Ralph Klein Park-Shaping Up Nature
Join The City of Calgary Park for an inquiry based one-day school which provides time for your students to slow down and look at the amazing forma-tions and natural landscapes of nature. Students will analyze natural geometric shapes and colour pallets and inter-pret the stories that can be learned by studying the great outdoors. This interdisciplinary agenda includes hands-on activities, art projects, and creative journaling.
Target Grades: Grade 3 focus, K & up welcome
Cost: $13/ps if 15 registered, $6.50/ps if 30 registered.
Notes: Min. 15 Max. 30 Please bring a lunch. Limited amount of parents allowed.
Date: June 13
Time: 9:15 – 2:30
Location: 12350 84 St. S.E.
Roots PE Program: Summer Swimming Session
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 1:00 - 2:00
Grades K - 12, K students must be 5 by February 29th, 2012
June 07 2012Roots PE Program: Summer Swimming Session
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 1:00 - 2:00
Grades K - 12, K students must be 5 by February 29th, 2012
June 06 2012Roots PE Program: Summer Swimming Session
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 1:00 - 2:00
Grades K - 12, K students must be 5 by February 29th, 2012
June 05 2012Roots PE Program: Summer Swimming Session
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 1:00 - 2:00
Grades K - 12, K students must be 5 by February 29th, 2012
June 04 2012Roots PE Program: Summer Swimming Session
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 1:00 - 2:00
Grades K - 12, K students must be 5 by February 29th, 2012
Parents and students are asked to come twenty minutes early to the first class so the Talisman staff can review emergency procedures and necessary policies.
June 01 2012Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Track & Field
Grades 7 and up – Step Aerobics
Kayben Farms
We will learn through hands-on discovery, to stimulate curiosity and develop a sense of responsibility and respect for living things and the environment.
Target Grades: All ages
Cost: $5/pp Chaperones and under 2 free
Note: Tour is an hour, but plan to bring a lunch and stay all day at the Sunshine Adventure Park.
Date: Sometime in May 30
Time: 9:30 til the cows come home!
Location: Close to Okotoks
North Support Group Meeting
100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
A year of support group meetings isn’t complete without our annual curriculum and website share. Come discover other mother’s treasures and bring your favorite piece of curriculum and favorite websites along to show to other mothers. Learn from the experts!
May 25 2012South Support Group Meeting
100 Top Picks for Homeschool Curriculum
A year of support group meetings isn’t complete without our annual curriculum and website share. Come discover other mother’s treasures and bring your favorite piece of curriculum and favorite websites along to show to other mothers. Learn from the experts!
May 25 2012Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Track & Field
Grades 7 and up – Step Aerobics
Roots PE Program: Session 3
No classes today due to Victoria Day Weekend
May 16 2012Leighton Art Centre
The Leighton Art Centre offers a year round Art and Nature Program to children. Children are introduced to the landscape while exploring the creative process through hands on art projects, a nature/environmental study and a guided tour.
Target Grades: ages 6-12, age 6 & up welcome
Cost: $15/ps adults may pay to join as well
Notes: Min. 20 Limit of 3 adults. Please bring a bag lunch and water. Dress for the weather.
Date: Wednesday, May 16
Time: 9:30 – 2:30
Location: 144 Street and 266 Ave SE (SW of Spruce Meadows) see website for map and directions
http://www.leightoncentre.org
Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Track & Field
Grades 7 and up – Step Aerobics
Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Track & Field
Grades 7 and up – Step Aerobics
Registration Deadline - Ralph Klein Park-Shaping Up Nature
See field trip guide for details
April 30 2012North Support Group Meeting
This Is Our Father’s World
Do you and your children want to wonder at the intricacies in God’s beautiful creation around us? Learn how to nature journal and/or sketching with the goal of looking for something suitable for your family. Bring samples your children have done – our mothers remain our best teachers.
April 27 2012South Support Group Meeting
This Is Our Father’s World
Do you and your children want to wonder at the intricacies in God’s beautiful creation around us? Learn how to nature journal and/or sketching with the goal of looking for something suitable for your family. Bring samples your children have done – our mothers remain our best teachers.
April 27 2012Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Track & Field
Grades 7 and up – Step Aerobics
National Geographic Live – Being There: On Expedition with Mattias Klum
One of National Geographic’s most dynamic speakers, Klum takes his audiences on journeys to fragile and remote habitats, revealing the richness of the world’s biodiversity. Travel with him on a multimedia exploration of the world’s last truly wild places and learn how our everyday choices can make a difference to their future.
Target Grades: 3-8, grades 2 & up welcome
Cost: $10.50/ per person
Notes: No children under grade 1. Min. 10
Date: Wednesday, April 25
Time: 10:00-11:15
Location: EPCOR CENTRE’s Jack Singer Concert Hall - 205 8 Avenue Southeast
Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Circuit Training
Grades 7 and up – Volleyball
Registration Deadline - Kayben Farms
See field trip guide for details
April 13 2012Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Circuit Training
Grades 7 and up – Volleyball
Outdoors In
Outdoors In offers life science curriculum based nature programs These exciting programs are very interactive and sensory and will leave your group with new found knowledge of the animals and the environment of the Calgary area in Alberta. We “Connect Open Minds to Nature” and can bring the outdoors to you.
