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Admission:
$6 per person
Members and children under two admitted FREE.
Children under twelve must be accompanied by an adult.
Bring Curriculum to Life at the Children's Museum!
Hands-on Programs to Inspire Your Students
EARLY YEARS (JK/SK) AND PRIMARY (GRADES 1-3) PROGRAMS FOR 2009-10
JUNIOR (GRADES 4-6) PROGRAMS FOR 2009-10
2009-10 Curriculum-Connected Programs for JK to Gr. 3
“The program was tied very well to our classroom study. Having a chance to learn from people in the community was amazing!”
Grade 2 teacher, Westdale Public School
“We had a great time. Thank you for providing our students with this hands-on experience.” Grade 3 teacher, Centennial Central Public School
For a limited time only...
Pack Your Bags! A Kid's Ticket to Travel
Only Available Until October 4, 2009
All aboard! In this adventure-packed program, we will investigate the different reasons people travel and how travelling can change us. Students will meet at the departure terminal and will journey to far-off lands to explore new people and places...all without leaving the Children's Museum!
Available in English or French.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Personal & Social Development
Primary (Grades 1-3): Canada & World Connections
This program is offered in conjunction with the Pack Your Bags exhibit on loan from the Canadian Children's Museum-Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Celebrations!
Available October 30 to January 3, 2010
Discover the seasonal celebrations of different cultures this time of year, and learn about the multiculturalism and diversity within our own community! Students experience the traditions, stories and activities that are part of Diwali, Hannukah, Christmas and Eid to help them understand the similarities and differences between these celebrations.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Personal & Social Development
Primary (Grades 1-3): Canada & World Connections
Generously supported by London Life.
Ski, Skate, Slide: Celebrate Olympic Pride!
January 15 to March 28, 2010
Do you dream about being an Olympian? In this program, students will explore the physical and mental training athletes undergo to prepare for competition in a safe and informed way. Students will learn how their lifestyle decisions, through healthy food choices and decision making, affect their performances and will participate in some Olympic-style challenges! Let’s go for the gold this year in Vancouver!
Key Curriculum Connection:
Early Years (JK/SK): Healthy Lifestyles
Primary (Grades 1-3): Healthy Living
Generously supported by:
Tigers and Dragons
April 9 to June 23, 2010
Namaste! Ni Hao! From the majestic Himalayan Mountains to the busy streets of downtown China, this culturally rich program offers a look into the lives of people living in India and China. Students explore the important landmarks, traditional clothing, and the drama and theatre forms, specifically puppetry, that contribute to these dynamic cultures.
Key Curriculum Connection:
Early Years (JK/SK): Personal & Social Development
Primary (Grades 1-3): Canada & World Connections; Arts: Exploring Forms and Cultural Contexts
This program is offered in conjunction with the Tigers and Dragons temporary exhibit on loan from the Manitoba Children’s Museum until June 23, 2010 and is generously supported by London Life and Citizenship & Immigration Canada.
Back by Popular Demand...
Arctic Adventure
Discover how the unique Arctic environment affects both people and animals. Through activities, discussion, and hands-on exploration of a variety of cool artifacts, participants will be able to indentify how climate, geography and culture impact those living in our rural northern communities.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Language; Science & Technology
Primary (Grades 1-3): Heritage & Citizenship; Canada & World Connections
Colour Play
During this colourful program, students investigate the art and science of colour through hands-on exploration. Participants will be able to experiment with colour mixing, investigate the properties of liquids and solids and discover the science behind the colours of the rainbow!
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Science & Technology
Primary (Grades 1-3): Matter & Materials; Energy & Control
Community and Me
Through exploration and interactive experiences, students will discuss the characteristics of a community, diverse roles and responsibilities and how we all depend on each other. Community and Me is held in the Sifton Street Where You Live Gallery, providing participants with the opportunity to explore the rules and responsibilities of different members of their family and community within an engaging environment.
Available in English or French
Generously supported by London Life
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Language; Personal & Social Development
Primary (Grades 1-3): Heritage & Citizenship
Dinosaurs
Opportunities for learning about the largest creatures to walk the earth abound in this interactive, engaging program. Students discover how we can learn about dinosaurs, even though they are long extinct. Using artifacts from our collection, participants will examine dinosaur bones, footprints, skin impressions, teeth, and even coprolite to understand the characteristics of these animals and how similar they are to those animals that exist today.
Available in English or French
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Language; Science & Technology
Primary (Grades 1-3): Life Systems
Endangered Species
Explore the importance of various species and their habitats. Students learn about endangered species with a particular focus on those in Canada and the Thames Valley Region. Participants will discuss species’ interdependence as well as the current environmental issues plants and animals face. Students are encouraged to become stewards of the Earth as they learn what can be done to save animals facing endangerment and extinction.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Language; Science & Technology
Primary (Grades 1-3): Life Systems
Figure It Out!
