The LSLBO is committed to delivering high-quality, hands-on year round education programs for students and members of the general public. We work closely with our education partners, the Lesser Slave Forest Education Society and Alberta Parks to deliver the majority of our education programs at the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation and the LSLBO.
LESSER SLAVE LAKE BIRD OBSERVATORY FIELDTRIPS
Our highlight school programs include a trip to the Lesser Slave Lake Bird Observatory to meet our scientists and experience our avian monitoring programs up close.
- Bird Observatory Tours – Spring and Fall Migration: these hands-on programs introduce students of all ages to
the bird monitoring programs at the LSLBO. For as taste of what a tour of the LSLBO would look like, check out our LSLBO banding lab tour video. - Owl Monitoring Program – Fall evening program at the Boreal Centre
- Owl Classroom Program – Fall
- Population Monitoring – Bio 30: Spring or Fall Migration
SPRING FIELDTRIPS
Check out the spring fieldtrips at the Boreal Centre for Bird Conservation:
There are a wide range of spring fieldtrips available, and our educators are busy developing new year-round programs for the New AB Curriculum Learning Objectives.
- Pre-K – K: What is a bird, Lost in the woods
Kindergarten/Grade 1 – Boreal Forest Explorers (New curriculum)- Grade 2 – Ecosystem Engineers (New curriculum)
- Grade 4 – 9: LEEDing the Way
- Grade 7: The Great Boreal Forest
- Any grade – Curriculum based ecology hikes
FALL FIELDTRIPS
During the fall, we focus on special programs linked to our fall
owl migration monitoring program that runs from Sept to Oct. Cone out and experience our owl banding program, or invite us into your classroom to learn why owls are so cool! And if you want to enjoy fall in the boreal forest, join us for a beautiful fall ecology hike linked to your grade’s curriculum.
WINTER FIELDTRIPS
Winter programs continue to expand at the Boreal Centre so make sure to check some of our NEW Winter Fieldtrip programs for the K-Gr 3 Science curriculum.
- Kindergarten/Grade 1 – Boreal Forest Explorers (New)
- Grade 1 – Seasonal Mix-up: (New)
- Grade 2 – Ecosystem Engineers – New Curriculum – Scientific method, Matter
- Grade 5 – Snow Science
- All grades – winter survival
- All grades – winter recreation: snowshoe and cross country skiing adventures
For more information about our programs, contact us at info@borealbirdcentre.ca or call us at 780-849-8240
For more Education Programs and activities for teachers and families. CHECK OUT OUR EDUCATION RESOURCES PAGE
