{"id":10971,"date":"2026-09-08T11:43:57","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T15:43:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/?page_id=10971"},"modified":"2026-09-08T15:23:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T19:23:46","slug":"tech-playground","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/tech-playground\/","title":{"rendered":"Tech Playground"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n Tech Playground\n <\/h1>\n \n <\/header>\n <\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n

Bring hands-on STEM learning to your school with a Tech Playground! During each one-hour session, students rotate through two to three interactive stations where they can explore, play and learn using exciting technology!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech Playground Information<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

All Tech Playgrounds are free<\/strong>, in-person<\/strong> and can be booked Monday-Friday between 8:30am – 4:00pm<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grade<\/th>Activity Space<\/th>Room Requirements<\/th>Number of Classes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
Grades 3-6<\/td>Gym\/Community Room<\/td>Access to floor space (tables optional)<\/td>2-3 classes per session<\/td><\/tr>
Grades 7-8<\/td>Library\/Community Room<\/td>Tables and chairs, accessible school Wifi<\/td>2 classes per session<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

All technology necessary for the Tech Playground will be brought to your school by Virtual Ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech Playground bookings require a minimum of <\/strong>four classes, scheduled across at least two <\/strong>sessions.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tech Playground Schedule<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The schedule below is an example<\/strong> and will be customized for each booking based on a school’s designated recess and dismissal times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Session Time<\/th>Number of Classes<\/th><\/tr><\/thead>
9:40am – 10:40am<\/td>2-3 classes<\/td><\/tr>
11:20am – 12:20pm<\/td>2-3 classes<\/td><\/tr>
12:20pm – 1:20pm<\/td>2-3 classes<\/td><\/tr>
2:00pm – 3:00pm<\/td>2-3 classes<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n\n\n

Booking Request<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tech Playground bookings for the Fall Semester will open on Friday, September 11th at 7:00am.<\/strong> Winter dates for bookings will be available in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schools will be asked to provide their daily schedule, participating grade levels and the number of students <\/strong>in each class so activities and equipment can be planned appropriately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To help us accommodate as many schools as possible and avoid duplicate requests, please consult with the teachers at your school before submitting a booking request. This helps ensure that all participating classes are included in one coordinated request.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will be prompted to request a specific date<\/strong> in the form for your school’s visit.<\/p>\n\n\n

This form will be available on Friday, September 11th at 7:00am.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Bring hands-on STEM learning to your school with a Tech Playground! During each one-hour session, students rotate through two to three interactive stations where they can explore, play and learn using exciting technology! Tech Playground Information All Tech Playgrounds are free, in-person and can be booked Monday-Friday between 8:30am – 4:00pm. Grade Activity Space Room […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":402,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cu_dining_location_slug":"","footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"cu_page_type":[],"class_list":["post-10971","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":{"cu_post_thumbnail":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10971","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/402"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10971"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10971\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11021,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/10971\/revisions\/11021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10971"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"cu_page_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/vv\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/cu_page_type?post=10971"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}