The 2025 GPPSD Employee Wellness Professional Learning Day will take place on Friday, February 28th. Registration will open Friday, January 31st at 8:30a.m. and will close Tuesday, February 11th at midnight. Requirements:
All Staff are required to attend the Morning Gathering at the Composite High School from 8:15-9:30, this will automatically be added to your schedule.
All Staff must register for and attend two breakout sessions between 10:00 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. You have the option of registering for a third session or using any one of the session times for a lunch break. *Please only register for sessions you will attend as space in each session is limited*
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10 Pin Bowling at Bowling Stones Enjoy a game of 10 pin bowling! We have 10 lanes reserved for GPPPSD Staff with space for 4 participants per lane. Bowling shoes will be provided by Bowling Stones.
Bowling Stones Bowling Stones 10 pin entertainment centre, is so much MORE than simply bowling. We offer something fun for everyone, including Arcade Games, Virtual Reality, Air Hockey and Billiards Tables.
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Bowling Stones, 11005 - 106 Avenue, Grande Prairie
Board Games and Socializing at Card's Board Game Cafe This session is a great opportunity to relax and connect with your peers! With a library of over 1500 board games, along with a great selection of food and drink, this cozy, little cafe is sure to provide fun and laughter. We have accessible access as well as gluten free, lactose free, vegetarian, and vegan options. Card's Board Game Cafe will be open to GPPSD employees only during the Employee Wellness Day.
Time: 10:00-11:30 *We are grateful to have Card's Board Game Cafe offering this session at three times during the Employee Wellness Day.
Location: Cards Board Game Cafe, 10206 100th Ave, Grande Prairie (Downstairs in the St. Paul's United Church building - Use the Card's Board Game Cafe entrance).
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Card's Board Game Cafe10206 100th Ave, Grande Prairie
Chocolate Tasting with Shade Tree Chocolate Studio Explore the dynamics of chocolate through tasting different types of chocolate. This will be an interactive session.
Shade Tree Chocolate Studio We take pride in creating moments worth remembering through sharing our love of chocolate with everyone we meet. We love to explore taste, colour and presentation. We dig geeking out on all things chocolate and confections, with a dash of coffee too!
Time: 10:00-11:30 *We are grateful to have Shade tree Chocolate Studio offering this session at three times during the Employee Wellness Day.
Location: Shade Tree Chocolate Studio, 9505 Resources Rd Unit #107, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Shade Tree Chocolate Studio9505 Resources Rd Unit #107, Grande Prairie
Competitive Puzzling at the Composite High School Participants will work in small groups (2-4 individuals) to compete against others to be the first group to complete a 500-piece puzzle!
Time: 10:00-11:30 *This session will be available at three times during the Employee Wellness Day
Location: The Grande Prairie Composite High School, 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie (GYMNASIUM)
Escape Room Experience - Trapped Entertainment Detention: It’s Friday, school’s just ended for the day, and your group has tickets for a major concert tonight. Your ride is set to leave in exactly one hour, but you’ve landed yourselves in detention… This teacher does detention differently, though. If you can solve all of the puzzles she’s set up in her classroom, you’ll be allowed to leave early. Better get to work! Difficulty -TBD
TRAPPED is Grande Prairie's ONLY locally owned and operated Interactive Escape Game! Play in groups of 2 or more in one of our four different themed escape rooms- fun for all ages (with special IN room clues for younger participants) and EVERY ROOM IS PRIVATE! Get immersed in the theme of your choice and work together to find the clues and solve the puzzles to escape the room before time runs out! Date Night? Birthday (ages 8 and up)? Bachelor(ette)? Family time? Friends? Sports team? Work team? Any kind of team! We have hosted countless teams from classrooms, to kids and adult sports and every type of business you can imagine! For 2 people to huge teams! For a truly memorable experience, let Trapped take your team members out of their comfort zones and stimulate their problem solving skills while relying on each other to escape! The best of both worlds- entertainment and team building! In order to escape one of our four unique rooms, participants will have to work together to uncover clues, and solve puzzles under intense pressure of the ticking clock. The very nature of the interactive escape game encourages participants to interact and express themselves with colleagues in new and different ways. They will be thinking more creatively and having fun doing it! When the time runs out, players are left with a sense of accomplishment and new respect for teammates, and of course, a celebratory group photo!
