September-December 2015 Program Guide file12/9/2014 · Information Guide for Programs, Workshops & Events Online& Registration& Now& Available!& September-December 2015 …

Information Guide for

Programs, Workshops & Events

Online Registration

Now Available!

September-December 2015

#58 Valleyview Centre 1400 Cowichan Bay Rd. Cobble Hill P: 250-929-5555 E: [email protected] W: cobblehillCLC.wordpress.com

Revised September 16, 2015 2

Table of Contents: Workshops Schedule …………………………………………………. 3 – 7 Teen PBL Fieldtrips Schedule ………………………………………… 8 - 9 Facility Information …………………………………………………… 10 - 12 Upcoming Events ………………………………………………..……. 12 - 16

How to Register The Community Learning Centre offers three easy ways to register for workshops, programs, tutoring, membership and events: in person, by phone and by email. Registration is filled on a first come, first serve basis. A waitlist will be taken. A full payment is required before registration can be processed.

In Person: Drop into the Community Learning Centre during office hours and our staff will be happy to answer questions and process your requests. Payments by cheque, e-transfer, Visa, MasterCard or cash are accepted.

#58 ValleyView Centre 1400 Cowichan Bay Rd

Cobble Hill

Mon-Fri 9:00-5:00 By Phone: Call the Community Learning Centre for questions and to process your request with Visa or MasterCard.

Community Learning Centre 250-929-5555

By Email To register using email, download the registration papers from our website or email us a request for the PDF file. Complete the registration papers and email the Community Learning Centre with payment information to:

[email protected]

Online To register for workshops, facility space, programs and events, check out our online registration at:

cobblehillCLC.wordpress.com


Community Learning Centre Curriculum Workshops

Every Wednesday and Friday students have a chance to dive into their favourite subjects during our curriculum workshops. Join us for everything from Ancient Japanese culture and Archeology to Robotics and Green Screen Magic!

Wednesdays & Friday 3:30-4:30

Members: $5.00 Non-members: $15.00


Community Learning Centre Curriculum Workshop Schedule

Wednesday September 16

Jr. Science: Anatomy This is a hands-‐on workshop that teaches the layers of human anatomy from the skeleton outwards. Students will use plasticine to create their own anatomy models as we learn what makes us breath, groan and laugh! Ages: 6+

Friday September 18

Harvest Time! Join us at Zoma Farm to harvest the freshest fruit and veggies in town! Students will learn about herbs, edible flowers, fruits and vegetables and take home a delicious basket to eat at home! Ages 6+ Families Welcome: $25.00/family

Sunday September 20 Time: 1:00-3:00

SPECIAL WORKSHOP Jam Making Workshop with Zoe Clement Learn how to make plum, blueberry, apple and raspberry jam or bring your own fruit to can. We cover the basics of Location: Cowichan Green Community Kitchen, Duncan Ages 8+ Individuals: $25.00 Families: $40.00


Creative Writing J.K. Rowling carried a shoebox of her writing around with her for years before she sat down and wrote Harry Potter! This is your chance to bring your own shoebox to life. Whether you want to create a graphic novel, a picture book, or a novel, you are sure to leave with a story you won’t want to put down. Ages 9+


Friday September 25

Young Archeologist: Ancient China Bring artifacts to life with an archeological dig that reveals the secrets of the Great Wall, the Terracotta Warriors and ancient warriors! Did you know: China had a writing system and a sea navy 500 years before Europeans! Ages 6+


Build a City: 3-D Geometrocity Build a city using as many shapes as possible! Get a permit, Design it, Construct it, Build It, Set up a tour of the site! Students will study geometry to create as many shapes as possible in designing their 3-D city! Ages 8+

Friday October 2

Captain Cook’s WestCoast Adventures Join us as we build the Discovery and Resolution and sail up the West Coast to Vancouver Island. Students will travel back in time to 1778 and reimagine the world as it was seen then. Ages 6+

