What is AquaSchool?

A full week of teacher-led activities

At AquaSchool, students may observe live plants and animals, meet with Aquarium staff and volunteer experts, use the galleries for teacher-led lessons, tour behind-the-scenes, examine animal artifacts, touch live invertebrates, and explore Stanley Park and Vancouver Harbour. With the vast resources of the Aquarium available to the classroom teacher, Chevron AquaSchool is more than a fun-filled outing - it is powerful!

Intermediate classes spend an entire week at the Aquarium

AquaSchool is an innovative educational program that lets grade 4-7 teachers move their classroom to the Aquarium for one week of unforgettable learning. The classroom teacher designs and implements a long-term interdisciplinary study with an aquatic theme. After weeks of study at school, the students' learning is reinforced when they are immersed in hands-on educational experiences at the Aquarium.

Not a traditional field trip

The teacher meets with the Aquarium Coordinator one month before coming to plan a custom-made week. At the Aquarium, the teacher directs the learning of the students at all times, using the galleries as a classroom and making connections to past and future studies.

Information about 2008-2009 AquaSchool

Teachers are selected to bring their class to AquaSchool.  Do you want to be one of them? Interested teachers must attend one of the following orientation sessions for 2008-2009 intake:

April 5, 2008 at 12:00 – 1:00pm

April 8, 2008 at 6:30 – 7:30pm

Please call 604-659-3493 or email aquaschool@vanaqua.org for more information and to register for the orientation.

Downloads

Additional information for teachers about AquaSchool (download pdf)

Resources and Web site links for teachers (download pdf)

For more information about AquaSchool, call 604-659-3493 or email aquaschool@vanaqua.org