Fish Creek Provincial Park provides the ideal outdoor classroom to inspire your students and bring your curriculum to life through active inquiry, investigation and exploration.

• Bookings for the 2019-2020 academic year will begin on June 10th, 2019 for all Jr/Sr High Level programs and August 28th, 2019 for all Elementary programs.
• Grade 7 - The Nature of Science and Grade 11 - Ecosystems and Impacts field studies are fully booked for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Other Options for Schools

Come to the Park Without a Program

• School groups are welcome to come to the park without a program.
• We ask that teachers NOT visit or conduct their own programs in the Bow Valley Ranch area during the fall/winter and Shannon Terrace area year round.  These areas are already very busy with groups booked into Park operated school programs.
• Please review our teacher-guided field studies information and submit a group use form.

Bring The Park To Your Classroom

• Bring the excitement of Alberta Parks to any classroom, in any school in Alberta - or beyond.
• Join our education staff for a live, interactive one-hour videoconference on grasslands, amphibians or First Nations culture. Check out our videoconferencing opportunities.

Access our Program Resources

• Our education staff is happy to provide guidance and resources to ensure your students have an enriching and memorable experience in nature.
• Check our resource library (search term: education) for program ideas, worksheets and activities.

For Scheduled School Programs

Program Preparation Workshop

Teachers are required to attend a program workshop after a school booking is made. The workshop

• Familiarizes teachers with the facility, pathways, site, equipment provided and the program activities
• Provides teachers with program resource materials. It includes: details on the on-site activities, suggestions for preparatory and post field study activities, student worksheets and assessment ideas.

Logistics

• Staff provide an orientation to students and adult volunteers. The orientation introduces the value of parks, park rules, safety messages and pathways.
• Equipment for the students to use during the activities is provided.
• At Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre, each group has a classroom to use as a base for the day.
• At Bow Valley Ranch Visitor Centre, a space in the theatre or exhibit area is provided to use as a base for the day's activities. School groups may eat their lunch outside on the lawn area. If the weather is inclement, they may eat inside the centre.

Note Regarding Teacher Resources

• The Kindergarten - Grade 6 Teacher Resource materials linked to the program titles below are being reviewed and updated.
• Some information is out of date. Staff are working to renew these resources to ensure information is accurate. Please note that contact information including listed telephone numbers, email and web addresses may be incorrect.
• For all elementary school enquiries, please e-mail Fishcreek.Education@gov.ab.ca. Do not use telephone numbers listed in the resource materials. Those phone numbers now belong to other staff.
• Thank you for your patience as we work to improve our programs and resources.

Listing of School Programs

Division	Program	Grade	Curriculum	Theme
I	Fabulous Fall	K	Science	-
I	Hidden Worlds	K	Science	-
I	Spring Fever	K	Science	-
I	Winter Wonder	K	Science	-
I	Animals & Winter	1	Science	Topic B-Seasonal Changes Topic D-Senses
I	Signs of Fall	1	Science	Topic B-Seasonal Changes Topic D-Senses
I	Thriving Together	1	Science	Topic E-Needs of Animals and Plants
I	Enchanted Spring	1	Science	Topic B-Seasonal Changes Topic D-Senses
I	Fish Creek Families	1, 2	Social Studies	Supports the social studies curriculum from the Alberta Program of Studies
I	Insect Intrigue	2	Science	Topic E-Small Crawling and Flying Animals
I, II, III, IV	Your Day, Your Way!	K, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12		Various
I, II, III, IV, ENVOE1	Orienteering	3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12	Environmental and Outdoor Education	Many No theme for ENVOE1
II	Plant Communities	4	Science	Topic E-Plant Growth and Changes
II	Fish Creek: Land, Histories & Stories	4, 5	Social Studies	Grade 4-Alberta: The Land, Histories and Stories Grade 5-Canada: The Land, Histories and Stories
III	Shrubs, Trees and Dichotomous Keys	7	Science	Unit B-Plants for Food and Fibre
III	The "Nature" of Science	7	Science	Unit A-Interactions and Ecosystems
II	Wetlands	5	Science	Topic E-Wetlands Ecosystems
II	Tree Tales	6	Science	Topic E-Trees and Forests
I	Wildlife Cycles	3	Science	Topic E-Animal Life Cycles
II	Winter Detectives	6	Science	Topic D-Evidence and Investigation
IV	Ecosystems & Impacts: A Terrestrial Field Study	11	Biology, Science	Biology 20-Unit B-Ecosystems and Population Change
III, ENVOE1	GPS Excursion in Fish Creek Provincial Park	7, 8, 9	Environmental and Outdoor Education	-

1.Environmental & Outdoor Education Programs