Join the Montreal Homelearners at a workshop at the Musée des Beaux Arts\: A Museum ZooA thematic tour to discover the great variety of real and imaginary animals in the sculptures\, paintings and ethnological objects in the Museum's collections. \; Hands-on activity\: creation of an animal in clay.Cost\: $10 per participantWhen\: Wednesday March 10 from 10am to 12pm. \; Afterwards\, we have a room
reserved for lunch - you can bring your own or buy something from their
café. \; Please sign up by Wed March 3rd.
Offered by\: Brad DoucetWhat\: Math for ages 7-9 (a half hour\, $5 per child) and ages 10+ (an hour\, $10 per child)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100312T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100312T190000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/cells-dna-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/cells-dna-0 SUMMARY:Cells & DNA DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: homeschooling parent Jessica Asp
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T170000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/five-senses-and-brain URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/five-senses-and-brain SUMMARY:The Five Senses and the Brain DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: The people at Brain Awareness WeekThe demonstrations consist of interactive activities that use the five senses as a model of brain functioning and conclude with the examination of a real cow's brain.When\: Tuesday March 16\, 10 to 11am - Please sign up by Tuesday March 9th.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100316T190000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/building-club-electrical-circuits URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/building-club-electrical-circuits SUMMARY:Building club\: Electrical circuits DESCRIPTION:Building club\: Tuesday afternoons at \;Centre Communidée.Offered by\: \;homeschooling dad Danny
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T170000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/math-workshops-15 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/math-workshops-15 SUMMARY:Math workshops DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: Brad DoucetWhat\: Math for ages 7-9 (a half hour\, $5 per child) and ages 10+ (an hour\, $10 per child)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100319T200000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/sushi URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/sushi SUMMARY:Sushi DESCRIPTION:Organized by\: homeschooling mom Donna J.Let's make sushi! \;All the ingredients and supplies will be provided. \;We will mostly be doing vegetarian\, but there may be some fish or seafood so let us know about any food allergies. \;We will charge $10 per participant to cover the cost of the ingredients plus a rolling mat (to keep)\, and we expect there will be enough time and ingredients for about 2 rolls each. \;If you can bring your own rolling mat\, it's $6 per participant. \;(These fees are on top of the centre's usership fees of $10 per family per day.)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100323T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100323T163000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/geography-workshops-1 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/geography-workshops-1 SUMMARY:Geography workshops DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: homeschooling mom Christine Bieri
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100323T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100323T190000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/building-club-electrical-circuits-part-ii URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/building-club-electrical-circuits-part-ii SUMMARY:Building club\: Electrical circuits (part II) DESCRIPTION:Building club\: Tuesday afternoons at \;Centre Communidée.Offered by\: \;homeschooling dad Danny
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100325T154500Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100325T164500Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/spectacle-fiestango URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/spectacle-fiestango SUMMARY:Spectacle Fiestango DESCRIPTION:Organisé par Sonia\:Jeudi 25 mars\, 2010\, 10h45 à 11h45. \;Jeunesses musicales du Canada - 305 Mont-Royal Est.http\://www.jeunesse smusicales. com/fr/main_ nav/concerts/ jeune-public- famille/les- concerts/ fiestango/??Artistes \: Amélie Lamontagne\, violon / Geneviève Bigonnesse\, contrebasse / Janie Caron\, piano??PRIX\: 7 $/personne\, taxes incluses. Il y a un rabais pour les groupes
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T170000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/math-workshops-16 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/math-workshops-16 SUMMARY:Math workshops DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: Brad DoucetWhat\: Math for ages 7-9 (a half hour\, $5 per child) and ages 10+ (an hour\, $10 per child)
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T193000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/lets-talk-science-magnet-madness URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/lets-talk-science-magnet-madness SUMMARY:Let's Talk Science\: Magnet Madness DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: Isabel Deslauriers through the Let's Talk Science program. \; It's free!Magnet Madness\: Through hands-on learning centres\, the students will determine which things are attracted to magnets and which are not. \;Explore magnetic attraction and repulsion. \;Older students will also create a magnet and make their own compass.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T193000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100326T203000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/youth-book-club-0 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/youth-book-club-0 SUMMARY:Youth Book Club DESCRIPTION:Youth Book Club - Friday March 26\, 3\:30 to 4\:30pm.Bibliotheque St-Henri - \;4707 Rue Notre Dame O (near De Courcelle) - Just a 5 minute walk from Communidée.We'll be discussing \\"Wolves of the Beyond - Lone Wolf\\" by Kathryn Lasky. \;This book club is open to anyone who has read or has the book read to them and would like to join in a discussion.Please RSVP to jacquelyngeist@yahoo.com.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T180000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100327T210000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/haiti-relief-project URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/haiti-relief-project SUMMARY:Haiti Relief Project DESCRIPTION:Posted by Janice\:Dear Homeschooling Friends and Parents\,We are 7 children of the Home Schooling Community of the Greater Montreal\, Laval\, and South Shore areas. Like you\, we have been touched by the catastrophe in Haiti.We have decided to get together and organize a Movie Afternoon to raise funds to help rebuild schools in Haiti through World Vision.Title\: “UP” on a Giant ScreenDate\: \; Saturday\, March 27th\, 2010\,
