Please note that all the resources are shared by VSB or the parents in our community. Most of them are free or free trial during the pandemic, but PAC does not guarantee that they will continually be free. Please check carefully if you need to register with any payment information. Feel free to contact Fei Liu via nrppacparented@gmail.com if you have any questions or concerns. We welcome volunteers to translate them into different language for all the parents’ convenience.
Education
Resources for Newcomers
温哥华教育局移民安顿工作者根据有关政府部门对应疫情提供的资源，整理后的连线，可供浏览：
BC Open School K-12 Online Resources
BC省K-12网上自学的资源
https://www.openschool.bc.ca/k12/?from=groupmessage&isappinstalled=0
PBS Online Learning Resources during pandemic – PreK-12
PBS疫情期间推出的网上免费学习资源
https://www.pbslearningmedia.org/collection/emergency-closings-collection/
Khan Academy for Kids
可汗学院儿童版
https://learn.khanacademy.org/khan-academy-kids/
National Geographic Kids （free online stories, games, videos, etc.）
国家地理儿童频道，免费故事、游戏、视频等
https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/
Planet Protector Academy: Home Edition
行星守护者学院：家庭版，包括科学、艺术、语言和社会学科 （免费）
Trusted by parents and kids in 400+ cities, the Planet Protector Academy Home Edition brings joyful and exciting digital experiences into the home. It empowers your kids to protect our planet and take care of each other! – plus BONUS content to help stay mentally well and safe during COVID-1
Fully funded (it’s free!) for kids & families thanks to our generous funders, the interactive live webcasts include:
- Fun arts and game-based learning activities
- Lessons in science, arts, language, and social studies
- Tips and tools for handwashing and mental wellbeing
Programs on climate, waste, and water – full details and sign-up info!
Want to know more? Check out the one-minute video for a quick overview!
Climate Kids （funded by NASA）
美国宇航局设立的儿童气候教育网站
My First Garden – funded by University of Illinois Extension
我的第一个花园是伊利诺伊斯大学为孩子们开设的课外学习计划，带孩子们从触手可及的花园探索生命的奥秘。
https://web.extension.illinois.edu/firstgarden/
STEM
CK-12 free STEM resources under NGSS (The Next Generation Science Standard)
CK12是一个免费的提供STEM资源的网站。它的课程设计符合NGSS(The Next Generation Science Standard)的标准。
Scratch – Coding website for kids
Scratch儿童编程项目
Roblox – Game coding for kids
孩子可以设计游戏，让别人来玩自己的游戏
Lightbot – Free robot coding website with programming logic, including two different age groups: 4-8 and above 9
这是一个免费机器人编程的网站，帮助孩子用programming logic（程序设计逻辑）来解决各种难题。有适合4-8岁的低幼版，和9岁以上的进阶版。
https://lightbot.com/flash.html
Math
Cool math games
数学游戏网站
http://www.coolmath-games.com/
Prodigy – RPG math game
RPG（角色扮演）大型游戏
MobyMax – math worksheet for K-8 based on CCSS （USA）
K-8年级学生提供个性化定制的数学、英文资源。所有的课标都按照美国最新CCSS来制定
Freckle – systematic math learning platform
系统性的数学英文在线学习平台
Math Learning Center – with many math teaching tools
这是一个很多数学教学工具汇总的网站
http://www.mathlearningcenter.org/
Books
Scholastic online resources
https://classroommagazines.scholastic.com/support/learnathome.html
OxfordOwl free e-books for kids between 3-11 years old
英國OxfordOwl出版社在疫情期間開放給3-11歲孩子們免費閱讀書籍。免費註冊即可閱讀：
Amazon Free Books (English/German/French/Spanish/Italian/Japanese)
亞馬遜書免費開放 (英/德/法/西/意/日六種語言)。
Storyline Online Free Books’ Reading
The SAG-AFTRA Foundation’s Daytime Emmy®-nominated and award-winning children’s literacy website, Storyline Online®, streams videos featuring celebrated actors reading children’s books alongside creatively produced illustrations. Readers include Oprah Winfrey, Chris Pine, Kristen Bell, Rita Moreno, Viola Davis, Jaime Camil, Kevin Costner, Lily Tomlin, Sarah Silverman, Betty White, Wanda Sykes and dozens more.
Storyline Online是由美国演员工会开发的，完全免费，仅靠着捐款维护运转。推荐给所有需要提高听力和阅读能力的孩子。网站专门请到美国的演艺届人员来朗读他们最爱的儿童绘本，再配上轻盈的音乐，美丽的插画和故事后的免费的活动，孩子们对里面的故事非常着迷。
http://www.storylineonline.net
Kids World Fun – Free online story and learning resources
免费网上学习资源
ScienceBOB – Free online sharing platform of kids’ science projects
免费的在线儿童科学实验项目分享平台
- Fluenc Matters Online Reading Improvement, free trial for 21 days during the pandemic
帮助孩子提高阅读理解的能力, 免费21天阅读体验
Entertainment
Science World free science movies:
Science World免費看電影的網址連結:
https://www.scienceworld.ca/online-films/
Free virtual visit to 17 museums in Europe:
歐洲17個博物館免費開放網上virtual visit:
Cirque du Soleil | KURIOS – Cabinet of Curiosities, ‘’O’’ and LUZIA
太阳马戏团特别节目
Online Broadway Musical, 7-day FREE trial:
百老汇歌剧7天免费观看:
VSB Mental Health Resources
温哥华教育局心理健康支持资源
Social Emotional Learning: Supporting Kids at Home and At School
Tips for building a solid parent-teacher relationship
Mental Health & Wellness
AnxietyBC (Anxiety Disorders Association of BC): http://www.anxietybc.com/
Provides information about anxiety and resources to help manage anxiety
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre: http://keltymentalhealth.ca/
A provincial mental health resource centre. Includes information on how to seek treatment in BC: http://keltymentalhealth.ca/mental-health/navigating-mental-health-system.
