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When: May 8, 2024
Time: 1-3pm
Where: Stony Plain, Chickakoo Recreation Area
Meet at upper parking lot by the washrooms
With summer approaching it’s a good time to practice some axe work. This class will cover types of axes and their use as well as safety.
Participants will practice chopping wood using a few methods as well as finer knife work processing.
| Event Date | Thursday, 8 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Thursday, 8 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Monday, 5 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 25 |
| Price | $33.00 |
When: Thursday, May 8, 6:30-8 pm
Where: Spruce Grove Alliance Church - Oasis Room, 250 Century Rd
Are you considering homeschooling? Join us at our open house event to gain more insights into homeschooling through WISDOM. Already homeschooling but know someone who is interested? Invite your friend/neighbour to come to our information night.
The WISDOM Facilitators present will reflect on their own homeschooling experiences. We will also provide some basic information about homeschooling in Alberta with WISDOM. Then we will open the discussion to all in attendance to introduce themselves and share their thoughts on homeschooling. To be followed by a Q&A session.
Coffee, water and snacks provided. Door prizes and children's activities, too.
For questions and late registrations, please contact:
Desmond Kilgannon 780-225-6688 or email desmond@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Randy Kopp 780-723-5382 or email randy@wisdomhomeschooling.com
| Event Date | Thursday, 8 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Thursday, 8 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Monday, 5 May, 2025 |
When: May 9, 2025
Time: 1-3pm
Where: Edmonton, Sir Wilfred Laurier Park Picnic Site 7 https://maps.app.goo.gl/B94jpvhsLqSB9TTC9
Please follow these exact coordinates to avoid any confusion.
With summer approaching it’s a good time to practice some axe work. This class will cover types of axes and their use as well as safety.
Participants will practice chopping wood using a few methods as well as finer knife work processing.
| Event Date | Friday, 9 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Friday, 9 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Tuesday, 6 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 16 |
| Price | $33.00 |
When: May 16 from 9-11am
An afternoon in the North Saskatchewan river valley with wild food guide Kevin Kossowan. Learn about 10-20 species of wild edible plants and fungus, with a focus on their use in the home kitchen.
Kevin Kossowan has been on 100+ wild food adventures in the Canadian wild for his twice James Beard Foundation award nominated web series ‘From The Wild’. He’s taught field cookery at the Global Bushcraft Symposium, co-creates the series ‘Wild Harvest’ with Les Stroud and chef Paul Rogalski airing on PBS and National Geographic, has led numerous foraging workshops and forage-to-table workshops, and regularly works with chefs exploring the culinary potential of the Canadian wilderness.
This event is only for WISDOM families. A parent or graduate may attend by themselves; students must be accompanied by an attending parent.
| Event Date | Friday, 16 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Friday, 16 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 3 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 0 |
| Price | $45 per person |
When: Wednesday, May 21, 6:30-9pm
Where: Stoney Creek Centre and Rotary Pavilion, 5320 - 39 Avenue, Camrose, AB
Come for a fun evening of "wide games" where we'll have some fun playing crazy games on teams. All are welcome to participate or to sit on the sidelines and cheer others on. Current homeschooling families and anyone interested in home schooling are welcome! Spend time with other homeschoolers and members of the WISDOM team, ask questions and find out more about how WISDOM can serve you best.
Plan to arrive by or before 6:30 pm so we can get everyone into teams and start our "Olympiad." Following our games, we'll take time for ice cream and watermelon (provided by WISDOM) and visiting.
Please wear comfortable clothing and footwear; bring a chair or blanket, if desired, water bottles, bug spray, energy and a sense of fun!
Questions?