Sunday October 4 Time: 1:00-3:00

SPECIAL WORKSHOP Artisan Bread Workshop with Zoe Clement Learn how to make Challah Bread and a Peasant Loaf. We will use local ingredients to make the most delicious bread you have ever had! Save room to take some home! Location: Cowichan Green Community Kitchen, Duncan Ages 8+ Individuals: $25.00 Families: $40.00

Wednesday October 7

Jr. Scientist: Physics Challenge Get your ramps, gears, pulleys and levers ready for the biggest game of mousetrap you have ever seen! We will use as many materials as possible to build a giant mousetrap with the laws of simple machines and our awesome imaginations to guide us! Ages 8+


Friday October 9

Get Out The Student Vote! What do the Three Little Pigs and Canadian Government have in common? Come to this exciting, hands-on workshop to find out! Join us as we learn all about the Canadian Government, electoral parties and the big decisions that effect our lives! Ages 8+

Wednesday October 14

Make a Pop-Up Book! This imaginative workshop teaches students how to turn a simple picture into a 3-D work of art. Students will use creativity to build their very own books to take home at the end of the workshop! Ages 7+

Thursday October 15 Time: 1:00-3:00

SPECIAL WORKSHOP

Natural Dye Workshop with Darcy Lewis Learn how plants and minerals have been used for centuries to dye fabric and wool. Bring your own piece of cloth/clothing to dye or dye the fleece provided. Location: LeMuria Farm (1340 Mindy Road, Cowichan Bay) Ages 6+ $25.00 Families Welcome ($35.00/family)

Friday October 16

Reading Skills Level 1-2 Reading is fun, and so should learning to read be! This workshop builds on the basic steps of phonics through games, listening activities, songs, plasticine, wooden blocks and play. If your child struggles with reading or experiences difficulties with words, this is the workshop for you! Ages 6+


Saturday October 17 Time: 1:00-3:00

SPECIAL WORKSHOP Natural Dye Workshop with Darcy Lewis Learn how plants and minerals have been used for centuries to dye fabric and wool. Bring your own piece of cloth/clothing to dye or dye the fleece provided. Location: LeMuria Farm (1340 Mindy Road, Cowichan Bay) Ages 6+ $25.00 Families Welcome ($35.00/family)


Electricity Level 1: DIY Operation Game How can you turn a simple Pizza Box into your very own Operation Game? Electricity! Students will create their own version of this silly game while learning basic electricity skills! Ages 8+

Friday October 23

Vikings, Queens and Castles This favourite is back, and this time we are building BIGGER castles and Vikings Ships than ever before. Learn about the middle ages through dress up, artifacts, crafts and music! Ages 6+

Sunday October 25 Time: 1:00-3:00

SPECIAL WORKSHOP Pickling Workshop with Zoe Clement You can pickle just about anything. We will cover the basics of making pickles, pickled beans and other delicious vegetables, preserved for the whole winter! Location: Cowichan Green Community Kitchen, Duncan Ages 8+ Individuals: $25.00 Families: $40.00



C.S.I. Chemistry Join us for this murder mystery that only science can solve! Students will learn how PH, microscopes and soil analysis solve even the toughest crimes! Ages 8+

Friday October 30

Volcanoes and Earthquakes Did you know: Each year there are over one million minor earthquakes, over 800 moderate earthquakes and 20 major earthquakes around the world! We will use slinkies, sound devices, and maps to looks at seismic activity, and create some memorable earthquakes and volcanoes of our own! Ages 6+

Wednesday November 4

Robotics: Level 2 Have you ever wanted to teach your G.I. Joe to clean your room? Use a scrub brush to clean the dishes for you? This is your chance to learn the basics of programing and robotics with simple Arduino technology. Ages 8+

Friday November 6

Crime Scene or Essay? Don’t let your essay become a crime scene. Learn how an “evidence based” approach can turn your essay into an A+ paper every time. Ages 10+


Closed for Remembrance Day

Thursday November 12 Time: 1:00-3:00

SPECIAL WORKSHOP Loom Making Workshop with Darcy Lewis Learn how make beautiful hand-woven looms. Choose your favourite colours, or bring your own special wool. Materials provided. Location: LeMuria Farm (1340 Mindy Road, Cowichan Bay) Ages 6+ $25.00 Families Welcome ($40.00/family)


