Physical Education

Located near Hinton, William A. Switzer Provincial Park provides field trip programs and in-class presentations for Grades K-6. Topics include wetlands, forests, art, animals, and bugs. 

The Alberta Education competencies: Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, Managing Information, Creativity and Innovation, Communication, Collaboration, Cultural and Global Citizenship, and Personal Growth and Well-being all provide excellent opportunities to engage with environmental stewardship. These Environmental Stewardship Competency Cards provide a visual for showing students the competencies involved with engaging in environmental issues and action. 

Two Wheel View provides the Earn-a-Bike (Bike Club) program to Grades 7-12. Each week participants receive a healthy snack, play games and discuss the daily lessons in both character (community, leadership, self-esteem) and bike mechanics (fixing a tire, gear adjustments, chains, brakes etc). They have the opportunity to use tools and disassemble and reassemble bikes every week, and get their own bike through this program. 

SHAPE provides online guides to help develop walk-to-school programs for your community school. 

Evergreen provides lesson plans for K-12 students on climate, conservation, and outdoor activities, and how-to guides for gardening and composting. 

The Earth Rangers Clubs program is made up of elementary school-age students and educators, who have committed to taking action in helping animals and the environment. We have created a free and easy to use platform for eco clubs to track their activities or for new clubs to be started. 

To register a club and for more information click here. 

Earth Rangers provides integrative lesson plans for all grades in science, art, math, and physical education on topics ranging from wetlands, land & animal conservation, to gardening and outdoor activities. 

Elementary 3-day Camps

Jr. High & High School 3-day Camps

Day programs (Gr. K-6) - wetlands, forests, plants, and wildlife.

Middle School aged youth (Grades 5-9)

High School Credit Programs (Grades 10-12)

Summer CALM Course

The Marmot Learning Centre 

RiverWatch takes students in Gr. 8-12 on an all-day field trip on the river, aboard large inflatable rafts fully-equipped as floating laboratories! RiverWatch helps secondary science students to explore a 10 km section of their local river. Along the way, students make shoreline stops to conduct water chemistry and biology tests above and below a wastewater treatment plant. Working in a team environment to collect water quality data, students are better able to answer the question, "How healthy is our river?": 

Alberta Parks Kananaskis field trips explore a variety of natural topics, including wetlands and wildlife. Kananaskis Country has also partnered with the Elbow River Watershed Partnership to deliver Freshwater Field School programs. Curricular content is based on Alberta Education's programs of studies.  

Alberta Parks Kananaskis can also come to your classroom through theatre presentations.