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) Facts for Families Guide to mental health issues: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/FFF-Guide/FFF-Guide-Home.aspx
AACAP Facts for Families Guide in Simplified Chinese 简体: https://www.aacap.org/AACAP/Families_and_Youth/Facts_for_Families/Facts_for_Families_Chinese.aspx
Mental health in the Teenage years: http://teenmentalhealth.org/learn/ and http://teenmentalhealth.org/care/parents/
Vancouver Coastal Health Child & Youth Mental Health Services: http://www.vch.ca/your-care/mental-health-substance-use/children-youth-mental-health-services
Provides multilingual psychological consulting for children, youth and their families with serious mental health difficulties and/or social, emotional or behavioural disturbances.
Crisis Centre of BC’s Youth in BC service: https://youthinbc.com/
An online crisis chat service for youth and/or parents, with additional resources on a variety of youth-related issues.
Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH): https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info
Information and resources from Canada’s largest mental health teaching hospital, affiliated with the University of Toronto.
Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA): https://cmha.ca/
Mental Health & Wellness – Multilingual Resources
Kelty Mental Health Resource Centre: http://keltymentalhealth.ca/
Website also offers information in Simplified 简体 & Traditional Chinese繁体 , Korean, Farsi, Punjabi, and French.
Center for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) resources in multiple languages including French, Arabic, Hindi, Chinese, Korean, Farsi, Spanish, etc.: https://www.camh.ca/en/health-info/mental-illness-and-addiction-index/information-in-other-languages
Alone in Canada: 21 Ways to Make it Better booklet
In Simplified Chinese 简体: https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/mi-index-other-languages/alone-in-canada-mandarin.pdf?la=en&hash=8EFE5548EEC396D7E20A4E598EC1BF9F45BCADF8
Asking for Help When Things Are Not Right Fact Sheet (in Traditional Chinese 繁体) https://www.camh.ca/-/media/files/mi-index-other-languages/chinese-asking-for-help.pdf?la=en&hash=6F24B8707002FE4A9291A0F9B0F4EA789D54A5FF
Multicultural Mental Health Resource Centre – Adaptation to a New Country Resources in multiple languages:
Anti-Bullying Resources
NRPS Principal’s 11/7/2017 message about anti-bullying: http://go.vsb.bc.ca/schools/blogs/normarosepoint/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=227
BC Ministry of Education’s ERASE Bullying website: https://www.erasebullying.ca/index.php
An extensive resource for parents, youth, and schools on identifying, responding to, and preventing bullying.
US Government’s Stop Bullying website: https://www.stopbullying.gov/
Information about bullying and cyberbullying, and tips for prevention.
Digital Citizenship & Online Safety
BC’s Digital Literacy Framework:
https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/education-training/k-12/teach/teaching-tools/digital-literacy
MediaSmarts: Canada’s Centre for Digital and Media Literacy: http://mediasmarts.ca/
An online resource for parents & kids on a wide range of digital & media literacy topics. Offers general information as well as research reports, and parental Tip Sheets and e-Tutorials.
MediaSmarts Online Tutorial: Parenting the Digital Generation [requires Adobe Flash]
http://mediasmarts.ca/sites/mediasmarts/files/tutorials/parenting-digital-generation/index.html
Common Sense Media: https://www.commonsensemedia.org/
An extensive resource on possibly every concern parents might have about raising kids to have a healthy relationship with media and technology, with information, tips, tools, and content reviews.
Center for Humane Technology: http://humanetech.com/take-control/
Simple steps for “taking control” of your smartphone
Public Safety Canada’s Get Cyber Safe website: https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/index-en.aspx
Public Safety Canada’s Digital Citizenship Guide for Parents: https://www.getcybersafe.gc.ca/cnt/rsrcs/cmpgns/cmpgn-06/gd-prnts-en.aspx
Substance Abuse Prevention
Vancouver School Board & Vancouver Coastal Health’s Substance Use Health Promotion Initiative – Supporting And Connecting Youth (SACY): https://www.vsb.bc.ca/Student_Support/Safe_Caring/SACY_Substance_Use_Health_Promotion/Pages/default.aspx
SACY works with VSB students, parents, schools, and communities to help prevent substance use, delay substance use and reduce substance use related problems.
Norma Rose Point Elementary School Parents Advisory Council 