HS-VAN Recommended Enrichment Opportunities These are after-school and summer programs that other homelearners recommend. I have * those who do have some homelearning programming to offer as well but more to offer in after school programming. This list also includes places to visit on field trips and summer camp opportunities. Physical ActivitiesFencing Classes through Britannia Community Centre and Lasalle Fencing Club (East Vancouver) Saturday mornings. They're taught by a fellow who runs the Lasalle Fencing club & are held in the club's studio on Commercial. Very inexpensive - $84.50 for 13 weeks. Class on Sundays at the Roundhouse Community Centre $122 for 12 sessions, but you can drop in for $12. Teen Dragon Boat Team Budo Camp (North Vancouver) (Summer)Aikido and Japanese Culture Camp Learn Sword Play and other Medieval Martial Arts Exceleration Tri It Traithlon Club (East Vancouver)
20% Discount for groups of Homelearners for Youth Classes (ages 8-13) with Julian (grown up homelearner)
Affordable sports opportunities for children of East Vancouver
Get outside, run or walk and learn orienteering.
Small sides, learn skills, no score keeping - just fun. Jericho Beach Park- Westside Vancouver (Ages 5-14)
Small sides soccer, learn skills, short spring season, less pressure than league play. East Vancouver
Homelearning parents teach after-school Argentinian Tango classes, East Vancouver
Our program provides an all-body, intense, but scalable workout that is ideal for all ages and all fitness levels (Pitt Meadows).
Second LanguagesPreschool, Childrens and Audut Introduction to French programs
Preschool, Children's and Youth French enrichment programs with the A.I.M. method
Arts
Lots of home learners have learned to dance and formed a great social circle here
kids art collective that aims to explore playful & creative interactions between children, local artists and their communities Contemporary Arts Experiences for all ages
Mentorship, Youth Panel and Summer Intensives Arts and Activism centre run by a youth collective
ages 14-19 (full scholarships available),
ages 14-18 (taught by a home learning mom and professional actor)
Year Round Animation and Film Making Workshops, Youth Jury and a Film Festival In April each year Year Round Animation and Film Making workshops with a Social Justice Theme Learn to spin hoops, flags, and poi, walk on stilts, build a costume, and make shadow puppets
Tickets for $2 with Pass for Youth age 12 and up
Threatre productions for the whole family Family and Education Progams for Children and Youth Exploration studio inspired by the ReggioEmilia approach to early childhood education
High Quality Dance, Theatre Arts, Fiber Arts, Music, Pottery and Visual Arts classes at non-Profit Prices High quality Dance, Theatre Arts, Music, Pottery and Visual Arts classes at Rec Centre prices High quality Dance, Theatre Arts, Music, Graphic and Digital Arts and Visual Arts Classes at not-for-profit prices
Tango Kids (Ages 6-12)
Homelearning parents teach after-school Argentinian Tango classes, East Vancouver
Music
Marimba lessons for all ages. Cheap and very popular with homelearners in the area. Early Childhood to College Level music programs The youth marimba performing group that has come out of the World Music Program at Britannia
Summer Camp programs and a new Youth Orchestra in Coquitlam
Up to two Tickets for $15 with Pass for anyone under 30 (kids can order two passes and take an over 30 adult with them) Homelearning families can sign up individually or as a group 2 weeks every July teaching youth at a very low cost.. Marimba, Brazilian Percussion, Taiko Drumming, SWARM Drumming
Free non-auditioned choir run by professional choir master
Literature and Writing
Once a month meetings and online forum
History
Xá:ytem Longhouse Interpretive Centre (Misson)
Historic Stewart Farm (Surrey)
Surrey Museum (Surrey)
Port Moody Station Museum
Gulf of Georgia Cannery (Steveston, Richmond)
Britannia Heritage Shipyard Museum (Steveston, Richmond)
Fort Langley National Historic Site (Fort Langley)
BC Farm Museum (Langley)
Langley Museum (Langley)
Stave Falls Visitors Centre (Mission)
Britannia Mine Museum (Squamish)
West Coast Railway Heritage Park (Squamish)
Mackin House Museum (Coquitlam)
Irving House Museum (New Westminster)
Mission Museum (Mission)
Science, Math and Technology
Science and Engineering through Lego Science and Engineering through Lego
Lego Robotics Competition Free Air School and Flying Lessons
Family and School programs (earn a free Telescope)
Have the Planetarium come to your group.
(free parking) Students work on projects with mentors from the Physics department Create your own robotics, music and games
Nature and Ecology
BC Biodiversity Museum
camps plus weekly homeschool programs Youth Volunteer Opportunities Youth Retreats at UBC's Loon Lake Research and Education centre in Maple Ridge
Enrichment and Service Clubs and Programs
Join other Vancouver families as they work to fundraise for a children's village in Guatemala City of Vancouver Youth Outreach Team
Travel, Language Learning and Service Opportunities
Semester Schools Grace Llewellyn, author of The Teen Age Liberation Handbook, runs camps for unschooled youth
Unschoolers Travel Tours
Work Away International
Homelearning teens or families language immersion trips Youth and Adult/Family Volunteer Trips Abroad
BC Based Youth and Adult/Family Volunteer Trips Abroad
Canada's Youth Volunteer-Service Program Youth get involved in Canada and overseas, discover new cultures and work with our local partners. Educational Expedition to the Arctic and Antarctica Canada's Top Resource for Highschool Students
Youth Retreats at UBC's Loon Lake Research and Education centre in Maple Ridge
Summer Camp Experiences for kids, teens and family
Christian Homeschool Camps
Secular Homeschooling Gatherings
(for unschooling teens)
(family camp for unschoolers)
FARM camp (Cortese Island)
A partnership between the Purple Thistle and Linnaea Farm on Cortese Island
(think Not back to school camp for BC with a focus on food and whatever campers bring to the week)
Surpass (Gibsons)
An inspiring, life-changing week long camp for teens, 13 - 17 years, Sponsored by SelfDesign
Secular Camping Experiences
kids/teens camping plus family, mom and kid, and grandparents and kids camping
(day camps busing from Van, Burnaby & Coquitlam and overnight) (subsidies available)
(Literary arts/ Science/ Stage Combat overnight camp based on the Percy Jackson Book Series and other Sci-Fi Fandom)
(subsidies available)
(Family and Youth)
Daycamps and overnight camps in Vancouver area
(for unschooling teens)
FARM camp (Cortese Island)
A partnership between the Purple Thistle and Linnaea Farm on Cortese Island
(like Not Back to School Camp for BC with a focus on food and whatever campers bring to the week)
(family camp for unschoolers)
(family music camp)
Each year, the Zajac Ranch for Children hosts hundreds of children with serious and chronic illnesses and disabilities who might not otherwise have a chance to enjoy a summer camp experience.
(day camp and overnight adventures)
(Family, kid, and subsidies)
(performing arts camp)
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