Canoe Middle School

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2 for 1 Education Special for 2007/2008
Teachers and Parents - Book any single educational experience at the Museum and your school may book any other experience in the 2007/2008 school year for free. Thanks to a donor with a special interest in heritage education at the Museum for making this offer possible.

Serving as the curricular foundation for all other museum offerings, these 90-minute interdisciplinary programs provide students from Grades 4 to 8 with an experiential orientation and introduction to the canoe in Canadian cultures, specific to their chosen area of study.

Cost is $5.50 per student.

Traditional Knowledge and Skills:  With an integrated Native Studies focus, this core experience allows students to explore traditional knowledge and skills though the process of oral history and storytelling in the Museum's Origins Gallery and inside a Mi'kmaq birch bark wigwam.

Trappers and Traders:  A social studies journey into the heart of the fur trade through a series of costumed role-playing vignettes at our trading dock and voyageur encampment.  Portaging practice, trade items, bannock baking, and manipulation of various types of actual furs make this an engaging experience for all.

Path of the Paddle:  Drawing on the principles of ecology, this core experience explores environmental stewardship, traditional fire making and human interaction with the land, as seen through the eyes of the great Canadian canoeist and environmentalist, Bill Mason.

NEW!
Arctic Paths::  A scavenger hunt and traditional Inuit games take students on a journey in exploring some aspects of the way people are currently living in Canada’s North. This fun and interactive experience will open minds to some common misconceptions and will look more closely at the similarities and differences among the lifestyles of the South and the North.

For more information on individual programs or to register, please contact the Museum's Education Coordinator.

	Canoe Primary School
	Canoe Middle School
	Canoe High School
	Canoe U: Adult Canoeing Programs
	Optional Programs
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	Kids Summer Day Camp
	Adult Artisan Workshops
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The Museum houses the largest collection of canoes and kayaks in the world, featuring over 600 watercraft.

Testimonials "This is a truly wonderful program, we were really impressed! Our guides were very professional, well trained, and positive. We will spread the word... what a great day!" - Nicola Jennings, Grade 4 Teacher, King George Public School

"Hand-on experiential learning! Group problem solving! Team building! An excellent activity!" - Terry Hobday, Grade 6 Teacher, St. Anne's School