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100329T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100329T183000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/sugar-shack-sucrerie-de-la-montagne URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/sugar-shack-sucrerie-de-la-montagne SUMMARY:Sugar Shack\: Sucrerie de la Montagne DESCRIPTION:All homeschoolers are welcome to join us on a field trip to the \;Sucrerie de la Montagne on Rigaud mountain. Monday March 29th from 11\:30am. \;Please sign up before Monday March 22nd.At 11\:30am we'll have a horse-drawn sleigh ride and a guided tour of the sugar shack.At 12pm we will sit down to a midday sugaring-off meal\: country-style sausages\, farm-style crusty bread\, wood-fired baked beans\, farm-style soufflée omelette\, old-style mashed potatoes\, Québécois maple-glazed ham\, pancakes with maple syrup\, and a glass of milk.Then some singing and dancing to the accompaniment of traditional music played by their singer-musician.And finally\, maple-taffy-on-snow tasting!
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100330T153000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100330T163000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/geography-workshops-2 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/geography-workshops-2 SUMMARY:Geography workshops DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: homeschooling mom Christine Bieri
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100330T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100330T190000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/building-club-9 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/building-club-9 SUMMARY:Building club\: DESCRIPTION:Building club\: Tuesday afternoons at \;Centre Communidée.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100402T140000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100402T190000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/easter-party-moved-park URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/easter-party-moved-park SUMMARY:Easter party moved to the park DESCRIPTION:We just learned that the building will be closed on Friday (Good Friday)\, so we'll move the party to the park outside. \;The weather is supposed to be great\, and we were going to be outside for the afternoon anyways \: )Changes\:The party will start at 12pm instead of 10am\, with a potluck lunch in the park facing Centre Communidée's building (CRCS St-Zotique) - see map here. \;Bring a blanket or sheet for sitting on\, there are benches but no picnic tables. \;We will set up somewhere north of the swimming pool - it's not so big that we'll be hard to spot. \;We will probably stay a bit later\, like until 4 or 5pm.We will skip the egg-painting altogether and have a treasure hunt and a few games after lunch.And because we aren't paying rent for that day\, we won't charge the daily fee of $10 per family. \;So it's FREE \: )
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100406T143000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100406T163000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/arts-crafts-avec-introduction-au-francais URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/arts-crafts-avec-introduction-au-francais SUMMARY:Arts & Crafts avec introduction au francais DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: homeschooling moms Janice &\; JohanneWe will begin to explore the wild\, wonderful and wide world of the arts in French. \;We will cover basic French vocabulary which we will reinforce each of the 4 weeks. The objective is to inject French learning while doing something fun in the arts. \;Hands-on art projects for the children are scheduled for each week. \;This is not however a French-second-language-for-newbies class\, it's an art class as described in the objectives. \;For all ages - parent participation is obligatory. \;Please sign up before Wednesday March 31.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100406T150000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100406T160000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/homeschooling-basics-parents-5 URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/homeschooling-basics-parents-5 SUMMARY:Homeschooling basics for parents DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: homeschooling parent Josée CardinalWhat\: Homeschooling basics for parents. \; Discuss daily life and challenges\, methods and philosophies\, curricula (or lack thereof)\, and legal issues. \; Ask questions and share experiences.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE:20120208T104111Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100406T170000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20100406T190000Z UID:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/how-make-coralyrs URL;VALUE=URI:http://montrealhomelearners.ca/content/how-make-coralyrs SUMMARY:How to make coralyrs DESCRIPTION:Offered by\: 10-year-old homeschooler LyraHow to make coralyrs - it's a string instrument\, in between a cora\, a harp and a guitar. \;We'll construct the instruments from wooden boxes of different shapes and sizes and use elastics for the strings. \;If we have time we can decorate and paint them afterwards.All materials will be supplied by the centre. \;Donations of $1 or $2 per coralyr would be appreciated \: )When\: Tuesday April 6th\, 1-3pm
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