Events Calendar

Westlock & Area Fall Social

When: Sunday, September 7, 2025, 4-8pm

Where: Bethel Bible Camp - 10 minutes west of Westlock, Alberta

Directions: Click link for directions to Bethel Bible Camp

This event is open to all current WISDOM home schooling families. 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: For the meal, 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, or lawn chairs if you would like.

Please RSVP by September 7, 2025. 

If you have any questions or for 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

Fundamentals of Chess - All Ages K

When: Mondays from 12:00 - 1:00pm September 8 - October 13
Where: Online

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.

Survival: Fall Foraging - Drayton Valley

When: September 9, 2025 from 1-3pm
Where: Drayton Valley - Blue Rapids Public Recreation Area

Join Kaykima for an immersive Fall Foraging Class where you'll reconnect with the land and learn to identify the edible, medicinal, and practical gifts nature offers during the autumn season. Fall is a great time to harvest berries at their sweetest and to track down some late summer mushrooms!  Whether you're a beginner or have experience in the wild, this class offers a rich, hands-on opportunity to deepen your understanding of the natural world around you.

Please wear long pants as we will most likely go off trail. Feel free to bring any berries or mushrooms to class that we can identify as well!

Half-Day STEM & WELLNESS Programme

Our 'umbrella school', The Gilbertine Academy, will be opening a new half day STEM program next Fall, with a limit of 25 spots. It will run for the full year as a home school support program (not shared responsibility), and they are opening it to WISDOM students as well.

Who: For students in Grades 5-8
When: September 10th to June 10th, Wednesday afternoons from 12:45 - 4:00 pm
Where: Gilbertine Academy, 1423 8 Ave SE, Calgary
Instructor: Mr. Shane Lambert, B.Ed. (Math & Science), M.Div.

Questions? Email Shane!

Basic Wilderness Survival - Grande Prairie

When: September 11, 2025 from 10-12pm
Where: Grande Prairie - Evergreen Ridge
(Meet in Parking Lot)

This class will start off with a discussion about wilderness safety/what to do if you get lost, followed by a discussion about effective types of shelters for a variety of conditions. Then participants will get hands on and build their own emergency shelter with minimal tools.

Survival: Grande Prairie A

When: September 11, 2025 from 10am-3pm (bring a bagged lunch)
Where: Grande Prairie - Evergreen Ridge
(Meet in Parking Lot)

Take advantage of both our Firecraft and Basic Wilderness Survival workshops at a discounted rate. This class will start off with a discussion about wilderness safety/what to do if you get lost, followed by a discussion about effective types of shelters for a variety of conditions. Then participants will get hands on and build their own emergency shelter with minimal tools. Fire starting takes a look at the science behind fire, and the hallmarks of an effective fire. Participants will have the opportunity to practice fire starting using basic methods. This class is a precursor to Advanced Fire Starting. Advanced Fire Starting includes class discussion about fire maintenance, "the right fire for the right job," and the opportunity for participants to practice their fire-building skills with advanced methods, and using all-natural materials.

Athabasca/Lac La Biche/Plamondon Fall Gathering

When: Thursday, September 11, 2025, 1-4pm
Where: Atmore Community Hall, Atmore
What: Fun and Games

Please bring: Outdoor games and/or indoor board games depending on the weather. 

Questions?: 

Kim Schultz  kim@wisdomhomeschooling.com

Survival: Firecraft - Grande Prairie

When: September 11, 2025 from 1-3pm
Where: Grande Prairie - Evergreen Ridge
(Meet in Parking Lot)

Fire starting takes a look at the science behind fire, and the hallmarks of an effective fire. Participants will have the opportunity to practice fire starting using basic methods. This class is a precursor to Advanced Fire Starting. Advanced Fire Starting includes class discussion about fire maintenance, "the right fire for the right job," and the opportunity for participants to practice their fire-building skills with advanced methods, and using all-natural materials.

General Physical Science Lab Seminar - Edmonton

This program will introduce students to the scientific method and develop their knowledge and skills in the realm of the Physical Sciences in Chemistry and Physics. They will study and conduct experiments regarding: Study of Motion (Uniform vs. Non-Uniform motion); Study of Matter (Properties of Metals/Non-Metals/Ionic Compounds/Molecular Compounds/Acids); Dynamics (Ramp-Acceleration); Physical and Chemical Change (Factors that determine melting points of various molecular compounds). Students will write a lab report for each experiment and will receive personalized feedback to aid and improve further studies. 

The General Physical Science laboratory seminar offered through WISDOM Home Schooling is designed to prepare students to be successful in senior level Chemistry and Physics courses. To that end, this lab seminar will serve as a prerequisite for Senior Chemistry Lab Seminar, Senior Physics Lab Seminar, and Biology 30 Seminar.

Survival: Grande Prairie B

When: September 12, 2025 from 10am-3pm (bring a bagged lunch)
Where: Grande Prairie - Evergreen Ridge
(Meet in Parking Lot)

Take advantage of both our Bushcraft Torches and Natural Adhesives and Primitive Tool Making workshops at a discounted rate. Torches have many uses in survival situations for light, moving fire, and other uses. This class will allow participants to create their own torch using only natural materials and learn about why torches may be an asset in the wilderness. This class will start with a knife safety presentation. Participants are welcome to bring their own non-folding knife if desired, otherwise all tools and materials will be provided. Learn to make an all-natural adhesive using ingredients found in nature. Class discussion will include the traditional origins of adhesive, as well as practical uses. Participants will then create their own adhesive using materials found in the area.

Survival: Bushcraft Torches - Grande Prairie

When: September 12, 2025 from 10-12pm
Where: Grande Prairie - Evergreen Ridge
(Meet in Parking Lot)

Torches have many uses in survival situations for light, moving fire, and other uses. This class will allow participants to create their own torch using only natural materials and learn about why torches may be an asset in the wilderness. This class will start with a knife safety presentation. Participants are welcome to bring their own non-folding knife if desired, otherwise all tools and materials will be provided.

Survival: Natural Adhesives and Primitive Tool Making - Grande Prairie

When: September 12, 2025 from 1-3pm
Where: Grande Prairie - Evergreen Ridge
(Meet in Parking Lot)

For most of human history we have learned to survive and thrive in nature using only what the wild provides. One important skill is making natural glue, or adhesive, from things like tree sap, plants, and even animal products. Once you have glue, you can make primitive tools such as spears, knives, axes and specialized tools meant for a specific task such as preparing animal skins. These are tools that early humans or wilderness explorers made by hand. A simple tool might be a sharp stone tied to a stick to make a knife or axe. 

This workshop will cover some of the traditional uses of natural adhesives before participants design and make their own tools to take home with natural glue they helped to make. Making tools and glue like this helps you understand how people lived before modern tools. It’s fun, creative, and a great way to connect with nature!

Wabamun Lake Provincial Park Family Gathering

When: Friday, September 12th, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Where: Wabamun Lake Provincial Park (near the playground)
What: Picnic, family games, meet new families

WISDOM will provide water, Bubly, fruit and meat platters, and sweets. Please bring your own main course (fire pits are available depending on fire bans) and lawn chairs or a blanket to sit on. Family games. A chance to meet some of our Facilitators and ask questions. Connect with other families from the area.

Please RSVP by September 8, 2025.

For information:
Desmond Kilgannon desmond@wisdomhomeschooling.com
Randy Kopp randy@wisdomhomeschooling.com