Simon Friesen 587-222-1790 or email simon@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Nola Hutchinson 780-781-2527 or email nola@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Joan Bishop 780-878-5380 or email joan@wisdomhomeschooling.com
| Event Date | Wednesday, 21 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Wednesday, 21 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 |
Where: Derwent area
Meet at WISDOM office
When: May 27, 1- 3pm
Explore the world of natural pigments and paints! This class will cover the traditional use of natural materials to dye fabric. Participants will help prepare the dyes and dye their own fabric with the colours of their choice to take home with them.
| Event Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 24 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 30 |
| Price | $33 per participant |
Where: Derwent area
Meet at WISDOM office
When: May 27, 10am -12pm
Late May/Early June is typically the best time to hunt for Morel and Verpa mushrooms in the Derwent area. We will head out into the woods to see if we can spot any of these early season delicacies as well as medicinal, edible, and useful plants and trees. We will also be looking for materials for our Natural Dye Making.
| Event Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 24 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 30 |
| Price | $33 per participant |
Where: Derwent area
Meet at WISDOM office
When: May 27
Full day - $78
Foraging - 10am -12pm $33
Late May/Early June is typically the best time to hunt for Morel and Verpa mushrooms in the Derwent area. We will head out into the woods to see if we can spot any of these early season delicacies as well as medicinal, edible, and useful plants and trees. We will also be looking for materials for our Natural Dye Making.
Natural Dyes - 1- 3pm $33
Explore the world of natural pigments and paints! This class will cover the traditional use of natural materials to dye fabric. Participants will help prepare the dyes and dye their own fabric with the colours of their choice to take home with them.
Charcloth Making - 3-5pm $33
Knowing how to light fire with a variety of methods is very important skill to have. Charred materials have been used for fire starting throughout history. This class will cover char cloth making and use. Participants will leave with their own charcloth that they can bring home for their next, parent approved, fire.
| Event Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 24 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 25 |
| Price | $78 per participant |
Where: Derwent area
Meet at WISDOM office
When: May 27, 3-5pm
Knowing how to light fire with a variety of methods is very important skill to have. Charred materials have been used for fire starting throughout history. This class will cover char cloth making and use. Participants will leave with their own charcloth that they can bring home for their next, parent approved, fire.
| Event Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 24 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 30 |
| Price | $33 per participant |
When: Sunday, June 1, 3-6pm
Where: Bower Kin Community Center, 85 Boyce St. Red Deer
All are welcome! This potluck event is for current home schooling families and for anyone interested in home schooling. Join other WISDOM families plus WISDOM Facilitators Rhonda Caluttung, Lydie Delli Santi, Sue Peachment, Catherine van Kampen, and Paul van den Bosch to ask questions and find out more about how WISDOM can serve you best.
WISDOM will provide the main course and beverages.
Please bring: Salads and desserts, your favourite board games, and some favourite outdoor games also.
Questions?
Paul van den Bosch 403-358-4497 or email paul@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Rhonda Caluttung 403-846-0404 or email rhonda@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Lydie Delli Santi 403-392-9209 or email lydie@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Sue Peachment 403-994-1963 or email sue@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Catherine van Kampen 403-845-2923 or email catherine@wisdomhomeschooling.com
| Event Date | Sunday, 1 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Sunday, 1 Jun, 2025 |
When: Sunday, June 1, 4-8pm
Where: Bethel Bible Camp - 10 minutes west of Westlock
Directions: Click link for directions to Bethel Bible Camp
This event is open to all current WISDOM Home Schooling families as well as those families who are considering home schooling with WISDOM in the future. This is a great opportunity to visit with other home schoolers and members of the WISDOM team, and find out more about how WISDOM can serve you best.
WISDOM will provide hot dogs, buns, condiments and beverages. We will enjoy a meal together as well as have an information time, door prizes, games and socializing. This event will run rain or shine.
Please bring: Please bring potluck sides, salads or desserts to share with the group. (Please note: if you have a highly restrictive diet, feel free to bring your own food if you wish.) There are many activities to enjoy at the facility, but you are welcome to bring other lawn games, board games, and lawn chairs if you would like.
For questions and late registrations, please contact:
Liz Gurnett by text at 780-349-1577 or email liz@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Rachelle Godin 780-349-1827 or email rachelle@wisdomhomeschooling.com
| Event Date | Sunday, 1 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Sunday, 1 Jun, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 31 May, 2025 |
When: Saturday, June 7, 1-4pm
Where: Atmore Community Hall, Atmore
Current homeschooling families and anyone interested in home schooling are welcome! Spend time with other homeschoolers and members of the WISDOM team, ask questions and find out more about how WISDOM can serve you best.
