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Summer: Family Outdoor Schools 2019 - Family Memories, Academics & Great Food! (June & July)

$249.00

Starting at only $249 per person. Big discounts for larger families! Registration Opens August 8.

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Electromagnet - Family Adventure

$6.00

Only a few left!

In this family friendly lab we are building and testing electromagnets. It will help if you have a solid understanding of batteries prior to taking this lab, though it isn't required. Together we will tackle questions including: How were electromagnets invented? Why do electromagnets work? What metals can be used in an electromagnet and what applications do electromagnets have?


Students will construct and take home a simple electromagnet.


This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.
At least 1 parent must be registered with each family.


Please adjust the number of family members to include anyone 2 years and up (counting adults/parents) to the correct number, then set the quantity at 1 for one family.

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Electric Motor - Family Adventure

$6.00

Only a few left!

In this family friendly lab we are building and testing simple electric motors. It will help if you have a solid understanding of electromagnetism before taking this lab though it isn't required. Together we will tackle questions including: When were electric motors invented and how does an electromagnet drive a motor.

Students will create and take home a simple working electric motor.

This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.

Please adjust the number of family members to include anyone 2 years and up (counting adults/parents) to the correct number, then set the quantity at 1 for one family.

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PVC Bow Making Workshops

$45.00 - $155.00

Only a few left!

Join us as we all learn to make PVC bows from the Backyard Bowyer. Nick will teach us his method for creating affordable PVC bows at home. In this workshop you will be creating your own bow. If you are a foster family we especially want to connect with you for this set of workshops. We have partnered with Ultimate Hunt and proceeds will support their ministry.

Please register and pay for anyone attending 2 years and older. In these activities adults count too because this is a parent workshop disguised as a class for your students. After selecting the number of bows being made select the number of family members we should expect to work on the bows. Please leave the "Quantity" at 1 for one family.

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Frog Dissection - Family Adventure

$6.00

Only a few left!

Bring your family by our Vancouver Homeschool HUB to dissect a frog! Previous knowledge is not necessary. Young children can be successful in this activity with direct parent support. All students must take directions and safety seriously or they will be asked to sit out.

​This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.
At least 1 parent must be registered with each family.
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Please register and pay for anyone attending 2 years and older. In these activities adults count too because this is a parent workshop disguised as a class for your students. After selecting the number of family members please leave the "Quantity" at 1 for one family.

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Solids, Liquids, Gasses - Family Adventure

$6.00

In this family friendly lab we will be experimenting with liquids solids and gasses. Among other things we will be looking at phases ofdry ice, liquid nitrogen and water. We will inflate and deflate things, make things spin, blow things up and crush things. It will be educational and FUN for the whole family!

This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.

Please register and pay for anyone attending 2 years and older. In these activities adults count too because this is a parent workshop disguised as a class for your students. After selecting the number of family members please leave the "Quantity" at 1 for one family.

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Earthworm Dissection - Family Adventure

$6.00

Only a few left!

Bring your family by our Vancouver Homeschool HUB to dissect an earthworm and learn about vermicomposting! Young children can be successful in this activity with direct parent support. All students must take directions and safety seriously or they will be asked to sit out.


This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.
At least 1 parent must be registered with each family.
​
Please register and pay for anyone attending 2 years and older. In these activities adults count too because this is a parent workshop disguised as a class for your students. After selecting the number of family members please leave the "Quantity" at 1 for one family.

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Soil Testing - Family Adventure

$6.00

In this family friendly lab we are mixing and testing soils. It will help if you have a solid understanding of pH before taking this lab though it isn't required. Together we will tackle questions including: What does a plant need to grow? Where does the material in a plant come from? What do the letters NPK stand for on fertilizers? What does nitrogen do for a plant? Why do plants from a nursery look so nice and die back after being purchased?


This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.


Please adjust the number of family members to include anyone 2 years and up (counting adults/parents) to the correct number, then set the quantity at 1 for one family.

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Soil Food Webs - Family Adventure

$6.00

In this family friendly lab we are studying organisms from soil food webs using microscopes. It will help if you have a solid understanding of composting before taking this lab though it isn't required. We hope to see springtails, pseudoscorpions, water bears, mites, potworms and so much more!


This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.


Please adjust the number of family members to include anyone 2 years and up (counting adults/parents) to the correct number, then set the quantity at 1 for one family.

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Microscopes & Protists - Family Adventure

$6.00

In this family friendly lab we are studying protists using microscopes. We hope to collect protists of all sorts for study during this lab, plus we can send you home with your very own pet planarians. They aren't a protist, but still VERY interesting and will give us the opportunity to talk about single and multicellular organisms.

This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.

At least 1 parent must be registered with each family.

Please adjust the number of family members to include anyone 2 years and up (counting adults/parents) to the correct number, then set the quantity at 1 for one family.

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Bug Collecting - Family Adventure

$6.00

In this family friendly lab we are learning different techniques to capture bugs, then sending you back home with the knowledge and tools to collect bugs on your own. In April we will have another lab teaching how to preserve and pin bugs, in this April lab we expect you will bring in the arthropods you collect for the month and we will help you preserve them. For this first lab we will give you the knowledge and tools needed to employ things such as lights, traps, white sheets and nets in your collecting, we will cover many tools and techniques. Each child will even construct and take their own pooter home!

This is one of our educational Glen's Gizmos Family Adventures.

At least 1 parent must be registered and present with children.

Please adjust the number of family members to include anyone 2 years and up (counting adults/parents) to the correct number, then set the quantity at 1 for one family.

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