IN THE Bookings Terms EDUCATIONAL COMMUNITY Visit guelphmuseums.ca to download • For groups of children, we require one an Education Program Request adult chaperone for every six children. PROGRAMS 2018–19 Form. Send the completed form to • Due to space limitations at McCrae [email protected]. House, there is a limit of 30 people (total participants and chaperones) per program Fees at that site. • Programs are available during regular • $5 per participant, per program museum hours, as well as during evenings (unless otherwise noted) and weekends. HISTORIC GUELPH WALKING TOUR • $7.50 per participant for two programs on the same day N PUBLIC TOURS FOR ALL AGES: 90 MINUTES S EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 4 TO 12: • $40 minimum fee E 90 MINUTES Tales Among the Tombstones W M GUELPH CIVIC MUSEUM & DOWNTOWN GUELPH A • Liability insurance fees may apply. P R PUBLIC TOURS FOR ALL AGES: 60 MINUTES 6R G Discover where Guelph began, how the city has O EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 4 TO 12: 90 MINUTES changed, and who contributed to its formation WOODLAWN MEMORIAL PARK • Self-guided exploration of the Museum on this walking tour of historic downtown. Uncover the fascinating stories of the people interred at Guelph’s historic before or after the program is included in CURRICULUM LINKS People and Environments · Heritage and Identity Woodlawn Memorial Park. This guided walking tour and field study includes the fee. Canada 1800–1850 · Creating Canada 1850–1890 examination of symbolism, epitaphs, and burial practices, along with a Canada, 1890–1914 · Canada, 1914–1929 hands-on graphing or gravestone rubbing activity. • Teachers, education assistants, and Issues in Canadian Geography · Canada, 1929–1945 Canada, 1945–1982 · Canada, 1982 to the Present CURRICULUM LINKS classroom volunteers are admitted free. Telegraph Set, 19th century (brass and wood) People and Environments · Heritage and Identity · New France and British North America Canada 1800–1850 · Creating Canada 1850–1890 · Canada, 1890–1914 The telegraph is the 19th-century precursor Canada, 1914–1929 · Issues in Canadian Geography · Canada, 1929–1945 • Payment by VISA, MasterCard, American of the internet, hailed at its invention as “the Canada, 1945–1982 · Canada, 1982 to the Present · Changing Populations Express, debit, cash or cheque payable to Liveable Communities · Historical Inquiry and Skill Development · Natural and Human Systems Dynamics instantaneous highway of thought.” It changed and Change · Origins and Citizenship · Canada History Identity and Culture Guelph Museums is required in advance. the world by carrying national and international news to far away people and places. • All fees are subject to applicable taxes Hop-On Tours of Community Talks Historic Guelph and Classroom Visits PUBLIC TOURS FOR ALL AGES: PUBLIC TOURS FOR ALL AGES • $40 90 MINUTES • $60 (PLUS MILEAGE IF OUTSIDE OF GUELPH) AVAILABLE YEAR ROUND W . r YOU PROVIDE THE BUS, The museum will come to you. h e a v WE PROVIDE THE GUIDE Museum educators are available to t o is c provide interactive presentations on: [email protected] · 519-836-1221 · guelphmuseums.ca it? ck Touring Guelph by See ba charter bus? Hire a • The History of Guelph Guelph Museums’ guide • Growing Guelph to hop on and lead your group • The First World War on a driving tour of notable sites • The Life and Times of John McCrae throughout historic Guelph. The • Two Guelph Soldiers tour includes Guelph’s founding in the Great War site, the birthplace of John McCrae, • Great Guelphites Basilica of Our Lady Immaculate, Community Classrooms for Schools Community Groups the Guelph Armoury, the Ontario 52 Norfolk Street 108 Water Street Located on Farquhar Street east of At Guelph Civic Museum and McCrae House, history comes to Our programs provide unique Agricultural College at the University Guelph, ON N1H 4H8 Guelph, ON N1G 1A6 Wyndham Street South · Free, anytime of Guelph, and Lady Duff-Gordon’s life in inspiring and enriching ways. Our programs are aligned with and engaging life-long learning childhood home. the Ontario curriculum and inquiry-based learning practices. opportunities. Toys and Games Through The First World War Remembered Time and Across Cultures GRADES 1 TO 12 • 90 MINUTES GRADES K TO 4 • 90 MINUTES STEM Week: The Physics of Life Trace the experience of Canadians during the First World War through Investigate toys from our past and from different exploration of life in the trenches, hands-on study of artifacts and uniforms, cultures, discovering their purposes, properties, GRADES 6 TO 8 • 90 MINUTES and reflection on John McCrae’s poem, In Flanders Fields. This program is now history, and cultural significance. As a souvenir of AVAILABLE NOVEMBER 26 TO 29, 2018 offered in an exclusive classroom within the refurbished Coach House. 