This is a page for information about projects that home based learning kids can participate in, and also for joint projects of the parents in the home based learning community across Canada.
The Great Canadian Shoreline Cleanup is a nation-wide, non-profit event coordinated through the Vancouver Aquarium and sponsored by TD Friends of the Environment Foundation. It encourages Canadians to clean up their local waterways during the national cleanup week in September. This event is completely free for all participants, with supplies, instructions, and educational materials provided to make it as easy as possible to take children out to do a cleanup. Thousands of students across Canada participate in this annual event, designed to build spirit, leadership and raise awareness of the environment.
www.vanaqua.org/cleanup
1-877-427-2422
Earth Day Canada is challenging kids across Canada to take action and contribute to a healthier environment in their schools, homes and communities.
The Great EcoKids Challenge is a nationwide contest, providing schools, extra-curricular clubs, and youth groups with an opportunity to participate in a large-scale group activity that will improve the state of their schools and communities, and ultimately, the health of the environment. Prizes in 2007 were from SONY and included a Vaio laptop computer, handycam camcorder, and digital cameral. To enter or find out more information, please visit their website:
Open to kids across Canada in Grade 5 or Grade 6, the GMAC Great Canadian Writing Contest is made possible by Founding Sponsor General Motors Acceptance Corporation of Canada, Limited (GMAC), and is managed by ABC CANADA Literacy Foundation
To enter the contest students submit an original story, in English or French, of no more than 200 words, based on the contest theme (in 2007, the theme was "family"), along with an illustrated 'book cover' that they have made.
Operation Dialogue is the Canadian not-for-profit organization that runs the Talk About Canada!™ Scholarship Program. Their mission is to get Canadians talking and thinking about Canada. The scholarship program offers an opportunity for students to learn more about Canada and for graduating students to earn a spot in the scholarship lottery. The program is intended for the "average" student as well as the very gifted. The quiz takes place online.
Describe how you use math in any activity you love to do -- a sport, game, hobby or anything else. Sponsored by Googol Learning (details on their site).
hs-ca is an email list on Yahoo! Groups for HBL parents across Canada. Since "life is learning," any subject is a potential topic of home based learning conversation.
At some point someone spoke of quilting and it led to the idea of a joint quilting project with squares from across the country contributed by hs-ca list members.
A member from BC collected and assembled the squares and the beautiful results were displayed at the Greater Vancouver Not-Back-to-School Picnic.
The hope was to send the quilt to conferences all across the country.
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McOrmond for sponsoring this site on 
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