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The Toronto Zoo
British Columbia played host to the 2010 Winter Olympics, and the
glory of the games can be relived during a visit to the Richmond
Olympic Oval. The city, which is located just outside of Vancouver,
transformed the competition venue into an international center for
sports, wellness, culture and entertainment. During a visit, students
can go skating on one of the rinks, scale a climbing wall or head to
one of six hardwood sport courts.
In late 2015, the Richmond Oval welcomed the Richmond Olympic
Experience, a dynamic attraction featuring hands-on sporting
simulations and challenges related to the Olympics. Its highly
interactive components allow visitors to feel what it’s like to compete
on the world’s biggest athletic stage.
The Richmond Olympic Experience is the first member of the
International Olympic Committee’s network of museums to be located
in North America.
To learn more, contact Deidre DeVico of Tourism Richmond at
[email protected], or go to visitrichmondbc.com.
A trip to the Toronto Zoo allows groups to see more than 5,000
animals representing nearly 470 species. As they tour the park,
students can explore popular areas such as the Gorilla Rainforest, the
Great Barrier Reef, the Xie Shou Giant Panda Experience and the Kids
Discovery Zone.
The zoo’s daily series of keeper talks and animal feedings provide
more information on animals such as giraffes, African penguins,
komodo dragons, leopards and otters. Other interactive programs
introduce visitors to some of the zoo’s newest residents, including
a group of white lion cubs, Canada’s first giant panda cub, a female
polar bear cub and a male Indian rhino calf.
The attraction also offers many grade-level-specific tours that
cover topics such as endangered species, biodiversity, sustainable
ecosystems and climate change. Three other curriculum-centered
programs—half-day workshops, conservation presentations and the
green technology tour—provide additional insights for high school
students.
To learn more, contact Maxine Morrill-West of Tourism Toronto at
[email protected], or visit seetorontonow.com.
TOP EDUCATIONAL ATTRACTIONS
Gulf of Georgia Cannery, the International Summer Night Market
TOP EDUCATIONAL ATTRACTIONS
The Royal Ontario Museum, the Ontario Science Centre,
Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada, the Hockey Hall of Fame
TOP RECREATIONAL ATTRACTION
Richmond Nature Park
TOP RECREATIONAL ATTRACTIONS
Canada’s Wonderland, Playdium, Brampton Treetop Trekking
TOP LOCAL FESTIVAL
Steveston Salmon Festival (July 1)
TOP LOCAL FESTIVAL
TIFF Kids International Film Festival (April 2017)
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