10 TO 11:30 AM / 1 TO 2:30 PM the learning experience, make a toy to take home. CURRICULUM LINKS REGULAR REGISTRATION RATES APPLY GUIDED EXHIBITION TOURS Heritage and Identity · People and Environments · Canada, 1890–1914 CURRICULUM LINKS SPACES ARE LIMITED Belonging and Contributing The Civic Museum showcases Guelph’s history through semi-permanent and Problem Solving and Innovating In collaboration with the Department of CREATE YOUR OWN Heritage and Identity · People and Environments featured exhibitions, including the interactive installations in the Royal City Physics, University of Guelph Families Gallery and the City Gallery. Located in the historic Loretto Convent GUELPH HISTORY Learn about biodiversity, mechanics building (established in 1856 and renovated in 2012), the Museum is home to ADVENTURE! No Word for Art: Exploring the of flight, physics of space exploration a collection of over 45,000 artifacts that bring Guelph’s past to life. and astronomy, and electricity and PRESCHOOL TO GRADE 3 • 90 MINUTES Indigenous Roots of Creativity electrical devices. Participants will experience fun FEATURED EXHIBITION Design a program to suit the needs of GRADES 4 TO 8 • 120 MINUTES (INCL. 20-MINUTE BREAK) and educational activities designed by current your students. Choose any three of AVAILABLE APRIL 8 TO 12, 2019 undergraduate students, while interacting one- From Barley to Beer – Brewing in Guelph, Past to Present six possible activities. Each activity is 9:30 TO 11:30 AM / 12:30 TO 2:30 PM on-one with professors, lecturers, and graduate $15 PLUS MATERIAL COSTS, PER STUDENT: $10 HAIR-PIPE GUIDED TOURS FOR ALL AGES • 60 MINUTES 30 minutes in length. BRACELET OR $20 DEER-HIDE MEDICINE BAG student volunteers. EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR GRADES 9 TO 11 • 90 MINUTES MAXIMUM 30 PARTICIPANTS SELF-GUIDED TOURS FOR ALL AGES – UNLIMITED Brown Bats, Beavers, and Bees, Oh My! From Fibre CURRICULUM LINKS 1 Understanding Structures and Mechanisms ON VIEW SEPTEMBER 15, 2018 TO FEBRUARY 24, 2019 Learn about the animals native to Guelph to Fashion In collaboration with Chippewas of Nawash Understanding Matter and Energy · Understanding Life Systems and region through puppet play and inquiry- artist Naomi Smith (Neyaashiinigmiing, Ontario) Understanding Earth and Space Systems Guest curated by Eric based education kits. GRADES 8 TO 11 Payseur, Brewing Changes M SEPT EU 15 90 MINUTES US , 2 Guelph examines the M 0 A guided exploration 18 Building Guelph IC – social and economic importance V F 2 The Guelph Museums I E of Guelph’s built structures includes C B Sons of ’17 Canada at War: The Guelph of brewing traditions in the Royal H 2 clothing collection 4 P , storytelling and a build-and-create activity using L 2 City through the rise, fall, and Wellington Experience E GRADES 7 TO 12 0 spans 190 years of U 1 a broad range of materials. Taught through the history and practice 9 G resurrection of Guelph breweries. 105 MINUTES (PERFORMANCE & TOUR) fashion history. Go GRADES 7, 8, 10 • ONE DAY ONLY: THURSDAY MAY, 16, of traditional beadwork, participants will This special exhibition focuses FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2018 This Land Is Their Land Through hands- behind-the-scenes 2019 • 9:30 AM TO 2:30 PM 3 explore Indigenous creative processes on the impact of changes in PERFORMANCES AT 10 & 1 PM on artifact study, learn about Indigenous in this experiential $8 PER STUDENT and teachings. Smith will lead the students on a production, transportation, TOURS AT 9:15 & 11:15 AM, 12:15 & 2:15 PM foods, animals, and transport before European program to see how BREWING GUELPH CIVIC MUSEUM historical journey (20 minutes) and a tour of the marketing, gender, and policy in GUELPH ARMOURY, WELLINGTON COUNTY settlement. this collection is C AND McCRAE HOUSE MUSEUM AND ARCHIVES, AND McCRAE HOUSE exhibition Indianized (20 minutes). The students Guelph, positioned within current $10 PER STUDENT preserved. Learn to h h Royal City Families Gallery A full will then create their own hair-pipe bracelet or brewing trends in Ontario, across PERFORMANCES LIMITED TO 70 During this unforgettable day-long 4 card and spin wool a p 1 immersion into Guelph’s history through deer-hide medicine bag. l Canada, and around the world. TOURS LIMITED TO 35 exploration of Canadian military and to wash and care n DAY lived stories of Indigenous, settler, Victorian-era, e Brewing Changes Guelph is as much ONLY history, visit three sites to witness for clothing in the For the exhibition Indianized, artist Naomi Smith g u An unlikely pair of and post-Second World War children. es G about the present and future of 1 demonstrations, participate in hands-on pioneer tradition. Try has embellished everyday objects using traditional DAY musicians meets in brewing in Guelph as it is about its ONLY experiences, and meet with veterans, Growing Guelph Discover the diverse your hand at dressing Indigenous imagery. Her beadworks reflect that Guelph during the 5 illustrious past. re-enactors, active soldiers and military experts. peoples who lived in this region before a mannequin in our material culture is no longer about practical Local Government Week spring of 1917 to rehearse soldier Learn about Indigenous warrior societies, the the founding of Guelph in 1827.