Student Team Build - Coquitlam

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Friday, September 12th, 2025

Experience type:

In-Person

Program Description

Team Builds are a chance for students (and teachers and chaperones!) to get their hands really dirty and give back to the land. This program includes an introduction to Fresh Roots and the many things we do, and plenty of time to work on projects around the forest and farm, from weeding to invasive species removal and more. Exact projects will vary depending on the group and the needs of the site.

Big Ideas

New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.

Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules.

New experiences, both within and outside of school, expand our career skill set and options.

Safe environments depend on everyone following safety rules.

Adapting to economic and labour market changes requires flexibility.

Our career paths reflect the personal, community, and educational choices we make.

Reflecting on our preferences and skills helps us identify the steps we need to take to achieve our career goals.

The value of work in our lives, communities, and society can be viewed from diverse perspectives.

Trip Details

City:

Coquitlam

For Grades:

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Months Available:

April, May, June, September, October

Days Offered:

Wednesday, Friday

Times Offered:

9:30 am, 12:30 pm

Duration:

See notes. minutes unless otherwise stated.

Maximum Students:

Offered In French:

Also Offered For:

ESL, Guides, Homeschool, Other

Packages Provided:

Pre-Visit Information Package

Fee Details

Fee Notes:

Small class (15 or fewer students): $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 the Suwa’lkh Medicine Garden and Healing Forest at Millside Centre in Coquitlam (map) is like no other Fresh Roots field trip. Our program space includes a native plant propagation greenhouse, medicine and food gardens, small orchard, and a seven-acre forest with a forest classroom and a salmon stream. Field trips at Suwa’lkh incorporate First People’s ways of knowing, helping students connect with Traditional Ecological Knowledge, in both cultivated and natural food lands. Coquitlam field trips have been designed in consultation with Indigenous knowledge keeper Carrie Clark and are co-facilitated, whenever possible, with an Indigenous knowledge keeper.

We strongly suggest a 1:10 ratio of adults to students for grades 6-12. Required adults are included in the group cost. If your group needs more adult assistance, please let us know on the registration form.

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

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