February

Snow tubing is fun, safe, and thrilling for all ages. Tubers must be 122 cm or 48 inches tall. We provide durable nylon covered tubes. Our tubing area is equipped with a handle tow to pull you back up the hill. Combine tubing with one of our snowshoe programs for the best rate!

This interactive teambuilding program leads groups through fun fast-paced team-oriented tasks and challenges. Are you prepared to go head to head and come out on top during the Mt Seymour Snowshoe Showdown!

Combine with Tubing or Tobogganing for a full day!

Bringing the past to you! In the comfort of your own space, Mackin House staff will lead a history lesson using PowerPoint, an activity, and a bin full of historical Artifacts. A great interactive learning experience for all ages, participants can handle and engage with artifacts, ask questions, form group discussions and enjoy fun activities related to the artifact's historical context. Topics: 1) Communication & Technology 2) Maillardville Community 1909 4) Evolution of Music 5) Pioneer Life

With their teacher, students will explore the concept of community by analyzing photographs that illustrate how North Vancouver has changed over time. Activity guide, photographs, and Teacher's Package provided at https://monova.ca/north-vancouver-then-and-now/

Aussi disponible en français, North Vancouver: Trousse Hier et Aujourd'hui.

BMSC is currently closed to visitors due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and will not accept clients until April 1, 2021, at the earliest.

Currently, though, we are offering virtual field trips through out BMSC Live! program. These are delivered through Zoom and cover many of our regular field trip topics: including, but not limited to Marine Invertebrate Diversity, Oceanography, intertidal ecology, Plankton studies, Seaweeds, and more! 

Check out our website for more details:
http://www.bamfieldmsc.com/education/educators/bmsc-live-virtual-experie...

Hands-on immersion learning experiences packed with field trips to beaches, boat trips, experimentation and observations in the laboratory, and presentations about marine science. Bamfield Marine Sciences Centre is a world-renowned teaching and research facility on the west coast of Vancouver Island. Our award-winning programs have inspired and engaged students for decades.

This program is designed for the young visitors (pre-school and kindergarten up to Grade 2). Children will be provided with a one-hour group tour of the Sanctuary wetlands, exploring nature under the guidance of our biologist. At the discretion of the leader and teacher, this may be extended to 1.5 hours.The Sanctuary is a noisy place in the spring, with birds getting ready for migration, nesting or in the process of building nests. Children will learn about bird behavior, the process of building nests and how we need to be careful not to disturb the birds during this important process.

(Grades 4-7) Explore local Indigenous People's connections to the environment by comparing traditional salmon fishing tools, and learn how Aboriginal people preserve their culture from two local elders who share oral histories through a storytelling film.

This program is divided into:

• Introduction to program, centre and rules Outside (5 minutes)
• Salmon Origins Storytelling Film Theatre (20 minutes)
• Introduction in Theatre: (10 minutes)
• 2 Stations (25 minutes)
  • Salmon Fishing Tools and Methods (Hands-on inqury of traditional Indigenous fishing tools)
  • Wind-drying Salmon (Exploration of the method used to dry salmon in the Fraser Canyon, and a workshop on sharpening traditional slate knives)
• Conclusion Theatre (5 minutes)

For more information, visit our website or email us. 

Online booking form here.