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The Wormshop uses the indoor, appropriate vermiculture system as a vehicle to teach kids about composting and waste reduction. The students can also take what they learn in the Wormshop and apply it at home, creating their own wormbin composting system, regardless of whether they live in a house or an apartment.

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Be a bug detective when insects examples are brought to your classroom. *Available April, May and June.

Available to schools in Langley.

Duration 60 minutes. Cost $95

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Our outdoor programs take place at the Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre, at Shannon Terrace, 15931 Woodpath Rd SW, Calgary AB.

K-6 programs are teacher-led. Alberta Parks staff will provide the group with an in-depth orientation, and support the group throughout the day. Teachers are required to attend a 1.5 hour on-site orientation before the date of their program. Available for 2 classes per day, based on availability.

Grade 7-12 programs are led by an Alberta Parks staff member, who will be with your group for the entire day. Available for one class per day (max 35 students).

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Discover the hidden secrets and stories of the forest in this sensory journey through nature. Awaken your senses as you explore the temperate rainforest. Find tiny life forms with magnifiers, meet bugs, feed trees, and transform into a bat while learning how all of these forest elements are connected. One-and-a-half-hour program for students in Pre K- Grade 3.

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We currently run Club programs in Metro Vancouver and Kelowna - reach out if you're looking for a program near you.

This is an 8-week/workshop after school program. Youth can do the program once. Participants take part in fun interactive activities each week and develop cooking skills by making a plant-based dinner at each workshop.

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Through our inclusive experiences, Alberta professionals can explore regional ecological issues, develop an ethic of environmentalism, and gain the hands-on tools to protect our province's wild spaces and species.

Available topics include We All Belong in Nature, Community Science, Wild Wellness, Why Grasslands?, Climate Game Changers, Grizzly Bears Forever, Heart of a Park, and Watershed Ed.

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Did you know that many amphibians call Langley home? Students learn all about their lifecycles, adaptations, habitats, and which species are at risk. Discover frog friendly behaviour through interactive discussions and fun games.

Cost:

Grades K-3 $95

Grade 4 $105

Available to schools in SD35 and SD36

Schools outside of Langley will be charged mileage. Teachers outside of these districts may enquire about workshop availability.

Duration 60 minutes

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Our Mission

To nourish young minds and support local agriculture by delivering fresh, high-quality BC products to schools across the province. Through FRESH for KIDS, we create lasting connections between students, schools, and local farmers while promoting healthy eating habits.

Program Benefits

Direct delivery of fresh BC produce to schools

Support for local farmers and agriculture

Competitive bulk pricing

Flexible delivery schedules

Quality assurance and food safety standards

Professional distribution network reaching all corners of BC

How It Works

Schools or districts choose their preferred program length

FRESH for KIDS coordinates with local farmers and suppliers

Products are delivered directly to schools on a regular schedule

Students enjoy fresh, nutritious BC products

Schools track program success through our online platform

Supporting BC Agriculture

When you participate in FRESH for KIDS, you are not just feeding students – you are supporting an entire ecosystem of local farmers, distributors, and agricultural workers. Our program creates sustainable market opportunities for BC farmers while ensuring that students receive the freshest possible produce.

The program is supported by schools who choose to use their Feeding Futures Grant, support of school PAC or other funds from the community.

Support FRESH for KIDS

We believe every student deserves access to fresh, nutritious food. Visit our fundraising platform at freshforkids.ca to:

Support local schools in your community

Help expand our program reach

Contribute to student nutrition initiatives

Make a difference in BC’s food security

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The SPEC School Gardens Program is a well established environmental education program (started in 2008) and is aligned with BC Curriculum. We offer in person grade specific curricular resources, personalized workshops and seasonal lessons. Our goal is to connect every one to nature and we often collaborate with ECE, K-12 schools, for profit and not for profit organizations to provide programming. We help K-12 schools or not for profits establish new gardens or improve existing ones with climate friendly and organic gardening practices.

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Students follow each step of the scientific method to conduct a water quality investigation. During this 1.5 hour workshop students observe and become curious about the Fraser River, do background research, construct hypotheses, test their hypotheses by doing experiments, analyze their data, draw a conclusion, and report their results.

Grades: 6-9                          Length: 1.5 hours                   Maximum group size: 30 students

Program Components:

Take a sample of the Fraser River and make observations.

Conduct background research, using the exhibits as sources, and share with the other groups.

