Events Calendar

Fundamentals of Chess H - All Ages

What: Fundamentals of Chess
When: Tuesdays, May 10 - June 14, 2022
Time: 10:00-11:00am

Six participant maximum.

Does your child love to play chess? This six-week program is a unique opportunity to play the game while improving skills in Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning and Creative Thinking by solving chess puzzles and executing a systematic process to beat your opponent.

While this program is called "beginner" it will challenge your chess player and keep them engaged, even if they have been playing for years.

Fundamentals of Chess I - All Ages

What: Fundamentals of Chess
When: Wednesdays, May 11 - June 15, 2022
Time: 11:00-12:00 noon

Six participant maximum.

Does your child love to play chess? This six-week program is a unique opportunity to play the game while improving skills in Problem Solving, Deductive Reasoning and Creative Thinking by solving chess puzzles and executing a systematic process to beat your opponent.

While this program is called "beginner" it will challenge your chess player and keep them engaged, even if they have been playing for years.

Board Game Gathering - SW of Edmonton

Date: Wednesday, May 11, 12:00 to 4:00 pm
Location: SW of Edmonton, near Devon. (Complete address will shared with registrants.)

Come play board games with us! 

For children ages 9-12.

Please Bring a favourite board game and a snack for yourself (to avoid any allergy/dietary concerns).

There are no pets in the home.

RSVP by registering below. 

Foraging Walk D

A morning 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.

Date: May 12, 2022
Time: 9-11am

$35 per participant (one parent must be present with their child/ren)

Foraging Walk E

A morning 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.

Date: May 12, 2022
Time: 12-2pm

$35 per participant (one parent must be present with their child/ren)

Foraging Walk F

A morning 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.

Date: May 12, 2022
Time: 3-5pm

$35 per participant (one parent must be present with their child/ren)

Portfolio Workshop B 2022

Online

• What is a portfolio?
• How do you develop a portfolio?
• How do you tailor a portfolio to assist in making the most of your education and gaining access to post secondary education?

May 12, 7 - 9pm, online via Zoom

This workshop is for WISDOM families only.

Beginner Ballroom Dance Workshop - Edmonton 2022

Our ballroom dance workshops are a great place to have fun while learning the basics of ballroom dancing. You will not only learn the basics - like how to waltz, rumba, fox trot and jive - instructors Mike and Michele Barter will also teach ballroom etiquette. These workshops have trained several generations of homeschoolers in the art of ballroom dance. Students benefit from the training in social graces as well as the opportunity to spend time with other home schoolers. 

Anyone under the age of 18 will need to have a registered parent or guardian present at the workshop/ball.

Open to non-WISDOM families; WISDOM families take precedence.

Registration begins at 9:30am

Dance workshop all day with a break for lunch. 

Bring a bag lunch, and a main dish and salad or dessert for the potluck supper. Ball begins at 7:00pm. Please bring a change of clothes for the ball. Semi formal to formal attire. 

Prices:
$160.00 per family
$40.00 per individual 

Drop in for the grand ball: $50 per family and $15 per individual.

Pricing for non-WISDOM families:
$200 per family, $55 for just the ball
$60 per individual, $18.50 for just the ball

Location: 
9208 140 Ave NW, Edmonton