Demonstrating the fun in math, students explore how math is truly everywhere, a part of everyday life. Students will explore math concepts such as patterning, measuring, counting, symmetry, shape identification and calendars.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Mathematics; Language
Primary (Grades 1-3): Number Sense & Numeration; Patterning & Algebra
Junior Builder
Students explore the fundamentals of structure and construction. Charged with constructing different structures and simple machines that meet a specific need , participants learn teamwork, critical thinking and problem-solving skills as they discover the relevance of engineering concepts to real world applications.
Available in English or French
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Language; Science & Technology
Primary (Grades 1-3): Structures & Mechanisms
Operation: Solar System
Explore the wonders and science of the solar system! In this planetarium-based program participants explore our corner of the universe. Students examine the science behind the mysteries of space, including why the moon has phases, how the environments of planets are different from each other, and which constellations are visible at night and why.
Available in English or French
Key Curriculum Connections:
Early Years (JK/SK): Language; Science & Technology
Primary (Grades 1-3): Earth & Space Systems
2009-10 Curriculum-Connected Programs for Gr. 4 to 6
“Very organized, interactive and well presented. Thank you”
Grade 4/5 teacher St. Bernadette Catholic School
“We were all very impressed. We thought it was fantastic, thanks!!”
Grade 5/6 teacher, St. Bernadette Catholic School
New This Year...for a limited time only!
Pack Your Bags! A Kid's Ticket to Travel
Only Until October 4, 2009
All aboard! In this adventure-packed program, we will investigate the different reasons people travel and how travelling can change us. Students will meet at the departure terminal and will journey to far-off lands to explore new people and places...all without leaving the Children's Museum!
Available in English or French.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Canada & World Connections
This program is offered in conjunction with the Pack Your Bags exhibit on loan from the Canadian Children's Museum-Canadian Museum of Civilization.
Celebrations!
Available October 30 to January 3, 2010
Discover the seasonal celebrations of different cultures this time of year, and learn about the multiculturalism and diversity within our own community! Students experience the traditions, stories and activities that are part of Diwali, Hannukah, Christmas and Eid to help them understand the similarities and differences between these celebrations..
Key Curriculum Connections:
Canada & World Connections
Generously supported by London Life.
Ski, Skate, Slide: Celebrate Olympic Pride!
January 15 to March 28, 2010
Do you dream aboutf being an Olympian? In this program, students will explore the physical and mental training athletes undergo to prepare for competition in a safe and informed way. While participating in Olympic-style challenges, students will learn how their lifestyle decisions, through healthy food choices and decision making, affect their performances. Let’s go for the gold this year in Vancouver!
Key Curriculum Connection:
Healthy Lifestyles
Generously supported by:
Tigers and Dragons
April 9 to June 23, 2010
Namaste! Ni Hao! From the majestic Himalayan Mountains to the busy streets of downtown China, this culturally rich program offers a look into the lives of people living in India and China. Students explore the important landmarks, traditional clothing, and the drama and theatre forms, specifically puppetry, that contribute to these dynamic cultures.
Key Curriculum Connection:
Canada & World Connections
This program is offered in conjunction with the Tigers and Dragons temporary exhibit on loan from the Manitoba Children’s Museum until June 23, 2010 and is generously supported by London Life and Citizenship & Immigration Canada.
Back by Popular Demand...
Arctic Adventure
Discover how the unique Arctic environment affects both people and animals. Through activities, discussion, and hands-on exploration of a variety of cool artifacts, participants will be able to indentify how climate, geography and culture impact those living in our rural northern communities.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Heritage & Citizenship; Canada & World Connections
Endangered Species
Explore the importance of various species and their habitats. Students learn about endangered species with a particular focus on those in Canada and the Thames Valley Region. Participants will discuss species’ interdependence as well as the current environmental issues plants and animals face. Students are encouraged to become stewards of the Earth as they learn what can be done to save animals facing endangerment and extinction.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Life Systems
Mission to Space
In this out-of-this-world program, students learn about what it means to be an astronaut through interactive, hands-on activities, experiments and discussion. Students will explore the science of rockets and rocket propulsion, the weird world of weightlessness, how to survive surrounded by a vacuum, and Canada’s contributions to space exploration.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Earth & Space Systems; Energy & Control
Operation: Solar System
Explore the wonders and science of the solar system! In this planetarium-based program participants explore our corner of the universe. Students examine the science behind the mysteries of space, including why the moon has phases, how the environments of planets are different from each other, and which constellations are visible at night and why.
