If you're looking to keep your kids busy and outdoors this summer, Burnaby's Wildlife Rescue Association of B.C. is holding a series of camps with nature themes.
The activities include mini-safaris, animal tracking, bee and bird box building, bug eating and creating a nocturnal garden for bats.
"We try to have the kids outside as much as possible just learning about the environment," said Krystal Brennan, the association's education coordinator.
Each week is focused on a different theme, and the children will have something to bring home - either a wildlife rescue car kit, a hummingbird feeder or some tree seedlings.
The camps run on Tuesdays and Thursdays till Aug. 23, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sessions are for kids aged six to eight and cost only $25 a day.
"We haven't changed our prices since we started the camps four years ago," said Brennan.
For more information or a full schedule, call 604526-2747 or email edu [email protected].
BATTLING BULLIES THROUGH FILM
Congratulations to four Burnaby students who landed an award for best comedy feature in The Vancouver Sun and CBC Student Video Awards.
Local students Christina Peluso, Sophia Peluso, Julianna Piccolo and Lexus Garcea (along with Dexter Van Der Schyff) created a film called Geek's Revenge.
The video features some popular girls picking on two geeks, who fantasize about different ways of confronting them about the bullying. The award was presented in late April.
To see their video, go to www.cbc.ca/bc/features/ studentvideoawards.
MARATHON MAN COMES TO CITY
A North Vancouver teacher is making a pit stop in Burnaby to bring education issues to the forefront.
Ian Cunliffe will run across B.C. to raise awareness of public education funding cuts.
He's named his run "22 marathons against Bill 22," the legislation recently brought in by the provincial government, forbidding teachers from striking during the ongoing labour dispute.
Cunliffe is scheduled to stop in Burnaby on Aug. 31, from 9: 30 to 10: 30 a.m. at the Burnaby Teachers' Association office on Henning Drive.
WINNING WAYS FOR POSTER CHILD
Grade 5 student Emilia Dawson of Cascade Heights Elementary was selected as one of the winners in Canadian Hunger Fund's media art contest to raise awareness about children's access to education, shelter and clean water.
Emilia created a poster in French, that reads: What is a global citizen?
Someone who is not afraid to make a difference.
"I have been learning about Ethiopia in my class and how difficult life is there, so I decided that I would try to help," Emilia wrote on the contest website. "I had a lemonade stand for the African famine relief, and it made me realize that even kids can make a difference."
Emilia's poster was selected from entries across Canada in the 10-to 14-age category, and she was awarded an iPod.
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