Construct a hypothesis about salmon survivability in the Fraser based on turbidity and pH levels.

Follow scientific protocol and test the turbidity and the pH level of the Fraser River sample.

Compare results to the hypothesis.

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At Seedlings Forest School, we strive to foster a sense of community and belonging among children, where they can develop positive relationships with each other and the natural world. Our experienced educators lead activities and encourage children to take risks, problem-solve, and make their own choices.

We believe that by providing children with regular access to nature, they will develop a deeper understanding and appreciation of the natural world and learn to live in harmony with it. Supporting inquiry-based learning empowers children to ask questions, explore their surroundings, and construct their knowledge through hands-on experiences Our goal is to help children become responsible and respectful citizens of the earth.

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Project WET Canada offers professional development certification workshops for educators, available both in-person and virtually. Our water education program features complete, engaging, inquiry-based lesson plans and activities. Guides include Foundations in Water Education, Water in Earth Systems, Projet WET Module 1 (French), Climate, Water and Resilience (Grades 6–12), and Getting Little Feet Wet (ECE). Workshops are led by fully trained Project WET Facilitators. Length and fees vary by guide(s), format, and location. Contact Maxine Koskie or Billie Jo Reid for more information.

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CBEEN is a Non-Profit Society and Registered Charity. Our mission is to encourage environmental stewardship and sustainability in the Canadian Columbia Basin by supporting environmental educators. The Columbia Basin Environmental Education Network (CBEEN) was born out of a shared sense of identity and from the common desire to support and promote EE on a regional scale. Over the past 10 years CBEEN has grown from a small group of passionate educators to a large and vibrant network of educators from across the Columbia Basin and beyond.

Our goals:

Maintain a vibrant and engaged network of educators in the Canadian Columbia Basin, and provide this network with excellent environmental education professional development resources and opportunities.

Facilitate collaboration amongst members, partner organizations, and Basin communities to effectively achieve our shared mandates and vision.

Undertake a process to better role model and support diversity, equity, and inclusion in the field of Environmental Education.

Expand network to increase engagement with and support for early years educators.

Maintain a sustainable organization which has effective and ethical governance in accordance with its non-profit and charitable status.

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The Wilder Institute Calgary Zoo's programs serve students in-person from Calgary and surrounding areas. Our programs are curriculum connected based on the current Learn Alberta Program of Studies for Kindergarten - Grade 12. We also offer custom programming by request. Virtual programs are available seasonally, December - February, and are great for students from anywhere across the country.

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This program serves schools that are driving distance to Elbow falls or to Canmore (fall program).

The Field School started in the Spring in 2005

We provide both spring and fall programs since 2008

We offer a virtual Field Study program since spring 2021 (virtual programs can be booked September-mid April)

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Water Scientists will learn about the water cycle, and make a water necklace. *This workshop is free for schools in the Township of Langley (limited spaces available).

Available to schools in SD35 and SD36

Schools outside of Langley will be charged mileage. Teachers outside of these districts may enquire about workshop availability.

Duration 60 minutes

Cost $95

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Company of Adventurers provides instruction in many outdoor wilderness activities with a strong focus on environmental education and stewardship. A low guide to participant ratio promotes safety and enhances the quality of the experience. Program length varies from day- to multi-day adventures.

See website for different program offerings and to register

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Please allow a minimum of 2 weeks notice if you are seeking a new lesson not listed in our lesson plans.

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Whether participants are passionate about climate change, conservation, eco-justice, or advocacy, YCC provides the knowledge, skills, and connections they need to turn that passion into action. Students work alongside a community of eco-action youth and mentors to launch projects that matter, build leadership and teamwork skills, and gain hands-on experience tackling real-world environmental challenges.

YCC is more than just a program, it’s a community of young changemakers ready to take action for a sustainable future in their schools, workplaces, and beyond. Are you ready to join the movement?

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The Classroom Gardener offers practical school garden expertise and customized consultations for non-profits, government agencies, community partners, school districts, and university faculties on gardening with children.

We offer researched and responsive whole system thinking with proven solutions for start up, maintenance, enhanced use, and seasonal frustrations associated with school garden use.

We offer comprehensive and relevant pedagogical applications of curricular learning in gardens, which supports the daily practice of education professionals.

Book an on-site start up conversation, a consultation for a new garden build, hire us for your summer maintenance, book an entire year of curriculum-aligned garden-based learning, or book our team for your next professional learning event!