Dear Valued Educators, please see below for the programs available at each of our sites.
| Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum School Programs |
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Doon Heritage Village is completely closed for construction. All school programs will take place in the modern museum building. Doon Heritage Village will be available in May and June 2025 for field trips. Education programs at the Ken Seiling Waterloo Region Museum cost $9.00 per student for a half day program (2 hours), and $13.00 per student for a full day program (4.5 hours). To make a full day program, you would book two programs in the same day. Teachers and supervising adults are free at a ratio of 1:6. Additional adults pay $9.00 or $13.00, depending on the booking. Educational Assistants and/or one-on-one support workers are always free of charge.
Science SamplerGrades 1 to 8 - Science and Technology Understanding Life Systems, Structures and Mechanisms, Earth and Space Systems 2 hours, maximum 80 students
Coding Robots - OutreachGrade 1 to 8 -Science and Technology, Mathematics Teach your class the basics of coding - no laptops or tablets required! Using Ozobots, our staff will introduce your class to creating clear instructions, simplifying problems, debugging programs, producing different outputs, and coding sequential, concurrent, and repeating events. Special pricing, $6.00 per student. Coding and Emerging Technologies, Algebra - Coding 40 -80 minutes, maximum 80 students
Traditions Alive! - Available May and June 2025 onlyGrades 1 to 6 - Social Studies Grade 1 - Our Changing Roles and Responsibilities, Grade 2 - Changing Family and Community Traditions, Grade 3 - Communities in Canada, 1780-1850, Grade 4 - Early Societies to 1500 CE, Grade 5 - Interactions Prior to 1713, Grade 6 - Communities in Canada, Past and Present 2 hours, maximum 80 students
Communities in Canada - Grade 3Grade 3 - Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, 1780-1850 Take an integrated and interactive look at three communities in southwestern Ontario from 1780-1850. Students examine how Indigenous peoples, Mennonite immigrants, and Black settlers lived and interacted, with a focus on forced migratory events in these communities. Communities in Canada, 1780 - 1850 2 hours, maximum 80 students
Human Body SystemsGrade 5 - Science and Technology: Human Health and Body Systems Limited time only! Now booking for October 21, 2024 - April 2025! Learn how the human body works, what happens when medical help is needed, and how hospitals care for communities. Students explore major human body systems - digestive, circulatory, respiratory, and nervous – and see a special exhibit on St. Mary's General Hospital. Life Systems: Human Health and Body Systems 2 hours, maximum 80 students
Communities in Canada - Grade 6Grade 6 - Heritage and Identity: Communities in Canada, Past and Present Students explore significant events in the lives of diverse communities on the land now called Waterloo Region, from 1784-1897. Learn about the unfairness of the Haldimand Tract, Mennonite immigration patterns, the development of Queen's Bush, and the harmful Chinese Exclusion Act, by examining the lives of historical people who lived through it. Communities in Canada, Past and Present 2 hours, maximum 80 students
Action, Rebellion, and ReformGrade 7 - History: Canada, 1800-1850, Conflict and Challenges Students investigate local conflicts and challenges in Waterloo County from 1800-1850, using primary sources. Learn about Indigenous actions towards treaties, local involvement in the Upper Canada Rebellion, the impact of the Common School Act on students, and how a gaol (jail) allowed Berlin to become the county seat. Canada, 1800-1850, Conflict and Challenges 2 hours, maximum 80 students
Berlin to Kitchener during the Great WarGrade 10 - Canadian History Since World War I 2 hours, maximum 80 students |
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Schneider Haus National Historic Site School Programs |
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Education programs at Schneider Haus cost $9 per student for a half day program, and $13 per student for a whole day. This cost includes 1 free adult (teacher, volunteer) admission for every 6 students, additional adults pay $9/$13. Feathered FriendsKindergarten, Grade 1 - Science The wait is over! Our iconic kinder program Feathered Friends is back Spring 2024! Join us at Schneider Haus to explore the lives of feathered friends we can find in our own backyard! Examine the stages of development inside an egg, play a “who laid this egg” identification game, experiment with how to check the freshness of a chicken's egg, and finish your trip off by exploring drama and dance with our personal favourite, the chicken dance! Exploring and Understanding Life Systems - Basic Needs and Characteristics of Living Things 1 hour in length, Maximum 45 students *Please note this program no longer includes live chickens Plants and the EnvironmentGrades 1 to 4 - Science and Technology Roll up your sleeves, it’s time to get to work outside as we dig into the natural world relationships that our planet relies on! While students are here they will explore plant parts and needs, identify plants; learn about plant medicines; use mini-microscopes