ASN has branches in Grande Prairie, Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary, with affiliates in Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Each serve their surrounding communities with a range of programs and resources. See our website to learn what is available near you.

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--> Volunteer Appreciation Week - April 10-16

Thank you to all of ASN's volunteers who inspire the next generation about science. Our signature Provincial program is Scientists & Engineers-in-the-Classroom (SEitC) which is entirely delivered by volunteer scientists, engineers and subject matter experts. Last year they gave 1,101 presentations to 30,475 Alberta students and their teachers all at no cost to schools. Go to www.albertasciencenetwork.ca to read some inspiring profiles of our talented volunteers. More will be added regularly.

Teacher Workshops is science curriculum-linked PD for teachers. We have offered this popular program in Calgary since 1996 and now in Edmonton. Enthusiastic teachers learn from experts how they can get students excited about science.

Chemistry All Around You is a gymnasium style SEitC program for up to 300 students at a time. It annually reaches over 10,000 students with high energy chemical reactions and exciting examples of the chemistry that is all around us. As our CAAY volunteer always says – “there is no such thing as magic, only science that we do not yet understand”.

Walk Through the Forest and Arbor Days are offered each May in Grande Prairie. About 1,000 Grade 6 students enjoy a full day of forestry education at a local recreation area over the three days of Walk Through the Forest. On the Thursday following WTTF over 100 volunteers deliver tree saplings to 1,700 grade 1 students as part of a SEitC style classroom Arbor Day celebration.

For a full overview of last year’s programs download our 2015 Report to the Community. Look for our 2016 Report to the Community in July.

And thank you again to all of the enthusiastic volunteers who make science fun and relevant for Alberta students!

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--> Salute to APEGA

While our volunteers come from a wide variety of careers and are members of many professional associations, we would like to recognize the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of Alberta (APEGA) whose members comprise over 30% of our SEitC volunteer base.
We are now advertising for volunteers among APEGA’s membership on a regional basis through Branch-specific newsletters. While we continue to look for volunteers to serve our main urban areas, beginning September 2016 we will be reaching out to potential volunteers in more rural areas who are interested in providing classroom presentations in their communities. Those volunteers will be fully supported by ASN staff in our closest urban centres.
We continue to have high demand from schools for presenters in the “traditional” engineering disciplines such as Civil / Structural, Mechanical, Chemical and Electrical engineering.

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• Walk Through the Forest  goes May 2, 3, and 4, in Grande Prairie. There are still a few openings for this a hands-on, multi-station [12] program about life in the Boreal Forest. Contact north@albertasciencenetwork.ca soon to book.

• Arbor Day, on May 5, acknowledges the environmental and economic importance of trees. Representatives from Weyerhaeuser, Canfor, Ainsworth; Alberta Sustainable Resource Development and Rotary offer 20 - 30 minute presentations to  Grade 1 classes in the City of Grande Prairie, and the surrounding areas within the Grande Prairie school district. Presentations are usually in the morning.
• Lights, Camera, Action, REACTION! Chemistry All Around You presentations for grade 9 students are available on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays from May 9 - 27 at Grande Prairie Regional College. Due to the generous support of Swan City Rotary free bussing to and from the event is available on a limited basis. Read more details and register!