OVERNIGHT (Grades – Variable) Designed for the undecided, the “Build Your Own Overnight Adventure” let’s you mix and match different single day programs and includes overnight accommodations at the Millard Learning Centre.
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Backcountry Experience
SINGLE DAY or OVERNIGHT (Grades 4-12) Step into Galiano’s wilderness and unveil the mysteries of rare Douglas-fir ecosystems as you master the basics of hiking, camping and outdoor survival. With three program length options, “Backcountry Experience” is perfect for nature-newbies and seasoned outdoor enthusiasts alike.
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Renewable Energy in Action
SINGLE DAY or OVERNIGHT (Grades 3-12) Learn about renewable energy technology, your own sustainable energy consumption habits and how energy relates to ecosystem health and climate change. This STEM-focused program will get participants’ brains ticking as they experiment to generate their own micro-solar, water & wind power!
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Food Forest Wonderland
SINGLE DAY (Grades K-12) Buzz around the Millard Learning Centre’s Food Forest among native pollinators and a diversity of colourful, edible and medicinal plants. Get your hands dirty while engaging in permaculture gardening, hot composting and pollinator habitat protection.
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Native Plant Inspirations
SINGLE DAY (Grades K-12) Experience the healing power of the forest and explore the world of native plants through touch, smell and taste. Learn how to ethically harvest wild food and medicine plants yourself and make herbal remedies to take home.
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Quest for the Mountain Top
SINGLE DAY (Grades 4-12) Watch raptors soar, and soak up breathtaking views of the Trincomali Channel from Galiano’s tallest peak. Mount Galiano is home to a Garry Oak ecosystem; an ecosystem found nowhere else in Canada besides BC’s south coast. Discover the cultural, biological and climate-related significance of Garry oak meadows and help restore them through active invasive plant control.
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Coastal Forests of Pebble Beach
SINGLE DAY (Grades 4-12): Somebody yell timberrrr! Clear cuts, plantations and mature forests – learn about Galiano’s logging history, help with hands-on forest restoration and discover how forests fight climate change as you hike among the coastal forests of Pebble Beach.
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Discounts available for field trips exceeding 3 nights stay! Please contact us for more information. Booking Your Field Trip We are now booking 2023 in-person field trips! Three Ways to Book Book Online Fill out our online field trip registration form Call Us Speak with our Education staff Office hours Monday – Friday 9AM – […]
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Marine Investigations
SINGLE DAY (Grades K-12) Did you know that sea stars have an eye on each arm? Or that barnacles eat with their feet? Grab your gumboots and your specimen buckets to discover the amazing adaptations of rocky shore intertidal creatures in their natural habitat.
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