to examine healthy soils; tend to the vermiculture box, and more! Understanding Life Systems, Understanding Matter and Energy, Understanding Earth and Space Systems 2 hours, maximum 40 students Offered in the Spring and Fall Canadian Animals and WildlifeGrades 2 and 4 - Science and Technology This program introduces students to the wildlife and animals found in our own backyard! With a variety of hands-on activities, students examine the differences between local mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibians, as well as the relationships between humans and animals in both past and present day contexts. Understanding Life Systems – Growth and Changes in Animals, Habitats and Communities 2 hours, maximum 40 students Bread ScienceGrade 5 and 7 - Science & Technology and Social Studies This program provides students with a hands-on opportunity to experience the science of bread making, an important activity for communities globally, both historically and today. Physical and chemical changes, changes of state, experimenting with mixtures, and the effects of heat on matter are demonstrated as students produce a variety of breads for sampling, comparing historic and modern cooking technology. While bread is baking students have the opportunity to tour through our 207 year old historic house and associated outbuildings; discussing the history of Waterloo Region and examining the scientific methods used in everyday life on historic homesteads. Understanding Matter and Energy – Properties and Changes in Matter; Pure Substances and Mixtures 2 hours, maximum 45 students Judging a Book by its Cover: Let's Talk About RaceEducation Festival - May 21, 2024 from 9:30 a.m. to 1:40 p.m. Grade 3 to 8 Join the Region of Waterloo Museums for our mini education festival, Judging a Book by its Cover: Let's Talk About Race. This program will dive into the topics of racism and prejudice and encourage students to ask frank questions so they can better understand its effects. The program will include an in-depth conversation and question period with author Grace Ibrahima & Dr. Rick Csiernik on racism, and how it impacts physical and mental well-being, and thus why we need to foster inclusivity. We will also be joined by special guests who will be sharing their own experiences along with hands on activities. Judging a Book by its Cover will be hosted at Schneider Haus Tuesday May 21st and by Ken Seiling Region of Waterloo Museum on Wednesday May 22nd. Haus TraditionsGrade 1-3 and 6 - Social Studies Now booking for Fall 2024! Explore seasonal traditions! In the Fall focus on apple processing and taste heritage varieties. Winter programs focus on winter traditions, Christmas and cookie baking. Grade 1 - Social Studies - Our Changing Roles and Responsibilities, Grade 2 - Social Studies -Changing Family and Community Traditions, Grade 3 - Social Studies -Communities in Canada, 1780-1850 Grade 6 - Social Studies: Communities in Canada, Past and Present 2 hours, maximum 45 students |
| McDougall Cottage School Programs |
In-Person Outreach ProgramsWe bring the museum to you! McDougall Cottage is offering in-person, outreach programs that we will bring right to your classroom! In-person visits are one hour in length, and $100.00 per visit. Each program is also available as a virtual visit. Virtual Education Programs Traditions and CelebrationsGrade 2 - Social Studies This program combines Social Studies, The Arts, and Mathematics as we explore our changing family and community traditions using the Scottish heritage of the former residents of McDougall Cottage as a focused exploration. Students will explore Scottish celebrations by looking at traditional music, foodways, dance, clothing, and conclude with an Art and Mathematics design challenge! Heritage and Identity - Changing Family and Community Traditions; The Arts; Mathematics - Algebra: Patterns and Relationships 1 hour in-person outreach OR virtual program Emigrant’s ‘Kist’Grade 3 - Social Studies With only a small 'kist' to carry their most important practical and sentimental belongings to a new home in Upper Canada, how and why did an immigrant family select those precious items? In what ways might this have changed for families moving to a new country today? In this inquiry based program, students will unpack and explore artifacts essential to Scottish emigrants in the nineteenth century, drawing comparisons between their own lives and the communities that formed new beginnings in Waterloo Region between 1780 and 1850. Heritage and Identity - Communities in Canada, 1780 - 1850 1 hour in-person outreach OR virtual program Murals and IllusionsGrades 4 - 6 - Art We will take your class on an exploration of the recently revealed 100 year old trompe l'oeil murals and friezes at McDougall Cottage. Students will compare and contrast historic mural art with modern examples of optical illusion mural, street and body art, and then try their hand at creating their own ‘trick of the eye’ art piece. The Arts 1 hour in-person outreach OR virtual program EtiquetteGrade 3 to 6 - Language - Digital Media Literacy Details coming soon 1 hour in-person outreach OR virtual program Letter WritingGrade 3 to 6 - Language - Composition: Expressing Ideas and Creating Texts (Cursive) Details coming soon 1 hour in-person outreach OR virtual program |