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FIELD TRIPS & SCHOOL PROGRAMS
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Educational Programs
An amazing learning experience for your students
We are excited to offer school field trips and programs to Northern BC schools FREE of charge for the 2023-24 school year, thanks to our generous supporters at the Drax Foundation. Bookings will open on September 18th, 2023.
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Class Package
Plan ahead! Field trips must be booked at least 2 weeks in advance and at least 6 weeks in advance during May and June. Bookings are made on a first-come, first-served basis.
EXPLORAMA
Take your students on a field trip they won’t forget!
FREE of charge for Northern BC schools. Must be classified as a school by the BC Ministry of Education
- $6.00 per elementary student (min. 20)
- $7.50 per secondary student (min. 15)
- $10.00 per post-secondary student (min. 10)
Adult supervisors
- Free up to required ratio
- $9.00 per extra supervisor over the required ratio
- A fee will be charged for each required supervisor not in attendance (see ratios below)
90 minutes in galleries
- Semi-guided tour with a gallery staff member
- Self-directed discovery in our galleries
- No outside food permitted. Catered lunch from Origins Kitchen is available. Catering fees will apply.
School Programs
Add a school program to your field trip booking.
FREE of charge for Northern BC schools. Must be classified as a school by the BC Ministry of Education.
- $6.00 per elementary student admission(min. 20) +$1.50 per student program fee
- $7.50 per secondary student admission (min. 15) +$2.00 per student program fee
- $10.00 per post-secondary student admission (min. 10) +$2.50 per student program fee
Adult supervisors
- Free up to required ratio
- $9.00 per extra supervisor over the required ratio
No outside food permitted. Catered lunch from Origins Kitchen is available. Catering fees will apply.
Current School Programs
Tech-Up
Coding Workshops
Through Tech-Up, The Exploration Place and Science World deliver province-wide programs for students and teachers that include coding, computational thinking, and digital skills.
Our reservable free in-person and online programs are designed by education specialists and reflect British Columbia’s transformed curriculum. Each program provides content enrichment for a “Big Idea” and opportunities to exercise and extend students’ core competencies.
These programs are part of Tech-Up, Science World’s initiative to enhance existing programs to include coding and computational thinking.
Tech-Up
In Your Classroom
Motivating Micro:bits
We've all been there - the inevitable state of boredom. Coding is a great tool to solve a lot of problems so why not use it motivate you out of your bored state?!
Coding for the Climate
Coding for the Climate will encourage students to consider some causes & effects of climate change, while working collaboratively with each other and technology.
Ozobot Dance-off
Students use block-based coding to design a dance for a teeny-tiny robot.
Tech-Up
Virtual Workshops
Making Connections to Classify
In Making Connections to Classify, students will investigate scientific classification of organisms into kingdoms (plants, animals, and fungi), while they discover how simple computer models (neural networks) use artificial intelligence to classify data.
Green Energy Forecast
What can you do to help the climate crisis? Become a data scientist and see how machine learning can create a green energy forecast to help you make smart choices about your energy use.
A.I. Bacteria
Students will explore how artificial intelligence understands language while answering the all-important question: why don’t you chew your poo?
Tech-Up
Kits
Looking for a way to bring fun, easy-to-use coding lessons into your class? In partnership with Science World, The Exploration Place is offering FREE coding-based Tech-Up Kits for classes in Prince George.
Thanks to our sponsors, our Tech-Up Kits are free to book. We’re looking for teachers or schools who are interested in borrowing a kit for 1-2 week intervals.
Available kits:
Also available for daycares and preschools:
A BIG Thank You…
Thank you for your interest in The Exploration Place’s educational programs.
Our wide variety of programs offer your class an abundance of opportunities for learning linked to British Columbia’s latest curriculum through our continued strategic partnership with Science World.