In this one-hour program, participants will learn about the basic needs of all animals and the five freedoms of animal welfare. Students will be introduced to the concepts of being a responsible pet guardian. Content difficulty is tailored to the age group you identified during registration.
Themes covered: Different types of pets, Basic Needs of Animals, Five Freedoms of Animal Welfare, Responsible Pet Guardianship & Enrichment.
Living Systems: Students investigate the growth and development of plants and animals and consider their relationship to humans.
Citizenship: Students examine ways to make decisions and solve problems.
Character Development: Students examine roles, responsibilities, and self-regulation and their connections to self-understanding.
Living Systems: Students analyze and describe how plants and animals interact with each other and within environments.
Citizenship: Students explore civic actions.
Character Development: Students analyze different roles within varied contexts and examine how roles can support the development of talents, virtues, and resilience.
Living Systems: Students analyze organisms and relate external structures to functions.
Citizenship: Students investigate rights and responsibilities in Canada.
Safety: Students analyze and explain responsibility and how it can impact personal and group safety.
Healthy Relationships: Students reflect on resolution and explain connections to healthy relationships.
Living Systems: Students investigate the internal systems of organisms and explain how they support vital biological processes.
Citizenship: Students investigate ways to learn about the world and take action for change.
Safety: Students analyze responsibility and consider the impact on well-being.
Living Systems: Students investigate the characteristics and components of and interactions within ecosystems.
Citizenship: Students examine civic participation in Canada.
Character Development: Students connect strategies for well-being to life opportunities and lifelong learning.
