Island Sleepovers

For an extra-memorable field trip this year, your class can come out to the Park for a fun and educational sleepover!  We offer four different sleepover options in our parks throughout Vancouver Island. 

Click on any of the sleepover programs below for more information then register for your sleepover online or by contacting us directly

 

Night Eyes  (grades 2-8)

South Island: Goldstream Provincial Park

Mid Island: Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park, Moorecroft Camp

North Island: Miracle Beach Provincial Park

Our most popular sleepover features a Night Walk to look for bats and owls, an owl pellet dissection and a chance to learn how to talk like an owl! Groups can sleep in the Goldstream Nature House.

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Sleeping with Salmon  (grades 2-8)

South Island: Goldstream Provincial Park

Offered during the salmon run (late October through November). Make a salmon print pilowcase, go for a night walk along the Goldstream River, and learn about First Peoples and Salmon.

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Ocean by Day & Night

Mid Island: Newcastle Island Marine and Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park
North Island: MIracle Beach Provincial Park

Find out just how big a blue whale really is, conduct a squid dissection, and sneak a peak at the ocean night life with our special night lights program while camping in a group site, or sleeping in the Newcastle Island Pavilion.

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Survivors (grades 3-11)

Mid Island: Rathtrevor Beach Provincial Park, Newcastle Island Marine Provincial Park, Moorecroft Camp
North Island: MIracle Beach Provincial Park

Our newest and most exciting sleepover program asks the question, does your class have what it takes to be Survivors? Find out when you "strand" your class for this challenging, active, and hands on program. Survivors is available for students in grades 3 through 11 as a one or two night program. Accomodations vary with location. 
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Prescribed Learning Outcomes Met by Sleepover Programs 

Night Eyes

Grade 2 PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 3 PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 4 PLO’s: Science - Compare the structures and behaviors of local animals and plants in different habitat and communities.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 5 PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 6 PLO’s:Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.- Describe different features that encompass an ecosystem- Analyze how BC’s living and non-living resources are used.- Describe potential environmental impacts of using BC’s living and non-living resources.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific activities.Language Arts – Use questioning, predicting, summarizing, and inferring to accomplish specific purposes for viewing and listening.- Use information they have heard or viewed to develop questions and activities that will extend their understanding.- Locate and interpret details to answer specific questions or complete tasks.- Demonstrate a willingness to assume a variety of roles in group interactions.
Grade 7 PLO’s: Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.
Grade 8 PLO’s: Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.

 

Sleeping With the Salmon

Grade 2 PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 3 PLO’s: Science - Classify/Compare familiar animals according to similarities and differences in appearance, behavior, and life cycles- Describe some changes that affect animals- Describe the ways in which animals are important to other living things in the environment.- Use their senses to interpret observations.- Infer the probable outcome of an event or behavior based on observations.- Explain why water, air, and soil are important for living things.Physical Education – Move through defined space while maintaining control (walking blind-folded).- Change level of body position while maintaining control (e.g. high, medium, low)Language Arts – Ask and respond to questions before, during, and after viewing or listening.- Identify specific details in communication in response to tasks or questions.- Listen actively, responding verbally and non-verbally.- Seek opinions and consider the responses of others.- Demonstrate a willingness to support others by offering compliments or encouragement.
Grade 4 PLO’s: Science - Compare the structures and behaviors of local animals and plants in different habitat and communities.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 5 PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.- Describe different features that encompass an ecosystem.Physical Education – Identify opportunities for activity in a variety of settings.- Demonstrate an ability to participate safely in specific activities.- Demonstrate leadership in selected activity.Language Arts – Listen, and view for specific purposes.- Use strategies, including asking and developing questions to further develop understanding.
Grade 6 PLO’s: Science - Analyze how different organisms adapt to their environments.- Describe different features that encompass an ecosystem- Analyze how BC’s living and non-living resources are used.- Describe potential environmental impacts of using BC’s living and non-living resources.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific activities.Language Arts – Use questioning, predicting, summarizing, and inferring to accomplish specific purposes for viewing and listening.- Use information they have heard or viewed to develop questions and activities that will extend their understanding.- Locate and interpret details to answer specific questions or complete tasks.- Demonstrate a willingness to assume a variety of roles in group interactions.
Grade 7 PLO’s:Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.
Grade 8 PLO’s:Science - Analyze the roles of organisms as part of interconnected food webs, populations, communities, and ecosystems.- Assess survival needs and interactions between organisms and the environment.- Evaluate human impacts of local ecosystems.Physical Education – Demonstrate/apply safe procedures for specific physical activities.Language Arts – Interpret details in simple and direct illustrations and other required representations.- Share the responsibility for the effective functioning of groups.- Encourage others to participate.