Rocky Point Bird Observatory offers classroom-based programs for Grades K – 7. These curriculum-linked programs connect science with local biodiversity as we bring dry specimens and replicas right into your classroom to offer hands-on learning experiences for students. All programs include an outdoor component on school grounds to further connect students with their local environment and foster a sense of curiosity of the natural world.
Breeding Birds Level 1: Biodiversity of Local Breeding Birds (K - 3)
Sunday, August 14, 2016 - 8:00am to Thursday, August 18, 2016 - 10:30pm
Member all along the Pacific Northwest come together annually to share ideas, collaborate, and learn more about hands-on education through our waterways. This year will be held in beautiful Metchosin along Pedder Bay, creating access to experience Earth's treasures first hand. This 4 day conference will include many workshops, all focusing on the over-arching theme of "One World-United by Water".
A day to celebrate the oceans that surround us, educate people of the diversity of marine life in the Salish Sea, Victoria's Inner Harbour and Fisherman's Wharf, and show how making small changes in our everyday life can add up to a big difference to the planet. Funds raised support local conservation projects and green initiatives at Fisherman’s Wharf. Don’t miss all the fun activities including a scavenger hunt, Sammy the Seal, face painting, First Nations traditional dancers, silent auction and more!
Rocky Point Bird Observatory is hosting International Migratory Bird Day at Elk/Beaver Lake from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m. Join us at the Beaver Lake Nature House for:
Guided bird walks at 9;00, 10:00, and 11:00
Bird banding demonstrations
Informative displays from a variety of local organizations
Each fall, Rocky Point Bird Observatory studies passerine (songbird) migration from a publically-accessible bird banding station at the Pedder Bay Resort and Marina in Metchosin. The accessibility of this site offers excellent opportunities for community education. We have developed a field trip program, generally designed at a middle school level, which allows students to witness long-term scientific monitoring in action through a field trip to our Pedder Bay banding station. The program includes a visit to the banding station, a bird walk, and a chance to examine preserv
Ideal for teachers who are unable to schedule field trips during the limited available timeframe, or who are interested in tying broader Science topics to local species through hands-on learning, classroom visits allow us to bring the learning to you.