Strathcona County enjoys engaging the schools in our community events. These events can generate friendly competition between schools, 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 3 to 14, 2025, and get your class ready to be active for an extra 30 minutes every day for two weeks in March. This challenge is a fun way to get your class moving and have a chance to win!

Prizes include:

• Field trips to Millennium Place including bussing and a healthy snack
• Free admission pass to Strathcona County's recreation facilities for every student that participates
• A prize pack for each participating classroom 

Completed challenge posters must be submitted before Friday, March 21, 2025.

To register, email jennifer.wilson@strathcona.ca by February 7, 2025.

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Annual Agricultural Poster Contest

Every year, Strathcona County’s Agricultural Service Board invites kids in elementary schools (Grades 3, 4 and 5) in Strathcona County and Fort Saskatchewan to participate in their annual agricultural 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. 

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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 9, 2025. Help instil 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 shared with schools in early 2025.

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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 21, 2025. 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 wellness 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 on May 14, 2025.

To register, email jennifer.wilson@strathcona.ca by April 17, 2025.

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Pitch-In

Pitch-In and make a difference! 

Our local Strathcona County Pitch-In campaign kicks off in spring 2025. 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 1,000 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.

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NEW! National Day for Truth and Reconciliation Classroom Contest

Grade 5 students 

Strathcona County is excited to welcome all Grade 5 students to participate in a visual art contest showcasing what Truth and Reconciliation means to the class.  

To participate:

Have your Grade 5 class collectively create a visual artwork piece representing what Truth and Reconciliation means to the class. The artwork could be in various forms (drawing, collage, painting, etc.) and must be accompanied by a paragraph describing the artwork and what students are depicting.  Encourage students to use a variety of techniques, colors or themes based on their vision and understanding of Truth and Reconciliation.  We request that teachers offer guidance but allow all artwork to be completed by the students.

The contest is open to Grade 5 students in Strathcona County, entries are to be submitted by classroom.

To enter your classroom submission: 

• Email Cassandra.McDonald@strathcona.ca to receive the contest registration form.
• Take a photo of your classrooms creation, then email the registration form and picture of submission to Cassandra McDonald by 4:30 p.m. on Monday September 16, 2024.

Please note we will not accept late submissions due to scheduling the guest speaker after the deadline.

Prizes for the winning class include:

• Having their artwork showcased at the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation event on September 30, 2024
• A single admission recreation facility pass for each student
• A special in-person visit from a guest speaker in September to discuss the significance of the day with students.  

We look forward to seeing your classroom’s creation!