Community Classes

I’m excited to welcome students to the second year of our TLA school choir!

Come join Mrs. Levasseur, Mrs. Morris, and Mrs. Funk Thursday’s 1-3 pm, Sept. 18, 25, Oct. 2, 9, and 16, 2025 at the Dawson Creek Alliance Church.  Gym class will be with Mrs. Funk, doing fitness tests, soccer skills, and introducing some new movement activities and games, Mrs. Levasseur will be leading Art and Mrs. Morris will be doing Lego Challenges.

STEM Quest is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 9 to 12.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

This class will focus on designing, building, and testing a water filtration system.  There will be opportunity to bring some materials from home to include into the design, as well as time for re-designing and re-testing.  Students will typically work in pairs or small groups, but could work independently if they want to.  Generally, this is a good first introduction to design, building, testing.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, September 19, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Explore is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation classes that will be held throughout the school year for grades 5 to 9. The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

This class will focus on the parts of the sheep eye. Students will typically work in pairs on the dissection. Generally, this is a good first introduction to dissection techniques and safety.

STEM Explore is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 5 to 9.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

This class will focus on Owl ecology and digestion, with an Owl Pellet dissection.  The Owl pellets are from wild Barn Owls, and have been heat treated, foil wrapped , and then frozen to ensure that they are sterilized.  Students will typically work in pairs on the dissection.  Generally, this is a good first introduction to dissection techniques and safety.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Quest is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 9 to 12.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

This class will focus on designing and then implementing an experiment to determine isopod behaviour.  Ethology is the study of animal behavior. Many behaviors involve movement of the animal within its environment. In this exercise, you will investigate some innate (instincts) behaviors of isopods.  We will be focusing on experimental design with limitations, analyzing the results, and applying this to understand isopod behaviour better.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, September 26, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Explore is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 5 to 9.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

This class will focus exploring mendelian genetics and making family trees.  We may also work on understanding more complex genetics involving multiple traits, or combined traits.  In addition, we will learn how to record data in tables and discuss what the data means.  Students will be working collectively as well as individually.  This is a good first introduction to Mendelian Genetics as well as recording data.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, October 3, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Quest is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 9 to 12.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

In this lab, you’ll take on the challenge of designing your own experiment to test how different factors affect the rate of photosynthesis in leaves. Using simple materials, you’ll explore how light, carbon dioxide, or other variables impact oxygen production.  This isn’t a step-by-step lab: you and your group will decide on the design, controls, and variables to investigate. Get ready to think like a scientist, test your ideas, and see photosynthesis in action!

STEM Quest is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 9 to 12.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

Can you build a boat that floats, moves, and cleans up debris from the water? In this challenge, your team will design and build a small boat that skims lightweight debris like paper bits or foam while staying upright and moving efficiently. Test your first design, analyze performance, and redesign to improve speed, stability, and collection ability. Only the most creative and well-engineered boats will succeed!  This project encourages critical thinking, creativity, teamwork, and practical application of physics and engineering principles.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, October 10, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Explore is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 5 to 9.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

Your task: design and build a boat that floats, stays upright, and can move forward using only the energy stored in a rubber band! You’ll need to think about balance, buoyancy, and stability so your boat doesn’t tip over, while also engineering a propulsion system that converts the rubber band’s stored energy into motion. This is an inquiry and design challenge—no step-by-step instructions! You and your group will brainstorm, sketch, and test ideas to create a boat that meets the challenge goals. At the end, you’ll test your boat’s speed, stability, and ability to travel in a straight line.

STEM Quest is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 9 to 12.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

In this STEM challenge, students will work in teams to design, build, test, and optimize a freestanding bridge. The goal is to create a structure that spans a set distance, holds the maximum weight possible, and demonstrates efficient use of materials.

Students will apply engineering principles such as tension, compression, and truss design while practicing teamwork, problem-solving, and design documentation. After an initial test, they will have the opportunity to redesign and improve their bridge based on observations and performance, learning how engineers refine designs in the real world.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, October 17, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Explore is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 5 to 9.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

Think you can design a bridge that’s both light and strong? In this challenge, you’ll work to build a model bridge using simple materials—then put it to the test! Your goal is to create a structure that can hold as much weight as possible without collapsing. Along the way, you’ll need to think like an engineer: how do forces like tension and compression act on your bridge? What design will give it the most strength and stability? At the end, we’ll load up the bridges and see which one carries the heaviest load before breaking.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, October 17, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Explore is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 5 to 9.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

Can you harness the power of the wind to make your vehicle move? In this challenge, you’ll design and build a small vehicle that is powered only by wind energy. Using simple materials, you’ll need to figure out how to capture and use the air from a fan or your own breath to push your creation forward. Will big sails work best, or small ones? Should your vehicle be tall, wide, or sleek? After building, we’ll test them head-to-head to see whose design travels the farthest—or the fastest—when the wind blows!

Sign-up deadline: Friday, October 31, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365

STEM Explore is a series of Science Exploration and Innovation class that will be held throughout the school year for grades 5 to 9.  The goal is to encourage science and engineering exploration as well as to build up a science community at TLA, and perhaps enter a Science competition in the future.

In this hands-on activity, students work in teams to design, build, test, and improve their own mini assembly lines. The goal is to manufacture a colored brick as quickly and efficiently as possible, while making sure each brick meets quality standards.

Students will experience real-world engineering and manufacturing concepts, including workflow design, task assignment, quality control, and process improvement. They’ll test their first design, identify problems, and redesign their assembly line to optimize speed, accuracy, and teamwork.

This project encourages critical thinking, creativity, collaboration, and problem-solving, giving students a practical, fun, and engaging way to apply science and engineering principles.

Sign-up deadline: Friday, November 7, 2025 

Contact Person/Information: Joyce Froese,  jfroese@schoolathome.ca, 1-800-745-1320 ext 365