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: TRAPPED Entertainment, 10809 -100 Street, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Trapped Entertainment10812 100 St, Grande Prairie
Escape Room Experience - Trapped Entertainment Missing: As the days pass, so do the range of emotions each parent or friend experiences. After the 10th time being interviewed you almost begin to numb the noise out. We all know what's happening, but nobody has the courage to put it into words... THERE IS A SERIAL KILLER! The start of each day is usually the worst. Everyone waits to see who won't show up to class or can't be reached for the next shift. As it turns out you get to be the lucky person this time. Your best friend has been missing since last night and it's almost funny in a sick way since the two of you joked just the previous day about what you would do if the other was taken. After explaining in the best detail you muster, you assure the police you have told them everything to the point of ad nauseum - swearing there is no small detail you left out. Spending the day at home you scroll through your old messages between the two of you, and there it is! A week or so back she mentioned a weird truck the was following her. She even made the joke that "It looked like some killer from the woods in an old cheesy horror movie" and like a bolt of lightning you realize!!! There's an old cabin you two stumbled upon awhile back, it looked abandoned but you bet that it's a good place to start. You call your friend group and convince them it's a good idea to check it out: "we can't tell the police it might take too long, let's go now" Your group approaches the cabin as a thick fog settles in and a generator can be heard in the distance. If one thing is absolute... it's that your best friend won't be on the next poster to say MISSING Difficulty - 9 out of 10 ( most difficult )
TRAPPED is Grande Prairie's ONLY locally owned and operated Interactive Escape Game! Play in groups of 2 or more in one of our four different themed escape rooms- fun for all ages (with special IN room clues for younger participants) and EVERY ROOM IS PRIVATE! Get immersed in the theme of your choice and work together to find the clues and solve the puzzles to escape the room before time runs out! Date Night? Birthday (ages 8 and up)? Bachelor(ette)? Family time? Friends? Sports team? Work team? Any kind of team! We have hosted countless teams from classrooms, to kids and adult sports and every type of business you can imagine! For 2 people to huge teams! For a truly memorable experience, let Trapped take your team members out of their comfort zones and stimulate their problem solving skills while relying on each other to escape! The best of both worlds- entertainment and team building! In order to escape one of our four unique rooms, participants will have to work together to uncover clues, and solve puzzles under intense pressure of the ticking clock. The very nature of the interactive escape game encourages participants to interact and express themselves with colleagues in new and different ways. They will be thinking more creatively and having fun doing it! When the time runs out, players are left with a sense of accomplishment and new respect for teammates, and of course, a celebratory group photo!
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: TRAPPED Entertainment, 10809 -100 Street, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Trapped Entertainment10812 100 St, Grande Prairie
Escape Room Experience - Trapped Entertainment The Challenge: The Challenge! Are you up for it? This un-traditional spin on an Escape Room will test all your analytical, investigative and co-operation skills! The Objective? Reunite with the other half of your group, if you can ! Choose your teams and get Trapped ! You got 1 hour to become the ultimate Escape Artists! Difficulty - 7.5 out of 10 ( less difficult )
TRAPPED is Grande Prairie's ONLY locally owned and operated Interactive Escape Game! Play in groups of 2 or more in one of our four different themed escape rooms- fun for all ages (with special IN room clues for younger participants) and EVERY ROOM IS PRIVATE! Get immersed in the theme of your choice and work together to find the clues and solve the puzzles to escape the room before time runs out! Date Night? Birthday (ages 8 and up)? Bachelor(ette)? Family time? Friends? Sports team? Work team? Any kind of team! We have hosted countless teams from classrooms, to kids and adult sports and every type of business you can imagine! For 2 people to huge teams! For a truly memorable experience, let Trapped take your team members out of their comfort zones and stimulate their problem solving skills while relying on each other to escape! The best of both worlds- entertainment and team building! In order to escape one of our four unique rooms, participants will have to work together to uncover clues, and solve puzzles under intense pressure of the ticking clock. The very nature of the interactive escape game encourages participants to interact and express themselves with colleagues in new and different ways. They will be thinking more creatively and having fun doing it! When the time runs out, players are left with a sense of accomplishment and new respect for teammates, and of course, a celebratory group photo!
