Sep 11, 2019 (15:30 - 18:00) - Junction Park & O'Siyam Pavilion

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

The award-winning Ocean Wise AquaVan makes a splash in the community with live animals from marine habitats of British Columbia’s coast. Participants have the opportunity to touch a sea star, examine a hermit crab and discover the connections between aquatic life, the environment and ourselves.

Program setup includes interactive and educational displays of British Columbia’s...

Sep 14, 2019 (11:00 am - 3:00 pm) - Tsawwassen Shores

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

This program includes live animals, a squid dissection, and artifacts, which engage students in a hands-on learning experience. Two Ocean Wise Educators connect students to animals living on the BC Coast as well as...

Sep 15, 2019 (10:00 - 16:00) - Vancouver Maritime Museum

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

This program includes live animals, a squid dissection, and artifacts, which engage students in a hands-on learning experience. Two Ocean Wise Educators connect students to animals living on the BC Coast as well as the world around them. Programming also involves conservation action items for students to adopt in their schools and communities, or at home with their families.

Sep 17, 2019 (8:45 am - 3:00 pm) - Skeena Middle School

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

The ocean affects every human life and in turn, humans affect the ocean in a variety of ways both positively and negatively. Explore some of the ocean’s most iconic and mysterious animals and discover how humans can contribute to a healthy and flourishing ocean.

The focus of this program ranges from micro plastics to noise pollution and changes to food security for our local marine...

Sep 18, 2019 (09:30 - 14:30) - Mountain View Elementary

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

This program incorporates learning about ocean animals through our educators, artifacts and live animals with learning about some of the impacts ocean animals face. Impacts that are caused by humans. Students will break into small groups to explore artifacts and live inter-tidal animals from our west-coast environment making connections between our individual actions and the health of our...

Sep 19, 2019 (9:00 am - 3:00 pm) - Thornhill Elementry School

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

The ocean affects every human life and in turn, humans affect the ocean in a variety of ways both positively and negatively. Explore some of the ocean’s most iconic and mysterious animals and discover how humans can...

Sep 20, 2019 (11:00 am - 3:00 pm) - 'Na Aksa Gyilak'yoo School

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

This program explores Canada’s North with food as an overarching theme. During the program, we will explore feeding strategies used by animals living on land and in the ocean as well as some aspects of life for people living in Canada’s...

Sep 24, 2019 (9:00 am - 2:00 pm) - Skeena Middle School

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

Explore four important marine invertebrate phyla: Cnidaria, Mollusca, Arthropoda and Echinodermata. The phyla come to life through a combination of artifacts, squid dissection and live coastal marine invertebrates. 

Sep 25, 2019 - Suwilaawks Community School

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

This program explores Canada’s North with food as an overarching theme. During the program, we will explore feeding strategies used by animals living on land and in the ocean as well as some aspects of life for people living in Canada’s North. Our...

Sep 26, 2019 (9:00 am - 3:00 pm) - Uplands Elementary School

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

This program explores Canada’s North with food as an overarching theme. During the program, we will explore feeding strategies used by animals living on land and in the ocean as well as some aspects of life for people living in Canada’s...

Sep 27, 2019 (09:00 - 15:00) - Cassie Hall Elementary

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

This program explores Canada’s North with food as an overarching theme. During the program, we will explore feeding strategies used by animals living on land and in the ocean as well as some aspects of life for people living in Canada’s North. Our stations include looking at animals that are scavengers, hunters, filter feeders and animals that use tools. In addition, we will bring a few of...

Sep 28, 2019 (12:00 - 17:00) - Port of Vancouver

Hosted by: Caitlin Belz

The award-winning Ocean Wise AquaVan makes a splash in the community with live animals from marine habitats of British Columbia’s coast. Participants have the opportunity to touch a sea star, examine a hermit crab and discover the connections between aquatic life, the environment and ourselves.

Program setup includes interactive and educational displays of British Columbia’s...

Sep 30, 2019 (4:00 pm - 7:00 pm) - Terrace

Hosted by: Daphne Austin

The award-winning Ocean Wise AquaVan makes a splash in the community with live animals from marine habitats of British Columbia’s coast. Participants have the opportunity to touch a sea star, examine a hermit crab and discover the connections between aquatic life, the environment and ourselves.

Program setup includes interactive and educational displays of British Columbia’s...