Friday November 13

Wild Things: biology and life cycles You will be amazed to learn how even small changes in the environment have an impact on every life form. Through a series of cool experiments, children will discover why all habitats have limits to the number of species they can support. Warning: fuzzy baby animals have been known to crash the party! Ages 6+

Saturday November 14 Time: 1:00-3:00

SPECIAL WORKSHOP Loom Making Workshop with Darcy Lewis Learn how make beautiful hand-woven looms. Choose your favourite colours, or bring your own special wool. Materials provided. Location: LeMuria Farm (1340 Mindy Road, Cowichan Bay) Ages 6+ $25.00 Families Welcome ($40.00/family)


First Nations Art Join us for this special workshop on West Coast paintings, jewelry, carvings and totems. We will talk about the tradition of First Nations art and the symbolism behind shapes and colours. Create your own very own project of art from soapstone, wood or clay! Ages 6+

Friday November 20

Movie Set Magic: Green Screening Have you ever wanted to visit Hogwarts Castle, fly like Superman, scale a wall like Spiderman, or swim with sharks. This exciting workshop teaches the magic behind the scenes with green screen film skills that will fool anybody! Ages 8+


Knitting Level 1 & 2 Learn how to knit your very own scarf or pair of socks! Bring your favourite colour yarn for a memorable craft project that you can take home and wear or give to someone you love! Ages 8+


Friday November 27

Reading Skills Level 3-4 Reading is fun, and so should learning to read be! This workshop builds on Levels 1 & 2 games, listening activities, songs, plasticine, and storytelling. This workshop is ideal for students who want to build confidence in their reading skills. Ages 6+

Wednesday December 2

Make your Own Board Game: Math Skills If you love monopoly, dominoes, and all things board games, this is the workshop for you. Design your very own game, challenging your friends to math facts using materials of your choice! Ages 8+

Friday December 4

Christmas Fair Crafts Learn how to make everything from Christmas cards to teeny tiny stocking to hang on the tree. Join us for this fun holiday workshop that will inspire exciting new crafts, art and more! Ages 6+


Teen PBL Field Trip Schedule

Students outside of the PBL Program are welcome to register for fieldtrips for $25.00 (per person). Fieldtrips take place every Tuesday 10:00-1:00. Limited space available. All transportation and fees are included.

WHEN WHERE WHY September 15 Zoma Farm Around the World Cooking Lesson

Goal: Students bring a recipe and cook it up for a round the world feast to follow!

September 22 Cowichan Aquaponics Farm

Science: biodiversity, life cycles

Goal: To explore how humans can manipulate natural environments. To understand human impact on environment. To explore life cycles, bioaccumulation, biodiversity.

September 29 Victoria History: Architecture Hunt for old names on the side of buildings, look at influence of Classical and European architecture.

October 6 Legislature Buildings History: Canadian Government & Political Spectrum

Goal: to understand the three main branches of Can. Politics and to make educated decisions about elections

October 13 Community Learning Centre

History: Election Day Student Vote!

Goal: Student Vote has provided us with resources to set up voting stations for Homeschool Students from Cowichan Valley welcome to vote in the Student Vote. We will host the event, teaching about the voting system and Canadian Politics.

October 20 C.S.I. Cobble Hill Mountain

Math: Cartesian Plane, Data analysis, mean, median mode,

Science: topography. Local environment Goal: To look at a 5x5 grid to document bone shards, to map local environment and to use graphing to document information; to collect biology samples.

October 27 Moss St Gallery and Emily Carr House

Math: fractions, ratios, scale

Goal: to look at how mathematics enhances the work of Canadian artists.

History: Canadian art and history


November 3 TBA Science: germs, viruses, diseases

Goal: to look at the work lab technicians do in diagnosing and curing diseases and illness.

November 10 Grocery Store Scavenger Hunt

Math: Weight, scale, percentage, cost, budgets Goal: to use the bulk items at the store, nutritional labels and prepackaged meals vs. raw ingredients to compare prices, weights and quantities.

