School Programs at the Surrey Nature Centre

Winter Forest Lab programs

Taking place from January to Spring Break, our Winter Forest Lab programs are mostly indoors and are 120 minutes in duration. Cost per class is $147.65 (30 students max) and at least three parent helpers are required as part of the programming.
 

Forest Lab: Soil and Decomposition (Kindergarten - Grade 3)

$147.65 per session

Dig deeper into the science of soil and decomposition with our 2-hour, mostly indoor Forest Lab. As scientists-for-the-day students will investigate soil and the FBI (Fungus, Bacteria and Invertebrates) vital for decomposition. They will wrap-up their lab with an outdoor decomposition scavenger hunt (or an indoor story time, by request at time of registration).
 

Forest Lab: Photosynthesis (Grade 4 - 7)

$147.65 per session

Shine a light on photosynthesis with our 2-hour, fully indoor Forest Lab program. Students will be scientists-for-the-day and will investigate leaf pigments and stomata of native deciduous and evergreen shrubs. Through a chromatography experiment and viewing of leaf stomata with microscopes they will determine if our hypotheses are scientifically supported.

Fall and spring school programs

In-person programs take place in the fall and spring and are fully outdoors; programs are 90 minutes in duration and cost $115.45 per class (30 students maximum). These programs are held outside, no matter the weather (ponchos are available for children and adult use); at least three parent helpers are required as part of the programming.
 

Awesome Amphibians (Kindergarten - Grade 5) 

 $115.45 per session

Have you ever wondered how amphibians can live in water and on land? Join a Surrey Nature Centre program leader to discover all about two types of amphibians - frogs and salamanders. Through play and exploration your students will learn about amphibian lifecycles, habitat types, prey, and predators. With some luck we may even spot an amphibian. 
  

Animal Adaptations (formerly Habitat Adaptations) (Grade 4 - 8)

 $115.45 per session

Have you ever wondered what it takes for an animal to survive in its habitat? Join a Surrey Nature Centre program leader to explore how animals adapt to their habitats with a special focus on one of Surrey’s top predators, the coyote and their prey rabbits.
 

Treemendous (formerly Forest Foundations) (Kindergarten - Grade 5)

$115.45 per session

Through games and exploration your students will learn the different parts of a tree (and their functions), which 'forest friends' help our trees thrive, and what all trees need to survive.

Wild Survival (Grade 6 - 12) 

 $115.45 per session

A Surrey Nature Centre program leader will introduce your students to the basics of wilderness survival. In groups, they will go through challenges to unlock supplies to build their own wilderness shelters. Challenges include edible plants (no eating involved), survival trivia, and wayfinding with a compass. The program ends with the groups presenting their survival shelters. Programs are held outside, rain or shine. 

To register for an in-person school program please call 604-502-6065 or email naturecentre@surrey.ca.