Welcome to Connected North@Home Adventures! These FREE live adventures will engage our young adventurers to connect, explore and create while at home!
Katie Burch and Mali Bickley will be guiding our adventures along with our amazing provider. Each week we will embark on a different adventure. We have booked some of your favourite providers to take us on new and wonderful live expeditions!
Which Providers Will Be Taking Us on Adventures?
Each week, we will meet your favourite providers, such as: Lee from Museum of Natural History, Commander Pete, Jill Heinerth, Professor RAab, Toledo Zoo, Polar Bears International, Ovi Mailhot, Josh Steckley-Pawis, Colleen and Jamie from the Winnipeg Art Gallery, Karin from Royal Botanical, Miss Anna from Michigan Science, Miss Allyson from Penn Museum and Darin from Alaska Sea Life Center. Michael Solomon sill start each with a fun fitness lesson and ways to create healthy summer snacks! We also have some surprises for you as well!
What Will our Adventurers Require?
Any student from Rainy River District School Board is welcome to register for Connected North@Home Adventures. Once your student has registered, a camp kit, filled with materials for the summer will be available for pick up at the school prior to July 6. The kit will include all of the art and craft materials, experiment instructions, books and supplies for the whole summer. Each week, you will receive an e mail with the links to the live sessions as well as the list of materials to have ready for the week.
How Do I Register My Student?
To register for Connected North@Home Adventures, please complete the registration form.
Register by June 26 to ensure you receive the camp kit prior to the first session.
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Arctic Adventures – July 6 - 10
Travel with us to the North! Polar Bear International will connect with us bout Polar Bears, their live, habitats and how they survive in the harsh northern climate. We will meet a variety of Arctic animals and discover their unique adaptations for surviving in the North.
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Under the Sea - July 13 - 17
Calling all Marine Biologists and adventure seekers! Spend this week learning about the life which lives in and around the incredible waters around the planet. We will be exploring a variety of exciting ecosystems where some of the planet's most interesting and exciting animals!
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Extreme Entomologists - July 20 - 24
Become an entomology (Insect scientist) expert this week as we explore their weird, whacky and wonderful world of insects! Meet the world's biggest, smallest, most venomous, hairiest and creepiest bugs. Learn how these incredible creatures camouflage, adapt to their ecosystems as well as their fascinating relationships with plants and other members of the animal kingdom.
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Go! Go! Green Eco Warriors - July 27 - 21
Do you want to learn how to be an Eco Warrior? This week will look at different ways that humans are affecting ecosystems in many regions across Canada. We will explore deep inside caves and glaciers, swim with polar bears, put out forest fires and understand some steps we can do to keep Mother Earth healthy and thriving!
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Art Attack! August 3 - 7
Prepare to get messy as we dive into a world of art and learn how simple materials can be turned into a work of art! Use your creative skills to create masterpieces from food as well as from simple pieces of paper and objects!
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How Does It Work? August 10 -14
Become an engineer! This week we will take apart, build and create lots of fun objects to answer the question "How does that work?" Learn how to make a Scribble Bot, build a strong structure and how to create a magic illusion!
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Awesome Animal Adventures - August 17 - 21
The animal kingdom is full of surprises. Learn about some of the most unusual, unique, strange and wired facts which help animals survive in the most extreme environments. Do some of the world's mythical creatures exist? What do animals look like from the inside out? Meet some experts on the animal kingdom and create your own mythical creatures. We may even meet a dragon or two!
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