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: TRAPPED Entertainment, 10809 -100 Street, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Trapped Entertainment10812 100 St, Grande Prairie
Escape Room Experience - Trapped Entertainment Pawn Shop: Life is never dull in the hippest pawn shop in the city. Shop owner, Walter, has been scamming and ripping people off for years in slimy schemes and gambling. He is always taking advantage of people who were never smart enough to see through him. Unfortunately, this time Walter has taken advantage of a “nobody” who is actually a “somebody”. A Russian gangster who is tied to the mob, is not falling for Walters tricks….and Walter owes them, BIG. They have given Walter only tonight, to cough up the $100k they owe him for his hustle scheme and another 100k if he wants to live to see the sun rise. The Mob refuses to let Walter go to collect the cash, but instead give him 1 phone call to recruit a collector. Walter calls you, his best friend, and begs for your help to collect the cash he owes which is stashed in his pawn shop. He offers you $20k to bring the cash to his location so he can be freed. There is a catch – if you don’t deliver the cash in 1 hour, not only will Walter be killed but you also will be next on the Russian's hit list. The shop is closed, but Walter tells you the location of a hidden key to enter the store and a hint that will provide you with the first step in locating the money in his shop. Difficulty - 9 out of 10 ( most difficult )
TRAPPED is Grande Prairie's ONLY locally owned and operated Interactive Escape Game! Play in groups of 2 or more in one of our four different themed escape rooms- fun for all ages (with special IN room clues for younger participants) and EVERY ROOM IS PRIVATE! Get immersed in the theme of your choice and work together to find the clues and solve the puzzles to escape the room before time runs out! Date Night? Birthday (ages 8 and up)? Bachelor(ette)? Family time? Friends? Sports team? Work team? Any kind of team! We have hosted countless teams from classrooms, to kids and adult sports and every type of business you can imagine! For 2 people to huge teams! For a truly memorable experience, let Trapped take your team members out of their comfort zones and stimulate their problem solving skills while relying on each other to escape! The best of both worlds- entertainment and team building! In order to escape one of our four unique rooms, participants will have to work together to uncover clues, and solve puzzles under intense pressure of the ticking clock. The very nature of the interactive escape game encourages participants to interact and express themselves with colleagues in new and different ways. They will be thinking more creatively and having fun doing it! When the time runs out, players are left with a sense of accomplishment and new respect for teammates, and of course, a celebratory group photo!
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: Trapped Entertainment - 10809 -100 Street, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Trapped Entertainment10812 100 St, Grande Prairie
Indoor Golf Experience with Fore Seasons Indoor Golf Enjoy an indoor golf experience at Fore Seasons Indoor Golf! You can bring your own clubs and ball or borrow from the facility. Non-Alcoholic drinks and a small menu of food options will be available for purchase during and after your golf session
*Please note clean indoor shoes are required for this activity*
Fore Seasons Indoor Golf Offers a Fun, Social, and Interactive Experience, where our customers can Golf Fore SeasonsOf The Year!
Time: 10:00-11:00
Location: Fore Seasons Indoor Golf, 9645 116th Street, just south of Costco, Grande Prairie
Indoor Golf Experience with Towne Centre Golf Enjoy an indoor golf experience at Towne Centre Golf! If you have your own clubs it is preferred you bring them, but if not, you can borrow from the facility.
*Please note clean indoor shoes are required for this activity*
Towne Centre Golf Golfers of all skill levels and ages can improve their game or simply enjoy a round with family or friends, all while watching your favourite sporting event and enjoying your beverage or meal.
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: Towne Centre Golf, #8-9845-99 Avenue, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Towne Centre Golf9845 99 Ave #8, Grande Prairie
Nate Bargatze Comedy Special Streaming in the Theatre at the Composite High School This is your opportunity to relax with friends and enjoy a good laugh. As with any good theatre experience, popcorn will be served!
