Students, parents and teachers across the country are gearing up for Canada’s third annual Maple Leaf Math Challenge, November 20-21, 2012! Registration is now open at www.mapleleafmathchallenge.ca. Practice takes place November 12 through 11:59 p.m. (EST) on November 19, 2012. The official Challenge begins12:00 a.m. (EST) on November 20 The Challenge ends 11:59 a.m.
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It’s November and that means Nanowrimo time once again! My husband, son (13), and daughter (8) are starting to write their novels today – will you join them? What is NaNoWriMo? National Novel Writing Month happens every November! The challenge is to write an entire novel in just 30 days. That means participants begin writing
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Melanie of Green Grass Toys will be hosting a doll making workshop on Sunday November 4th, 2012 from 1:00-5:00pm at her home in Port Williams, Nova Scotia. The workshop price is $65. It’s a chance to get together in a small group and learn about Waldorf inspired doll making. Sit down and create something special
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The Word on the Street Festival – National Book & Magazine Festival Happening across Canada in Vancouver, Lethbridge, Saskatoon, Kitchener, Toronto, AND Halifax! Sunday, September 23rd In Halifax, events run 11am-5pm The Halifax waterfront will be transformed into a literary theme park! Click on the website link above for more info. AND FREE Workshops Thursday,
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Sunday, September 23rd from 2:30-3:30pm. An afternoon of Canadian history, whistling and whooping…..view an incredible number of Historica Minutes: History by the Minute and play HERITAGE HULLABALOO! These are the sometimes quite bizarre mini documentaries that give you Canadian history in bite size chunks. Bring a noisemaker along for when you hear a key phrase
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The Young Naturalist’s Club will be meeting on Saturday Sept 15 at the MNH (10:30am-11:30am) for a presentation on Trees, shrubs and berries! with Karen Harper, Plant Ecologist, from Dalhousie. Do you love picking berries in the wild? Karen is going to give a presentation on trees, shrubs and berries. Learn some interesting facts about
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A Latin class for young children entering P to grade 2 (about ages four to seven) will be meeting on Saturday mornings from 9:30 to 10:30 in the St. George’s church hall, Cornwallis Street, Halifax. It will begin the 22nd of September and will run through to June with breaks for Christmas, Easter, and March
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This Wednesday, August 29th at 10am, the Community Play Group (a homeschooling friendly group that meets weekly throughout the valley to learn and have fun) is meeting for a “Day of Two Scotts”. The meet-up will be at Scotts Bay (North of Canning) on the beach (main beach access, Wharf Road on your left hand
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Museum of Natural History – Halifax Out of This World: Extraordinary Costumes from Film and Television Until August 26 Featuring more than 40 costumes and objects from science fiction films and TV programs, this exhibition shows visitors how designers use colour, style, scale, materials, historical traditions, nature and cultural cues to help actors and audiences
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HALIFAX/DARTMOUTH AREA Alderney Landing Art & Theatre Camp Dartmouth Ages 7-12; 1st child: $185, additional children: $165 Monday – Friday 8:30am – 4:30pm Art Camps July 3-6 Urban Art Camp July 16-20 War of 1812 Pirates Theatre Camps July 9-13 Mary Poppins – FULL July 23-27 Alice in Wonderland – FULL Register online or call
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