Please bring: Outdoor games and/or indoor board games depending on the weather.
Questions?
Kim and Dan Schultz Call or text 780-404-3356 or email kim@wisdomhomeschooling.com
| Event Date | Saturday, 7 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Saturday, 7 Jun, 2025 |
When: Sunday, June 8, 2-5pm
Where: Sports Field, Bethel Lutheran Church, 298 Bethel Dr, Sherwood Park
Join us for our Spring Social! We welcome both WISDOM families and those considering home schooling with WISDOM. We will provide ice cream treats (please email dietary restrictions and we will do our best to accommodate). We will have access to bouncy houses and the sports field and equipment where we can play volleyball, soccer, basketball and carnival games. Please wear appropriate clothing for these activities.
Please bring: Chairs or blankets for seating, water bottles, sun protection/weather gear.
Questions?
Taylore Maschmeyer 780-270-0460 or email taylore@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Carrie Friesen 780-217-4006 or email carrie@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Liz Gurnett 780-349-1577 or email liz@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Joy Ronald 780-278-5557 or email joy@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Michele Barter 780-363-3740 or email michele@wisdomhomeschooling.com
| Event Date | Sunday, 8 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Sunday, 8 Jun, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Friday, 6 Jun, 2025 |
When: June 9, 9-11am
An afternoon in the North Saskatchewan river valley with wild food guide Kevin Kossowan. Learn about 10-20 species of wild edible plants and fungus, with a focus on their use in the home kitchen.
Kevin Kossowan has been on 100+ wild food adventures in the Canadian wild for his twice James Beard Foundation award nominated web series ‘From The Wild’. He’s taught field cookery at the Global Bushcraft Symposium, co-creates the series ‘Wild Harvest’ with Les Stroud and chef Paul Rogalski airing on PBS and National Geographic, has led numerous foraging workshops and forage-to-table workshops, and regularly works with chefs exploring the culinary potential of the Canadian wilderness.
This event is only for WISDOM families. A parent or graduate may attend by themselves; students must be accompanied by an attending parent.
| Event Date | Monday, 9 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Monday, 9 Jun, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Tuesday, 27 May, 2025 |
| Spots available | 14 |
| Price | $45 per person |
When: June 9 from 1 - 4pm
Where: Edmonton, Sir Wilfred Laurier Park Picnic Site #7
Every trip into the woods can bring something new! Join us for a wander through the forest and learn what plants and fungi are edible, medicinal and useful.
The class will end with some tea and perhaps, depending on what we find, some foraged food. Feel free to bring pictures or fungi specimens for the group to ID with field guides!
| Event Date | Monday, 9 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Monday, 9 Jun, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Friday, 6 Jun, 2025 |
| Spots available | 21 |
| Price | $38.00 |
When: June 10, 1 - 4pm
Where: Stony Plain, Chickakoo Recreation Area
Meet at upper parking lot by the washrooms
Every trip into the woods can bring something new! Join us for a wander through the forest and learn what plants and fungi are edible, medicinal and useful.
The class will end with some tea and perhaps, depending on what we find, some foraged food. Feel free to bring pictures or fungi specimens for the group to ID with field guides!
| Event Date | Tuesday, 10 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Tuesday, 10 Jun, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 7 Jun, 2025 |
| Spots available | 23 |
| Price | $38.00 |
When: Thursday, June 12, 6:30-8:30pm
Where: WISDOM Home Schooling Office Front Green Space - near Derwent
(Request directions if needed from Peter Weidman or Glenn Spiess.)
Join current homeschooling families and anyone interested in homeschooling in an evening of socializing while playing Bones or cheering on the teams. Members of the WISDOM team will be present to answer questions and help you find out more about WISDOM Home Schooling.
Please bring: Lawn chairs. A snack to share is optional. Water and juice will be provided.
Questions?
