C-School Calendar: Schedule Information

C-School presents students in the Bonnyville area with the exciting opportunity of using the building to compliment and enhance their educational experiences. On a weekly basis classes come to the Centennial Centre and use the amenities creating authentic experiences that target curricular outcomes.

C-School gives teachers in the Lakeland Region the opportunity to move their classroom to an exciting and creative learning community site for an entire week (Monday-Thursday or Tuesday-Friday). Throughout the time spent at Centennial Centre, there will be a strong emphasis on observation, writing, and drawing skills. C-School gives students the chance for a week of hands-on, multi-sensory learning that will help them connect curriculum to the real world.

Read more in our brochure: C-School Brochure.PDF

All interested participants of C-School for the 2008-2009 school year must have a teacher fill out the following application form as well as submit a 1-2 page proposal of how they wish to incorporate this experience into their classroom teaching for the year.

You can either register online or through mail.

C-School Registration Information

C-School Information and Application.PDF

Here is a little selection of mini-units that you will discover while being at C-School:

Aerobic vs. Anaerobic
To explore and understand the differences between anaerobic and aerobic exercise using different equipment and activities around the Centennial Centre.

Bonnyville History/Pontiac History
To explore aspects of Centennial Centre in a unique way that incorporates many features of language arts including: reading, writing, interviewing, summarizing, questioning, organizing, categorizing, presenting, comprehension, etc.. Overall research question is “What can I learn about hockey and Bonnyville history?”

Climbing
Students have the chance to use the climbing wall while other groups participate in indoor soccer and writing a climbing acrostic poem

Flight
Students get a real hands on understanding of flight by testing airplanes, designing their own plane, and testing parachutes. Students will use the information they gather to create charts and graphs.

How a Cafeteria Works
To examine how a cafeteria works from a variety of angles (profit, quality, quantity, food safety, working a till, healthy eating habits, tax, calories, creating a perfect meal, costs, cutlery placement, eating habits, etc.)

Play dough Science
A nice fit for grade 7 science- students use play dough to work in groups and visually explain plate tectonics, fossils, and boundaries.

Reaching Heights
To explore and understand reaching new heights (both literally and figuratively) using the climbing wall and examining the scissor lift.

Sponsorship
To understand how a building like the Centennial Centre, a program like C-School, and the Bonnyville Pontiacs all rely on the funding and support from sponsors.

The Tallest Tower
To have students work in small groups to create the tallest free-standing structure.

Water in its Forms
To expose students to the many forms of water within Centennial.

Zamboni 101

• Students have the opportunity to interview a zamboni driver.
• Students have an opportunity to go “backstage” to examine the zamboni machine, sit on the machine, and look at the ice plant.