemically combined.
- Recyclogic
Socials: Geographic conditions shaped the emergence of civilizations.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
Socials: Complex global problems require international co-operation to make difficult choices for the future.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
- Learning About Light
Grade 8
Science: Life processes are performed at the cellular level.
- Bioblitz
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: Exploration, expansion, and colonization had varying consequences for different groups.
- Bioblitz
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: Human and environmental factors shape changes in population and living standards.
- Recyclogic
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
Grade 9
- Recyclogic
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Socials: The physical environment influences the nature of political, social, and economic change.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Grade 10
Science: DNA is the basis for the diversity of living things.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
Science: Energy change is required as atoms rearrange in chemical processes.
- Recyclogic
Science: Energy is conserved, and its transformation can affect living things and the environment.
- Recyclogic
- Fungus Among Us
Socials: Worldviews lead to different perspectives and ideas about developments in Canadian society.
- How to Bird
- Bioblitz
- Stages of Life
- Story of Salmon
- Fungus Among Us
- Fossil Fun
- Nature Journalling
- Wings and Wildflowers (Pollinators)
- Astonishing Amphibians
- Learning About Light