Outreach Programs

14732 Woodbine Avenue
Gormley, Ontario
L0H 1G0
Phone: (905) 727- 8954 or 1-888-290-0337
Fax: (905) 727-1282

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In each one and a half to two hour visit in your classroom, staff will bring artifacts, materials, and activities to complement your course of study. Scheduled times are flexible to fit your individual needs. These programs must be booked 3 weeks in advance of your desired date.

Please Note: For schools located south of Steeles Avenue, west of Highway 400, or east of Brock Road, we can only offer our Outreach programs during the afternoon.

General Selections Include:

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Using artifacts from the Museum collection and, where applicable, their modern equivalents, students will work cooperatively to identify and describe the older objects and pair them with their modern counterparts. Next, working in small groups, students will draw observations about the societies that produced and used these items. Students will then present their findings to the class. Students will enhance their descriptive and analytical skills, as well as their abilities in organization and oral presentation.
Suitable for: Grades 3 - 8.
Time: 2 hours
Cost: $5.00/ student ($100.00 minimum) - plus mileage if outside Stouffville area

Lighting
Through discussion and demonstration of items (as appropriate) from the Museum's collection, students will trace the historical progression of different modes of lighting from the sun through electricity. This program will encourage students to utilize inquiry and investigative skills. Students will also draw conclusions about the societies that used these different types of lighting devices and will gain an awareness of community and technological advances. The program concludes with a light-oriented heritage craft. (Note: This program is history, not science, based.)
Suitable for: Grades 3 - 6.
Time: 1 ½ hours
Cost: $4.50/ student ($90.00 minimum) - plus mileage if outside Stouffville area

Spinning and Weaving
Students will first discuss the process of obtaining fleece and preparing it for use in textile production. Participants will discover how pioneers met the basic human need for clothing and will be encouraged to make comparisons of production technology for pioneers and for modern times. Using both group and individual activities, the class will have the opportunity to improve dexterity and artistic skills through hands-on experience with the heritage crafts of spinning and weaving.
Suitable for: Grades 1 - 6.
Time: 1 ½ hrs.
Cost: $4.50/ student ($90.00 minimum) - plus mileage if outside Stouffville area

Seasonal Selections Include...

19th Century Christmas
Using artifacts to enhance the presentation, staff will lead a class discussion on early settler and Victorian Christmas traditions, including food preparation, decorations, social and religious activities, development of commercialism, and gift giving. Students will participate in hands-on activities as they produce pastilles (a mint candy) and their own pomanders, as well as create their own authentic Christmas ornament.
Suitable for: Grades 3 - 6.
Time: 2 hours
Cost: $5.25/ student ($100.00 minimum) - plus mileage if outside Stouffville area

Winter Wonders and Worries
Supplemented by artifacts from the Museum's collection, staff will encourage students to make comparisons between winter social activities, indoor and outdoor jobs, seasonal food availability, and potential hazards facing early Canadians and those of the present day. A winter-oriented craft concludes the program.
Suitable for: Grades 3 - 6.
Time: 2 hours
Cost: $5.00/ student ($100.00 minimum) - plus mileage if outside Stouffville area

TO BOOK AN OUTREACH PROGRAM:
PHONE: 905-727-8954 OR 1-888-290-0337.

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