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    Children’s Program – Schedule of Activities 2007

 

 

 

    Tuesday, August 21

 

 

10:00 - 12:00

 

Registration for children - Location: W.A. Murphy Student Centre

1:00 - 1:30

 

 

Drop off, Making and Decorating Name tags, and Introductions - Classroom Centre, UPEI

1:30 - 2:00

 

Discussion of Theme - Strengthening Communities Across Generations

2:00 - 3:00

 

Storyteller- Dr. Leona Makokis (Keynote Speaker)

3:00 - 3:15

 

Snack

3:15 - 4:00

 

Games

4:00

 

Families pick up children

6:30-8:30

 

Children’s Welcome Party
Sponsored by Canadian Parents for French
 

6:30 -7:30

 

 

Entertainment - A musical group from Nova Scotia, The New Boomers will work with the children and together they will perform a song at the Downtown event on Wednesday evening.
Faculty Lounge, Main Building, UPEI

7:30 - 8:00

 

Pizza, Ice Cream, and Storytelling
Ice Cream provided by Cow

 

 

 

    Wednesday, August 22

 

 

8:00 - 8:30

 

Drop off at children’s meeting spot
Classroom Centre

8:30 - 9:30

 

Morning Meeting and Storytelling

 9:30 - 10:30

 

 

Nutrition Session and Activity - Janis MacKay with Dairy Farmers of Canada will be discussing healthy eating and will make smoothies with the children.

10:30 - 11:30

 

Active Living Alliance - Games

11:30 - 12:00
 

 

 

 

 

Constable Gary Fraser and SAM - Cape Breton Regional Police are taking a new approach to crime prevention. Officer SAM is a three-foot puppet clothed in a Police officer’s uniform. Officer SAM is used to discuss topics such as fair play, bullying, kindness, peer pressure, teasing, stealing, pushing, respect, safety and everyday dangers to children.
 

12:00 - 12:30

 

Lunch

12:30 - 1:00

 

Games

1:00 - 2:30

 

Swimming at CARI facility - bring your swim suits!

3:00 - 3:15

 

Snack

3:15 - 4:00

 

Demonstration of Quilt Making (to be confirmed)

4:00

 

Families pick up children

6:30 - 9:00

 

Dinner and Entertainment with Family

 

 

 

    Thursday, August 23

 

 

8:00 - 8:30

 

Drop off at children’s meeting spot
Classroom Centre, UPEI

8:30 - 9:15

 

Morning Meeting

9:15 - 9:30

 

Active games

9:30 - 9:45

 

Snack

9:45 - 10:00

 

Travel to Founder’s Hall and Sandland

10:00 - 12:00

 

Founders Hall and Sandland - Founders’ Hall is a tribute to Charlottetown’s important role in Canadian history as "The Birthplace of Confederation". At Founders’ Hall, "The Time Travel Tunnel" transports visitors back in time, leading them through the pages of Canadian history, starting with the Charlottetown Conference in 1864 and concluding with the joining of Nunavut in 1999. It’s a multisensory experience that makes learning history fun and entertaining.
While the older children are traveling through Founder’s Hall the younger children will be creating a stuffed bear to take home with them! All children will be attending SandLand.
SandLand
– Be amazed by the creations of Canada’s own World Champion Sand Sculptors who carved two million pounds of Island sand to create a unique view of Prince Edward Island. Canada’s largest Sand Show east of BC!
 

12:00 - 12:30

 

Lunch at Confederation Landing

1:00 - 2:30

 

Maurice Bernard - Art and Quilt making - Maurice will work with the children in developing a paper quilt. He will also be giving an art lesson to the older children

2:30 - 2:45

 

Snack

2:45 - 3:30

 

Finish Quilt and Practice for Moment of Fame

3:30

 

Families pick up Children

6:00

 

Dinner and Entertainment with Family

 

 

 

    Friday, August 24

 

 

8:00 - 8:30

 

Drop off at children’s meeting spot
Classroom Centre, UPEI

8:30 - 9:00

 

Morning meeting

9:00 - 10:00

 

Indoor/Outdoor Games

10:00 - 10:15

 

Snack

10:15 - 11:00

 

Practice for Moment of Fame

11:15 - 11:30

 

Moment of Fame - Children’s performance for delegates.

 

 

Children’s Program Sponsored by Early Childhood Development Association of PEI, Aliant and Aliant Pioneers Abegweit Council. 

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