teachershandbook20142015

A Teacher’s Handbook 2014-2015

Educational Opportunities in

Kingston

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Learning in the Limestone City: Educational Field Trip Ideas in Kingston This is a handbook of possible destinations for educational field trips in Kingston and the surrounding area. The learning opportunities in Kingston range from Grade One through Grade Twelve and encompass a wide variety of subjects and strands. This handbook illustrates some of the curriculum connections they have to offer, with each destination meeting the Ontario Curriculum needs in many different ways.

Many sites have been providing excellent education programs for years and others are just now creating some wonderful links to the curriculum. Many sites offer teacher services such as pre-trip information and follow-up activities and most have excellent websites.

You will be pleased to notice our list of free destinations. Tour a few of the sites and enjoy a picnic lunch at Confederation Park and your day of learning would cost very little.

Remember that each of the destinations is an excellent learning experience for all Grades, and each can fit into your curriculum in a meaningful way.

Take your class to Kingston: You’ll Be Amazed!

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A Day in Kingston for Free

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Kingston Frontenac Public Library

Outdoor education, Recreation & Tours 26

Boiler Room Climbing Gym

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Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority

28 Elbow Lake Enviromental Education Centre 28

29 In Sir John A. Footsteps

Attractions 5

Bellevue House National Historic Site

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Fairfield House

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Fort Henry National Historic Site

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Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site

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Kingston City Hall

11 Murney Tower National Historic Site 11

Frontenac Provincial Park

Wolfe Island

12 St. George’s Cathedral

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Haunted Walk of Kingston

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Utilities Kingston

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Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises

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Kingston Trolley Tours

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Personally Guided Tours of Historic Kingston

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Putt ‘n’ Blast

33 YMCA Kingston Centre The Arts 34 Grand Theatre

Museums 13

Canada’s Penitentiary Museum

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Frontenac County Schools Museum

16 MacLachlan Woodworking Museum 18 Marine Museum of the Great Lakes & Alexander Henry Museum Ship

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Theatre Kingston

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Agnes Etherington Art Centre

37 Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre 38

Union Gallery

SUMMER CAMPS

19 Military Communications and Electronics Museum

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Agnes Etherington Art Centre

20 Miller Museum of Geology

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Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority

21 Museum of Health Care at Kingston

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City of Kingston Summer Programs

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38 Museum of Health Care

Pump House Steam Museum

25 Royal Military College of Canada Museum

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Queen’s University

38 YMCA 38 Summer Camps Kingston

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A Day in Kingston for Free • • • • • • • • •

Kingston City Hall Correctional Services of Canada Museum Historic Cataraqui Cemetery Kingston Frontenac Public Library Museum of Health Care at Kingston Modern Fuel Artist Run Centre Royal Military College Museum St. George’s Cathedral Union Gallery

Free Educational Events: First Capital Day: June 15 Each year Kingston celebrates its unique role as the First Capital of United Canada with 1841-era activities which bring history to life.

Contact: Sue Hitchcock, Community Events Coordinator

City of Kingston

Phone 613.546.4291 ext. 1716

Email: sueh@cityofkingston.ca

Website: www.cityofkingston.ca/firstcapitalday

FebFest 2015: Feb. 5-8 Kingston celebrates winter with activities for students of all ages including public skating, snow-mazes and ice sculptures.

Contact: Downtown Kingston! BIA

Phone: 613.542.8677

Email: info@downtownkingston.ca

Website: www.febfestkingston.com

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Kingston Frontenac Public Library KFPL’s 16 branches offer a wide range of books, e-books, magazines, movies, music and video games, and a host of online research tools.

Curriculum Connections: KFPL programs and services to teachers and school classes support all subject areas of the curriculum.

Primary: Primary Grade visits will include a tour of the library, as well as seasonal programs that include stories, poetry and rhymes, songs and other activities.

Junior, Intermediate and Secondary: Visits for upper Grades include any combination of the following, at the teacher’s request: Library tour; class instruction - using the library catalogue; class instruction - using the library’s online research databases; book talks highlighting the best of KFPL’s collection.

Thematic requests are welcome.

Location: Please visit website for branch locations.

Hours: Tours and programs offered by appointment year round.

Admission: Free of charge.

Language: English Length of Tour: 45-60 minutes.

Contact: Marilyn Ottenhof, Programming and Outreach Emma Alls, Programming and Outreach Website: www.cityofkingston.ca/firstcapitalday Kingston Frontenac Public Library 130 Johnson Street, Kingston, ON K7L 1X8 Phone: 613.549.8888 x1522; x1523 Email: mottenhof@kfpl.ca; ealls@ kfpl.ca Website: www.kfpl.ca

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Kingston Attractions

Bellevue House National Historic Site An Italianate villa built in the early 1840s, and one of the first of its kind in Canada, Bellevue House was once home to Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first prime minister and the country’s leader for 19 years. The house grounds have been restored to represent the period when Macdonald and his family lived here.

Curriculum Connections: Grade 5: “Sir John A. Macdonald – Political Leader” • Discussions about the different types and levels of Government • A guided and interactive tour of Bellevue House • Students will have an opportunity to represent their own party, present their platform to their classmates and participate in a mock election

Grade 8: “Sir John A Macdonald’s dream…The Making of Canada” • The class will recreate the Quebec Conference and decide whether to change history or not!

• A guided and interactive tour of Bellevue House • A game of Sir John A. Jeopardy!

Teacher Services: Two educational programs linked to the Ontario Grades 5 and 8 curricula. Teacher packages are available which include pre and post visit activities as well as additional information.

Location: 35 Centre Street Hours & Admission Fees: Please contact the site for program availability.

Services: Free parking, costumed staff, washrooms.

Languages: English and French

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Group Size: Educational programs can accommodate one class (35 students) per half day. Tours accommodate approximately 50 students. Larger groups are broken by bus. Minimum number for group bookings is 10 students.

Contact: George Muggleton Bellevue House National Historic Site 35 Centre St., Kingston, ON K7L 4E5 Phone: 613.545.8666 ext. 106 or Donna Lusk ext. 105 Fax: 613.545.8721 Email: Bellevue.House@pc.gc.ca Website: www.pc.gc.ca

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Fairfield House Fairfield House, built within the first ten years of settlement, provides opportunities to gain information about, understanding of and appreciation for the natural and cultural history of Loyalist Township and its region.

Fairfield House themes are the Loyalist experience and start of settlement, early building methods and use of natural materials, and the Fairfield family and their community.

Teacher Services: The expanse of lakeshore provides students with a setting to imagine the arrival of Loyalist families to start settlement in 1784. Reproduction artifacts of that era can add hands-on dimensions.

Fairfield House is set up to show evidence of early building methods and use of local resources. Instead of refurnished rooms, Fairfield House offers history detectives a first-hand look at original material such as hewn wooden beams, handmade bricks, basic building frame joints, and layers of paint. The cellar was dug into the limestone bedrock.

Location: In Fairfield Park, Amherstview, 4562 Bath Road (Loyalist Parkway)

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Hours: Program availability during school year depends on volunteers. Please contact the Fairfield Homestead Heritage Association to discuss a visit.

From Canada Day to Labour Day, the house is open for tours Wed through Sun, 11:00am- 4:30pm Admission for school groups: $2.00 per student; free supervisor per 6 students Services: picnic area, play area, and washrooms Languages: English Approximate Length of Tour: 1.5 – 2 hours Preferred Group Size: Divided into groups of 6 – 8; Students rotate through learning stations in the house and grounds.

Contact: Fairfield Homestead Heritage Association P.O. Box 23021 Amherstview, ON K7N 1Y2 Phone: 613.384.2813 (answering machine checked weekly year-round) Email: info@fairfieldhomestead.ca Fairfield Homestead Heritage Assoc. www.fairfieldhomestead.ca

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Fort Henry National Historic Site Throughout the season, Fort Henry offers programs that are much more than just history lessons.

Designed in partnership with the Limestone District Board of Education, they use a hands-on approach to achieve the desired learning outcomes of the classroom curriculum including language studies, artwork, technology and design, family studies, geography and geology.

The Bonnycastle Tour: A guided tour of Fort Henry led by one of the Fort’s historical interpreters will explain why the Fort was built and why it still occupies an important place today. Groups are then invited to explore the Fort at their leisure or view the diverse interpretive programs presented by the Fort Henry Guard and Garrison Life Interpreters. One supervisor per 5 students, complimentary.

Fees: $8.65 per participant Length of Tour: Approx. 1 hour.

Victorian Education Program: In addition to a tour of the Fort, students will have the opportunity to participate in a Military Muster Parade and a schoolroom lesson.

One supervisor per 5 students, complimentary.

Fee: $10.50 per participant Length of Tour: Approx. 1.5 hours

Garrison Life Program: This half-day program will take the students back to the year 1867, where they will become recruits in the British Army. An introductory tour of the new “posting” will be given, followed by a Barrack Room inspection, Military drill on the parade square, a class lesson in the schoolroom and fatigues (i.e. cleaning the privies, scrubbing down cannon chambers, stacking firewood, etc.).

One supervisor per 5 students, complimentary.

