Educational Program
Inspired by Nature
Squamish Canyon is here to help teachers take learning beyond the classroom. Our curriculum-based programs, for Kindergarten through Grade 12, seamlessly integrate with the wonders of our elevated boardwalk and surrounding rainforest, canyon and cliffs. Enhance your students’ learning experience in a highly memorable outdoor setting.
Engaging on-site learning
$10 Entry for students and free entry for educators & chaperons
What’s Included
Self-guided educational tour with grade specific curriculum
Free car or bus parking on-site
Grade Specific Curriculum
Boardwalk Detectives - Kindergarten & Grade 1
Spur on curiosity about the natural world with a scavenger-hunt type of approach. Provided waterproof materials help students look for general features throughout the Squamish Canyon setting (different trees, ferns, berries, colours, etc), all easily observable from the elevated boardwalk.
Rainforest Adventurers - Grades 2 & 3
Life cycles are the focus … of water, trees, ferns and mosses. Stops will be made at key observational points to further broaden understanding and identify different species. Students will be encouraged to use their five senses to enhance the experience.
Curious Canyoneers - Grades 4 & 5
Have fun identifying different trees, plants, and mosses (oh, my!) found throughout the canyon and forest. From a key observational viewing platform, see firsthand how flowing water transforms into electrical energy.
Energy Explorers - Grades 6 & 7
The viewing platforms along the Mamquam River are ideal for understanding different forms of energy and how that energy can be transformed into hydroelectric power. Focus is also on the geological formation of the canyon, tree and plant identification, and why the boardwalk was constructed in this particular location.
