The Wheel of Wisdoms is a dynamic, interactive activity designed to help participants explore the profound connections between Indigenous knowing & learning through the 7 Grandfather and Medicine Wheel Teachings, while addressing modern social and climate change issues and solutions.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Whooo wants to learn about owls? The Owls and Pellets program uses videos, pictures, and biofacts to help your group learn about owls in Alberta. How do owls hunt their prey? Are owls only active at night? Can they turn their head all the way around? Learn about this and more! This program is a HOOT! Students finish with an owl pellet dissection.

Tuesday, June 2

• Session 1: In person, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 10:45 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.

Have you ever heard a high-pitched whistle while in the mountains? That’s the hoary marmot, a unique creature known for its vocal warnings, playful wrestling, and lengthy hibernation. These charming dandelion eaters are a delightful sight on high elevation hikes. But how is climate change affecting their distribution? How do they fit into our ecosystem? What dangers do they face?

This program also includes a visit from our animal ambassador Marmalade (a hoary marmot). Sign up for a program today and learn about these captivating animals!

Wednesday, June 3

• Session 1: In person, 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Join us for a fun and interactive gameshow! We’ll learn what hazardous waste is and why it’s important to dispose of it responsibly. We’ll get inspired to put the right items in our carts and manage chemicals so we can reduce their impact on our communities. We can all be waste champions!

Tuesday, June 2

• Session 1: In person, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• Session 1: In person, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Become a Home H2O Hero is a fun, hands‑on workshop that helps kids learn how everyday choices at home can make a big difference in water conservation and responsible water use. Through a series of interactive stations set in familiar spaces like the bathroom, kitchen, laundry room, and yard, participants solve scenarios, complete quick challenges, and earn “litres saved” tokens for making water‑wise decisions. The workshop uses positive messaging, teamwork, and tactile activities to build practical understanding and confidence, empowering kids to become water‑saving champions at home and in their communities.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Using a singing electronic canary and gas monitors, students will see what is normally invisible in the air around them. They will learn how carbon monoxide (CO) impacts health and safety, and how carbon dioxide (CO₂) affects our atmosphere.

In this World Cup year, a unique soccer-ball visual will make gas readings simple and easy to understand.

Through hands-on demonstrations, students will explore practical solutions — including the vital role of trees, clean energy, and smarter everyday choices — leading to cleaner air and a healthier future.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 11 a.m. - noon

In this World Cup year, a unique soccer-ball visual will make gas readings simple and easy to understand.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 9:45 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Worms Love Leftovers gives students a peek into the amazing world of worms and how they help recycle organic waste, turning it into healthy living soil. This is an inquiry-based opportunity that fully engages participants in hands-on learning.

Tuesday, June 2

• Session 1: In person, 10 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• Session 1: In person, 9:30 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 11 a.m. - noon

Students learn why burrowing owls have declined over 90% in Canada since the 1990s. In this cross‑curricular program, they investigate habitat, diet, and key threats, explore Wilder Institute conservation methods (including head‑starting), consider multiple ecosystem perspectives, and use critical thinking to propose actions to protect owls and grasslands.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 12:30 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Climate change is supercharging tornadoes, floods, heat waves, droughts, and storms. In this hands‑on workshop, students investigate local hazards, connect them to climate trends, and practice real preparedness skills to protect family and community. They’ll also create shareable messages to help others get ready —  confidently.

Tuesday, June 2

• Session 1: In person, 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m. 
• Session 2: In person, 10:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Curriculum‑focused, hands‑on session where students build watershed simulations using art materials. They discover how water moves across landscapes to low points, carrying sediment, nutrients, and contaminants — aligned to Grades 3–5 Earth Systems. All art and cleaning supplies provided. Wear old clothes (washable paint possible).

Tuesday, June 2

• Session 1: In person, 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 11:00 a.m. - noon

Join the award-winning, youth-led MFC Games! Students (Grades 4-9) build a working Microbial Fuel Cell that turns garden-soil microbes into electricity — tech used in space research and wastewater treatment. Led by teen founders and returning student mentors, participants will work in small teams and carry out hands-on experiments, to generate the most electricity through a friendly competition.

Wednesday, June 3

• Session 1: In person, 10 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 12:15 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Experience Just Breathe, Okâwîmâwaskiy — a powerful blend of migration storytelling and Indigenous hoop dance. In 45 minutes (including a 10‑minute performance), students explore reconciliation, climate change, and respectful relations with nature, learn the meaning of hoop dance, and join a guided dialogue that validates and supports their feelings.

Tuesday, June 2

• Session 1: In person, 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 11:15 a.m. - noon

Explore Calgary’s nighttime ecosystems and why dark skies matter! Using findings from the Calgary Connect wildlife‑monitoring project, students discover nocturnal plants and animals, how different lights affect biology, and how light pollution disrupts urban wildlife. They’ll leave with practical actions to protect dark skies — linked to Grades 4–9 Earth systems, ecosystems, light, and biodiversity.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Protect Calgary’s drinking water in Ripple Effects! Students investigate how the Elbow River — feeding the Glenmore Reservoir (nearly half our supply) — can be polluted and why riparian health matters. Explore real stewardship solutions, plus the roles of recreation, beavers as watershed engineers, biodiversity, and cliff swallows. Curriculum‑linked for Grades 4–7.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 11 a.m. - noon

This colourful and often humorous Fashion Show tells stories of Climate Change through the original graphics on garments and their accompanying Narrative.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 12:45 p.m. - 1:45 p.m.

