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  • Home
  • Child Care
    • Hamilton Park
    • Little Acorn
    • Out of School Care
    • Camps
  • Programs
    • Recreation Programs
    • Family Playgroups
    • Youth Programs
    • Queer + Allies Chess Club
    • Instructor Bios
    • Registration FAQs
    • At Home Activities
  • Community
    • Community Development
    • Oaklands Food Services
    • Community Garden
    • Community Chest
    • Resources
  • Facility Rentals
  • Events
    • OCA Events
    • Sunset Market
    • Winter Market
    • Seedling Distribution
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Tour to the African Bush

Broadway Plays and Musicals

Broadway Plays and Musicals


Let's take a trip to the beautiful African Bush! Watch wild animals LIVE and unscripted.

Broadway Plays and Musicals

Broadway Plays and Musicals

Broadway Plays and Musicals


Wondering what you should watch next? Click here to find out some of the best Broadway shows!

Fun Outdoor Activities!

Broadway Plays and Musicals

Fun Outdoor Activities!


Are you out of ideas for things to do while social distancing and staying at home? 

Here's a list of 10 amazing outdoor activities for kids to keep them entertained and busy!

Planting Resources

James and the Giant Peach read by Taika Waititi and friends!

Fun Outdoor Activities!


Find useful tips on where/how to plant and care for each crop with free videos, webinars, mentor-matching and more at here.

OPEN COURSE RESOURCES!

James and the Giant Peach read by Taika Waititi and friends!

James and the Giant Peach read by Taika Waititi and friends!


Open course resources support grades 10-12 curriculum and are complete with lessons, activities and assessments. Enroll yourself in any number of these self-paced, free course resources. If you want to keep track of which courses you have taken, then please Register for a Free Account

James and the Giant Peach read by Taika Waititi and friends!

James and the Giant Peach read by Taika Waititi and friends!

James and the Giant Peach read by Taika Waititi and friends!

  

Listen to your favorite stars reading James and the Giant Peach in 10 installments. Watch the entire series on the Roald Dahl YouTube channel every Monday, Wednesday and Friday. 

Sounds of British Wildlife!

Garden activities & Resources!

Garden activities & Resources!

    

Looking for ways to reconnect with nature? Take a journey through a lush forest and relax to the sounds of iconic British wildlife!

Garden activities & Resources!

Garden activities & Resources!

Garden activities & Resources!

  

Summer is here! It’s the perfect time to play in your garden. Check out these amazing garden-based activities for kids and youth brought to you by LifeCycles

Let's Bike!

Garden activities & Resources!

Bloomin' Beautiful Esquimalt

    

The Victoria Cycling Coalition brings you new Neighbourhood Scavenger Hunts, Discovery Rides, and Ride the Distance routes. Send them your photos, stories or videos about your riding experience for a chance to win a prize! 

Bloomin' Beautiful Esquimalt

Bloomin' Beautiful Esquimalt

Bloomin' Beautiful Esquimalt

  

Get fun tips & tricks on how to grow and maintain plants in this weather. Also, enjoy a beautiful virtual tour of residential gardens! 

International Virtual Tours!

Bloomin' Beautiful Esquimalt

International Virtual Tours!


 Visit international museums & discover cultures from around the world. Take in some of the world’s most celebrated art. 

CBC Gem!

Bloomin' Beautiful Esquimalt

International Virtual Tours!


Free Series, Films and Live TV!

Enjoy a wide range of services for FREE! Stream new episodes weekly or binge-watch past seasons of your favorite shows. 

ACTIVITIES to do at home

Take a Road Trip from Home: Virtual Road Trips!

Take a Road Trip from Home: Virtual Road Trips!

Take a Road Trip from Home: Virtual Road Trips!

Take virtual tours from all over the world! Visit museums, landmarks, historic marvels, and science adventures! 


Just take your pick, and be immersed into a whole other world!


IVY League online courses!

Take a Road Trip from Home: Virtual Road Trips!

Take a Road Trip from Home: Virtual Road Trips!

Satisfy your inner scholar with a wide range of free online courses from Brown, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, Penn, Princeton, and Yale Universities. 


Learn Languages!

Take a Road Trip from Home: Virtual Road Trips!

Explore Animals in Live Action!


Want to learn a new language? Duolingo offers 23 languages to choose from. Bon! On commence. 

Explore Animals in Live Action!

Explore Animals in Live Action!

Explore Animals in Live Action!


Watch all kinds of animals in their natural habitat through live cams on explore.org


Bring a tiger into your living room! Watch all kinds of animals in their natural habitats through live cam on Explore.org.

Check out Mars!

Explore Animals in Live Action!