Fee: $12.50 per participant Length of Tour: Approx. 3 hours

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A Day in the Regiment Program:

Regiments and Rations Tour:

This full day visit includes a tour of the Fort, teacher time, plus other modules including the schoolroom, drill sessions, Barrack Room inspections and a history hunt. A historical interpreter will be available to act as the group coordinator and will be assigned to your group to assist with school and drill sessions. Upon arrival, groups will be issued reproduction uniforms of the British Army of 1867.

One supervisor per 5 students, complimentary.

In partnership with Jessup Food and Heritage, this tour consists of a combination of the Bonnycastle Youth Tour and a provided lunch, which includes a hotdog, french fries, and a fountain drink.

One supervisor per 5 students, complimentary (excluding lunch).

Fee: $19.50 per participant

Fee: $15.60 per participant Length of Tour: Approx. 1 hour.

Location: 1 Fort Henry Dr., from Highway 2 East, Kingston

Length of Tour: 5-6 hours

Hours: Open to the public May – September daily 9:30am – 5:00pm. School programs available all year.

Soldier’s Overnight Program: No classroom experience will equal to the excitement and fun of the Soldier’s Overnight Program. It is by far the premiere learning experience Fort Henry has to offer. Students are immersed into the lifestyle of Fort Henry’s garrison, exposing them to actual routines of the 1860s. The day kicks off with an orientation tour, followed by outfitting the class in reproduction British Army uniforms which will remain theirs until the program’s end. Students will attend classes in the Military schoolroom taught completely in the 1860s style and participate in drill on the parade square under the command of a soldier. Better have your Barrack Room neat and in order or face the wrath of your instructor during rigid inspections!

Students will carry out routine fatigues to give them a wellrounded experience of the chores of the day. A highlight of the Overnight is the evening’s “Ghost Hunt”, as our soldiers lead students through underground tunnels always looking behind them for the trace of a friendly ghost. The group will retire to the Barrack Room within the Fort for a well-earned sleep, only to awake early the next morning to raise the flag!

Expose your students to the most exciting sleepover they will ever have! NOTE: Separate male and female sleeping quarters are provided for this program. One supervisor per 10 students, complimentary.

Admission for School Groups: Varies according to the program/tour.

Services: Washrooms and food services can be provided as part of the school programs for an additional fee, or you can bring your own food (kitchen services available).

Contact Paul Fortier, Jessups Food and Heritage 613.530.2550 Preferred Group Size: Varies according to the program

Contact: Phone: 1.800.437.2233 or 613.542.7388 or 613.543.4328 Fax: 613.543.2847 Email: getaway@parks.on.ca Website: www.forthenry.com (Program Registration Forms are available on the website)

Fee: $43.30 per participant; additional adults charged the $22.75 accommodation fee.

Length of Tour: Full day – arrive at 12:00pm, depart 9:00am

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Cataraqui Cemetery National Historic Site of Canada The Cemetery is one of Kingston’s famed institutions, as much a part of its past as the forts, churches, jails, and other historical treasures. The Cemetery was incorporated in 1850 and contains a veritable Who’s Who of Kingston, including the burial of Sir John A. Macdonald, among other historical figures of local, provincial and national significance. It continues to actively operate as Kingston’s only not-for-profit, nondenominational garden style cemetery.

Location: 927 Purdy’s Mill Rd. (Sydenham Rd. at Purdy’s Mill Rd.) Hours: Best in the Spring, Summer or Fall.

Open from 8:00am to dusk.

Curriculum Connections:

Admission: Free. Guided Tours available with donation.

The Cemetery has potential to cover a number of subjects in the fields of Art, Art Conservation, History, Geography, Cultural Heritage, Environmental Studies, Urban Planning, Landscaping, Business Management and Civics. There are people resting in the cemetery from all religions and walks of life, dating back to the early part of the 1800’s. The Cemetery is a resource that can be used to develop mapping skills, observation skills, the study of local history and heritage, the study of confederation and Sir John A. Macdonald, and more.

There are numerous possibilities for Language Arts and Math connections as well.

Approximate Length of Tour: Walking tour length and distance vary on desired content.

Teacher Services: We are willing to help educators develop field trips, projects and lesson plans. Call ahead for assistance and ideas.

Services: No washrooms but Tim Horton’s is within walking distance.

Languages: English Preferred Group Size: 20-40

Contact: Craig Boals, Director of Operations Cataraqui Cemetery 927 Purdy Mills Rd., Kingston, ON K7M 3N1 Phone: 613.546.6545 Email: info@cataraquicemetery.ca

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Kingston City Hall Constructed in 1843-1844 and restored in 1973, Kingston’s City Hall embodies the commercial success and social elegance of the city during its days as the capital of the United Provinces of Canada. The building is an excellent example of British Renaissance Tuscan Revival-style architecture and 19th-century craftsmanship. There is a view of the entire city from the tower.

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Teacher Services: City Hall personalizes tours to what the teachers have in mind. They can tailor their tours to fit the needs of all ages and Grades. Call ahead for brochures.

Hours: Monday – Friday 10:00am to 4:00pm mid May – September, Weekends 11:00am to 3:00pm.

Admission for School Groups: Free Services: Washrooms, wheelchair accessible Languages: English (German, French sometimes available) Preferred Group Size: Groups of approx. 15-20

Curriculum Connections:

Approximate Length of Tour: 30-60 minutes, depending on grade.

City Hall tours cover a number of subjects in Art, History, and Civics. It is a great place to take students of all Grades5 and onward to learn the history of Kingston, as well as experience where all municipal matters have taken place over the years.

Contact:

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City Hall Tour Guides Kingston City Hall 216 Ontario St., Kingston, ON K7L 2Z3 Phone: 613.546.4291 ext. 1520 Website: www.cityofkingston.ca

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Wolfe Island

National Historic Site Built in 1846 at the height of the Oregon Crisis, as part of the defensive fortification of Kingston, Murney Tower stands as one of the finest Martello Towers in North America. This redoubt was never attacked, but served as military housing for forty years. The three floors house a collection of social and military artifacts of 19th-century Kingston that tells the story of the soldiers and their families who lived there.

Wolfe Island is the largest of the Thousand Islands. It was inhabited beginning in the 1700s by settlers, and before that, by the Iroquois. Wolfe Island is home to 1300 full-time inhabitants with its population doubling in the summer months. Access to Wolfe Island is on the Wolfe Island Ferry. The trip across lasts about 20 minutes and provides a beautiful view of the Kingston Harbour, as well as Fort Henry and the Royal Military College. There is connection to Cape Vincent, New York from the Island via Horne’s Ferry.

Curriculum Connections:

Curriculum Connections:

Grade 7: History – Conflict and Change; British North America Activities appropriate to other Grades as well.

The Island has recreational activities for all ages. It is a magnificent way to get some fresh air and a beautiful view.

There are a number of environmental and science-related activities that are possible on the Island including: fisheries, maple syrup, beehives, 1850s canal, Native artifacts, history of logging, shipwrecks, sand dunes habitats, recycling, as well as the opportunity for a number of ecology studies (plants, taxonomy of trees, etc).

Teacher Services: For school groups, a special emphasis on interactive learning. A challenging and rewarding session of questions and answers allow students of all ages to understand how things were at Murney Tower. The vast number of academic disciplines covered by the tour will make your visit an extremely enriching experience. Interpreters will guide the students through three floors of exhibits, and the students will then have a question and answer period and chance to try military uniforms and period costumes.

Location: On Lake Ontario in Macdonald Park, corner of King and Barrie Streets.

Hours: School programs offered by appointment Mid-May to Labour Day from 10:00am – 5:00pm daily.

Admission: $3.00 per student with rate extended to max 4 staff members, then $5.00 per adult.

Languages: English, French

Teacher Services: For a historical tour of the island, contact Personally Guided Tours at 613.389.3465. To explore the natural and ecological possibilities on the island, contact the Visitor Information Office for contact information.

Location: Ferry departs from a dock on Ontario St. and arrives in Marysville, Wolfe Island.

Ferry departs from Kingston: 6:15am, 7:15am, 8:30am, 9:30am, 10:30am, 11:30am, 12:30pm, 2:00pm – 10:00pm on the hour, 11:20pm, 12:40am, and 2.00am.

Ferry departs from Wolfe Island: 5:45am, 6:45am, 7:45am, 9:00am – 12:00 pm on the hour, 1:15pm, 2:30pm, 3:30pm, 4:30pm, 5:30pm, 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm, 9:30pm, 10:40pm, 12:00am and 1:20am.

Length of Tour: 1 hour

Contact: Murney Tower National Historic Site P.O Box 54, Kingston, ON K7L 4V6 Phone: 613.572.5181 Email: murneytower@gmail.com Website: www.kingstonhistoricalsociety.ca (follow links)

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Admission for school groups: The ferry is free for school buses, but please call ahead

Contact: Cindy Day, Business & Tourist Association Wolfe Island Tourist Office Phone: 613.385.1875 Email: info@wolfeisland.com Website: www.wolfeisland.com

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St. George’s Cathedral A magnificent neo-classical building originally constructed in 1825. It was enlarged in 1892 and the dome added. The Cathedral contains many displays, including ones on Molly Brant, a remarkable Mohawk woman and John Stuart, Loyalist refugee and father of the Anglican Church in Upper Canada. Lord Sydenham, first Governor General of the United Provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, is buried in the Church’s crypt. Its architecture is stunning, along with magnificent stainedglass windows and needlepoint kneelers.

Curriculum Connections: Grade 6: Social Science – Aboriginal Peoples of Canada (Molly Brant).

Grade 7: History – British North America; Conflict and Change (key personalities).

All Grades: Visual Art – needlepoint, stained glass, architecture, sketching buildings (3D), and symbolic animals.

Teacher Services: Tours of the Cathedral can be made specific to the topic you are working on. Specify exactly what you need. Other related topics include WWI, animals as symbols, and medieval influences on cathedrals.

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Location: King Street at Johnson Street Hours: Tuesday - Friday, 9:00am to 4:30pm Guided Tours: Victoria Day to Thanksgiving Day: Monday Friday, 10:00am to 4:00pm, Saturday, 10:00am to 1:00pm, or by prior arrangements throughout the year. Groups should always call ahead to make arrangements.

Admission for school groups: Free (donations welcome) Services: Small group meeting rooms Languages: English, French. Tour information written in English, Italian, Polish, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Spanish, German, Dutch, Russian, Chinese, Korean.

Preferred Group Size: 20 maximum Approximate Length of Tour: Between 20 – 40 minutes, depending on the topic.

Contact: Church Office St. George’s Cathedral P.O. Box 475, Kingston, ON K7L 4W5 Phone: 613.548.4617 Fax: 613.548.7466 Email: office@stgeorgescathedral.on.ca Website: www.stgeorgescathedral.on.ca

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Canada’s Penitentiary Museum The Museum displays a variety of artifacts and documents pertaining to the early history of Canadian Penitentiaries; a variety of items ranging from the contraband weapons to escape devices; artifacts of inmate hobby crafts, industry, education and discipline; and takes visitors through a “Mission” for the future. Research was done at the Museum for the books Convict Lover, by Merilyn Simonds and Alias Grace, by Margaret Atwood.

Curriculum Connections:

Services: Limited parking

The Museum contains many tools used in old trades, art and journals from former inmates and displays escape attempts some successful, some not.

Applies to all Grades.

Languages: English, French

Teacher Services: Call ahead for brochures and information.

Preferred group size: No maximum if given advance notice.

Approximate Length of Tour: 45 minutes – self-guided tour with staff on hand to answer questions.

Contact:

Location: 555 King St. W. Hours: May – October, Monday to Friday 9:00am – 4:00pm, Saturday and Sunday 10:00am – 4:00pm, November – April, open by appointment only for groups of 6 or more, with 48 hour notice, depending on staff availability. Monday to Friday. Closed Sat & Sun.

David St. Onge, Curator Canada’s Penitentiary Museum 440 King St. W., Kingston, ON Phone: 613.530.3122 Fax: 613.536.4815 Email: fpm@cogeco.net Website: www.penitentiarymuseum.ca

Admission for school groups: By donation.

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Grade 2: Social Studies The program will identify ways in which heritage and traditions are passed on (e.g., stories; community celebrations; special days such as Remembrance Day, Canada Day, National Aboriginal Day, and religious holidays; the Canadian flag; music, crafts, dance, food, recreation, and clothing).

Specific Expectations: The program outlines traditions of various cultures that are passed down from earlier generations (e.g., celebrations, names).

Grade 3: Social Studies

Frontenac County Schools Museum The Frontenac County Schools Museum began as a project for Kingston’s Tercentenary in 1973. In an effort to document and preserve the history of the one-room schoolhouse, a small group of retired educators spent many hours researching and photographing schools and school sites, collecting books and artifacts and microfilming hundreds of school records. In 1977, the Frontenac County Schools Museum Association was formally established as a non-profit, incorporated institution and by late 1979 the Museum was ready to be unveiled to the public. The Museum is currently located in Barriefield where it boasts a schoolroom exhibit set up in the style of an early 20th century one-room schoolhouse, and a Gallery containing school artifacts, memorabilia, photographs and textbooks. The Museum also has extensive archives and research collection on the history of education in Kingston and Frontenac County.

Curriculum Connections: Grade 1: Social Studies The program uses a variety of resources and tools to gather, process, and communicate information about the rules people follow in daily life and the responsibilities of family members and other people in their school and community. Explains how and why relationships, rules, and responsibilities may change over time, and in different places.

Specific Expectations: The program states in simple terms what “relationships”, “rules”, and “responsibilities” are.

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The program describes the communities of early settlers and First Nation peoples in Upper Canada around 1800 using a variety of resources and tools to gather, process, and communicate information about interactions between new settlers and existing communities, including First Nation peoples, and the impact of factors such as heritage, natural resources, and climate on the development of early settler communities; compare aspects of life in early settler communities and present-day communities.

Specific Expectations: The program describes the major components of an early settlement (e.g., grist mill, church, school, general store, and blacksmith’s shop); it describes the various roles of male and female settlers (e.g., farm worker, minister, teacher, merchant, blacksmith, and homemaker).

The program uses primary and secondary sources to locate key information about early settler communities (e.g., primary sources: diaries or journals, local Museums, early settlers’ houses, forts, villages; secondary sources: maps, illustrations, print materials, videos, and CD-ROMs); This program compares and contrasts aspects of daily life for early settler and/or First Nation children in Upper Canada and children in present-day Ontario (e.g., food, education, work and play); it also compares and contrasts aspects of life in early settler and/ or First Nation communities in Upper Canada and in their own community today (e.g., services, jobs, schools, stores, use and management of natural resources); compare and contrast buildings/dwellings in early settler and/or First Nation communities in Upper Canada with buildings and dwellings in present-day Ontario; compares and contrasts tools and technologies used by early settlers and/or First Nation peoples with present-day tools and technologies (e.g., quill/word processor; sickle/combine harvester; methods of processing lumber, grain, and other products); re-create some social activities or celebrations of early settler and/or First Nation communities in Upper Canada.

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Though there are few direct curriculum connections, classes are invited to come and take on tasks such as cursive writing, using a straight pen, viewing exhibits on Sir John A. Macdonald in connection with Confederation and getting a general taste of what types of discipline were acceptable in the early 1900s. The Museum has an abundance of books and resources that students can come and view and take on research using primary and secondary sources.

Teacher Services: The Museum offers special educational heritage programming that your staff and students should take advantage of. The Museum offers programs specifically designed to assist teachers of various Grades (particularly related to pioneer and heritage curriculum aspects). The Museum also offers seasonal programming such as the Christmas Concert Programme. A visit to the Frontenac County Schools Museum will help students to understand the development of Canadian society from the pioneer rural period to the modern urban era. Students will experience life at the turn of the century in the one-room schoolhouse where they will participate in activities that emphasize the ways in which education has evolved and the manner in which the lives of students who attended school at the turn of the century.

The Gallery will also be of interest to students as it contains many artifacts, which demonstrate the changes in equipment, materials and technologies over the past 150 years.

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Notes

Location: 414 Regent St., Barriefield (Kingston) Hours: July and August: Monday – Friday 10:00am – 3:00pm, September – June: Monday – Wednesday 9:30am – 12:00pm, School Classes by appointment or 2:00pm Admission for school groups: Yearly membership: $25.00, Admission free but donations are welcome.

Preferred group size: 20

Contact: 414 Regent St. Barriefield, (Kingston) ON K7K 5R1 Phone: 613.544.9113 Email: fcschoolsmuseum@bellnet.ca Website: www.fcsmuseum.com

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MacLachlan Woodworking Museum At the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum, a treasure trove of antique woodworking tools, wooden objects and artifacts await you. The iconic 1853 log cabin, the Frances K. Smith Arboretum, or beautiful Grass Creek Park, all highlight how our natural vegetative environment has impacted our community and lives from the 19th to 21st centuries.

Book your learning-based activity and tour at the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum for interactive curriculum based programming in ecological stewardship, environmental sustainability and responsible climate change that complements the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Social Studies, Math, Science and Technology curriculum, Grades JK to 6.

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Kindergarten/Primary Program Title: Trees, Seeds and Feathers Junior Program Title: First Nations Legacy Personalized Intermediate/Senior Programs are available upon request. Please call the museum for more information. *Please indicate the age range and strengths of your students to ensure that the most appropriate level of engagement is offered to make your visit most successful.

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The MacLachlan Woodworking Museum offers a flexible and diverse programming space that is designed to align with the curriculum in such areas as: Early Learning - Kindergarten: Personal and Social Development, Language, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Health and Physical activities, and The Arts Grade 1 Social Studies: The Local Community Grade 3 Social Studies: Living and Working in Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies: Communities in Canada, Past and Present Grades 1 - 6 Math: Number Sense and Numeration, Measurement, Geometry and Spatial Sense, Patterning and Algebra, and Data Management and Probability Grade 1 Science & Technology: Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures; Daily and Seasonal Changes Grade 2 Science & Technology: Movement; Air and Water in the Environment Grade 3 Science & Technology: Growth and Changes in Plants; Soils in the Environment Grade 4 Science & Technology: Habitats and Communities Grade 5 Science & Technology: Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms; Conservation of Energy and Resources

booking policy link to confirm group size ratios and other programming recommendations and information.

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Curriculum Connections:

The MacLachlan Woodworking Museum is open year round for school tours.

Contact: Meaghan Eckersley, Museum Assistant 2993 Highway 2 East, Kingston, ON Phone: 613.542.0543 Fax: 613.542.4633 Email: mwmuseum@cityofkingston.ca Website: www.woodworkingmuseum.ca

Notes

Grade 6 Science & Technology: Biodiversity Location: 2993 Highway 2 East (1 km East of Joyceville Rd. at Grass Creek Park), Kingston Hours: April – mid-May: Tue–Fri 12–4 pm, Sat 10am–5pm mid-May – August: Tues–Sun 10am–5pm September – early December: Tue–Fri 12–4pm, Sat 10am– 5pm Museum closed Mondays throughout the season.

Admission: 3.70* per participant for 75-90 min. program; Teachers and supervisors are free. *subject to 2% increase prior to 2015 season opening; please see website for details.

Approximate Length of Programs: All programs are a minimum of 75 minutes in length and individual programs and curriculum expectation connections are on the website.

Languages: English Preferred Group Size: Please see the website and refer to the

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Marine Museum of the Great Lakes (Kingston) & Museum Ship Alexander Henry The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes contains the largest collection of Great Lakes maritime historical material in Canada, and includes 4,000 objects and art; 11,000 books; 50,000 ship plans; 31,000 photographs; and 3,500 linear feet of archival records.

Located on Kingston’s waterfront, the Museum is situated on the site of the old Kingston Shipyard bedside the historic limestone dry dock (1890), which holds our largest artifact, the Museum Ship Alexander Henry: a 3,000 ton Coast Guard ice-breaker and buoy tender. Both the dry dock and Pump Room are designated a National Historic Site.

The Museum has five permanent galleries that tell the history of Great Lakes shipping and shipbuilding, shipwrecks, underwater archaeology, the life of a sailor, and the maritime history of Kingston.

A new special exhibit titled “Hundred Year Storm” tells the story of the “White Hurricane” of November 1913,

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the worst marine disaster in Great Lakes history. Many ships were lost or destroyed and hundreds of sailors died.

Other great storms have ravaged the lakes before and since, but none quite like it, so far. This special exhibit marks the anniversary of the tragedy honouring those lost, but also looking at what has, and hasn’t, changed in the century since.

Curriculum Connections: Any grade interested in weather science and wave science will find the new “Hundred Year Storm” exhibit a useful tool to learn how Great Lake storms can be far more dangerous than ocean storms. Students will also experience some of the dramatic stories behind these horrific storms, including the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald, and learn how navigation and safety equipment have changed over the past hundred years. Tours of all the Museum galleries and Alexander Henry can be scheduled with advance notice.

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Teacher Services: The programs listed are but a few of the themes that can be presented. If you have a specific curriculum topic in mind that may be within the focus of the Museum, we encourage you contact the Museum.

Admission: Student groups: $4.75; Two accompanying adults are given free admission Location: 55 Ontario St. Hours: 10:00am - 4:00pm; March – November, Closed December to February Languages: English Group Size: Flexible depending on program Time Frame: Tours are 1 – 2 ½ hours, depending on detail

Ship: 30 minutes

Museum: 40 minutes

Contact: Marine Museum of the Great Lakes 55 Ontario Street Kingston ON K7L 2Y2 Phone: 613.542.2261 Email: marmus@marmuseum.ca Website: www.marmuseum.ca

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Military Communications and Electronics Museum The Military Communications and Electronics Museum proudly displays the history of the integrated Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Branch, as embodied by the Museum’s theme: The Troops, the Times & the Technology, from the early days of Confederation until present day, both at home and abroad. Includes also: the opening of the Canadian North, 2nd World War POWs, Vimy Ridge, and Memorial Room. Developed in conjunction with Ontario Ministry of Education curriculum expectations, their on-site education programs delve into military communications history, offering a uniquely Canadian perspective of our nation’s past, and affords students hands-on, experiential learning opportunities.

Curriculum Connections:

Grades 1 and 6: Social Studies – Canada and World Connections

Grade 4: Canada’s Provinces, Territories and Regions (Opening of the Canadian North through radio).

Grade 6: Canada’s links to the World (UN Peacekeeping).

Grade 8: History – Canada: A changing society (1st World War) Grade 10 – 12: History – Canada (1st and 2nd World Wars; UN Peacekeeping)

Grades 1 – 8: Science and Technology – including specifically: Grade 4: Energy and Control – Light and Sound www.kingstoncanada.com

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Energy; Matters and Materials – materials that transmit, reflect or absorb light or sound Teacher Services: Education Program brochure, education gallery on website, teacher orientation workshops and Museum tour in late August and early fall, Remembrance Day programming available throughout November, teachers and students invited to attend memorial service at Vimy gates (by appointment: first come, first serve).

Location: 95 Craftsman Blvd. Opposite Vimy Gates on Highway 2 East Hours: Monday – Friday, 8:00am – 4:00pm, additional summer hours (May to Labour Day) weekends and holidays: 11:00am – 5:00pm.

Admission for School Groups: $1.00 per student.

Services: Conference room facilities (as available) for special events. The Mercury gift shop and canteen, washrooms, wheelchair accessible, guided tours (by appointment), selfguided tour, amateur Ham Radio Station VE3RCS. Languages: English and French Preferred Group Size: 20 – 30

Contact: David McCarey P.O. Box 17000 Station Forces (95 Craftsman Blvd., CFB Kingston) Kingston, ON K7K 7B4 Phone: 613.541.5010 ext. 3289 Fax: 613.540.8111 Email: education_through_communication@yahoo.ca Website: www.c-and-e-museum.org

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Enhance your science class studies of the Earth with a visit to the Miller Museum at Queen’s University. The hands-on programs are designed around the central fact that there is no substitute for actually touching the object of study. During a visit, students may pass around objects such as meteorites, dinosaur bones and other fossils, or examples of different rocks and minerals.

Curriculum Connections: 1. Mineral Identification: A Grade 4 curriculum hands-on activity about the uses of minerals, and how to identify them, followed by a tour of the Museum galleries. During this engaging instructor-led program, students will share kits of real mineral samples to perform hardness tests, streak tests, and many other diagnostic investigations using the samples. Students will also have the opportunity to see beautiful mineral samples in the Museum galleries afterwards. This program is a great introduction to the topic, or a wrap-up review for classes at the end of their study unit on minerals.

2. Meteorites: A Grade 6 “space” curriculum interactive program during which students will touch different types of meteorites and find out what they tell us about the Earth.

Other activities in this program include searching for micrometeorites using a microscope, and demonstrations about scale modeling of impact craters.

3. Dinosaurs: Focusing on dinosaurs, this is a great introduction to fossils and paleontology for students between Kindergarten and Grade 3 (also suitable for Beavers

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and Brownies). Children get to see and touch a variety of bone and tooth casts, and real fossils including a real dinosaur bone and a real meat-eater tooth.

4. Introduction to Geology: This program is an engaging introduction to the various aspects of the study of Earth.

It is an interactive overview of rocks, minerals, fossils and Earth processes illustrated with many touch samples.

The program is then followed by exploration time in the Museum galleries, featuring a dinosaur exhibit, and displays of minerals and rocks.

5. The Earth Through Time: A Grade 11 Biology curriculum program, during which students will be seated along an 8 meter-long geological time scale graphic for a lecture about the major changes in the Earth’s geosphere, atmosphere, biosphere and hydrosphere from its formation through to the present day. The lecture is illustrated with rocks and fossils spanning the entire 4.6 billion years of Earth history including meteorites, the appearance of life, and its progression from exclusively single-celled organisms in the beginning to the complex life of the present day.

Museum of Health Care at Kingston

Teacher Services: Teachers can choose an educational program from the list or call the Museum to see if a customtailored program could be set up to meet your needs.

The Museum of Health Care offers hands-on, curriculum-linked programs and tours for grades K-12 and university classes, adult education programs, summer day camps, and other community groups. These education programs are led by trained and enthusiastic guides committed to bringing Canada’s healthcare story to life for you and your group.

Location: Miller Hall, Queen’s University, 36 Union St.

Curriculum Connections:

Hours: 8:30am – 4:30pm Monday to Friday (other times by appointment)

Funny Bones Ages 3-6 - 60 minutes Inquiry Process and Critical Thinking; Learning Expectations in Language, Mathematics, Science, Health and Social Developments: Specific Expectations in Saying, Doing, and Representing.

After handling real bones from the education collection, students learn how bones give human & animal bodies structure, participate in an active story time, and create an animal-themed work of handprint art.

Admission for School Groups: For organized tours, there is a charge of $70.00 per group (35 participants maximum) Length of Tour: All program/tours are 1 hour.

Services: Washrooms Languages: English Preferred Group Size: 10 – 35 students

Contact: Mark Badham Miller Museum of Geology Miller Hall, Queen’s University Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 Phone: 613.533.6767 Fax: 613.533.6592 Email: badhamm@queensu.ca Website: geol.queensu.ca/museum

Healthy Teeth, Healthy Me Ages 4-6 – 60 minutes Science & Technology: Strand - Understanding Life Systems; Topics - Grade 1 Needs and Characteristics of Living Things, Developing Investigation and Communication Skills.

Kindergarten Language Development and Literacy: Oral Language Development, Personal and Social Development.

Why are healthy teeth important? Participants take part in activities that focus on good oral hygiene, learn how to properly brush teeth through an exciting egg experiment, and identify plaque-fighting and plaque-causing foods in a “food frenzy” game. Toothbrushes will replace paintbrushes in an imaginative tooth-themed craft. www.kingstoncanada.com

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Reflect & Detect Ages 4-10 - 20 minutes Social Studies: Strand – Heritage & Identity; Topic - Our Changing Roles and Responsibilities.

Science & Technology: Strand – Understanding structures & mechanisms; Topics - Form & function, materials, objects & everyday structures. Students discover the tools that were invented and the major changes that occurred in health care between 1800 and 1900. Students create their own personalized reflector headbands.

Snot & Whatnot Ages 6-12 - 30 minutes Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy living; Topics - Understanding health concepts, making connections for healthy living.

Science & Technology: Strand – Understanding matter & energy; Topic - Properties of changes in matter.

After learning about the concept of the four humours, what happens to the air we breathe, and how we can control the spread of germs, participants mix up a batch of “snot.”

Construct-a-Skeleton Ages 6-10 - 20 minutes Science & Technology: Understanding life systems; Topic Human organ systems.

Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy living; Topic - Understanding health concepts.

Students learn about the bones and joints in the human body and then work in groups to correctly assemble a skeleton.

Brainium Explainium Ages 8-12 - 2 hours Understanding Life Systems Grade 5: Strand - Human Organ Systems (Systems and Interactions, Structure and Function), Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms.

Hands-on activities and experiments offer a wacky introduction to the brain and nervous system. Students examine a real human skull from the education collection, test their reflexes, and create an imaginative map of their brains on their very own thinking caps.

The Skin You’re In Ages 7-10 - 45 minutes Science & Technology: Strand - Understanding life systems; Topics - Growth and changes in animals, human organ systems.

Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy living; Topic - Making connections for healthy living.

Participants explore properties of their skin and learn about the integumentary systems of other animals. Hands-on activities and games include the creation of a personal Braille nameplate.

Yum, Yum, MUNCH! Ages 6-12 - 2 hours Science & Technology: Strand - Understanding Life Systems; Topic: Human Organ Systems.

Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy Living; Topics: Healthy Eating, Understanding Health Concepts, Making Connections to Healthy Living.

A series of activities all about healthy eating and digestion include the creation of food superheroes, and an active representation of the digestive system.

Pin the Organ on the Body Ages 6-12 - 30 minutes Science & Technology: Strand – Understanding life systems; Topic - Human organ systems. Strand – Understanding structures & mechanisms; Topic - Form & function.

Health & Physical Education: Strand – Active living; Topic - Active participation.

After learning about the important jobs our organs do, students play a game to correctly place organs on a funny body of their own creation.

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Marching Toward Medicine Ages 8-16, 90 minutes Social Studies: Strand – Heritage & Identity; Topic Communities in Canada, 1780-1850. History; Topic - Canada, 1800-1850: Conflict and Challenges.

Students take a thrilling look back at the history of Canada at war and its fascinating connections to medicine through a series of exciting activities.

Health Care in Early Settlers in Upper Canada Grade 3 - 60 or 90 minutes Health & Physical Education: Strand - Healthy living; Topics - Understanding health concepts, making connections for healthy living. Social Studies Strand: Heritage and Identity; Topic - Communities in Canada, 1780-50.

Hands-on activities stimulate discussion about early health care and surgery in Canada.

Health Care in Medieval Times Grade 4 - 60 or 90 minutes Social Studies: Strand – Heritage & Identity; Topic - Early Societies, 3000 BCE—1500 CE. Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy living; Topic – Making healthy choices.

Learn and play simultaneously with an imaginative game about medieval life and health care. Students will also learn about medieval dentistry and make their own Tooth Puller necklace.

Health Care in Early Civilizations Grade 4 & 5 - 60 or 90 minutes Social Studies: Strand – Heritage & Identity; Topic – Early Societies, 3000 BCE—1500 CE.

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Potions Class Ages 8-12 - 60 minutes Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy Living; Topic - Understanding health concepts.

Science & Technology: Strand – Understanding matter & energy; Topic - Properties of and changes in matter.

In 1900, patent medicines distributed by druggists were sometimes harmful. Students will brew medicinal potions (based upon real recipes!), analyze advertisements used to sell patent medicines at the turn of the century, and create an advertisement for their own patent medicine.

The Biology, Control, and Prevention of Waterborne Diseases Grades 7 & 8, 3 hours Science and Technology: Interactions in the Environment; Water Systems. History: Topics – New France and British North America, 1713-1800; Canada, 1800-1850: Conflict and Challenges; Creating Canada, 1850-1890; Canada, 1890-1914: A Changing Society. Geography: Topics - Physical Patterns in a Changing World; Natural Resources Around the World: Use and Sustainability. Topics - Global Settlement: Patterns and Sustainability; Global Inequalities: Economic Development and Quality of Life. Through a combination of presentations, hands-on activities, and guided tours, students explore why controlling outbreaks and providing clean drinking water to people around the world is an important task.

DNA at the Dentist Ages 12 to adult - 30 minutes Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy living; Topic - Making connections for healthy living.

Science & Technology: Strand – Understanding matter & energy; Topic – Pure substances and mixtures. Concepts in Social Studies and Thinking: Continuity and Change; Patterns and Trends.

An exciting introduction to the developments in dental science over the past 200 years is followed by a lively discussion about DNA. From Madness to Mental Health Ages 14 to adult – 90 minutes Canadian and World Studies: Strand - Citizenship and Heritage, Social, Economic, and Political Structures, Change and Continuity.

Historically, people who suffered from mental illness were defined as “mad.” Today we have a better understanding of

mental health, however, the stigma from our past remains. In this workshop students will examine the history of mental illness, its treatment, and ways to combat this stigma by creating their own positive mental health public service announcement.

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Science & Technology: Strand – Understanding matter & energy; Topic - Properties of changes in matter. Take an eyeopening trip back in time to explore disease, medicine, and health care in Early Civilizations. Students create sculptures inspired by Ancient Greek temple offerings and customize a medical papyrus based on Ancient Egyptian cures.

What Is It? Suitable All ages -10 min. icebreaker or 30 min. activity Social Studies: Strand – Heritage & citizenship; Topics – Our Changing Roles and Responsibilities; Communities in Canada, 1780-1850; Early Societies, 3000 BCE-1500 CE. Language: Strands – Oral communication, reading. This hands-on artefact identification activity provides an exciting introduction to some of the items in the Museum’s collection.

CLASSROOM VISITS: Healthy Living & Diabetes Grade 8 - 90 minutes Science & Technology: Strand – Understanding life systems; Topic – Cells. Health & Physical Education: Strand – Healthy living; Topics – Understanding health concepts, making healthy choices, making connections for healthy living.

Learn what you can do to either prevent, or live with, this current epidemic of diabetes. Offered in partnership with: Educators of the Diabetes Education & Management Centre of Hotel Dieu Hospital.

Teacher Services: Ask about our Teacher Kits.

Location: Ann Baillie Building, 32 George Street, Kingston (adjacent to Kingston General Hospital & Queen’s University, just steps away from City Park!)

Hours: Summer, Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00am – 4:00pm; Fall/ Winter/Spring, Tuesday – Friday: 10:00am – 4:00pm Admission for School Groups: $3 per student (no charge for supervisors) / Self-guided group visits are by donation Services: Meeting rooms, washrooms , wheelchair accessibility Language: English; French programs subject to docent availability.

Preferred Group Size: Maximum of 35 students (+ accompanying adults) Length of Tours/Programs: Vary depending on the program option(s) /tour (s) selected

Contact: Jenny Stepa, Museum Manager & Program Director Ann Baillie Building, George St., Kingston, ON K7L 2V7 Phone: 613.548.2419 Email: museum@kgh.kari.net Website: www.museumofhealthcare.ca

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Pump House Steam Museum

Curriculum Connections:

The Pump House Steam Museum is one of Canada’s oldest water works. Steam-powered pumps provided the first running water to Kingston residents as far back as 1851. Only six similar water pumping plants remain in North America. In the modern era, this museum space is an architectural testament to its time and offers programming that affirms water stewardship, ecological sustainability, and responsible climate change.

Book your learning-based activity and tour of the Pump House Steam Museum for interactive curriculum based programming that complements the Ontario Ministry of Education’s Social Studies, History, Math, Science and Technology curriculum, Grades JK to 6.

Early Learning - Kindergarten: Personal and Social Development, Language, Mathematics, Science and Technology, Health and Physical activities, and The Arts

Kindergarten/Primary Programs, Option 1: Engines, Cars & Cabooses Option 2: Water, Water Everywhere Junior Program Title, Option 1: Routes of Power Option 2: Junior Environmentalist *Please indicate the age range and strengths of your students to ensure that the most appropriate level of engagement is offered to make your visit the most successful.

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Ongoing Programming that is designed to meet the needs of teacher’s lesson planning will align with:

Grade 1 Social Studies: The Local Community Grade 3 Social Studies: Living and Working in Ontario Grade 6 Social Studies: Communities in Canada, Past and Present Grades 1-6 Math: Number Sense and Numeration, Measurement, Geometry and Spatial Sense, Patterning and Algebra, and Data Management and Probability Grade 1 Science & Technology: Materials, Objects, and Everyday Structures; Energy in Our Lives Grade 2 Science & Technology: Properties of Liquids and Solids; Air and Water in the Environment Grade 3 Science & Technology: Strong and Stable Structures; Forces Causing Movement Grade 4 Science & Technology: Pulleys and Gears; Habitats and Communities Grade 5 Science & Technology: Forces Acting on Structures and Mechanisms; Properties and Changes in Matter; Conservation of Energy and Resources

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programs and curriculum expectation connections are on the website.

Location: The Museum is located at 23 Ontario Street,

Languages: English

right on the waterfront.

Hours: April to mid-May, Tuesday – Friday 12-4pm, Saturday 10-5pm; Mid-May to August, Tuesday – Sunday 10-5pm; September through to December 1st, Tuesday – Friday 12-4pm, Saturday 10-5pm

(Museum Closed Mondays throughout the Season) Admission: $3.70* per participant for 75-90 min.

program; Teachers and supervisors are free.

*subject to 2% increase prior to 2015 season opening; please see website for details.

Approximate Length of Programs: All programs are a minimum of 75 minutes in length and individual

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Grade 6 Science & Technology: Electricity and Electrical Devices; Biodiversity

Preferred Group Size: Please see the website and refer to

the booking policy link to confirm group size ratios and other programming recommendations and information.

Contact: Melissa Cruise, Museum Assistant 23 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON Phone: 613.546.4291 x 1666 Fax: 613.542.4633 Email: phmuseum@cityofkingston.ca Website: www.steammuseum.ca

takes the visitor to a series of story-boards marking once significant sites within the War of 1812 era Naval Dockyard.

Curriculum Connections:

Royal Military College of Canada Museum The Royal Military College has been in existence since 1876. It is located on Point Frederick, the site of a naval dockyard from 1789 – 1853, and an important base during the War of 1812. The Museum, housed in a Martello Tower built in 1846, tells the story of the College, its ex-cadets and the early military history of the site.

In addition to visiting the Museum itself, a self-guided, “War of 1812 / Royal Naval Dockyard -Walking Tour,” is now available. The route around Point Fredrick

Grade 7: History – British North America Teacher Services: Call ahead for brochures and information on the Museum, the self-guided, War of 1812, Walking Tour or the College.

Location: Royal Military College at Fort Frederick (round stone tower with red roof) Hours: By appointment throughout the school year for school groups. Open daily from last weekend in June to Labour Day from 10:00am – 5:00pm.

Admission for school groups: Free (donations welcome) Services: Washrooms.

Languages: English, French Preferred Group Size: 30 maximum Approximate Length of Tour: About 1.5 hours, depending on the age of the students.

Contact: Curator Royal Military College of Canada P.O. Box 17000, Station Forces, Kingston, ON K7K 7B4 Phone: 613.541.6000 ext. 3555 Fax: 613.542.3565 Email: museum@rmcc-cmrc.ca • Website: www.rmc.ca

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Up to Grade 8

Grades 9-12

Number of Climbers

Price

with helmuts

Price

with helmuts

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$15.00

$18.00

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$15.00

Preferred Group Size: 8 – 50 per group Approximate Length of Climb: 2 – 3 hours

Contact: Malek Taleb, The Boiler Room 4 Cataraqui St., Suite #3 Kingston, ON K7K 1Z7 Phone: 613.549.0520 Email: info@boilerroom.ca Website: www.boilerroom.ca

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The Boiler Room Climbing Gym The Boiler Room is located minutes from historic Fort Henry and downtown Kingston. It features 80 climbing routes, including Canada’s highest indoor climb. Great physical activity, problem solving, confidence building, individual accomplishment and team building.

Curriculum Connections: Grades 3 – 12: Physical Education Hours: Weekdays 8:00am – 10:30pm. Call or email ahead to book a group.

Pricing: Includes admission, harness, shoes and taxes.

For best rate, the full invoice must be charged to the school by the first visit.

(If a school is planning four trips over the year, each trip is 20 students, the school will have to pay for 80 students by the first visit to receive the lower rate.)

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The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority offers a range of quality curriculum-based environmental education programs to classroom teachers and their elementary and secondary students.

In Kingston these programs are based at Little Cataraqui Creek Conservation Area located 2 km north of Highway 401 and the Division Street exit. The programs make use of our trail network, sugar bush, wetlands, fields and forest located in this spectacular conservation area.

Curriculum Connections: Elementary School Programs Seasonal programs are offered to students from Kindergarten to Grade 8. All programs are tied to the Science and Technology, Social Studies, History and Geography, Health and Physical Education, and Mathematics curriculum.

A wide range of programs is offered including animals, habitats, maple syrup, mapping, snowshoeing, cross-country skiing and wetlands.

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Outdoor Ed. • Recreation • Tours Please visit crca.ca/education/elementary-schools for details about the programs that are offered.

Fees • $7.00 per student attending for all regular half-day programs • $4.00 per student attending from the Algonquin and Lakeshore Catholic District School Board or the Limestone District School Board. (These boards pay a $3.00 per student subsidy).

• A minimum fee of $100.00 applies to all groups.

Secondary School Programs Programs for secondary school students are linked to the Science, Health and Physical Education, and Geography curriculum. Programs include instincts for survival, wetland conservation, mapping, ecological footprint, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing.

Please visit crca.ca/education/secondary-schools for details about the programs offered.

Adults Adult programs are also available. See crca.ca/education/ adult-education-programs for more information.

Dates: Fall Programs – September to December, Winter Programs – January to February, Maple Madness – March, Spring Programs – April to June

Contact: Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority 1641 Perth Road, P.O. Box 160, Glenburnie, ON K0H 1S0 Phone: 613.546.4228 ext. 251 Toll-free (613 area code): 1.877.956.2722 Fax: 613.547.6474 Email: educate@crca.ca Website: www.crca.ca

Day Care and Nursery Schools Programs are also offered for day care and nursery schools.

Please visit crca.ca/education/day-care-and-nursery-schoolprograms for details.

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Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre This public outreach facility of the Queen’s University Biological Station offers curriculum-based programs that allow secondary students to explore and measure local biodiversity through field-based scientific investigation.

Guest researchers further enhance the experience of a class visit to the ELEEC.

Curriculum Connections: The Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre offers flexible programming aligned to meet the needs of secondarylevel science teachers, particularly Grade 9 Science (Academic and Applied), and Grades 11 &12 Biology (University and College). Our programs complement in-class lessons teaching ecological principles, and offer more in-depth study in a variety of areas, including: • Fisheries and aquatic ecosystems • Terrestrial invertebrates • Limnology and water chemistry • Ornithology • Vegetation sampling – transects and quadrats • Citizen Science • Environmental assessment Teacher Services: The facility is open for self-directed use, or teachers can choose programming from existing offerings.

Customized programming options are also available.

Location: 1500 Hewlett-Packard Lane, Perth Road Village, Ontario Hours: By appointment only; open year-round.

Admission: Visit our website or inquire for pricing.

Services: Washrooms, self-use kitchen, overnight accommodation, watercraft Languages: English

Contact: Elbow Lake Environmental Education Centre c/o Queen’s University Department of Biology Biosciences Complex, 116 Barrie St. Kingston, Ontario K7L 3N6 Phone: 613.353.7968 Email: carolyn.bonta@queensu.ca Website: www.elbowlakecentre.ca

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Frontenac Provincial Park Frontenac Provincial Park offers four season backcountry experiences in a semi-wilderness setting just 40 minutes north of Kingston. Occupying 5,355 hectares of Canadian Shield within Frontenac County, Frontenac Park is a wonderful place to day hike, backpack, paddle, camp and observe nature.

Curriculum Connections: Frontenac Provincial Park offers backcountry experiences on the Canadian Shield with hiking trails, paddle routes and campsites which will help students of all ages improve their physical health and outdoor knowledge. The park office has an area for groups to gather year-round.

The Frontenac Challenge - during September and October, challenge your class to hike all 11 loops (160km) of the Park’s trail system. A Junior Challenge for students 12 years and under is available for those who wish to complete any six loops of their choice.

Teacher Services: Park information guides available.

Location: 6700 Salmon Lake Road, Sydenham Hours: Variable, open year round Admission: Bus Rates: $53.82 (includes admission) Services: Picnic area, Washrooms Languages: English

Contact: Frontenac Provincial Park, Box 11 6700 Salmon Lake Road Sydenham, Ontario K0H 2T0 Phone: 613.376.3489 Email: peter.dawson@ontario.ca Website: www.frontenacpark.ca or http://www.ontarioparks.com/english/fron.html

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In Sir John A.’s Footsteps For the third year in a row, the Sir John A. Macdonald Bicentennial Commission will be presenting their successful theatrical Walking Tour for Kingston and area students. In Sir John A.’s Footsteps is an ever-evolving theatrical walking tour, and the only one in Canada about the man who created the nation. The professional actors and musicians will lead you on a journey to explore Sir John A. Macdonald’s favourite haunts and regale you with tales of his national triumphs, political scandals and his own touching personal story. The actors engage with the students along the way and, if time permits, will take part in a Q&A session with students at the end. Experience what vacay.ca in their Best of Canadian Travel 2012 calls: “Without a doubt the best tour in Canada.”

“Your group made history come alive and allowed the kids to experience our heritage in a way so different from learning about it in a textbook.”

-Edward Goldring, Principal Grenoble Public School, Toronto

Hours: Tours run Monday to Friday during the month of June.

Start times are flexible between the hours of 10am—3pm.

Admission for school groups: $3 per student, teachers and supervisors are free.

Services: The route is wheelchair and service dog accessible and there are frequent stops for rests. Special arrangements can be made for students with auditory or visual limitations.

Languages: English with some French.

Curriculum Connections: Students who have studied the history of Confederation, primarily Grade 7 and 8 students, will gain the most from the experience, but students as young as young as Grade 1 have greatly enjoyed the material. The guides are skilled at adapting their material to suit their audience’s age and education level.

Location: Tours depart from the Visitor Information Centre in downtown Kingston, 209 Ontario Street.

Approximate length of tour: Tours last approximately 1 hour and cover a distance of 1.5 kms.

Preferred group size: Up to 50 per tour.

Contact: Phone: 613.767.8178 Email: education@sirjohna2015.ca

Haunted Walk of Kingston The Haunted Walk is Kingston’s most popular walking tour company. Join them for The Original Haunted Walk of Kingston through the streets of the limestone city, or Ghosts of the Fort, which explores the haunting at Old Fort Henry. All of their stories are thoroughly researched and will delight even the skeptics in the group. The tours are offered in the evening by lantern-light, when the atmosphere is just right for a good ghost story.

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Teacher Services: Teachers can book private tours for

Tours Include: • The Original Haunted Walk of Kingston (English or French): The Haunted Walk is an evening walking tour through the quiet streets of the limestone city by lantern-light. This tour features the hangings at the old Courthouse, the Organist’s ghost and the haunted student ghetto house. This tour shows Kingston as it was meant to be seen, up close and on foot. This tour is wheelchair accessible with assistance.

• Ghosts of the Fort (Subject to Fort Henry’s availability, please call to confirm): This tour takes place at Fort Henry National Historic Site, Kingston’s spooky 19th century fortress. Those who are brave enough to enter will find that the Fort has become home to many active ghosts and some shocking darker history as well.

classes.

Location: 200 Ontario St. Hours: Available for groups any time in the day or evening, any day of the week, year round. 60 or 90 minute tours available. Public tours are also offered at various times throughout the year, see website for full schedule.

Admission: Reduced educational rates are available. Call

for more information.

Services: Tours are wheelchair accessible with assistance Languages: English, French Preferred Group Size: Minimum of 20 for private

bookings.

Curriculum Connections: The following are some of the connections between the subject matter and presentation style of the Original Haunted Walk of Kingston and Ghosts of the Fort tours and the Ontario provincial curriculum: • Grade 7-12, English • Grade 9, Drama

Utilities Kingston

Water is a precious resource. Before it gets to your tap and after it goes down your drain, water and wastewater is treated and transported through a large network of pipes and state-of-the-art facilities. By minimizing treated water use, reducing run-off pollution and gardening sustainably, we can help protect our watershed, maximize infrastructure investment, save money, and have beautiful, hearty, gardens.

visit the Utilities Kingston Water Conservation Garden for a free guided tour and learn how you can build a colourful and hardy, water wise garden. You can visit anytime during daylight hours to view the garden at your leisure. Interpretive signs show you how to minimize treated water use, prevent run-off pollution, and garden sustainably. We also host free activities for kids!

Location: 1211 John Counter Boulevard Hours: Monday–Friday, tours @ 10:30am, kids’ activities @ 11am, mid-May - end of August Pricing: Free guided tours and activities Approximate length of tour: 15 minutes

Curriculum Connections: Treatment Facilities: Enjoy free public tours of our local water and wastewater treatment facilities in Kingston. Learn about the journey of tap water, how it gets to your family and what happens to it when it goes down the drain. Schools and community groups are encouraged, and individuals and families are welcome too. To arrange a public tour, please call 613-546-0000 and say “Public Tours Utilities”.

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200 Ontario Street, Kingston, ON K7L 2Y7 Phone: 613.549.6366 Fax: 613.549.2704 Email: kingston@hauntedwalk.com Website: www.hauntedwalk.com

Water Conservation Garden: Save water, time and money:

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Contact: Utilities Kingston PO Box 790 Kingston, ON K7L 4X7 Phone: 613-546-0000 Email: info@utilitieskingston.com Website: utilitieskingston.com/conservationgarden

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Sports • Recreation • Tours

Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises Student History Cruise Meet Count Frontenac & Sieur de La Salle

These two characters join your group onboard one of the tour boats. Through theatrical performance, comedy and student involvement, they animate Kingston’s colourful and remarkable history. Experience the grand landmarks of today as the first explorers did – by the water!

Based on a 1 hour cruise, running every Friday, 10am in May, June and September. Access to the full boat including the fully stocked canteen.

Admission for school groups: Minimum of 30 students required; ticket price $14.50 plus tax.

Contact: Kingston 1000 Islands Cruises 263 Ontario Street Kingston, ON K7L 2Y7 Email: events@ktic.ca Phone: 613.549.5544 Toll Free: 1 800.848.0108 Website: www.ktic.ca

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Personally Guided Tours of Historic Kingston Kingston Trolley Tours In an hour, Kingston Trolley Tours will give you over 300 years of Kingston’s development. Knowledgeable guides will take you on an exploration of the sociocultural and geological building blocks of the region and Kingston’s key role in the development and protection of our nation.

Curriculum Connections: Relax and let the trained guides take you on a 50-minute exploration of Kingston’s historic past. Highlights of this entertaining and informative tour include the Royal Military College, Fort Henry, Fort Frontenac, Penitentiaries, Portsmouth Olympic Harbour (home of the l976 Olympic Sailing), Bellevue House (residence of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime Minister), Queen’s University and many more points of interest. Based on a 50 minute trolley tour, running every Friday, 9am or 10am in May, June and September.

Suitable for all primary and secondary grades as an introduction to municipal and regional history.

Teacher Services: Guides can adapt the normal tour script to different age groups.

Location: Departs from the Visitor Information Centre, 209 Ontario Street. Local (within city boundaries) school departures may be available upon request for an additional nominal fee.

Admission for school groups: Minimum of 30 students required; ticket price $14 plus tax.

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Personally Guided Tours offer a number of options for seeing Kingston. They provide step-on guides and walking tours of the city and surrounding areas. All tours are conducted by mature, articulate guides who are well versed in the history of the area.

A typical Step-On-Guided bus tour includes the City Hall/Market Square area, Royal Military College of Canada, Queen’s University, Fort Henry, Kingston Penitentiary, Bellevue House, Frontenac County Courthouse and Sydenham Ward. The walking tour covers the area from City Hall West to Queen’s University and back.

Curriculum Connections: Tours are based on the history of Kingston, buildings, museums and the city’s connection to slavery and the Underground Railroad.

Teacher Services: Call to specify what you would like the class to learn about. They can arrange your schedule to accommodate museums and other attractions and make reservations with the museums for you and your class. You can stop the bus and stretch at any time.

Hours: 7 days a week year-round.

Admission for school groups: This varies according to the sites at which you stop. A 90 minute step-on-guided bus tour is $90.00 and Museum admission charges (if applicable) are extra. Their walking tours are $6.00 per student (minimum 10 students) and last 90-120 minutes.

Languages: English, French Preferred Group Size: Step-on-guided bus tours have only the limit of the seats on the bus. All size groups for walking tours can be accommodated.

Contact: Ray Bergstrom Personally Guided Tours of Historic Kingston 1010 Redwood Cr. Kingston, ON K7P 3G7 Phone: 613.389.3465 Email: pgt@cogeco.ca Website: www.pgtkingston.ca www.kingstoncanada.com

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YMCA Kingston Centre The YMCA was established over 150 years ago as a charity dedicated to the health of both individuals and communities. Their focus is on inclusiveness and accessibility to serve people of all ages, backgrounds and abilities through all stages of life. The YMCA has always focused on the healthy development of children and youth. Today, YMCAs reach more than half a million children and youth by laying the foundation for their future habits and emotional well-being. The YMCA extra-curricular programs build assets or critical factors children need to become healthy, caring and responsible.

Putt ‘n’ Blast

Curriculum Connections:

Home of adrenaline pumping laser-tag and totally fun 18 hole 3D glow-in-the-dark mini-putt.

We have a party room that will seat 200+. No matter what the age we can put together a package that will have students working as a team and getting exercise.

The Fitness with a Focus program at the Kingston Family YMCA offers quality recreational services when students visit the YMCA. The options listed below can be offered to a group of any size.

Use of the Fitness Centre – basic cardio and muscle conditioning program includes fitness centre protocol, safe practices and etiquette. (Grade 9+) Wheelchair Basketball – Any age

Curriculum Connections: Mini-Putt: All Grades

Cycle Fitness Studio – 45-60 minutes of high cardio with qualified instructor (Grade 7+)

Laser-Tag: Grades 2-12 - Physical Education and team building

Group Fitness Studio – May include any type of class: sports conditioning, yoga, Zumba, Pilates, step, aerobics, etc. (any age)

Location: 1300 Bath Road in the Frontenac Mall

Squash Courts – With equipment & instruction (any age)

Hours: We would be happy to accommodate the time you need.

Teacher Services: Program information sheets are available.

Admission: We work with your budget and time constraints.

An example of pricing would be 2 games of laser-tag $12 per person or 18 holes of mini-putt $6 per person or 2 games of tag plus mini putt $15 per person; prices are plus hst.

Location: 100 Wright Cres.

Hours: 9:00am – 4:00pm Admission for groups: Admission is $45.00 per hour, including program staff.

Services: Washrooms, elevators, cafeteria

Contact:

Approximate Length: Varies depending on program.

Putt n’ Blast Ruth Wannemacher or Dan Heffernan 1300 Bath Road Kingston, On K7M 4X4 Phone: 613.544.3342 Email: parties@puttnblast.com Website: www.puttnblast.com

Languages: English

Preferred Group Size: 20 – 60

Contact: 100 Wright Crescent Kingston, ON K7L 4T9 Phone: 613.546.2647

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Grand Theatre The Arts

One of the main cultural venues in the greater Kingston region, the City of Kingston’s Grand Theatre serves as the prime performing arts venue for hundreds of professional and amateur performances annually including ballet, modern dance, theatre, variety, musicals, comedy and more.

Curriculum Connections: The Grand Theatre is proud to present an exciting line-up of performances and learning opportunities for students and teachers this year. Through performances, we offer the chance to explore different cultures, reflect on relevant social issues, and experience the joy of the imagination through story, music and dance.

Plus, come to the Grand after school and take advantage of additional learning opportunities connected to many of our performances: Talkbacks Moderated post-show Q&A with visiting artists.

Master Classes Master classes provide an opportunity for students to work directly with virtuoso performers.

In Conversation Moderated pre-show lectures and Q&A sessions that explore the realms of imagination, creativity, inspiration and vision.

KidStage Workshops and Activities Performances under the Canadian Tire KidStage series banner are accompanied by pre-show activities, 1 hour prior to the show, in the lobby or in other spaces at the theatre.

Creative Residencies Creative Residencies provide a supportive environment for artists of varying disciplines in which they can cultivate their practice, create new work, and share experiences with colleagues.

To view our full Grand Theatre 2014-15 education line-up or to register for any of our events please visit:

Contact: Phone: 613.530.2050 Location: 218 Princess St, Kingston ON K7L 1B2 Email: grandtheatre2@cityofkingston.ca Website: www.kingstongrand.ca

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Theatre Kingston As Kingston’s professional theatre company, Theatre Kingston offers students a vast array of behind-thescenes opportunities from backstage tours to in-class workshops. As professional artists, the company produces innovative and exciting work of the highest calibre and is dedicated to promoting a love of the art form to children and youth in the community.

Curriculum Connections: Workshops can be tailored according to individual class needs and specific curriculum requirements. The artists will work with the teacher to create an interactive and engaging session to suit the intended group. These workshops can be held in-class or, dependent upon availability, in the theatre space.

Secondary and post-secondary students will have the opportunity to attend our productions and hang out with the actors afterwards for an informative Q&A session about the themes of the production, professional training, and the life of a Canadian theatre artist.

Teacher Services: Call to arrange an information meeting with our staff to discuss your intended curriculum and how the company can fill your needs. Backstage tours and in theatre Q&A sessions are dependent on time of year and artist schedules.

Location: Theatre Kingston is a resident company at the Grand Theatre, 218 Princess St. Hours: Our offices are open 9:00am - 5:00pm, Monday to Friday.

Admission for school groups: Rate determined on program delivered, negotiated ahead of time.

Services: Washrooms

Notes

Languages: English Preferred Group Size: one class or more

Contact:

Brett Christopher Artistic Producer, Theatre Kingston PO Box 21004, Princess Postal Outlet Kingston, ON K7L 5P5 Phone: 613.544.2021 Email: education@theatrekingston.com Website: www.theatrekingston.com

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The Arts

Agnes Etherington Art Centre The outstanding collection of the Agnes Etherington Art Centre offers stimulating opportunities for learning in, through and about the visual arts. Our interactive, curriculum-related programs for Grades 1-8 are led by volunteer Queen’s students who receive extensive training. Each visit begins in an exhibition, where students discuss the composition and meaning of selected works. The second half of the visit occurs in the André Biéler Studio, where students personalize their learning in a creative project.

I hope humanity . . . is the focus for our programs in this school year. Visual art and environmental studies meet in this provocative exhibition, in which seven Canadian artists express their concerns and hopes for how we interact with ecology today. Students will engage with painting, digital photo-collage, photography, sculpture and textile art as they discuss the work in the gallery, and create a related art project in the studio.

Curriculum Connections: Grades 1-8: Visual Arts, Social Studies, Environmental Studies Grades 9 – 12: Tours can be arranged on request.

Teacher Services:

Teachers’ Notes in PDF form can be downloaded from our website: www.agnes.queensu.ca/learn Location: 36 University Ave. Hours:

Tuesday through Friday 10 am - 4:30 pm. September to April, open to 9 pm on Thursdays. Saturdays and Sundays 1 - 5 pm.

Admission for school groups:

$80.00 for elementary program; $2 per student for tour only. Self-guided groups are free.

Services:

Publications Lounge, washrooms, wheelchair accessible.

Languages: English, French

Contact: Pat Sullivan, Public Programs Manager Agnes Etherington Art Centre Queen’s University, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6 pubprog@queensu.ca (613) 533-2190 Fax: (613) 533-6765 www.agnes.queensu.ca

Approximate Length of Tour: 60, 90 or 120 minutes Preferred Group Size: 30 - 40

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Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre As a not-for-profit venue for contemporary art, Modern Fuel facilitates the presentation and interpretation of visual and time-based arts that explore wide-ranging aesthetics and probe a broad scope of formal and sociological questions. Within these disciplinary parameters, Modern Fuel is committed to artists from the region which spans approximately 100 km, and to artists who reside outside this boundary. The programs aim is primarily to feature regional artists and be responsive to their professional development needs; the selection of extra-regional artists provides complementary perspectives to regional programming. Modern Fuel also strives to make its programming more accessible to the community at large.

Curriculum Connections: Most suitable for secondary and post-secondary students, especially those with a background in Fine Art or Contemporary Art. Some art may contain adult material.

Teacher Services: Call ahead to see which exhibits are coming up. The Gallery has information and background on these exhibits. Tours are available by advanced notice.

Location: 21 Queen St. Hours: Tuesday to Saturday: 12:00pm – 5:00pm Admission for school groups: Free – call ahead Services: Washrooms Languages: English

Notes

Approximate Length of Tour: 30 minutes Preferred Group Size: 5 – 25

Contact: Megan McNeil, General Director Kevin Rodgers, Artistic Director Modern Fuel Gallery 21 Queen St., Kingston, ON K7K 1A1 Phone: 613.548.4883 Email: info@modernfuel.org Website: www.modernfuel.org

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Union Gallery

Location: 1st Floor Stauffer Library, Queen’s University – 101 University Ave., Kingston

The Union Gallery features a wide range of rotating contemporary art exhibitions. Works by Queen’s University Fine Art students, alumni, professional artists and more are presented in an informal yet professional atmosphere. The Gallery also hosts special events and activities.

Hours: Thursday – Saturday 11am-4:30pm Admission for school groups: Free Services: Washrooms, connected to Stauffer Library Languages: English Preferred Group Size: one class

Curriculum Connections: All Grades: Visual Art – Critical Thinking: describes how artists use the elements of design to create a mood; express a response to art work that clearly communicated how the ideas, information, and feelings relate to their own experiences; identify similarities and differences between the works; sculpture, paintings, and prints.

Teacher Services: Call ahead for details about the upcoming artists and the Gallery can send background information about the work the students will be seeing to allow for in-class preparation. The artist(s) may be able to come in to talk to the students about their work with advance notice.

Summer Camps

Jocelyn Purdie Union Gallery 101 Union St., 1st Floor, Stauffer Library, Queen’s University Kingston, ON K7L 5C4 Phone: 613.533.3171 Email: gallery@queensu.ca Website: uniongallery.queensu.ca

City of Kingston Summer Programs

Summer Camps

Phone: 613-546-4291 ext. 1700 Email: contactus@cityofkingston.ca Website: www.cityofkingston.ca/recreation

The educational opportunities are continuing in Kingston after the school year is over. Kingston’s summer camps provide the perfect opportunity for students to learn new skills, develop their talents outside of the classroom and have fun with their peers. For camp details, dates and locations please contact the individual organizations below.

Phone: 613-548-2419 Email: museum@kgh.kari.net Website: www.museumofhealthcare.ca

Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Queen’s University

Museum of Health Care

Phone: 613-533-2190 Email: aeac@queensu.ca Website: www.aeac.ca

Phone: 613-533-6000 Website: www.queensu.ca

Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority

Phone: 613-546-2647 Email: contact@kingston.ymca.ca Website: www.kingston.ymca.ca

Phone: 613-546-4228 ext. 251 Email: educate@cataraquiregion.on.ca Website: www.cataraquiregion.on.ca

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