Education programs

Education Programs

The Whale Interpretive Centre offers tours and educational programs to suit B.C. prescribed learning outcomes for groups ranging from Kindergarten to Grade 12. Programs range from 45 min to half a day and are available from early May to late September. All programs include a tour of the WIC and can be adapted to the age group of the class.

Our objective is to use the skeletons and artifacts displayed at the WIC to relay biodiversity, adaptations, research and conservation issues of marine life in the Pacific Northwest.

Program examples:

Programme
Grade
Description/B.C. Learning outcomes
Rescue of Nanoose!
K-2
Students will be taught about our local marine life through storytelling. Students will be given a tour of the WIC to learn about the different features and basic needs of local marine animals. At the end, students will be told the story of Nanoose from the book ‘Rescue of Nanoose’!
Super Salmon!
All ages
Students will be taught about the life cycle of a salmon. Through different activities, students will learn how salmon are interconnected within British Columbia’s ecosystems. Students will learn about salmon’s role in the food chain and the group will brainstorm how to show respect for the environment.
Amazing adaptations
All ages
By using skeletons and artifacts in the WIC, students will explore how marine mammals have adapted to their environment. Students will learn about the characteristics of a mammal and how marine mammals have adapted to an aquatic environment. As a group, we will assess the requirements for sustaining healthy ecosystems and evaluate human impacts on local ecosystems.
Plastic Plague
All ages
Students will learn about the impacts of plastics on our environment, and how they affect marine organisms. Through activities, students will brainstorm ways we can respect the environment and make positive change.
Please contact us with your group’s specific requirements for a tour at the Whale Interpretive Centre!

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