Group Programs

Program Name

Age Level

Considerations

Descriptions

Cost

New for 2010

Pioneer Life

grade 3 and up

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

*all day program

*March 22- April 30, 2010

Enjoy a combination of the Many Hands program and a guided tour of the historic village.  Students will engage in practical, everyday, household activities such as baking, woodworking, weaving and spinning.  The students will also have a chance to explore the village with an informative guided tour.

$18 per student

New for 2010

Society and Change

grade 7 and 8

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

May 1-mid November 2010 

A new program that examines the many changes underway around the time of Confederation.  This tour looks at the contributions of women, children, religious and ethnic minorities.  Issues such as temperance, education, voting rights and social life are explored.  An exciting and fun comparison of Canadian society then and now.  This program is specifically designed to engage the interests of early teens.  

$10 per student

New for 2010

New Language-New Land

ESL

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

May1-mid November

2010

A program specifically designed with the "New Canadian" in mind.  Join one of our knowledgable guides for a casual fun-filled exploration of the village.  A great opportunity for students to grasp new vocabulary while at the same time learning about the cultural heritage of their new home.

$10 per student

New for 2010

School Days

grade 3 and up

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

*October 12-November 19 only

*maximum 65 students per half day

A new program focusing on school life in old Ontario.  Students will wear aprons and vests, and participate in the classroom routine of the 1860's.  Activities such as spelling bees and working on slate boards will teach children about students lives in a farming community.

$11 per student

Step Into the Past

All grade levels

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants.

This program is an ideal introduction to the village. There is an opportunity to visit a number of the buildings which illustrate the many facets of community life in the 19th century. This program will be focused on the level and the interest of the group.

$10 per student

Hands-On Experience

Many Hands

grade 3 and up

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

 *maximum 50 students per half day

*March21-mid November 2010

Lifestyles of the pioneers are explored in this participatory program using the tools, methods and recipes which were commonplace on a 19th century farm. Daily routines and the roles of various individuals are discovered while performing activities relating to the home and workshop.  Students have the opportunity to bake, spin, weave and do wood working.  Sampling the baked goods is always a great reward for the work involved!!

$13 per student

Waste Not, want Not

grades 3-7

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants.

Discover the variety of ways in which settlers used natural resources such as trees, water and the land. Explore the use of these resources in various living history demonstrations at the village. You will be amazed at the number of ways the settlers recycled or reused their materials. Enjoy an exciting opportunity to learn about the environment in a historical setting.

$10 per student

Yesterday's Child

grade 3

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants.

 A program that explores the similarities and differences in the life of a child in the 1860's with life today.  Tour the village and see what kept children busy in Victorian times. Participants may have the chance to try on period clothes and play games from the past.

$10 per student

Hands-On Experience

A Stitch in Time

grade 2 and up

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants.

*maximum 65 students per half day

Children have an opportunity to practice a few of the household chores of the time in a log farm house. Laundry, carding sheep’s fleece and rug braiding are some of the “hands-on” opportunities provided. Make and eat a small snack as reward for helping with the chores!

$11 per student

Hands-On Experience

Hands  On History

grades 2-5

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

*maximum 60 students per half day

A program to answer the question, How did they do that? Students will have the opportunity to participate in our hands on centre, where they can build a log cabin, a bucket or work on a giant loom. The guided tour continues in the village to relate these skills to the actual buildings and trades of the 1860's.

$11 per student

Sensory Adventures

Pre school

prices are  based on a minimum of 20 participants.

Black Creek Pioneer Village abounds with the opportunities to use the senses. Hear the sounds of farm animals, smell the baking of bread, see the historical interpreter’s in period dress, feel the sheep’s fleece and taste a pioneer treat – they are all part of the adventure.

$10 per student

Charlie Needs a New Cloak

Pre School -grade 2

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

This tour is based on the book by the same name, which follows the steps that Charlie, a shepherd, takes from shearing the sheep to making a beautiful cloak for himself.  

$10 per student

Life in A New Land

grades 3-8 and ESL

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

Journey back and discover the challenges facing early settlers in the new land.  Get a glimpse of what immigrants faced and how they worked together to survive and make their communities grow.  This tour is an opportunity to learn about economic and social issues, and settlement patterns.

$10 per student

1837 Rebellion  

grades 7 - 8

prices are based on a minimum of 20 participants

Explore the sources of conflict leading up to the 1837 Rebellion in Upper Canada. Students interact with staff, who interpret the impact of the rebellion on ordinary people in an 1860's community.  The program culminates with a Town Hall meeting, where students use their knowledge and observations to dramatize the feelings, struggles and pursuits of the community.  

$10 per student

Christmas Past

all grade levels

mid November to December 23 only

Traditions and celebrations of the different cultures that made up the village provide a very special Christmas time.  Scottish, Irish, British and Pennsylvania German influences can be seen in a traditional setting of 19th century homes, shops and community meeting places.  The excitement of the coming celebration abounds in the crossroads village.  Activities enable the students to participate in the spirt of the season-doing it the way our ancestors did! 

$11 per student

Hands-On Experience

Toys of Yesterday

grades 2-4

mid November -December 23 only

This program is designed around toys common in the 19th century.  Students have an opportunity to play with reproductions of pioneer toys.  Participating in games, stories and the creation of a simple toy add to the fun and excitement of this special interactive program.

$10 per student

Dickson's Hill School program

grades 3 and up

*minimum of 5 days

maximum 60 students

Step back in time and spend a week role playing with your students in a one room school house.  Teacher orientation is provided, as well as scheduled daily activities to many of the restored buildings.  Groups are encouraged to dress as citizens of the 1860's and conduct lessons with materials appropriate to the time. 

$10 per student/day