Spring in the Forest

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Last updated on

Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

Spring is a magical time in the forest and on the farm. See how plants grow from bud to flower to berry, meet the plant and animal species that call our site home, and learn about how First Nations recognize spring.

Big Ideas

Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills.

Everything we learn helps us to develop skills.

Communities include many different roles requiring many different skills.

Everything we learn helps us to develop skills.

Leadership requires listening to and respecting the ideas of others.

Living things have life cycles adapted to their environment.

Living things are diverse, can be grouped, and interact in their ecosystems.

All living things sense and respond to their environment.

Curiosity and wonder lead us to new discoveries about ourselves and the world around us.

Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.

Canada is made up of many diverse regions and communities.

Indigenous knowledge is passed down through oral history, traditions, and collective memory.

Indigenous societies throughout the world value the well-being of the self, the land, spirits, and ancestors.

People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.

The pursuit of valuable natural resources has played a key role in changing the land, people, and communities of Canada.

Trip Details

City:

Coquitlam

For Grades:

2, 3, 4

Months Available:

April, May, June

Days Offered:

Tuesday

Times Offered:

9:30 am, 12:30 pm

Duration:

See notes. minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

Homeschool

Packages Provided:

Pre-Visit Information Package

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

Small class (15 students or fewer): $150

16 to 22 students: $220

23 to 30 students: $300

SD43 Discount! All SD43 classes will receive a 20% discount on their field trips and farm bookings.

We strive to make our programs accessible to all groups. If cost is a barrier, please send an email to education@freshroots.ca.

Additional Notes

A field trip to Suwa’lkh is like no other Fresh Roots field trip. Located at the Suwa’lkh School in Coquitlam (map), our program space includes a native plant propagation greenhouse, medicine and food gardens, and a seven-acre forest with a forest classroom and a salmon stream. Field trips at Suwa’lkh focus on First People’s ways of knowing, helping students connect with Traditional Ecological Knowledge, in both cultivated and natural food lands.

Suwa’lkh field trips are co-facilitated, whenever possible, with an Indigenous knowledge keeper and have been designed in consultation with Indigenous knowledge keeper Carrie Clark.

We require 1 teacher/chaperone for every 8 Grade K-5 students at Suwa’lkh. Required adults are included in the group cost; additional adults will be charged at the student rate. If your group needs more adult assistance, please let us know on the registration form.

Learn more and book your program at https://freshroots.ca/learn-on-the-farm/.

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