Peter Weidman 780-581-1601 or email peter@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Glenn Spiess 639-894-0470 or email glenn@wisdomhomeschooling.com
| Event Date | Thursday, 12 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Thursday, 12 Jun, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Wednesday, 11 Jun, 2025 |
When: June 13, 2-4pm
Learn about 10-20 species of wild edible plants and fungus, with a focus on their use in the home kitchen.
Kevin Kossowan has been on 100+ wild food adventures in the Canadian wild for his twice James Beard Foundation award nominated web series ‘From The Wild’. He’s taught field cookery at the Global Bushcraft Symposium, co-creates the series ‘Wild Harvest’ with Les Stroud and chef Paul Rogalski airing on PBS and National Geographic, has led numerous foraging workshops and forage-to-table workshops, and regularly works with chefs exploring the culinary potential of the Canadian wilderness.
This event is only for WISDOM families. A parent or graduate may attend by themselves; students must be accompanied by an attending parent.
| Event Date | Friday, 13 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Friday, 13 Jun, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Friday, 13 Jun, 2025 |
| Spots available | 7 |
| Price | $45 per person |
Join us for WISDOM’s Family Camp, celebrating 30 years of WISDOM Home Schooling!
WISDOM began as a way to meet the needs at the heart of home schooling families, with service offered ‘by home schoolers, for home schoolers’. That passion for this amazing lifestyle continues to this day, as we continue to work to help parents teach their whole child. Join us at this fun family camp to connect with other WISDOM families, reminisce, and celebrate!
When:
- June 19: Evening Arrival
- June 20: Full Day of Activities
- June 21: Full Day of Activities, including Dance Instruction, Catered Dinner, and a Formal Dance
- June 22: Clean Up and Depart
Where: Battle Lake 4H Centre
Accommodation options include camping in your trailer/rv or tent, or booking dorm space or multi-family teepee (sleeps 15, only 3 available). First registered, first booked! No hookups/powered sites available. Families may bring their own food or purchase meal passes.
Activities Include: archery, baseball, swimming, boating/kayaking (bring your own watercraft), chess, soccer, card making, perler beads ...and more!
Cost: $275 per family or $100 per individual
| Event Date | Thursday, 19 Jun, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Sunday, 22 Jun, 2025 |
When: July 4, 9-11am
An afternoon in the North Saskatchewan river valley with wild food guide Kevin Kossowan. Learn about 10-20 species of wild edible plants and fungus, with a focus on their use in the home kitchen.
Kevin Kossowan has been on 100+ wild food adventures in the Canadian wild for his twice James Beard Foundation award nominated web series ‘From The Wild’. He’s taught field cookery at the Global Bushcraft Symposium, co-creates the series ‘Wild Harvest’ with Les Stroud and chef Paul Rogalski airing on PBS and National Geographic, has led numerous foraging workshops and forage-to-table workshops, and regularly works with chefs exploring the culinary potential of the Canadian wilderness.
This event is only for WISDOM families. A parent or graduate may attend by themselves; students must be accompanied by an attending parent.
| Event Date | Friday, 4 Jul, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Friday, 4 Jul, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 21 Jun, 2025 |
| Spots available | 16 |
| Price | $45 per person |
When: Aug 8, 9-11am
An afternoon in the North Saskatchewan river valley with wild food guide Kevin Kossowan. Learn about 10-20 species of wild edible plants and fungus, with a focus on their use in the home kitchen.
Kevin Kossowan has been on 100+ wild food adventures in the Canadian wild for his twice James Beard Foundation award nominated web series ‘From The Wild’. He’s taught field cookery at the Global Bushcraft Symposium, co-creates the series ‘Wild Harvest’ with Les Stroud and chef Paul Rogalski airing on PBS and National Geographic, has led numerous foraging workshops and forage-to-table workshops, and regularly works with chefs exploring the culinary potential of the Canadian wilderness.
This event is only for WISDOM families. A parent or graduate may attend by themselves; students must be accompanied by an attending parent.
| Event Date | Friday, 8 Aug, 2025 |
| Event End Date | Friday, 8 Aug, 2025 |
| Cut off date | Saturday, 26 Jul, 2025 |
| Spots available | 13 |
| Price | $45 per person |