Home School Programs

What is an algorithm? What does it mean to write computer code? Can a computer mimic the natural world? Explore these questions and more as students create a beaded bracelet and learn how to find computer programming ideas in nature and culture. This program incorporates the use of a bead loom with pony beads to understand algorithms, patterns, designs, and sequences.

Learn about the Treaty 6 Territory and Métis Nation of Alberta and the important roles amisk (beavers) play in building the world around us. Explore the impact beavers have on the land as world builders and why they represent wisdom in the seven sacred teachings. Students will reflect through a journalling activity and practice important skills that build an appreciation for the interconnectedness of nature. Please note÷hen possible, this program will occur outside in the Medicine Garden.

Using a variety of materials and tools, learn how to find creative solutions to help a storybook character conquer construction challenges and obstacles. Learners will test ideas in real time.

What is your relationship to the sky? Why is it important to understand the sky and how to use it? Using the sky as your roadmap, discover directions, how to tell time, and locate critical constellations. Learn about Cree constellation stories and uncover how the planets, sun and moon travel across one sky. Students will build their own constellation viewer, which they can take home to continue learning and discovering.

No computer? No problem! Through play with hands-on games and activities, students will explore coding concepts without electronic devices. This computational thinking session will help provide the foundation for writing computer programs.

How does sound travel? How does the ear detect vibration? In this instrumental program, explore how sounds are created and changed through ears-on experiments and demonstrations.

Ground control to Lunar Lander! Your mission: Discover the landing code and successfully land on the moon!

In this 45-minute program, students will explore the SPACE Gallery to complete challenges and puzzles and uncover the landing code they need to land on the moon. This student-driven gallery experience will give your students the opportunity to review the SPACE Unit in a fun, hands-on interaction with thee SPACE Gallery.

Step inside the Robotics Lab for a crash course on programming a Finch 2.0 robot! Students will be guided through challenges and exercises involving artificial intelligence.

Step inside the Robotics Lab for a crash course on programming a Finch 2.0 robot! Students will be guided through challenges and exercises involving artificial intelligence.

Ever wonder how roller coasters do a loopty loop? What is kinetic energy? Learn the answers as you test your engineering skills to build your own model roller coaster!