Time: 10:00-11:30 *This Sesson is being offered at three times during the Employee Wellness Day Location: Grande Prairie Composite High School, THEATRE 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie
Private Book Market at Second Chance Reads Second Chance Reads is excited to host a session for Employee Wellness Day! Reading is such a huge part of taking care of your mental health and giving yourself a break. We love to escape into a good book for some rest and relaxation. Second Chance Reads will be closed to the public for this private book market. Participants will enjoy coffee, tea, and treats while socializing and browsing Second Chance Reads collection of used and new books, and fun bookish merch in their inviting, fun, and relaxing space.
Second Chance Reads is owned by two local girl moms who connected over their love of reading. We started out small in one of our homes and quickly outgrew that space. We are passionate about connecting the book lover community with our many events and book clubs. We love to chat about books and give a good recommendation!
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: Second Chance Reads, 10008 100Ave (Downstairs in the Clover Co), Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 10:00am - 11:30am MST
Second Chance Reads10008 100Ave, Grande Prairie
Social hour, board games and puzzles at the Composite High School In response to requests received following previous Employee Wellness Days, we will be providing space at the Grande Prairie Composite High School for socializing over coffee, board games and puzzles. This is an unfacilitated, self-directed social wellness opportunity. Time: 10:00-11:30 *This session will be available at three times during the Employee Wellness Day
Location: The Grande Prairie Composite High School, 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie
Whiskers Cat Cafe Experience Whiskers Cat Cafe will be open to GPPSD Staff only during this session. Participants will be able to enjoy coffee or tea while socializing with friends and cats in the cafe! Whiskers will provide participants with a free regular coffee or tea during their visit. Specialty drinks and snacks also available for purchased.
Whiskers Cat Cafe Offers a delicious cafe menu, cat cuddling, and helps connect cats and kittens from Bandaged Paws Animal Rescue with their FURever homes.
Time: 10:00-11:30
Location: Whiskers Cat Cafe, 11735 105 St #103, Grande Prairie
Board Games and Socializing at Card's Board Game Cafe This session is a great opportunity to relax and connect with your peers! With a library of over 1500 board games, along with a great selection of food and drink, this cozy, little cafe is sure to provide fun and laughter. We have accessible access as well as gluten free, lactose free, vegetarian, and vegan options. Card's Board Game Cafe will be open to GPPSD employees only during the Employee Wellness Day.
Time: 12:00-1:30 *We are grateful to have Card's Board Game Cafe offering this session at three times during the Employee Wellness Day.
Location: Cards Board Game Cafe, 10206 100th Ave, Grande Prairie (Downstairs in the St. Paul's United Church building - Use the Card's Board Game Cafe entrance).
Friday February 28, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Card's Board Game Cafe10206 100th Ave, Grande Prairie
Chocolate Tasting with Shade Tree Chocolate Studio Explore the dynamics of chocolate through tasting different types of chocolate. This will be an interactive session.
Shade Tree Chocolate Studio We take pride in creating moments worth remembering through sharing our love of chocolate with everyone we meet. We love to explore taste, colour and presentation. We dig geeking out on all things chocolate and confections, with a dash of coffee too!
Time: 12:00-1:30 *We are grateful to have Shade tree Chocolate Studio offering this session at three times during the Employee Wellness Day.
Location: Shade Tree Chocolate Studio, 9505 Resources Rd Unit #107, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 12:00pm - 1:30pm MST
Shade Tree Chocolate Studio9505 Resources Rd Unit #107, Grande Prairie
Competitive Puzzling at the Composite High School Participants will work in small groups (2-4 individuals) to compete against others to be the first group to complete a 500-piece puzzle!
Time: 12:00-1:30 *This session will be available at three times during the Employee Wellness Day
Location: The Grande Prairie Composite High School, 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie (GYMNASIUM)
Nate Bargatze Comedy Special Streaming in the Theatre at the Composite High School This is your opportunity to relax with friends and enjoy a good laugh. As with any good theatre experience, popcorn will be served!
