Yes. To see how each field trip is linked with the BC curriculum, click here for high school and click here for elementary school.

We require a 1:8 adults to student ratio for grades K-3, 1:10 for grades 4-7 and 1:15 for grades 8-12. Adults are requested to participate in all activities and asked to help maintain group attention. If you are unable to provide support, please let us know in the request form so we can find volunteers.

Full payment is due by the day of your field trip, and you are encouraged to send it sooner. To make these payments, you can send an e-transfer to niki@eya.ca. If you would prefer to pay by cheque, the mailing address is 500-610 Main St, Vancouver BC, V6A 2V3. Please include your name, school name, and division number so we know who the payment is from.

We understand that plans change. Two weeks or more before the field trip, we will do our best to reschedule to another date at no cost or refund all fees paid if you need to cancel. Less than two weeks before the field trip, we will charge a $30 administration fee if you need to reschedule or cancel. All changes must be made by email to the program coordinator (contact info below).

Yes. One form must be completed for each student and signed by a parent or guardian. If a parent or guardian is not available, the form may be signed by another supervising adult (e.g. teacher, social worker). Each attending adult must also fill out a waiver. Please bring the completed forms to the field trip; students without completed forms will not be able to participate.

Plants and animals are outside regardless of the weather - and we will be too! Make sure your students wear appropriate attire. For rainy days, this looks like boots, rain jackets, rain pants, hats and gloves. For sunny days, this means a sun hat, sunscreen, and a water bottle. We also have some gear to lend out as needed.

Please try to have students go to the washroom at school before arriving on site. At our Strathcona site, students must be accompanied by an adult to use our single gender neutral washroom with a composting toilet. At our Renfrew Ravine site, washrooms are in a nearby community centre. It is disruptive if students and adults leave in the middle of the field trip.

Our gardens have unpaved pathways with a steep incline from the road. Students with mobility challenges or who use wheelchairs or other mobility devices may have trouble navigating the gardens. Please let us know if you have any questions about accessibility and we will do our best to accommodate.

The street address for Strathcona Community Gardens is 759 Malkin Avenue. The garden is situated between Malkin Avenue and Prior Street, adjacent to Hawks Avenue. We will meet your class at the “Eco-pavilion,” a large wooden building in the centre of the garden with solar panels on the roof (see map). The #22 bus stops at Strathcona Community Garden and there is free street parking available along Hawks Ave.

Please meet us at 3998 Renfrew Street, near Renfrew St. and 24th Avenue. We will be waiting for your class at the Colour Me Local Dye Garden in the open grassy area. The #16 bus stops at 22nd Ave & Boyd Diversion and the closest skytrains are 29th and Renfrew Station (10-15 min walk). If driving, there is free parking along Renfrew St.

We use the following Covid-19 protocols to keep our staff and participants safe:

• Health screenings - participants must not attend the program if they have COVID-19 symptoms. (EYA staff are required to follow the same protocol.)
• Hand hygiene - participants must sanitize or wash hands on arrival & departure from the site.
• Physical distancing - We will maintain physical distancing of 2 metres when possible.
• Face masks - mandatory when indoors and optional outdoors.