Frogs, Snakes and Turtles: Slimy, slithery, dry or scaly. You be the detective by using your senses to explore the characteristics of this very special group of animals.
Target Grades: K-5 (age 4-10)
Cost: $9 per student (age 4 & up)
Notes: Min. 10 Max. 30
Date: Wednesday, April 11
Time: 10:45-12:00
Location: Inglewood Community Centre 1740-12 Ave. SE
Roots PE Program: Session 3
No classes today due to Easter Weekend
April 04 2012Registration Deadline - Leighton Art Centre
See field trip guide for details
April 02 2012North Support Group Meeting
How to Be a Great Wife…. Even Though You Homeschool
Time, energy, your children’s needs, your husband’s needs, your needs – Grapple with God’s instruction for your marriage. Homeschooling can take over your life, but is that God’s plan?
S.P.I.T.: share one thing you do to honour your husband or one thing you do that encourages him to become more involved in your family’s home education.
March 30 2012South Support Group Meeting
How to Be a Great Wife…. Even Though You Homeschool
Time, energy, your children’s needs, your husband’s needs, your needs – Grapple with God’s instruction for your marriage. Homeschooling can take over your life, but is that God’s plan?
S.P.I.T.: share one thing you do to honour your husband or one thing you do that encourages him to become more involved in your family’s home education.
March 30 2012Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Circuit Training
Grades 7 and up – Volleyball
Roots PE Program: Session 3
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Circuit Training
Grades 7 and up – Volleyball
Parents and students are asked to come twenty minutes early to the first class so the Talisman staff can review emergency procedures and necessary policies.
March 21 2012Registration Deadline - Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) - Recycling Depot
See field trip guide for details
March 21 2012Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) - Recycling Depot
A Waste & Recycling educator will engage students in activities and may discuss some of the following topics: Recycling, Natural Resources, Landfill, Composting or Reduction.
Target Grades: 4-12
(Targets the Grade 4 Waste and our World unit), all welcome
Cost: free
Notes: Min. 10, max. 30
Date: Wednesday, March 28
Time: 9:45-11:30
Location: 10351 46 St. S.E.
Roots PE Program: Session 2
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Cooperative Games
Grades 7 and up – Kickboxing
National Geographic Live – A Camera, Two Kids, and a Camel with Annie Griffiths
For over 25 years, Griffiths has traveled the world for National Geographic exploring unseen corners of the British Isles, Middle East, India and North America—often with her children in tow! Enjoy her personal stories and luminous images of people and places that reveal the rich tapestry of the human experience.
Target Grades: 5-8, grades 2 & up welcome
Cost: $10.50/pp
Notes: No children under grade 1. Min. 10
Date: Tuesday, March 13
Time: 10:00-11:15
Location: EPCOR CENTRE’s Jack Singer Concert Hall - 205 8 Avenue Southeast
Roots PE Program: Session 2
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Cooperative Games
Grades 7 and up – Kickboxing
Roots PE Program: Session 2
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Cooperative Games
Grades 7 and up – Kickboxing
North Support Group Meeting
Tell Me Again, Why Do We Homeschool?
Share, inspire, encourage one another as we grapple with why parents do and should home educate their children. Do you remember your vision?
February 24 2012South Support Group Meeting
Tell Me Again, Why Do We Homeschool?
Share, inspire, encourage one another as we grapple with why parents do and should home educate their children. Do you remember your vision?
February 24 2012Roots PE Program: Session 2
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Cooperative Games
Grades 7 and up – Kickboxing
Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
Students will learn how sport can make families, communities and our nation stronger; to develop an appreciation for sport history; and be inspired to participate in sport and dream big.
Target Grades: 3-6
Cost: free
Notes: Min. 10 This is a test pilot for the Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame. They are asking whoever participates to fill out a survey to help them to better serve homeschoolers. This is a great opportunity to see the Sports Hall of Fame for free as they normally charge $8 per adult and $5 per student on field trips. As well, we get to provide them with the input they need to serve other homeschoolers!
Date: Wednesday, February 22
Time: 9:45-12:00
Location: 169 Canada Olympic Road SW
Roots PE Program: Session 2
No classes today due to Family Day Weekend.
February 10 2012Roots PE Program: Session 2
The Roots PE classes will be held at the Talisman Centre, 2225 MacLeod Trail, Southbound, from 2:45 – 3:45
Grades 3 – 6 – Basketball
Grades 7 and up – Basketball
Registration Deadline - Outdoors In
See field trip guide for details
February 08 2012Calgary Tower
Explore Calgary’s magnificent landmarks during this informative and inspiring guided tour. From downtown’s glittering skyscrapers to the majestic Rocky Mountains, we will take you on a journey through Calgary’s past and present. Highlights include the East Village, the Saddledome, Canada Olympic Plaza and Stephen Avenue.
Target Grades: All ages
Cost:$5/4-12, $8.50/13-17, $11.75/adults, 0-3free
Date: Wednesday, February 8
Time: 9:45 – 12:00
Location: 101 - 9th Avenue SW