Time: 12:00-1:30 *This Sesson is being offered at three times during the Employee Wellness Day Location: Grande Prairie Composite High School, THEATRE 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie
Social hour, board games and puzzles at the Composite High School In response to requests received following previous Employee Wellness Days, we will be providing space at the Grande Prairie Composite High School for socializing over coffee, board games and puzzles. This is an unfacilitated, self-directed social wellness opportunity. Time: 12:00-1:30 *This session will be available at three times during the Employee Wellness Day
Location: The Grande Prairie Composite High School, 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie
Day in Nature with Camp Tamarack Join us at Camp Tamarack to enjoy a day in nature! After snowshoeing around camp, we will build a fire and make bannock, roast it on sticks and stuff it with pie filling for a delicious treat. Along with some hot chocolate of course!
Camp Tamarack is a barrier free wilderness camp dedicated to bringing summer camp opportunities to children and youth of the Peace River Country area. Located just outside of Grande Prairie. We offer various weekly residential camps to children and adults of all abilities, outdoor experience programming, team building and rentals.
Time: 12:00-3:30 *Please note, this is a double session, if registering for this session do not register for a 2:00p.m. session.
Location: Camp Tamarack 704081 Range Road 62, County of Grande Prairie 1
Friday February 28, 2025 12:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Camp Tamarak704081 Range Road 62, County of Grande Prairie 1
Archery Lesson at Game Country Archers The session will cover range safety, different archery disciplines, and the opportunity to shoot target and 3D styles. The lesson will be provided by qualified instructors and offer participants a choice of recurve or compound bows to try.
Game Country Archers Game Country Archers is a volunteer run club offering indoor and outdoor archery opportunities to beginner and long term archers.
Time: 2:00-3:30
Location: Game Country Archers, 8601 99st Clairmont. North of Parts for Trucks. First blue and white building and the range is located upstairs.
Friday February 28, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Game Country Archers8601 99st Clairmont
Board Games and Socializing at Card's Board Game Cafe This session is a great opportunity to relax and connect with your peers! With a library of over 1500 board games, along with a great selection of food and drink, this cozy, little cafe is sure to provide fun and laughter. We have accessible access as well as gluten free, lactose free, vegetarian, and vegan options. Card's Board Game Cafe will be open to GPPSD employees only during the Employee Wellness Day.
Time: 2:00-3:30 *We are grateful to have Card's Board Game Cafe offering this session at three times during the Employee Wellness Day.
Location: Cards Board Game Cafe, 10206 100th Ave, Grande Prairie (Downstairs in the St. Paul's United Church building - Use the Card's Board Game Cafe entrance).
Friday February 28, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Card's Board Game Cafe10206 100th Ave, Grande Prairie
Chocolate Tasting with Shade Tree Chocolate Studio Explore the dynamics of chocolate through tasting different types of chocolate. This will be an interactive session.
Shade Tree Chocolate Studio We take pride in creating moments worth remembering through sharing our love of chocolate with everyone we meet. We love to explore taste, colour and presentation. We dig geeking out on all things chocolate and confections, with a dash of coffee too!
Time: 2:00-3:30 *We are grateful to have Shade tree Chocolate Studio offering this session at three times during the Employee Wellness Day.
Location: Shade Tree Chocolate Studio, 9505 Resources Rd Unit #107, Grande Prairie
Friday February 28, 2025 2:00pm - 3:30pm MST
Shade Tree Chocolate Studio9505 Resources Rd Unit #107, Grande Prairie
Competitive Puzzling at the Composite High School Participants will work in small groups (2-4 individuals) to compete against others to be the first group to complete a 500-piece puzzle!
Time: 2:00-3:30 *This session will be available at three times during the Employee Wellness Day
Location: The Grande Prairie Composite High School, 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie (GYMNASIUM)
Nate Bargatze Comedy Special Streaming in the Theatre at the Composite High School This is your opportunity to relax with friends and enjoy a good laugh. As with any good theatre experience, popcorn will be served!
Time: 2:00-3:30 *This Sesson is being offered at three times during the Employee Wellness Day Location: Grande Prairie Composite High School, THEATRE 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie
Social hour, board games and puzzles at the Composite High School In response to requests received following previous Employee Wellness Days, we will be providing space at the Grande Prairie Composite High School for socializing over coffee, board games and puzzles. This is an unfacilitated, self-directed social wellness opportunity. Time: 2:00-3:30 *This session will be available at three times during the Employee Wellness Day
Location: The Grande Prairie Composite High School, 10501 112 Ave, Grande Prairie