November 17 St. Ann & Christ Church Cathedral

History: The Reformation Goal: to understand how Catholicism and Protestantism differ. To talk about diaspora of Jews. To discuss Martin Luther and the publication of the bible. To look at Gothic architecture and its influence on religion in the Middle Ages.

November 24 Community Learning Centre

English: Author invite


FACILITY RENTAL If you are interested in renting the Community Learning Centre for meetings, social events, homeschool planning sessions, group sessions and presentations there are several options:

Membership: $100/ month Includes:

• Discounts on workshops and events • Free access during Facility Rental hours • Use of lending library, resources and lesson plans

Non-members: >2 Hours: $35.00 per group 3-4 Hours $50.00 per group

5+ Hours: 100 per group

Mon Tues Wed Thurs Fri Sat Sun

TBA

9:00-12:00

TBA

ALL DAY

ALL DAY

6-‐9pm

6-9:00pm

6-9:00pm

How does it work:

1. Book a time with the Community Learning Centre. Once submitted, our staff will follow-‐up within 2 business days to confirm if the space is available.

2. Members may use the space during booked time for free (up to 12 people). For Non-member pricing, please see below.

3. A key will be given to the Member booking the space. 4. During your time you may use the space freely, including the library, kitchen,

study area and presentation tools (TV, Laptop, iPad, etc.) 5. Drop off your key when you are done!

For inquiries, please contact the Community Learning Centre at [email protected] or 250-929-5555.


Membership Frequently Asked Questions

1. Question: If I have a membership and book a space, can the people attending with me

pay me to use the space?

Yes. If you would like to recoup the cost of your membership during space bookings, you can ask people to contribute. A recommended amount is $5.00/ person for small groups.

2. Question: What do homeschool families usually book the space for?

Some of the suggestions parents have had for the space include: Parents who would like to meet to plan their curriculum. A parent working with a group of homeschool students while the other parents do their shopping/ meet in the coffee shop; Presentations on Homeschool Strategies (bringing in a guest speaker); Setting up science experiments (chemistry, electricity) with CLC resources that are difficult to set up at home/ unavailable to the learner.

3. Question: Is it possible for parents to meet once a month or so to talk about their

homeschool experiences and to share ideas?

Yes! One the frequent requests we had last year was to organize homeschool “debrief/meet and greets.” Throughout the year, the CLC organized many public events; however, if you are interested in booking the CLC for regular meetings, you may either use a membership, or book the space as a non-member for $35.00/ group.

4. Question: I am worried that the space will always be booked and that I won’t be able to use my membership for space bookings. What do you recommend?

We do our best to create as many booking possibilities throughout the week, including evenings and weekends. If you are interested in booking a space, try to do so at the soonest possible date.

5. Question: The Membership includes “other special discounts.” What are some examples of these discounts?

Membership includes discounts on workshops (save $10), MakerSpace (save $10.00), Space bookings (save $35.00) and classroom resources, such as Reading and Writing workbooks, free printable and photocopies, Special Guest Tickets (25% off); and more to be announced…


UPCOMING EVENTS at the

Community Learning Centre

September - December 2015

Detailed information about all our events can be found online or at the Community Learning Centre:

cobblehillCLC.wordpress.com Events include:

• Free Homeschool Family gatherings

• Special Guest Workshops

• Fundraisers

• Holiday Events

• Cooking Classes

Events Pricing

Special Workshops: $25/person $35/ family

Cooking Classes: $25/ person $50/ family

* Please note, events are subject to change. For the latest scheduled events, please check out our website.

If you are interested in booking your own event at the Learning Centre, give us a call 250-929-5555 or send an email.


