C2 THE OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, April 14, 1999 Small Wonders' Camp Presented by Kristina Small Queen's University 3rd year Fine Arts Student S C H O O L 'S O U T ! Y O U A R E W A N T E D !!! FOR SUN, FUN, ART, CRAFTS, AQUATIC ACTIVITIES, GAMES A N D MORE! Featuring: - Cartooning - Video production - Imaginative Art Ages: 8-12 yrs. Cost: $ 9 0 .0 0 /week Location: East O akville Call Kristina at 849-4864 EDUCATION / INSTRUCTION S m a l l W o n d e r s Creative Arts and Crafts Summer Camp • 46 ecoles • +11 300 eleves 4 * resultats superieurs a Q la moyenne provinciate 9 • transport scolaire gratuit A M a t e r n e l le e t J a r d in a t e m p s p le in poste 3150 Region de Halton Ecole elementaire Sacre-Coeur * 34, promenade Miller Georgetown (905) 873-0510 ADVERTISING FEATURE Small Wonders Creative Arts and Crafts Summer Camp is presented in east Oakville by Kristina Small, a third year Fine Arts student from Queen's University. After a successful year last year, Small looks forward to another summer with children ages 8 -12 years. Small Wonders is customized week ly to the interests of the children and will run the weeks of July 5, July 12, August 8 and August 16. There are a variety of activities such as basic drawing, innovative crafts, cartooning, media productions, park games and aquatic activities. They also offered reduced rates for families and those attending more than one week. You won't find this combination of art activi ties anywhere else! So come and bring a friend. For more information call Kristina Small at 849- 4864. Get ready for the "Knowledge Economy" at MacLachlan ADVERTISING FEATURE As the millennium approaches, MacLachlan College has embarked upon a new and chal lenging project in Robotic Science and Artificial Intelligence. The world is in flux: our economy is mov ing from a resource-based industrial economy to an economy based on knowledge--The Knowledge Economy--where the developing edge of science and information technology is generating new words and solutions. MacLachlan wants to give all their students, from Kindergarten to OAC, a glimpse of the future to spark their interest in these exciting fields. They can only touch on the concepts and ideas, but they know that their new Lab and the new Science of Robotics and Intelligent Systems programme can significantly enhance C23 their students' studies and their ability to understand and respond to the changing world around us. Virtual trek through Canada 66 in Fern Hill School's Burlington Campus is a co-educational school for students from JK through Grade 6. Fern Hill places emphasis on individual attention, accelerated academics and traditional values in a supportive and caring environment. The Fern Hill curriculum is designed to enrich the mind, spirit and individuality of each capable child. Situated on a 22-acre site, our new facility includes a computer lab, library, gymnasium, music, art and science rooms and a full-sized soccer field. E n t r a n c e T e s t in g for Fern H ill's new Burlington Campus, opening in September 1999, will take place on Saturday, April 17th from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at our Oakville school located at 3300 Ninth Line. Watch for more information regarding an Open House and ceremonial groundbreaking at our Burlington site on May 1, 1999. B u r lin g to n C a m p u s E n tra n ce T estin g S a tu rd a y , A p r il 17, 1999 9 a .m . to 12 p .m . To write the entrance test and for more information call us at: (905) 257-0022 By Kathy Yanchus SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER ien three cycling teams begin a nine- week cross Canada trek through every province and territory this week thou sands of students will join them via the Internet. Known as the Canadian Heritage Interactive Journey (CHIJ), the unique learning project is designed to famil iarize children with the Internet, the CHIJ should also entertain and enthrall them as they study geogra phy, history and culture in a rather unique way. As many as 1,100 Canadian schools are reportedly involved in CHIJ including Glenburnie School in Oakville. As the cyclists gather stories, culture and history from host communities, they will share the information with students on the interactive web site. Students will be encouraged to post and share information they have researched about their own communities. The CHU is the "perfect pro ject" to introduce students to online and interactive learn ing as well as virtual reality, BERTIN STABLES Open 7 days a week year round 1 3 indoor riding' arenas Day at farm for children ages 5-13 (Sat.) S35 Summer Day Camps SI 80Avk. Summer Overnight Camps S375Avk. , _ . . 3445 Dundas W. Classes for Teenagers & Adults (H w y . # 5 ) O a k v i l le 1 1/2 miles west o f Hwy. #25 on N o rth side 827-4678 w eb s ite w w w .b ertin s ta b le s .co m e -m a il: b e rtin @ w eb tv .n et says Josie Giovenco, Glenbumie's Director of Technology Development. It's education in an instant, and demonstrates to students an alternative for seeking information, she adds. "It will make them realize that the world is big but it isn't really that big, that finding out some thing about Vancouver is a keyboard's length away." Glenbumie's Grades 3 to 5 students will be involved in e-mailing and chatting online with stu dents in other parts of the country, as it ties in with their unit on Canada. There are also online learn ing assignments and contests as the journey unfolds, says Giovenco. "We're thrilled that over 1,100 schools are tak ing part in this first-ever adventure, says Ingenuity Works Inc. CEO and President Gary Gumley, developer of the CHIJ. "This project is about empowering our children to accept the challenge of becoming local historians. Canadian students will literally bring our history, culture and geogra phy alive through this journey." Each day, tens of thousands of students will log onto the site as the cyclists head through the Rocky Mountains, across the prairies, up to the tiny northern village, of Tuktoyuktuk and over the new bridge to Prince Edward Island. Ingenuity Works is an award-winning Canadian developer and publisher of educational software and online Internet projects. Planning for another national Internet journey next year is already taking place, this one focusing on the arts. Governor General Romeo LeBlanc launches two of the three teams at Rideau Hall»in Ottawa Thursday, an event to be watched live by thousands of stu dents via the Internet. Other Oakville schools hoping to participate are Brookdale and Montclair Public Schools. R I IN I G Spring is the time to let loose. 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