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Kananaskis in the Classroom School Programs (2009-2010)

“Broadway in the Bushes”…coming to a school near you!

Kananaskis Country environmental education programs sow the seeds of environmental stewardship with theatrical gym presentations and classroom follow-up sessions. Each program begins with a 50-minute high-energy, educational, and fun musical theatre presentation for the entire school to enjoy. These presentations feature original music, exciting characters, curriculum-driven scripts, and audience participation.

All presentations include four classroom follow-up sessions. These sessions are 45 minutes in length and allow a deeper discovery of the topic through natural history props, activities, and hands-on exploration.
Individual programs are available for $250. This includes the gym presentation and four classroom sessions. Or you can book both programs and their respective classroom sessions for only $400. Additional classroom sessions are available for $50.00 each. Financial assistance is available for high needs schools.

 

"Phantom of Chiroptera"

Many fear and flee the animals in the Order Chiroptera – the bats. But is there more to these night-dwelling creatures than meets the eye? Join a fed up Little Brown Bat as he journeys to his past, meets an eccentric professor and enrolls in bat therapy to discover the truth about bats and himself.

 

Bats

Curriculum Links:
Grade 1 (Needs of animals & plants)
Grade 2 (Small crawling & flying animals)
Grade 6 (Flight)

"Plant Wars"

Will Dandelion be influenced by the forces of the dark side? Will it join Creeping Thistle, Oxeye Daisy, and Toadflax under the perilous rule of Darth Invader? Or will it rise against all odds to stop the invasive plants from taking over? Tag along with Dandelion as it realizes its true place in the park.

Invasive Plants

Curriculum Links:
Grade 1 (Needs of animals & plants)
Grade 2 (Small crawling & flying animals)
Grade 4 (Plant growth and changes)

 

Testimonials:

"I think programs like this are essential to bring the curriculum alive for the students. They were extremely engaged”.

~grade 4 teacher — Lake Bonavista Elementary


“I would highly recommend this program to other colleagues. The presenter was extremely informative and was a great asset to my own teaching”.

~grade 5 teacher — St. Jude School

To book a program please call 403-978-KITC (5482)
or email
Kananaskis.Classroom@gov.ab.ca.

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