Dynamic BCTC AquaVan educators deliver award-winning aquatic programs, featuring live animals, props and activities, throughout British Columbia and Alberta. Give your students the opportunity to touch a sea star, understand how a barnacle feeds, observe a hermit crab up close and discover the connections among animals, environments and ourselves.

Join the BCTC AquaVan at Jericho Beach for the third annual Paddlefest hosted by Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC) on Sunday, July 5th. More information about the event is available online at www.mec.ca/paddlefest.

Schedule for 2009/2010 school year:

September – mid October: Kelowna 

Mid October – mid November: South Vancouver Island

Mid November – December: Fraser Valley

January - February: Lower Mainland

March: Central and North Vancouver Island and Sunshine Coast

April – mid May: East and West Kootenays

Mid May – June: Alberta

School Programs provide fun, hands-on, curriculum-based aquatic encounters for grades K-12.

Community Programs offer a unique opportunity for all ages to explore the rich marine life of BC

Booking Details

Phone: (604) 659-3488
Fax: (604) 659-3515
E-mail: aquavan@vanaqua.org

Awards Received:

• Michael Smith Award for Science Promotion

• Eve Savory Award for Science Communication from the Science Council of BC

• Thomas R. Baines Award for Outstanding Achievement in Educational Programming from the Canadian Association of Zoological Parks and Aquariums

With thanks to our valued 2008/09 Program Partners:

2009 Fort Nelson / Peace River Region tour generously sponsored by:

The BCTC AquaVan team gratefully thanks their financial sponsors who have ensured that since 1994, over 381,700 people have touched a sea star, watched a barnacle feed and walked like a crab. Thanks to our partners in education, BCTC AquaVan can offer all schools and communities in British Columbia equal pricing.