101 Self-Care Activities


Stuck at home? Let's take a trip to Mars!... using a digital 360° camera. Walk on the surface of Mars with NASA'S Curiosity Rover!

101 Self-Care Activities

Explore Animals in Live Action!

101 Self-Care Activities

Check out these amazing self-care ideas from a mom to a mom to help them create balance and develop


Check out 101 amazing self-care tips to help you maintain a balanced life.

Park of Keukenhof

Online Computer Learning

Park of Keukenhof


Let's watch Dutch flowers bloom in your living room!


 


Home Workouts!

Online Computer Learning

Park of Keukenhof

  
Try these 10 amazing full body workouts at home!

These include HIIT, TRX, Family workouts, Zumba, Yoga, Pilates, Mediation, Core and much more.

Online Computer Learning

Online Computer Learning

Star-packed Education Service

  
Join Byte Camp online learning series to learn Claymation,  3D Animation, and much more.

Star-packed Education Service

COVID-19 online support group - Mindspace

Star-packed Education Service

  
BBC Bitesize: learn Spanish from the footballer Sergio Agüero, history by the actor Danny Dyer and music with the Brit award-winning singer Mabel.  Other tutors include  Doctor Who’s Jodie Whittaker, Oti Mabuse of Strictly Come Dancing and  the former One Direction star Liam Payne. 

Online @ Bateman Foundation

COVID-19 online support group - Mindspace

COVID-19 online support group - Mindspace

  

Visit the Online @ Bateman Foundation website to explore the gallery exhibits, master basic art skills, and learn about the local environment even in self-isolation. 

COVID-19 online support group - Mindspace

COVID-19 online support group - Mindspace

COVID-19 online support group - Mindspace

  

Join Mindspace's free online support group and explore how to manage various emotional and psychological difficulties that people are facing during Covid-19. 

Virtual Tours: Discover Famous Landmarks and National Parks of Wyoming

Virtual Tours: Discover Famous Landmarks and National Parks of Wyoming

Virtual Tours: Discover Famous Landmarks and National Parks of Wyoming

 The western part of Wyoming is mostly covered by the Rocky Mountains, and the eastern part of the state is in the High Plain. Visiting Wyoming promises to be a thrilling excursion.

Museum of Anthropology A Place of World Arts + Cultures

Virtual Tours: Discover Famous Landmarks and National Parks of Wyoming

Virtual Tours: Discover Famous Landmarks and National Parks of Wyoming

MOA continues to deliver arts and culture into your home. There is a long running list of #MOAFromHome activities and resources on their website. Take inspiration from them, learn something new, and enjoy a touch of beauty.                          

RBCM@Home

Virtual Tours: Discover Famous Landmarks and National Parks of Wyoming

Authors' Read-Aloud for Kids

 RBCM @ Home will take place on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12 pm. Got little ones? RBCM @  Home(Kids!) takes place on Wednesdays at 11 am, visit their calendar for topics, presenters and a list of materials so you can join in with  hands-on activities at home. 

Authors' Read-Aloud for Kids

Authors' Read-Aloud for Kids

Authors' Read-Aloud for Kids


This is both educational and fun!
Many authors are offering online read-alouds and activities on social media. Enjoy listening to them with your little ones.



Cirque du Soleil at Home

Authors' Read-Aloud for Kids

Make Self-Isolation Fun!


Click here to enjoy a dazzling 60 minute performance by the largest contemporary circus producer in the world, Canada's own, Cirque du Soleil!

Make Self-Isolation Fun!

Authors' Read-Aloud for Kids

Make Self-Isolation Fun!

  

Self-isolating doesn’t mean we can’t have fun!

Here are some fun activities for you and your family:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NaD_V9e8jucCY1mwJzTQbQhWabuPST6C/view?usp=sharing


Amazon Global Audiobooks

Art Gallery of Victoria - Activating Emily Activity Book (App)

Art Gallery of Victoria - Activating Emily Activity Book (App)

Free audio-books with content ranging from preschool to classic literature.
https://stories.audible.

  

Free audiobooks with content ranging from preschool to classic literature in various languages.

https://stories.audible.com/discover

Art Gallery of Victoria - Activating Emily Activity Book (App)

Art Gallery of Victoria - Activating Emily Activity Book (App)

Art Gallery of Victoria - Activating Emily Activity Book (App)

This dynamic, educational and fun new resource invites you to experience renowned BC artist Emily Carr’s artwork and stories in unique ways. Download the Activity Book App here.

Greater Victoria Public Library

Art Gallery of Victoria - Activating Emily Activity Book (App)

Greater Victoria Public Library

The library's digital resources are available for your enjoyment: https://gvpl.ca/digital/ Sign up for a card online and start reading, watching and learning instantly.


