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These are environmental education field trips and classroom programs offered in Alberta. Use the categories on the left to refine your search. To start a new search, please de-select your previous choices by clicking the (-) buttons at the top.

The Hot Planet, Cool Athletes program brings high profile athletes (Olympians, Professional Action Sports Athletes, etc.) into high schools for presentations (preferably a school-wide assembly) tied to provincial climate change curriculum. The...

 
Girls on Ice Expeditions take place in remote wilderness environments every summer for 12 days and are open to girls age 16-17 to apply. They are tuition-free and interweave science, art, and wilderness travel to inspire future leadership,...

 
The Kerry Wood Nature Centre and Fort Normandeau in Red Deer offer a range of curriculum- based programs for K-9, and take requests from high school teachers as well.Topics include: plants and animals, life cycles, geology, and wetlands. With two lakes...

 
Battle River Watershed Alliance provides field trips and support for inquiry-protects on watersheds and keeping them clean and sustainable for students in Eastern-Central Alberta. Students get to participate in citizen-science, collecting data on...

 
CPAWS provides classroom programs and guided hikes for students in Grades 2-12 through all seasons (including winter). All programming is connected to curriculum. Classroom programs are centered around action-projects so that students not only...

 
Inside Education programs are available to teachers in Southern, Central, and Northern Alberta. In-Class Programs:Gr. 4-6 programs - natural resources, energy, & electricityGr. 7 & 9 programs - agriculture &...

 
Scientists in Schools is avaliable for schools throughout Alberta, including: Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Red Deer, Calgary, Lethbridge, & Medicine Hat. Presentations are linked to curriculum & based on teacher requests. 

 
Teachers in Medicine Hat and area can request a scientist or engineer to visit their classrooms. Praxis Society will try match teachers up with the professional that would best fit their class's needs. 

 
Camp Chief Hector provides the following outdoor schools for students:Eco School (Gr.4-6): environmental awareness and community buildingSunship Earth (Gr. 4-6): energy flow, cycling, diversity, community, interrelationships, change and...

 
Winter Programs - Snowshoeing, Avalanche Awareness, Cross-Country Skiing, In-City Cross-Country Skiing, and Overnight Camping.Spring & Fall Programs - Wildland overnight, Backpacking, and Hiking. 

 
Field trips are offered for all Grades including high school Biology 20 and 30. Topics include wetlands, wildlife, ecology, and biodiversity.Green School (Gr. 4-8) is a five-school day long experience at the Devonian Botanic Garden. 

 
Green Calgary provides programs in all Grades and topic areas. All programs are linked to curriculum.Elementary Programs (Green Kids): Waste in Our World, Worms Love Leftovers, Water for Life, Powering Our World, Clean Green, Stormwater in the City,...

 
Calgary Zoo provides field trip programs for all Grades relating to ecosystems and diversity, as well as a week-long Zoo School.

 
WILD Outside is a new conservation-based youth leadership program run by the Canadian Wildlife Federation (CWF). Learning from CWF facilitators alongside their peers, youth who join the WILD Outside program will connect with other participants by...

 
Telus Spark is always updating their programs. Check back every August for new programs in a variety of environmental topics, such as "Backyard Ecologists" (K-1), "Water Filters" (Gr.4), "Wetland Inquiry" (Gr. 5), "...

 
Beaverhill Bird Observatory offers curriculum aligned field trip programs and classroom outreach for Kindergarten-Grade 12. They are able to travel across Alberta, and are able to do so when multiple classrooms/schools are booked in the same...

 
Programs are offered for teachers in Northern Alberta in the Slave Lake area, are curriculum-linked, and cater to K-9 Science, Science 20 & Biology 20, and CTS Forestry. 

 
If you would like a CPAWS representative to talk to your classroom about how conservation can combat climate change, contact CPAWS here.

 
The programs help the Okotoks education community address sustainability issues and give students, teachers, administrators, and staff the ideas and resources necessary to take initiative at four levels of action: in the classroom, in the school, in...

 
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...