Soil Sleuths takes students on an interactive journey through the micro-world of soil, revealing its living ecosystems, vital role in plant life, and impact on the environment.

• Hands-On Discovery – Explore soil layers, organisms, and composition through interactive experiments designed to spark curiosity.
• Expert-Guided Exploration – Learn about regenerative soil practices and the importance of soil health for our planet.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 9:30 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

During this lively session, students explore the essential role worms play in creating healthy soil and maintaining ecological balance.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 11:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
• In person, 12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.
• In person, 12:45 p.m. - 2 p.m.

This presentation will provide an overview of the solar industry in Alberta, including trends we are seeing — from a huge increase in the number of solar arrays on homes and businesses to oil refineries that use solar to help power their refinery and agrivoltaics (when agriculture and solar are combined). It will also describe how solar energy works and address some common myths about solar.

Wednesday, June 3

• In person, 12:45 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Who lives in Alberta’s rivers, how much water is in your lunch, and who gets to use it? In this hands‑on session, students trace water from watershed to dinner plate—exploring aquatic invasive species, food water footprints, and how Alberta allocates water to farms, cities, and ecosystems. Leave with practical stewardship actions, from breakfast choices to big watershed solutions.

Tuesday, June 2

• In person, 1 p.m. - 2 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• Session 1: In person, 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Who lurks in the deep, waiting to stow away on your watercraft? Yarr, it be Aquatic Invasive Species! Join Parks Canada’s Mountain WIT for this rollicking tale of piracy and puppetry. Join the Clean Drain Dry crew and battle the invaders! In 2025, Fish Wish You’d Swish won a Gold award for Personal Interpretation from Interpretation Canada.

Tuesday, June 2

• Session 1: In person, 11:30 a.m. - noon
• Session 2: In person, 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, June 3

• Session 1: In person, 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.
• Session 2: In person, 11:30 a.m. - noon
• Session 3: In person, 1 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Stripey and cute? These nocturnal animals clean up our neighbourhoods while we sleep. Learn the answers to these questions...Do skunks really want to spray us? How far away can you smell a skunk? How are skunks injured in our urban environment? What are skunks trying to communicate? Learn how to co-exist with urban skunks, you'll be surprised how much their diets can help us out!

Monday, June 1

• Virtual, 11:30 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.

Discover the fascinating world of black-billed magpies. Take a closer look at how these clever corvids use their big brains to solve food problems, deal with predators, and raise a family. Learn the answers to questions like, how can we tell that magpies are smart? How are magpie feathers like a prism? Let’s learn to co-exist with magpies, their problem-solving skills might come in handy!

Monday, June 1

• Virtual, 2 p.m - 2:45 p.m.

The North American Porcupine is mostly known for its spiky defence, but there is so much more to these quirky creatures! Ever heard a porcupine sing? Discover the relationship between this herbivore and the cycles of the forest ecosystem! What does a porcupine have to do with a Wildlife tree? What do we call young porcupines? How do porcupines end up at our wildlife centre? Let’s learn to co-exist with porcupines, their foraging habits might come in handy!

Thursday, June 4

• Virtual, 9 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.

A rodent important to North America’s past, and future! Find out how the beaver has been built to create wetland habitat, refill aquifers, stop forest fires, cleanse pollution from water, and mitigate floods and drought! Do you know what a beaver sounds like? How do beavers survive the winter? What does vanilla have to do with the beaver? Let’s learn to co-exist with beavers, their building skills will come in handy!

Thursday, June 4

• Virtual, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Join us for a fun and interactive gameshow! We’ll learn what hazardous waste is and why it’s important to dispose of it responsibly. We’ll get inspired to put the right items in our carts and manage chemicals so we can reduce their impact on our communities. We can all be waste champions!

Monday, June 1

• Virtual, 10:45 a.m. - 11:15 a.m.

Thursday, June 4

• Virtual, 10 a.m. - 10:30 a.m.

Did you know that climate change is already having an impact on wildlife in Alberta? Join us to learn more about how some of our wildlife species respond to climate change, why climate change is so challenging for wildlife to adapt to, and what we humans can do to help. This program will include a presentation on how climate change is impacting Alberta. Learners will also be given time to brainstorm how adaptations will be affected if the environment changes.

Wednesday, June 3

• Virtual, 11:45 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 4

• Virtual, 9:30 a.m. - 10:15 a.m.

Bats are fascinating creatures that have long been associated with disease and scary mythical creatures and we want to show students that bats are not scary, just hairy. Join us for a presentation to learn some interesting facts and bust some myths about Bats found in Alberta. This session focus on Bat's adaptations, how they live, why they are important for our ecosystems, and what we can do to support healthy bat communities.

Thursday, June 4

• Virtual, 10:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Climate Change is shaping how we live our lives and how many of our furry, feathery, and scaley neighbours' lives too. With Climate Game Changers we will learn how climate change impacts our lives and especially the lives of animals like the Pika, in a fun and uplifting way. Are you ready for Climate Game Changers?

Thursday, June 4

• Virtual, 1:15 p.m. - 2 p.m.