For book recommendations, click here for our monthly book club's selections over the last year.

Royal BC Museum

Shaw Discovery Centre - Activity Sheets!

Greater Victoria Public Library

You can visit the museum digitally! Browse through the Learning Portal, or watch videos on the BC Museum's YouTube channel!  Why not start with the 100 Objects of Interest!

Shaw Discovery Centre - Activity Sheets!

Shaw Discovery Centre - Activity Sheets!

Shaw Discovery Centre - Activity Sheets!

There are tons of free, downloadable activity sheets for all ages to be found here in French and English! Plus, fun videos of ocean creatures. 

STEM Activities from NASA!

Shaw Discovery Centre - Activity Sheets!

Shaw Discovery Centre - Activity Sheets!

Launch rockets, build a hovercraft, create a winning science fair project and more! These activities are perfect for K-4 aged kiddos, and all available for free! 

Take a tour of Craigdarroch Castle!

15 Broadway Musicals to Watch at Home

15 Broadway Musicals to Watch at Home

 

Take a tour of the interior of Craigdarroch Castle on YouTube! Or, want to see the castle from the sky? There's a YouTube video for that too!

15 Broadway Musicals to Watch at Home

15 Broadway Musicals to Watch at Home

15 Broadway Musicals to Watch at Home

Now, if you can’t make it to New York City or just want to see a show you may have missed, there’s an ever-growing list of productions available to watch wherever you are. (P.S. they're not all free, but some of them are available on Amazon Prime.)

12 Museums You can Visit Online!

15 Broadway Musicals to Watch at Home

12 Museums You can Visit Online!

Fortunately, the digital age has made it possible—easy, even—to visit some of the world’s most famous museums from the comfort of your own home. Here are a dozen of them.

The Metropolitan Opera at Home!

The Metropolitan Opera at Home!

12 Museums You can Visit Online!

Every single day during the Met's closure, they will be offering a different opera to watch online, for free! Enjoy the show! 

Free Online Education Options

The Metropolitan Opera at Home!

Free Online Education Options

Here's an entire list of education companies offering free subscriptions due to school closings. 

Banff & Lake Louise Webcams!

The Metropolitan Opera at Home!

Free Online Education Options

Visit Banff and Lake Louise through our webcams - with cameras at all the choice spots around Banff National Park you can stream spectacular views straight to your screen.

Green Schools of Nova Scotia Activities

Green Schools of Nova Scotia Activities

Green Schools of Nova Scotia Activities

Check out these fun, nature based activities for children of all ages from the Green Schools of Nova Scotia. Fun, free hands on crafts, activities, and lessons all about nature.

At Home Science Experiments!

Green Schools of Nova Scotia Activities

Green Schools of Nova Scotia Activities

Check out these ideas from Mad Science using ingredients you'll likely have on hand!

Go for a Walk

Green Schools of Nova Scotia Activities

Online French Classes

Oaklands and surrounding neighbourhoods offer a safe and accessible environment for walking. Check out our list of walking routes for detailed directions, maps, and some fun historical facts!

Online French Classes

Online French Classes

Online French Classes

Join the Alliance Française for online French language classes. Classes are offered for children, teens, and adults from beginner to advanced. Visit their website for more information and registration.


Oaklands Community Centre 

Reception Hours: Monday-Friday from 9:00 am - 5 pm

#1-2827 Belmont Avenue

Victoria, BC V8R 4B2

T: 250-370-9101 F: 250-370-9102


Oaklands Neighbourhood House 

Little Acorn Hours: Monday-Friday from 7:30 am - 5:30 pm

2629 Victor Street

Victoria, BC V8R 4E3

T: 250-370-9101 F: 250-370-9159


Oaklands Hamilton Park 

Infant/Toddler Centre Hours: Monday- Friday 7:45am- 5:30pm

1487 Hamilton Rd

Victoria, BC V8R 2Y2

T: 250-370-9101 F: 250-370-9159


BN: 882929946RR0001 

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Oaklands Community Association

Oaklands Annual General Meeting

MONDAY | APRIL 17, 2023 | 7:00PM

at Oaklands Community Centre

 

You are invited to Oaklands Community Association's 2023 Annual General Meeting! Join us to review the highlights of 2022 and share what you want to see in your community.


The 2023 AGM will be administrative in nature:


  • Presentation of Financial Statements 
  • Program Report 
  • Elections of Directors for 2023-2024 


We are currently recruiting new board members who will be voted on at our Annual General Meeting. 


Note: to run for election, you must be a member in good standing that resides, works, or volunteers in Oaklands.   


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