Available in English or French
Key Curriculum Connections:
Earth & Space Systems
Paleontology
Participants discover the science of a dinosaur dig as they create a grid and map a site. Learning is enhanced through fossil analysis, the chance to make fossil casts and the hands-on opportunity to put their increased knowledge of paleontology to use in our Dinosaur Gallery. Students discover the importance of the field of paleontology, and why new findings are so revealing.
Key Curriculum Connections:
Number Sense & Numeration; Measurement; Data Management & Probability
Self-Guided Field Trips
A self-guided visit gives your class the chance to explore our hands-on galleries at your own pace and take part in daily demonstrations, activities and crafts.
Your adventure could include a dig for Dinosaurs, crawling through Caves, a trek to the Arctic, a stroll down Sifton Street Where You Live, a trip back in time to A Child Long Ago, a journey to the stars in TD Canada Trust My Place in Space and scientific discoveries in the Science in Your World gallery.
Depending upon the time of year you visit, you might also celebrate cultural diversity, go for Olympic gold or travel to faraway places!
Offered September through June
Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Also on Monday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. during June
$5.50/student
Museum School
Imagine a classroom with Dinosaurs, Caves, Polar Bears, Space Shuttles and Sea Creatures! Let the Children's Museum be your classroom for a full week!
Our team of educators will work with you to plan an unforgettable and invaluable week of learning and discovery, complete with rich, curriculum-based activities, and tailor-made to integrate all subjects.
Part of the London Museum School initiative, this immersive approach to learning has been proven to increase student achievement with research indicating significant growth in the acquisition of language, problem-solving and higher order thinking skills. Museum School is the ultimate in experiential education!
$60/student for one week.
Generously supported by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, London Life, London Heritage Council and the London Community Foundation.
Plan for an outstanding educational experience!
We want to make sure that our curriculum-connected field trips meet your needs and are educational, fun and memorable for your students. In planning your trip, please note the following guidelines:
- One adult chaperone is required for every five children and will be admitted free. The cost per child is $6 for one program, or $10 for two programs. Teachers and chaperones are responsible for their groups at all times. For the safety and enjoyment of your class and all of our visitors, children must be closely supervised at all times while visiting the Museum. Disruptive behaviour may result in a group being asked to leave without refund.
- We strive to provide you with the highest quality programs which do require the full 50 minutes. Please arrive 15 minutes prior to the start of your program as, unfortunately, a late arrival may necessitate the shortening of the program.
- A minimum of ten children is required for field trips.
- Children's Museum memberships and coupons cannot be applied to education programs.
- Subsidies are available for schools identified as having financial challenges. Please let us know at time of booking if your school or any of your students require financial assistance to participate in Children’s Museum programs.
- When booking, you'll be asked to provide:
- Grade level and number of children
- Date and time you wish to schedule your field trip
- Name and address of your group
- Name and daytime telephone number for the contact person.
- A deposit of 75% of the total program cost is required upon booking, with the balance due on the day of your trip. Cancellation of field trips must be made at least two weeks before the scheduled date. If a cancellation is made less than two weeks prior to the visit, a 50% charge will apply. No refund is available for trips cancelled with less than one week's notice.
- May and June are particularly busy months for field trips. If you are planning to visit in May or June, please book early and be prepared for crowds.
- Galleries may be temporarily closed throughout the year for on-site education programs; please feel free to call prior to your visit to determine any gallery closings.
- The Museum's Explore Store will be open for those who wisht o purchase souvenirs or educational toys. Proceeds from all purchases support the ongoing operation of the Children's Museum.
- Snacks, ice cream and beverages are available from the Explore Store. Hot dog or pizza lunches can be arranged at time of booking, or bag lunches may be brought to the Museum. Food and beverages are permitted in designated areas only.
- Nos programmes sont aussi disponibles en français. Nous vous prions de nous contacter si vous désirez recevoir l'un de nos programmes en français et nous essaieron de répondre à votre demande le plus fidèlement possible.
For more information about any of our programs, or to book, call 519-434-5726 or email us. We will gladly provide more details about the curriculum connections of each field trip and guidelines to help your class get the most from each education program.
If you'd like to come and see the Children's Museum for yourself before you bring your class, please let us know and we'll arrange for a free visit and tour.
If you'd like to be kept informed about special performances, new or complimentary programs, please email us with the subject line "Education Programs" and we'll keep you up-to-date.
If you have participated in one of our education programs before, please take a second to fill out this brief feedback survey and let us know how we did!
Our on-site education programs are generously supported by:
