learningadventuresguide2016

Learning Adventures for all ages

Our range of educational programs include: School trips • Classroom Visits • Festivals Presentations • Meetings • Conventions pickering.ca/museum 905.683.8401 museum@pickering.ca @PickeringMuse

2016 Education Programs Education Programs at Pickering Museum Village meet the requirements of the Ontario Curriculum for Students.

Just 10 minutes from central Pickering 2365 Concession Road #6, Greenwood, ON L0H 1H0 Just south of the Hwy #7 between Brock Road and Westney Road.

Book by emailing museum@pickering.ca or by calling 905.683.8401.

The City of Pickering gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport of the Province of Ontario.

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Table of Contents Living Classroom ............................................................................................................. 5 Full Day Tours ............................................................................................................ 4 Primary/Junior Full Day Tour Themes ......................................................................... 5 Toys & Games ......................................................................................................... 5 Candle Making ......................................................................................................... 5 Stencilling ................................................................. Error! Bookmark not defined.

Blacksmithing ........................................................................................................... 6 Weaving ................................................................................................................... 7 Intermediate/ Senior Full Day Programs ...................................................................... 8 1837: Years of Conflict and Change ........................................................................ 8 A Spirit Walk: Call to Rebellion!................................................................................ 8 Underground Railroad .............................................................................................. 9 Half Day Tours ......................................................................................................... 10 Primary/Junior Half Day Tours ................................................................................... 10 Introduction to Pioneers ......................................................................................... 10 Wonderful Wool...................................................................................................... 10 School Days ........................................................................................................... 11 Winter Celebrations and Traditions of Canada’s Early Settlers .............................. 12 Community Connections ........................................................................................ 13 Multi-Day Tour .......................................................................................................... 14 Pioneer Immersion ........................................................................................................ 14 Outreach Programs ....................................................................................................... 15 Primary/Junior Outreach Programs ........................................................................... 15 Wonderful Wool...................................................................................................... 15 Sheep to Shawl ...................................................................................................... 16 Holiday Traditions of Past & Present...................................................................... 16 Weaving Wizards ................................................................................................... 17 Junior/Intermediate Outreach Programs .................................................................... 17 Thingamajigs .......................................................................................................... 17 Fractur.................................................................................................................... 18 Planning Your Visit ........................................................................................................ 19 Tour Times ................................................................................................................ 19

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Supervisors ................................................................................................................ 19 Dress ......................................................................................................................... 19 Arrival ........................................................................................................................ 19 Late Arrivals ............................................................................................................... 19 Lunch ......................................................................................................................... 19 Accessibility ............................................................................................................... 19 Gift Shop.................................................................................................................... 20 Washrooms ............................................................................................................... 20 Prices......................................................................................................................... 20 Minimum Charge ....................................................................................................... 20 Payment .................................................................................................................... 20 Special Consideration ................................................................................................ 20 High Five ................................................................................................................... 20

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Living Classroom Let us be your living classroom!

Welcome to Pickering Museum Village. Situated on the banks of Duffins Creek, our museum village re-creates the daily life of Pickering Township's settlers from the early pioneer days onward. Children will view the world with new eyes as they step back in time, visiting buildings dating from 1810 to 1910, including:       

Log Schoolhouse General Store Blacksmith Shop Woodworking Shop Chapel Homes Barns

The visit is enhanced by contact with the natural world as students are led along a path through the forest and over a wooden bridge.

Why Pickering Museum Village?

We’re all about “Big Ideas”!

At Pickering Museum Village, all of our programs explore, through inquiry and full sensory-based learning, the following “Big 6”:      

Historical Significance Evidence Continuity and Change Cause and Consequence Historical Perspective The Ethical Dimension

We Are 'Sense-Sational'!

We believe children learn by doing, so hands-on learning is an essential component of your visit. Children will use their five senses to experience our museum village, taste a fresh-baked scone, smell the wood smoke, turn the bellows in the blacksmith's shop, hear the gears grind as they make rope, and everywhere see history in a whole new way!

We Bring History to Life!

Our instructors put the 'story' in 'history', with first-person interpretation and role-playing.

No matter which specific activity or theme a teacher or program leader selects, the

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children will experience role-playing, particularly in the pioneer schoolhouse where the instructor will assume the role of schoolmarm/master.

We Are Safe, Secure and Stress-Free!

Our village offers a stress-free visit for teachers and program leaders while providing students a glimpse into a world gone by, away from the hustle and bustle, traffic, and crowds of the 21st century. Although we are close to major transportation routes and fully equipped with modern washrooms and a lovely picnic area, we do not have restaurants or shops in the village nor are we open to the public during school tours.

We Have Award-Winning Staff!

Our staff is innovative and knowledgeable, able to adapt and modify programs to meet a variety of learning styles and the challenges of education in today's diverse classroom and program environment. As well, your Education Instructor has completed courses on the HIGH FIVE Principles of Healthy Child Development and is also First Aid and CPR-C certified and trained in Emergency Response. Pickering Museum Village and staff have been recognized by the Ontario Historical Society with the prestigious Museum Award of Excellence award, the Ontario Heritage Foundation Certificate of Achievement for Education Instructors who wrote “A Spirit Walk: Call to Rebellion!”, and the Ontario Museum Association Award of Merit for outstanding achievement in programming and interpretation.

History is Contagious!

Our staff's passion for learning is catchy. We guarantee they will make your day in our village a highlight of your students' year and yours!

You Asked – We Listened!

First Nations programming is now available. We share stories about how the paths of early settlers and Aboriginal peoples crossed. We have added more First Nations interpretation in our Grade 3 programs.

Book by emailing museum@pickering.ca

“Excellent, friendly, knowledgeable, great with kids.”

– Steven Corbett, St. Patrick Catholic School

“Well done! Very informative and able to handle and manage students.”

– Jennifer Vicencio, St. Francis de Sales Catholic School

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Full Day Tours Picture it, your whole day at Pickering Museum Village! See the entire village and explore changes from the early pioneer days through the 1800s. Consider seasonal chores, and traditions brought from the homeland or adopted from the First Nations.

Hands-on activities in almost every building:       

Grinding Grain Carrying Water Buckets Assisting the Blacksmith Scrubbing Laundry Making Rope Building a Shanty … and more!

Students can taste fresh baking from the hearth or woodstove, and role-play a lesson in the pioneer school house.

In addition, choose from the themed selections on the following pages for heritage hands-on handicrafts your students will each take home.

Tours meet the following Ministry of Education requirements from Gr. 1 -10:     

Heritage and Identity People and Environments Historical Significance Cause and Consequence Historical, Political, Economical, and Legal Perspective

“Fantastic, very knowledgeable, friendly.”

– Allison Clarke, Southwood Park Public School “The trip was hands on and fascinating.”

– Devon Treavajo, Rouge Valley Public School

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Primary/Junior Full Day Tour Themes Toys & Games

$11.50 per student What’s more fun, a wooden toy carved by Granddad, or a sixty-dollar battery-operated gadget? The children 150 years ago had much less free time than today’s children, and their toys and games did not come from the store. Learn about counting out, riddles, circle games, and turning a chore into a game. Students will have time to play with an assortment of old-fashioned toys, and they will make a simple toy to take home. Fun throughout the day!

Grade 2 and up    

Pioneer life Traditions and celebrations; passing down heritage Exploring forces and movement Using appropriate techniques and tools

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Mechanical parts an power, and manipulation skills Problem solving and interpersonal skills

Candle Making

$15.00 per student Follow the evolution of lighting from the earliest days when the sun and the moon governed life, through use of candles, lanterns and finally the electric light. Learn how the First Nations named seasons by the “Moon”, and how pioneer settlers spent winter evenings gathered by the hearth fire. Students will learn about candle materials and techniques of making candles, and will make their own hand-dipped beeswax candles to take home.

Note: In case of inclement weather, the program will change to Stenciling.

Offered April – October Grade 2 and up   

Pioneer life Compare and contrast lives of children in pioneer times Compare and contrast tools and techniques of processing products

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Use of tools, techniques, and vocabulary Energy in our lives Progression of technology Properties of liquids and solids

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Stenciling

$11.50 per student After the early pioneer days, settlers had more leisure time to decorate their houses.

Stenciling was an inexpensive way to add beauty to the home, and to express artistic creativity. Students will view examples of stenciling in the village, and produce their own design to take home using stencils and water colours.

Grade 2 and up  

Pioneer life Traditions and celebrations; passing down of heritage

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Elements of design Art tools and techniques Artistic choices

Blacksmithing

$14.50 per student With an extended visit to the blacksmith shop, students will learn about the role of the blacksmith, the tools he used and the items he forged. An experience for the senses!

Students will measure and cold-bend iron to create their own triangle dinner bells to take home.

Grade 3 and up    

Pioneer life Compare and contrast lives of children in pioneer times Progression in technology Levers and angles

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Commitment to precision and safety Connections between math concepts and application Properties of liquids and solids Forces and movement

Note: A ratio of 1 adult for every 5-6 children is essential, for safety reasons.

“This was our first visit to the Pickering Museum Village and I would like to say we will definitely be back. Thank you for a wonderful experience and all the “hands-on” the children experienced.”

– Vittoria Pasquini, St. Timothy Catholic School

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Weaving

$13.00 per student Learn about the travelling weavers, the vocabulary of weaving, and view woven items throughout the village. Long before “Reduce, Re-Use and Recycle”, people were thrifty, and rags were woven into attractive and useful mats. In this handicraft, each student will use a lap loom and scraps of fabric to weave a small “mug-rug” to take home.

Grade 3 and up    

Pioneer life Compare and contrast: tools, technology, jobs Urban and rural communities Problem solving, reasoning, and a repeating patterns

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Tools, techniques, and vocabulary Texture and symmetry in a 2dimensional work of art

Note: Fine motor skills required; children need to be able to tie knots. An adult for every 4-5 children is essential to assist.

This activity takes 15-20 minutes longer than most other activity choices, and may not be suitable for a shortened visit.

“Beautiful! Well kept! Very realistic.”

– Jamie Frances, Dr. G.J. McGillivray Public School

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Intermediate/ Senior Full Day Tour Themes 1837: Years of Conflict and Change $13.50 per student

The late 1700s brought the first wave of immigrants to Upper Canada, as farmers, refugees and gentlefolk attempted to settle the unforgiving land. They discovered that Upper Canada was a wilderness – a political and social wilderness as well as a neverending forest. Four decades of conflict and change, struggling against the land – and each other – culminated in the Rebellion of 1837 and the seeds of a great new nation.

Pickering Township was a hotbed of political unrest in the 1830s. Through role-play, hands-on physical chores, heritage activities, and first person interpretation, students will use historical inquiry to explore physical, social and political challenges facing settlers in Upper Canada, and understand the causes and consequences of the Rebellion of 1937. They will hear stories of local people and decide for themselves where their sympathies would have been.

Grade 7 and up    

Continuity and Change Historical Perspective Historical Significance Cause and Consequence

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Analyze Maps; Investigate Perspectives Interpret information; Draw Conclusions

A Spirit Walk: Call to Rebellion! $10.00 per student

Pickering Township sent the largest contingent of rebels in response to William Lyon Mackenzie’s call to arms December 1837. Peter Matthews, Mackenzie’s Pickering captain, was tried and hanged as a traitor following the defeated Rebellion of 1837.

Teachers may book their classes into one of two student September performance nights of Durham Region’s longest-running, award-winning original play. The evening includes an Instructor-led overview of the causes of the Rebellion, and a quick de-brief following the play. The play tells the story of Pickering’s early settlement, the growing seeds of political and social discontent in Upper Canada, and the consequences of the rebels’ decisions to take up arms. Limited audience sizes of 15 are lead from scene to scene by an actress in role of Peter Matthews’ widow. Show start times are every 15 minutes.

Note: Space is limited; book early. One adult supervisor for each 15 student group must be present throughout the play. Performance is outdoors, lit by candlelight.

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Grade 7 and up      

Continuity and Change Historical Perspective Historical Significance Cause and Consequence Analyze Maps; Investigate Perspectives Interpret information; Draw Conclusions

Underground Railroad $13.50 per student

Students will engage in a full day interactive program to examine the Underground Railroad in Canada from 1830 to 1865. By participating in role-playing activities, games, physical challenges, and primary source and historical analyses, students will explore the political, economic, social and legal changes which occurred in Upper Canada, and how these changes impacted the development of the Underground Railroad.

By investigating the experiences of past Black Canadian figures and other groups involved in the Underground Railroad, students will integrate their historical knowledge and draw conclusions on the significance of the Underground Railroad on both a local and international level.

Grade 7 and up    

Continuity and Change Historical Perspective Historical Significance Cause and Consequence

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Analyze primary materials; Investigate Perspectives Interpret information; Draw Conclusions

“Very knowledgeable and patient. The presentation fully met my expectations.”

– Cristina Negrea, Cadarackque Public School

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Half Day Tour Themes Half day tours are available in the morning or afternoon, and classes are welcome to use the Picnic Shelter for lunch before or after the tour. Tours are two hours in length, and include a combination of hands-on activities and a visit to several heritage buildings in the Museum Village.

Choose from the themes on the following pages.

Note: is will not be possible to see the entire village in a two hour time program. These tours do not include a take home craft for each child.

Primary/Junior Half Day Tour Themes Introduction to Pioneers $7.50 per student

Learn about the early days of settlement starting with the arrival of the pioneers. The program offers a glimpse into seasonal activities and traditions brought form the settlers’ homelands or adopted from the First Nations. Students will visit most of the buildings, taste some fresh baking, and try some hands-on activities such as grinding grain, stuffing a mattress, trying a yoke and buckets, or scrubbing laundry.

Please discuss curriculum needs. This program can be adapted to fit teacher preferences and schedules.

Grade 2 and up 

Curriculum connections

Wonderful Wool $7.50 per student

Specially created for the very young, this program teaches children the story of a sweater, starting as the warm wool on the back of Old Amos, the sheep. Children can “tease” a bit of fleece while sitting in the log cabin, listening to a story as generations of children have done. They’ll sing “Baa Baa Black Sheep” and discuss why their knees turn green when they kneel in the grass, and how sweaters can be purple or yellow, but sheep only come in black and white.

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The program combines integrated learning, learning through inquiry and learning through play, while practicing listening skills. Children will also visit other buildings and sample a variety of hands-on activities.

Preschool and up    

Appropriate vocabulary Life cycles and life systems Needs of living things; changes in plants and animals Fine motor skills and use of simple machines

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Relating science and technology to the world outside the school Roles and responsibilities of family members Passing down of heritage and traditions

School Days

$7.50 per student Welcome to school the way it really was back in the 1830s. Students are encouraged to role-play during this exciting first person program in our pioneer log school house. Our School Master or Mistress will lead your students in lessons that will include 19th Century arithmetic, spelling, composition, and much more.

Carefully researched, the lessons are based on actual school studies from the early 19 th Century. In additions to the essential “Three Rs”, lessons will help students experience the manners and deportment expectations of an early classroom. The program will include recess activities, weather permitting, and will end with an out-of-character compare and contrast discussion.

Note: Students should dress warmly in winter; school house is cool.

Grade 2 and up    

Role-playing, using appropriate vocabulary, tone of voice and body movement Compare and contrast lives of children in pioneer times Rural and urban communities Printing legibly and reading

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Counting and adding Word use and vocabulary building Communicate ideas and information for specific purpose and to specific audience Social skills

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Winter Celebrations and Traditions of Canada’s Early Settlers $8.50 per student

Just like today, not everyone celebrated Christmas in the 1800s. Even among those who did, customs differed greatly. This program uses first-person interpretation to show diversity among the cultures of Pickering’s earliest immigrants.

Students are encouraged to join the role-playing as they are welcomed into village homes where a Scottish pioneer prepares for the tradition of Hogmanay, a Welsh pioneer teaches the superstition of the “Grey Mare” and singing for wassail, and another pioneer mixes a plum pudding for a Victorian Christmas.

There are holiday treats to taste and a Welsh good-luck talisman to make and take home.

Offered in December Note: Students should dress warmly, with winter clothing and footwear. Buildings are cold.

Grade 3 and up     

Pioneer life, traditions and celebrations Countries of origin of the pioneers; lifestyles of men and women Role-playing Passing down of heritage and traditions Understanding of cultures within communities

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Compare and contrast lives of children in pioneer times Compare and contrast diet Rural and urban communities Sing songs, hear stories from a variety of cultures and historical time periods Printing legibly and reading

Community Connections

$7.75 per student

What makes a community unique? What traditions and celebrations help build a community? Where and how do you fit in a community? Using art, role-playing, storytelling, and hands-on activity, students will explore these questions, and finish by creating a piece of art that says what community means to them. They will understand learn about people who built community before them, and what it means to be part of a community today.

Student works of art will be presented later at Pickering Museum Village in an art exhibit called “Community Connections” – a chance for children, parents, and friends to come together.

Offered April to June Grade 1 and up      

Roles, responsibilities and relationships Interrelationships and identity Significance, patterns and trends of natural and built community Respect Natural and built features of community Impact on community

“Awesome info provided a great balance.”

– K. Raymer – Dr. S.J. Phillips

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Multi-Day Tour $12.75 per student Move your classroom to Pickering Museum Village for two to five school days! This expanded program allows your class o fully experience our 19th Century lifestyle.

Students will have extended visits to each building, and will be able to try many of the options available in our full day tours, plus a variety of other activities during half of the day. You teach your class in our school house or hall during the second half of the day, working in reflective journaling about their pioneer experiences. Heritage programming can be mixed and matched to suit your objectives. Book early, as space for multi-day programs is limited.

Pioneer Immersion $125.00 per student

Designed with home school associations in mind, this program series allows children to spend a couple of hours focusing on a different heritage skill each week for 9 weeks.

Heritage skills relate to seasonal farm lifestyle of early settlers.

Spring Theme Activities include focus on: wool and other fibers, Easter traditions and baking, spring farm and house chores, May Day traditions, fraktur art, needle arts, gardening, and an “Anne of Green Gables” day.

Fall Theme Activities include focus on: early settlement, the art of stenciling, food preservation, open hearth cooking, school room role-playing, leisure activities, weaving, machines and mechanics, candle making, cultural influences, and Christmas traditions.

Note: Some activities subject to change or alteration.

“We’ve been coming for years. Students love coming home with the triangle.”

– Kathleen Cannon, Sir Wilfrid Laurier Public School

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Outreach Programs We’ll bring the Museum to you!

A Pickering Museum Village Education Instructor in 19th Century clothing will arrive at your school or group meeting place. We bring all the necessary materials for your chosen outreach program. Out staff is innovative and knowledgeable, able to adapt and modify programs to meet a variety of learning styles and the challenges of education in today’s diverse classroom and program environment.

Available year-round Choose from the themes on the following pages.

Primary/Junior Outreach Programs Wonderful Wool $3.50 per student 45 minutes

Specially created for the very young, this program teaches children the story of a sweater, starting as the warm wool on the back of Old Amos the sheep. Children can “tease” a bit of fleece while listening to the story of Amos’ Sweater. They’ll sing “Baa, Baa Black Sheep” and discuss why their knees turn green when they kneel in the grass, and how sweaters can be purple or yellow, but sheep only come in black or white. The program combines integrated learning, learning through inquiry and learning through play, while practicing listening skills.

JK and up    

Appropriate vocabulary Life cycles and life systems Needs of living things; changes in plants and animals Fine motor skills and use of simple machines

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Relating science and technology to the world outside the school Roles and responsibilities of family members Passing down of heritage and traditions

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Sheep to Shawl

$5.25 per student Two 1-hour sessions (Half the class in each session) Sheep, fleece and wool! Learn about shearing, carding, spinning and dyeing. Your students can dress up in pinafores and work aprons to try some finger spinning. Smell the wool, feel the lanolin, try your skill at carding the “roleg”. Students keep their miniature yarn hanks.

Grade 2 and up    

Pioneer life Compare and contrast lives of children in pioneer times Rural and urban communities Life cycles and life systems

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Needs of living things; changes in plants and animals Fine motor skills and use of simple machines Relating science and technology to the world outside the school

Holiday Traditions of Past & Present $5.25 per student 2 hours

This seasonal program provides a short lesson comparing holiday traditions yesterday and today in Ontario. Students will make take-home crafts and play with reproduction old-fashioned toy. Songs and discussions of other cultural seasonal celebrations of today’s modern world round out the program.

Offered mid-November to December Grade 2 and up    

Pioneer life Countries of origin of the pioneers; lifestyles of men and women Compare and contrast lives of children in pioneer times Role-playing

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Passing down of heritage and traditions/celebrations Understanding of cultures within communities Songs and stories from a variety of cultures and historical time periods Fine motor skills

Weaving Wizards

$5.25 per student 1 ½ - 2 hours

In the pioneer days, clothing and home furnishings were not bought that the store!

Learn about the travelling weavers, the vocabulary of weaving, and fibers and fabrics.

In this handicraft, each student will use a lap loom and scraps of fabric to weave a small “mug-rug” to take home.

NOTE: Fine motor skills required, and an adult assistant for over 4-5 children are required. Students need to be able to tie knots.

Grade 3 and up   

Pioneer life Compare and contrast lives of children in pioneer times Compare and contrast tools and techniques of processing products

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Problem solving, reasoning, and a repeating pattern Tools, techniques, and vocabulary Texture and symmetry in a 2dimensional work of art

Junior/Intermediate Outreach Programs Thingamajigs

$5.00 per student 1 hour Intermediate students become detectives! Using observation and deductive reasoning skills, they will attempt to determine the identity and use of actual tools, implements, household items, and other artifacts from the 1800s. While developing skills in inquiry, design, and communication, they will learn lessons from the past in designing for the future.

