Strathcona County enjoys engaging the schools in our community events. These great events can generate competition among your school, or simply provide your school with the opportunity to learn about community issues.

Watch this web page for details on events during this school year.

Active Schools Challenge

This is for all elementary classes!

Mark your calendars for March 6 to 17, 2023, and get your class ready to be active for an extra 30 minutes every day for 2 weeks in March. This challenge is a fun way to get your class moving and have a chance to win! Completed challenge posters must be submitted by Friday, March 24, 2023.

More information on the challenge and posters will be available on this page in early 2023.

To register email jennifer.wilson@strathcona.ca by February 10, 2023.

Annual Agricultural Poster Contest

Every spring, Strathcona County’s Agricultural Service Board (ASB) invites kids in elementary schools (grade 3, 4, and 5) in Strathcona County and Fort Saskatchewan to participate in their annual school poster contest. The contest encourages children to think about the importance of agriculture and how it links to them, whether they live on a farm, acreage or in town. Children have an opportunity to win prizes as well as express their ideas about the agriculture community. 

For more information on visit Agricultural Poster Contest web page. 

Arbor Day

Calling all Grade 1 Teachers

Recreation, Parks and Culture is inviting all Grade 1 students in Strathcona County to a fun, tree-focused event on May 4, 2023. Help instill the importance of trees and caring for our environment at an early age. Each year Grade 1 students in Strathcona County are presented with a seedling to help celebrate Arbor Day. More information regarding the event will be available in early 2023.

To find out more please visit the Arbor Day web page.

School's Mayor Walk/Run

Grade 4 Students

Celebrate healthy and active living, register your Grade 4 class today for the annual Mayor’s School Walk/Run on May 17, 2023. Your class will enjoy a morning or afternoon walk/run with other Grade 4 classes from across Strathcona County, followed by a swim at Millennium Place. Our wellpower team will set up the walk/run and provide you with:

• A fun warm up
• A healthy snack
• A swim at Millennium
• Place after the run

Depending on the number of classes registered, a second walk/run date may be added.

To register email jennifer.wilson@strathcona.ca by April 14, 2023.

Pitch-in

Pitch-In and make a difference! 

Our local Strathcona County Pitch-in campaign kicks off in spring 2023. Your school selects a date, and we supply the waste bags to help you clean up your school yard and surrounding community. Challenge your students to be eco-Active! Being eco-Active means your students will be role models in your community who pitch-in and care about the environment. Thank you to last year’s Pitch-In Program volunteers. Together they spent 1700 hours collecting and filling bags of garbage. Register your class and help make Strathcona County clean and green.

For more information and dates please visit strathcona.ca/pitchin.