Registered activities are instructor-led programs offered as a group of multiple classes over several weeks.
Register for Arts - Science & Technology Activities
| Activity | Description | Ages |
|---|---|---|
| Geography: Geographic Discovery | The wonders of geography provide us with a basic understanding of our beautiful planet. In this activity, you will learn about places, like cities, countries, and the world by exploring maps and landmarks. | Early Years |
| Science | Explore science through hands-on activities and conduct fun and exciting experiments. | Adult |
| Science: Building Adventures | Stories, activities and fun and exciting experiments teach basic science knowledge and skills, while hands-on play using different materials and tools helps explore how to construct objects. | Early Years |
| Science: Building Discovery | Explore scientific concepts and understandings beyond the basics through fun and exciting activities and experiments. Learn the foundations of building design, physics and weights and measures and put them into practice, constructing various objects using tools and materials. | Early Years |
| Science: Scientific Adventures | Stories, activities, and fun and exciting experiments teach basic science knowledge and skills, while hands-on play and the use of your imagination will help you to explore science mysteries. | Early Years |
| Science: Scientific Discovery | Learn about scientific theories and concepts and how to conduct experiments. Get answers about the world around you and build on basics by exploring chemical reactions, flight dynamics, cellular mechanics, and the inner workings of the human body. | Early Years |
| Technology: Computer Lab | Provides access to computers and various computer programs you can explore and experiment with. Computer programs vary by lab. There is no formal instruction, and participants of any level can join at any time. | Child, Youth, Adult, Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers | Designed for beginners, this introduction to computers focuses on how to use a device with confidence. Learn basic computer skills like navigation, how to create an email, access the web, create documents, and more.
Activity variations include: Computers: Laptop, Computers: Smartphones, Computers: Smartphones and Tablets |
Child, Adult, Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers, Coding | Gradually build on your knowledge of computers and computer programming by learning how to write, modify, and test code.
Participants may bring a laptop. |
Youth |
| Technology: Computers, Laptop | Designed for beginners, this activity focuses on how to use a computing device with confidence. Learn basic computer skills like navigation, how to create an email, access the web, create documents, and more.
Participants may bring a laptop. |
Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers, Laptop - Intermediate | Continue to explore basics while learning how to navigate popular websites like Facebook and Instagram.
Participants may bring a laptop. |
Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers, Smartphones | Designed for users of various skill and competency levels, you will learn how to navigate and use your smartphone, including texting and engaging on social media.
Participants must bring a smartphone. |
Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers, Smartphones and Tablets | Designed for users of various skill and competency levels, you will learn how to navigate and use your device, including texting and engaging on social media.
Participants must bring a smartphone or tablet. |
Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers, Tablets | Designed for beginners, this activity focuses on how to use a device with confidence. Instructors will assist you in navigating your operating system and applications. All operating systems are welcome.
Participants must bring a tablet. |
Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers, Tablets - Intermediate | Continue to explore the basics of navigating your operating system and applications.
Participants must bring a tablet. |
Older Adult |
| Technology: Computers, Video Game Design | Combining technical elements and artistic design, instruction will focus on programming and game mechanics. Participants should have basic computer skills and a familiarity with video games.
Participants may bring a laptop. |
Child |
| Technology: Computers, Web Design | Combining technical elements and artistic design, instruction will focus on the application of basic web design standards. Participants should have basic computer skills and understand how to navigate the internet.
Participants may bring a laptop. |
Child |
| Technology: Workshops | Single-day workshops may be available and offered for a wide variety of topics. | Early Years, Child, Youth, Adult, Older Adult |
Drop-in activities offer an opportunity for participants to take part in a non-instructional activity at their convenience. No registration is required.
Visit the Arts, Hobbies and Interests Map to find an activity at a location near you. Fees may apply
Computer Lab is offered in drop-in format.
Enhanced Youth Spaces are supervised spaces for youth between the ages of 13 and 24, offering a variety of drop-in science and technology activities. For more information, please visit the Youth and Recreation page.
Some activities are offered “With Caregiver” option. These activities will be listed with “With Caregiver” in their title. For all “With Caregiver” activities, the caregiver must attend the activity.
Caregivers must be at least 14 years of age to directly supervise the child(ren).
The caregiver is required to participate with the child in proper clothing and footwear.