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Summer Camp Communities

Homeschool Program 2024/2025

HS Intro Day - JK/SK Register

Sep 16, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 4 - 5

September 16, 2024 - Homeschool Program JK/SK (Ages 4-5) Intro Day


HS Intro Day - Gr 1-3 Register

Sep 16, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 6 - 8

September 16, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 1-3 (Ages 6-8) Intro Day


HS Intro Day - Gr 4-6 Register

Sep 16, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 9 - 11

September 16, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 4-6 (Ages 9-11) Intro Day


HS Intro Day - Gr 7-9 Register

Sep 16, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 12 - 14

September 16, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 7-9 (Ages 12-14) Intro Day


HS Explore Treasures - JK/SK Register

Oct 21, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 4 - 5

October 21, 2024 - Homeschool Program JK/SK (Ages 4-5) Exploring Earth's Treasures - Introducing our amazing Earth and its treasures! Learn about our Nature Exchange program, how to collect sustainably, what items can be easily collected in Northern Ontario, and how to trade those items here at Science North!


HS Beebots - Gr 1-3 Register

Oct 21, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 6 - 8

October 21, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 1-3 (Ages 6-8) Beebots - Students will learn how honey bees communicate with the waggle dance while programming a robotic honey bee. Students will also learn about the honey bee life cycle and how they change over their life span.


HS Human Organ System - Gr 4-6 Register

Oct 21, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 9 - 11

October 21, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 4-6 (Ages 9-11) Human Organ Systems - The immune system is a complex and fascinating system that defends our bodies against pathogens. Students will learn and examine some of the organs of the immune system and discover how it works together with vaccines to protect us against germs.


HS Weather & Climate - Gr 7-9 Register

Oct 21, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 12 - 14

October 21, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 7-9 (Ages 12-14) Weather & Climate - What makes the weather? How is our climate changing? What can we do about it? In this program, students will conduct experiments to understand the effects of heat and water sytems on Earth's climate and weather patterns while exploring some BIG questions!


HS Dancing Seasons - JK/SK Register

Nov 18, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 4 - 5

November 18, 2024 - Homeschool Program JK/SK (Ages 4-5) Dancing Through the Seasons - Students explore the seasons and the months through dance and a traditional Anishinabek lens. Seasonal Anishinabek experiences are shared and students are invited to share their own seasonal activities. Students contribute and learn dances to help them remember the order of the seasons and months. They will use models of the Earth and Sun to learn where our light and warmth comes from.


HS Toying with Science- Gr 1-3 Register

Nov 18, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 6 - 8

November 18, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 1-3 (Ages 6-8) Toying with Science - Your students will discover the terms 'work' and 'load' as they look at the basic principles of simple machines. They will experience a multitude of mechanical devices that have changed the way we play.


HS Incredible Insects - Gr 4-6 Register

Nov 18, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 9 - 11

November 18, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 4-6 (Ages 9-11) Incredible Insects - Camouflaged moths, almost-microscopic wasps, and huge Hercules beetles; there's so much biodiversity in the world of insects! In this program, students will learn how insects adapt to their ecosystems, meet live-insects, and "build your own bug"!


HS Neuroscience - Gr 7-9 Register

Nov 18, 2024 10:00AM | Ages 12 - 14

November 18, 2024 - Homeschool Program Gr 7-9 (Ages 12-14) Neuroscience - Are we getting on your nerves? Students will explore the nervous system by examining a preserved brain and evaluating their own nervous systems through a series of tests, including two-point discrimination, reaction time and reflexes. Students will also be able to see an experiment where the action potential of one individual will be used to control another person’s arm!


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