Fort Erie Museums - School Programs

Fort Erie Museum Services is pleased to offer curriculum based education programs for school as well as community groups. Our programming is designed to engage students in local history and provide many opportunities for learning, discovery and fun. Additional programs are currently under development, be sure to check back soon!

Here is a brief overview of the current programs offered:

The Fenian Raids and Confederation
The Fenian Raids and Confederation school program provides your students with an exciting and innovative look into an event of local and national importance. Two programming options exist: the Museum’s Educator can bring a “mini-museum” to your students, or your class can visit the Historical Museum. During the program, students will interact with art and artifacts, while participating in hands-on learning activities. An educator’s resource guide, containing background information, supplemental lesson plans and historical resources, is included with each program booked. (90 minutes).
Curriculum Connections
Grade 8: History - Confederation

Archaeology Adventures
Offered at Mewinzha, the Public Bridge Authority’s Gallery and Interpretive Centre, this program offers students a glimpse into the lives of the area’s earliest residents. A multi-media introduction to archaeology is followed by a hands-on activity; becoming “history detectives,” students will determine which artifacts are real, which are fake and what the objects might have been used for. A gallery tour connects student learning about early Aboriginal inhabitants of the Fort Erie area with the Museum’s rich archaeological collection. (90 minutes)
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3: Social Studies, Heritage and Citizenship – Early Settlements in Upper Canada
Grade 4: Science and Technology, Understanding Earth and Space Systems – Rocks and Minerals
Grade 5: Social Studies, Heritage and Citizenship – Early Civilizations
Grade 6: Social Studies, Heritage and Citizenship – First Nation People
Grade 7: History – New France

Fort Erie's Early Settlers
Designed to meet primary social studies curriculum expectations, this outreach (in-school) program offers hands-on and interactive experiences to explore pioneer life in Fort Erie. Students will learn about early settler's homes, occupations and communities in the early 1800s, before trying on a piece of this history using the Museum's collection of reproduction historic costumes. (75 minutes)
Curriculum Connections
Grade 1: Heritage and Citizenship - Relationships, Rules and Responsibilities
Grade 1: Canada and World Connections - The Local Community
Grade 2: Heritage and Citizenship - Traditions and Celebrations
Grade 3: Heritage and Citizenship - Early Settler Communities

Young Children's Program: A Journey into Fort Erie's Past
Designed with the Museum's youngest visitors in mind, this program is ideal for school, day care or camp groups. Through numerous hands-on activities and interaction with the Museum's collection, children ages 4 and up will learn about Fort Erie's past - from archaeology to early settlers to the growth of the Town of Fort Erie. The program's tour and activities incorporate both permanent and special exhibitions. (60 minutes)

Fort Erie Museum Services also offers programming for Brownies, Cubs, Guides and Scouts:

Guides and Scouts: Heritage Badge

Learn about the history of our local community while touring the Museum. Guides and Scouts will explore early Canadian art and artifacts, listen to stories and experience aspects of early settler life. This program concludes with a family tree workshop in the Museum’s archives. (90 minutes)

Brownies: Aboriginal People in Canada Badge
Cubs: Aboriginal Awareness Badge

Learn about Aboriginal people who lived in our area thousands of years ago! Examine archaeological artifacts and participate in a hands-on discovery activity. Tour the Museum galleries, play a traditional Aboriginal game and listen to stories. (60 minutes)

To book any of these programs, please contact Meredith Leonard at 905-894-5322 or via email mleonard@forterie.on.ca

2011-2012 Educational Programming Fee Schedule

Program Title	Cost
The Fenians and Confederation (at Historical Museum)	$2.50/student Minimum charge of $50.00 per group Maximum of 32 students
The Fenians and Confederation (outreach)	$75.00/class, plus mileage outside of Fort Erie (at a rate of $0.52/km) Minimum charge of $75.00 per group Maximum of 32 students
Fort Erie's Early Settlers (outreach)	$75.00/class, plus mileage outside of Fort Erie (at a rate of $0.52/km) Minimum charge of $75.00 per group Maximum of 32 students
Archaeology Adventures (at Mewinzha)	$2.50/student Minimum charge of $50.00 per group Maximum of 32 students
Young Children’s Program: A Journey into Fort Erie’s Past (at Historical Museum)	$2.50/student Minimum charge of $50.00 per group Maximum of 32 students
Guides and Scouts: Heritage Badge (at Historical Museum)	$5.00/child Minimum charge of $50.00 per group Maximum of 25 students
Brownies: Aboriginal People in Canada Badge (at Historical Museum)	$4.00/child Minimum charge of $40.00 per group Maximum of 25 students
Cubs: Aboriginal Awareness Badge (at Historical Museum)	$4.00/child Minimum charge of $40.00 per group Maximum of 25 students