Grade 6 and up  

Compile data gathered through investigation Communicate results of investigations

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Use appropriate vocabulary, including correct science and technology terminology Energy conservation

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Fraktur

$5.25 per student 2 hours Students will explore the importance of art as an expression of culture, and the desire of immigrants to retain their customs. Fraktur is the traditional form of folk art/calligraphy brought by German/Mennonite settlers. Hand-lettered documents were embellished with colourful motifs: hearts, stylized birds, fruit, and the tree of life. Participants will receive a lesson in cursive script, then try some calligraphy and illustration to create their very own birth record or bookplate.

Grade 6 and up  

Elements of design Use of appropriate vocabulary

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Colour relationships Use of line

“As always, they (parents) said it’s the best trip they’ve ever attended due to the activity level and the learning opportunities and unique nature of the museum.”

– Sandy Bridgeo, Cedarbrook Public School

“The students enjoyed this tour immensely! They really felt as though they were transported back in time. The tour really does complete this unit of study.”

– Tracy Zanth, St. Theresa Catholic School

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Planning Your Visit We are a museum as well as a pioneer village. Our mandate is preserve Pickering’s material culture for future generations to enjoy.

Tour Times

Arranged to meet your needs and your bus schedule. Please inform us of any lastminute changes imposed by your bus service. Tours can be booked for any starting time.

Supervisors

Adult supervision is essential. We request a minimum of 1 adult per group of 12-16 students ad a maximum of 1 adult for every 5 students. Some programs require extra adult assistance, where noted. Extra supervisors over our maximum will be charged general admission fees.

Dress

Much of the tour will be outside or in unheated buildings. We suggest you dress in layers as the weather may change.

Arrival

Plan to arrive about 15 minutes before your tour is scheduled to begin. This will allow you time for organizing groups. To ensure the best use of your time with us, please have your classes divided into groups as indicated on your Trip Confirmation, before arriving at the Museum Village.

Late Arrivals

Should you arrive late, in order that the selected hands-on activity can be completed, it will be necessary to miss buildings that might otherwise have been part of your tour rotation. If there is a building of special importance to you and your class, please let our staff know upon arrival.

Lunch

Backpacks and lunches will be stored during the morning program. We have a picnic shelter for your use. Please encourage students to bring a “boomerang lunch� in reusable food and drink containers to help us reduce waste. An indoor lunch area will be provided in case of inclement weather. There is no snack bar facility.

Accessibility

Efforts have been made to make the buildings wheelchair accessible, and our staff is trained for accommodations. However, the ground is uneven ad there are no sidewalks in the heritage village. Please discuss your needs when booking, so that we can make necessary arrangements in advance.

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Gift Shop

A visit to our Gift Shop must be arranged at the time of tour confirmation to ensure it is open. Time can be scheduled at the end of your tour or during the lunch break, at the teacher’s/tour organizer’s discretion.

Washrooms

Modern, accessible washrooms are available.

Prices

Prices are subject to change. Please verify rates when booking.

Minimum Charge

Full, Half, and Multi-day programs are based on a minimum of 12 students per tour group. Outreach programs are based on 20 students per group. The final number of participants must be confirmed by phone, fax, or email 24 hours before the start of your tour.

Payment

The City of Pickering will invoice the school/organization for the number of participants confirmed 24 hours before the start time of your program. It that number increases, the invoice fee will reflect that.

Special Consideration

Please inform us of any students or participants with restrictions or impediments including wheelchairs, hearing impairments, English as a second language, lifethreatening allergies. Take precautions for any students who may suffer from allergies (e.g. food, bee stings, and hay fever) or chronic conditions such as asthma.

High Five

High Five is Canada's quality standard for children's recreation and sport. The five principles for healthy child development include ensuring that all programs are fun, there is an opportunity to make friends, master skills, participate, and are led by a caring adult. The City of Pickering is a registered municipality with High Five and is committed to ensuring that all of its programs meet the five principles. Visit highfive.org for more information on this program.

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History Comes to Life at Pickering Museum Village!

The City of Pickering gratefully acknowledges the financial support of the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport of the Province of Ontario.

Alternate versions available upon request at 905.683.7575, or customercare@pickering.ca.