Places to Visit
Here are some great places to visit in Calgary:
- Areo Space Museum.
4629 McCall Way NE, Calgary, AB.
http://www.asmac.ab.ca
- Butterfield Acres Farm
254077 Rocky Ridge Road
Calgary, AB
Info Line: (403) 547-3595
Office: (403) 239-0638
Located in the very north and west part of Calgary - see their location page for a map: http://www.butterfieldacres.com/gen_location.htm
They have 3 home school days per year. Here is their home school days page: http://www.butterfieldacres.com/groups_homeschoolers.htm
Their home page is here: http://www.butterfieldacres.com
- Calgary Zoo, Botanical Garden, & Prehistoric Park
Home Page: http://www.calgaryzoo.org
Home School Programs Page: http://www.calgaryzoo.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=365&Itemid=366
Note: Since they often move their home school page, the above Home School Programs link may not work. If it doesn't work, go to their home page (above), then go to the "Events and Programs" menu and click on "School Programs," then click on "More" to the right of "School Programs at the Zoo," then click on "More" to the right of "Home School Day."
Phone: (403) 232-9300
- Fish Creek Environmental Learning Centre (they have
regular short "courses").
http://www.cd.gov.ab.ca/enjoying_alberta/parks/featured/fishcreek/fcelc.asp
Just visiting Fish Creek park is very nice, also.
- Fort Calgary
Fort Calgary has home school days, now and then. For more info, see their site:
http://www.fortcalgary.com/programs/homeschool/
- Glenbow Museum pass is highly recommended by several
hs'ers who have them. They have lots of hands-on stuff, and they
change these regularly. They also have home school days.
To go directly to their home school webpage: http://www.glenbow.org/programs/school/homeschool.cfm
And, here's their home page: http://www.glenbow.org
- Nickle Arts Museum at the U of C. Admission is free
on Tuesdays (see "Admission" on their site, to confirm
this). It's a nice sized museum. Also see their site for information
on what is on display now.
http://www.ucalgary.ca/~nickle
- Public Library (and don't forget to check out their
video collection).
http://calgarypubliclibrary.com
- Space Port at the Calgary airport.
"Spaceport is pleased to be offering “Homeschooler’s Days” beginning in Fall 2006! Bring your students of all ages in to enjoy a day full of fun, and space & aviation related workshops! We will be offering several different programs throughout the day for you to choose from depending on your student’s age, ability and grade level. The programs to be offered include our famous Living in Space Stage Show and our newest Workshop, Monster Machines. The Homeschooler’s Days will take place on the last Thursday of each month from September to May, from 10:00AM until 2:15PM. Please check out our website at http://www.calgaryspaceport.com or contact our Educational Program Director at (403)717-7679 for more information or to register! Here is your chance to come and have some out of this world fun with us! Can’t wait to see you there!"
Phone: (403) 717-7679 (Educational Program Director)
E-mail: sport1@yyc.com
http://www.calgaryspaceport.com
- Telus World of Science (formerly the Calgary Science
Center)
701 - 11 St. SW, Calgary, AB
Phone: 268-8300
http://www.calgaryscience.ca
(Click on the "Educators" menu, then click on "Homeschoolers" on the lower right side.)
They have 3 home school days per year, with much lower prices for home schoolers on those days.
- W.P. Puppets workshops for kids once per month
Main website: http://www.wppuppet.com
