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Calgary Unplugged is an annual family-friendly Earth Hour event. Date: Saturday, March 23, 2024 Time: 7 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. Location: Central Library (800 3 Street SE) Join us for music, entertainment, and opportunities to experience what environmental actions you can take in Calgary. Pedal power midway games and experience how our natural world affects our daily lives. Bring personal lighting and dance to the DJ when the lights go down for the Earth Hour party! Calgary Unplugged is hosted by The Arusha Centre's Climate Program, with support from The City of Calgary and community agencies. If you can't make it to the event, turning off nonessential lights, "unplug" from electronics at 8:30 and reconnect with people, games or hobbies! After Earth Hour, share your participation with #EarthHour and #EarthHourYYC. Email programs@arusha.org with questions.

Nightrise combines multimedia, storytelling, and nature at the Banff Gondola for a multi-sensory journey like no other. The event will bring light and sound together to share a new and inspiring perspective in the heart of the Rockies. At Sulphur Mountain’s peak, guests can explore the many levels of the summit building and enjoy Rockies-inspired eats and drinks. Outside on the viewing decks, discover wonders that only emerge as the night begins to rise.

If you love an immersive gallery experience, you’ll want to know about Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, coming to Calgary in March and April 2022! Step into the world of Michelangelo and experience the Sistine Chapel like never before. The exhibit uses state-of-the-art technology, as Michelangelo’s masterpieces stretch floor-to-ceiling and are closer than ever. Get tickets at sistinechapelexhibit.com

Come and enjoy an afternoon listening to stories and some of Canada’s finest musicians. Storyteller/Musician Samantha Whelan Kotkas and her friends will entertain you and your children with musical interactive tales of child-accessible hikes in the Rocky Mountains. Teach your child about courage, unity, joyfulness, and caring in an afternoon of fun and adventure. An event for the whole family that you will want to be a part of. Recommended for children aged 5 to 12, but created with the entire family in mind. Come one hour before the show & enjoy family friendly activities. Stay after to meet the performers. Created and Narrated by Samantha Whelan Kotkas Music by Tyler Hornby Puppets by Green Fools Theatre Video by Joel Goundry Tyler Hornby - Drums, Chris Andrew - Piano, Pat Belliveau - Saxophones, Aaron Shore - Guitar, Stephen Shepard - Bass

Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential! Hear stories from staff, current students, and parents before learning about how you can be a part of our wonderful community. Rundle Studio is an online learning environment built to help students with diagnosed learning disabilities thrive. Let us show you how we empower our students to reach their full potential!

Join us at Southcentre Mall from June 3rd to 23rd for our fourth annual Indigenous History Month celebration in partnership with Authentically Indigenous. This month-long event will foster understanding, appreciation, and celebration of Canada’s Indigenous Peoples. Experience educational activities, cultural displays, and storytelling sessions that connect both Indigenous and non-Indigenous Canadians. The celebrations will include: Full-Size Tipi: Step inside a tipi adorned with tapestries representing decades of Indigenous contributions to Calgary’s culture. Storytelling: Be moved by traditional stories from elders, delight in puppet shows by Indigenous authors, and explore virtual reality experiences by the Urban Society for Aboriginal Youth. Artisan Market: Discover the vibrancy of Indigenous creativity at our artisan market on June 7th and 8th. Enjoy music, dance, and locally crafted goods. Educational Information Walls: Learn and engage with displays that provide deeper insights into Indigenous culture.

SuperLogic International Spring 2022 logic contest for kids 5-8 years old — Registration open Let logic rule the world! From March 30 to April 12, kids are welcome to try out for the exciting online logic contest — SuperLogic International Spring 2022. Who can take part? ? Preschoolers (Grade K) ? Grade 1 ? Grade 2 Why LogicLike contests? ? See how well your kids can tackle tricky logic tasks. ? Encourage your kids’ competitiveness in a beneficial way. ? Get an official reward for your kids' success and boost their motivation. What's in the scope? ? Patterns. Untangling and completing patterns. ? Sweet and sour math. Counting money to keep the budget right. ? Bringing order to the house. Lodging dwellers and making them best neighbors. ? Working out the truth in a pool of falsehood. White cannot be black, and must not be anything else but white. ? Trying self out as a detective: seeking for common things and reconstructing sequences. ? Rummaging in photographs. Trying to find out where the photograph was taken. ? Long live chess! Working out the moves of King, Rook and Bishop. ? The usual Sudoku in a special outfit. ? ...and all the best of the ever-popular logic classics. Are there any awards? ? Every kid will get a certificate of the participant. ? Winners will get certificates of award and the Contest Cup badges to feature in their profiles in LogicLike Rankings. Contest details ? Every school grade will have their own test. Tests will open on March 30, 8am (UTC-4) and will close on April 12, 8am (UTC-4). ? Test time is limited to 60 minutes. Kids can do their tests anytime during March 30 - April 12, but only once. ? Registration is required. Registration closes on March 30, 8am (UTC-4). ? Participation is FREE! How to register? ? Log in to your account in LogicLike or start a new account. ? Go to Contests in the menu (More >> Contests). ? Select the grade. ? Click on the Register button. Need more details? https://logiclike.com/en/super-logic-challenge See you at SuperLogic! LogicLike.com is a game-based learning platform and apps where kids develop their cognitive skills and logical intuition. There are teachers, psychologists, educationalists, engineers and designers working on the platform and apps for you and your children. Proudly inviting you to LogicLike, the product of our passion. LogicLike is a platform where we raise a generation of new thinking, support children's curiosity and create a happy and successful future together: - 3500+ different puzzles and tasks, ranging from mathematics and associations to analogies and spatial problems; - 40+ interactive courses to explore topics such as: countries and cities, animals, sea world, fantasy and much more.

Most people wonder how they would react in an emergency. Could you rescue a swimmer if you were the first on the scene with your jet ski? Now you can test your rescue instincts in 17 different interactive situations!

Book a personal virtual zoom meeting at your convenience. To book, email info@thethinksunpreschool.com

Expert speakers will deliver timely, credible information and best-practice strategies to support the development and mental health of a child or youth in your life. Previously recorded presentations are also available for viewing: https://youtu.be/tLbDa8Vlutk

SPUD is supporting vulnerable moms and their infants this March through the Healthiest Babies Program, and we want to support you and your family too! Get inspiration for budget-friendly, delicious meals your kids will love as well as other tips and tricks on meal planning and nutrition. VIA ZOOM! Kid-Friendly Cooking Hosts Helena McShane, SPUD’s own Sustainability Manager and mom of four– Helena will provide ideas that are not only tasty and budget-friendly, but good for the planet too! Have a listen here to Helena’s talk with Stephen Quinn on feeding families for pennies with pulses. Christina Wilton, SPUD’s favourite holistic nutritionist from Dragonfly Thrive - Christina will share tasty meal planning tips for kids to help you save time and money. Ryann Johnston, Healthiest Babies – Ryann will speak about the program and give her tips for infant and toddler nutrition. Attendees will receive a coupon code for $5 off orders of $75 or more if they are an existing customer and $20 off orders of $75 or more for new customers.