School Programs

Coming on your own with your class?  

Please let us know ahead of time , if you can, in case there is a large group already booked!

You can borrow our school binoculars ( 25).  Just call ahead and ask !

Preschool Programs

Wetlands Walk About

&  Bug Hunt (spring)

$75 per class

 

Community Groups

are welcome to book school programs too!

 

We also have

Summer Programs  for Community Groups

&

Summer Day Camps for kids!   

 

 

 

Connecting to Nature

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Text Box:   Come “experience” nature with your students.

 

Our Goal

To educate and inspire people of all ages to understand, protect and preserve the wetland environment and its wildlife through fun, engaging and interactive environmental awareness programs.

 

About our School Programs

Each school visit lasts approximately 1 hour, and is delivered by a trained natural history interpreter.  

If you are bringing a class on your own try to let us know so we can coordinate arrivals and departures.  

Cost :       $100 per class  per one-hour program. 

                $150 per class for the two hour Art Explorer and  Photo Safari.

Note:  Although our programs are geared towards a younger audience, if your middle or high school class is interested in a visit please call the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve and a program or environmental project can be arranged. 

How to Book a Program

To book a program, first choose one from our School Programs listing.  We are often fully booked for May and June by mid April .  Contact the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve by email at herons@shawbiz.ca  or by phone at 604-823-6603 and ask for Janet

 

We will need to know:

  • which program you would like (review them here)

  • your preferred date and time

  • your name

  • the name of your school/group

  • your contact name and phone number

  • grade and number of students

  • if you have a student in a wheelchair or with limited mobility

Please note: Due to the sensitivity of the site only one school, max  two classes, will be booked per day.

Notes for Teachers & Group Leaders

 

Please arrive 10 minutes before your start time. Programs starting late will still need to be finished on time due to other booked events. 

 

Programs run rain or shine so be prepared to be outside.

The Rotary Interpretive Centre at the Great Blue Heron Nature Reserve has a outdoor and indoor meeting area.

Washrooms are available inside the Interpretive Centre.  An outhouse is located next to the main bridge

Please plan to eat snacks and lunches outside.  Outdoor picnic tables are located by the Interpretive Centre (3 tables), next to the Annex Building (4 small tables) and next to the Viewing Tower (4 tables) . 

All trails and facilities are wheelchair-accessible.


General parking is to the left, below the dyke, outside the gates.  Parking for the disabled is inside the gates, on top of the dyke, near the Rotary Interpretive Centre.

Bus drop off  is in the lower round about, enter  up and over the dyke ( if it is not open just remove the centre pole and chain) .  New signage coming soon.

 

Special thanks to Vancouver Foundation 

for their support  establishing our education programs.