SEPTEMBER

Workshops: $5.00 (members) $15.00 (non-members) Fieldtrips: $25.00 Cooking Classes: $25.00 $40.00 (family rate) Homeschool Meet and Greet: FREE

Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

1 2 3 4 5 6

7 Labour

Day Holiday

8 First Day of

Teen PBL

9 10 First Day

of Jr. PBL

11 12 13

14 15 Field Trip: Around the

World Cooking

Class 10:00-1:00

16 Homeschool

Meet and Greet

10:30-12:00

Anatomy Workshop

3:30-4:30

17 18 Harvest

Time! Workshop

3:30-4:30

19

20 Jam

Making Class

CGC Kitchen

1:00-4:00

21 22 Field Trip:

Cowichan Aquaponics

10:00-1:00

23

Creative Writing

Workshop 3:30-4:30

24

25

Ancient China

Workshop 3:30-4:40

26

27

28 29 Field Trip:

Victoria Architecture

10:00-1:00

30

Geometry City

Workshop 3:30-4:30


OCTOBER

Workshops: $5.00 (members) $15.00 (non-members) Fieldtrips: $25.00 Cooking Classes: $25.00 $40.00 (family rate) Homeschool Meet and Greet FREE Student Vote: FREE


1 2 Captain

Cook Workshop 3:30-4:30

3

4 Artisan

Bread Cooking

Class CGC Kitchen

5 6 Field Trip:

Legislature 10:00-1:00

7 Physics

Challenge Workshop

3:30-4:30

8 9 Student

Vote Workshop

3:30-4:30

10

11

12 Thanksgiving

Holiday 13

Student Vote for

HomeschoolStudents

10:30-3:00

14 Make a Pop-up

book Workshop

3:30-4:30

15 Natural

Dye Workshop Darcy Lewis 1:00-3:00

16 Reading

Skills Level 1-2

Workshop 3:30-4:30

17 Natural

Dye Workshop Darcy Lewis 1:00-3:00

18

19

20 Field Trip:

CSI Cobble

Hill Mtn 10:00-1:00

21

Electricity Workshop

3:30-4:30

22

23

Viking, Queens &

Castles Workshop

3:30-4:30

24 25 Pickling Cooking

Class CGC Kitchen

26 27 Field Trip:

Moss St. Gallery

10:00-1:00

28 CSI

Chemistry Workshop

3:30-4:30

29 Homeschool Meet and

Greet 10:30-12:00

30

Volcanoes & Earthquake Workshop

3:30-4:30

31

Halloween


NOVEMEBER

Workshops: $5.00 (members) $15.00 (non-members) Fieldtrips: $25.00 Cooking Classes: $25.00 $40.00 (family rate) Homeschool Meet and Greet: FREE


1 Daylight Savings

time 2 3

Field Trip: TBA

10:00-1:00

4 Robotics

Workshop 3:30-4:30

5 6 Crime

Scene or Essay

Workshop 3:30-4:30

7 8

9 10 Field Trip:

Grocery Store

10:00-1:00

11 Remembrance

Day

12 DIY Loom Workshop Darcy Lewis

13 Wild

Things Biology

Workshop 3:30-4:30

14 DIY Loom Workshop Darcy Lewis

15

16 17 Field Trip:

Victoria Gothic

Architecture 10:00-1:00

18

First Nations Art

Workshop 3:30-4:30

19

20 Green

Screen: Movie

Making Magic

3:30-4:40

21 Talent Night

Spaghetti Dinner

Fundraiser Cobble Hill Youth Hall

22

23 24 Field Trip:

Author Invite @

CLC 10:00-1:00

25 Knitting

Level 1&2 Workshop

3:30-4:30

26 Homeschool

Meet and Greet

10:30-12:00

27 Reading

Skills 3-4 Workshop

3:30-4:30

28 29

30


Talent Night Fundraiser Tickets: $25.00 each or 2 for $40.00 DECEMEBER


1 2

Make your own

(Math) Game

Workshop 3:30-4:30

3

LAST DAY OF

JR. PBL

4

LAST DAY OF

TEEN PBL

Christmas Fair

Crafts Workshop

3:30-4:40

5 6

7 8 9 10 11 12 Homeschool

Families Year End

Party!

11:00-2:00

13

14 15

16 17 18 19 Christmas

Baking Cooking

Class CGC Kitchen

20

21 22 23 24 25 CHRISTMAS

DAY

26 27

28 29 30 NEW

YEARS EVE

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September-December 2015 Program Guide file12/9/2014 · Information Guide for Programs, Workshops & Events Online& Registration& Now& Available!& September-December 2015 …