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Jan 27/08
Chart Attack!

Jan 01/08
Spirit of Canada Ocean Challenge - February 5



Workshops and Professional Development

Professional Development Workshop for Teachers
Friday October 19, 9 am – noon
 
Dusty and Daring - Behind the Scenes Look at the Vancouver Maritime Museum

Similar to many collecting Museum’s, the Vancouver Maritime Museum has more than 95% of its $12 million artifact collection in storage. Very few are given the opportunity to visit our collection storage vault and see our hidden treasures – some of which we don’t dare put on public display. You will be given a guided tour of our collections and other (non public) areas of the museum. You will have an opportunity to talk to staff and have a brief overview of our education programs. This workshop will excite and inspire your teaching of social studies, leaving you with an understanding of how museums operate and how visiting the Vancouver Maritime Museum can enrich you classroom teaching! For more information contact Jamie Purves at 604 257-8304 or education@vancouvermaritimemuseum.com


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We can help design a professional development workshop to meet the needs of your group. For more information contact Jamie Purves at education@vancouvermaritimemuseum.com or 604-257-8308.

For the safety and comfort of all participants, please note that class sizes must be adhered to. Elementary class maximum 30 students; preschool class maximum 20 students; all programs minimum 10 students.

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For more information call 604 257-8304.

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Tugs for Tykes - gr pre to 1
Christmas at Sea - gr pre to 1
Pirates! - gr pre to 2
The Working Harbour - gr 2 & 3
Mountie Sailors and Arctic Communities - gr 2 & 3
Pacific Explorers: Man The Oars and Map the Coast - gr 4 & 5
Arctic Explorers - gr 4 & 5
Arctic Meltdown! - gr 4 & 5
Underwater Explorers - gr 5 to 7
Extreme Explorers: Underwater Technology - gr 5 to 7
Overnight Adventures - gr 4 to 7
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Did you know?
That Captain George Vancouver was an experienced, sailor, explorer, navigator and cartographer who mapped the coastline of British Columbia in 1792. In several voyages between 1791 and 1795, Captain Vancouver charted for the first time the rugged coastline of what is today Oregon, Washington and British Columbia. So thorough were his charts, that mariners used them for well over a hundred years. One of the world’s great mariners, George Vancouver was born in King’s Lynn, UK on June 22, 1757. Although the British Navy Captain’s life ended in obscurity when he died in 1798, the city that bears his name will recognize his remarkable achievements.
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