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Education Programs at Joseph Schneider Haus 2010-2011
To make a class booking please contact the Museum at 519-742-7752 or
Mary Margaret Smith, Education Co-ordinator at 519-575-4491 ext. 3247
To view all the programs offered for the 2010-2011 school year please click on the pdf below.
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The staff of the Joseph Schneider Haus have been delivering educational excellence for twenty-five years. Our distinctive curriculum based programs and innovative short-term educational experiences have enthused and enlightened students and teachers alike since the Museum opened in 1981.
Core Programs emphasize hands-on learning opportunities in the Historic Haus and outbuildings or in the recreated historic garden.
Short-term Programs run concurrently with our Core Programs by making use of the Joseph Schneider Haus galleries and classroom. These programs are designed to complement special events and festivals taking place within the Waterloo Region as well as changing exhibits on display in our galleries.
Short-Term Programs
Form Meets Function in Traditional Basketry
Opening in June, this fascinating exhibition forms an excellent counterpart to Wendy's new age baskets. Highlighting the utilitarian baskets of the indigenous peoples, the Pennsylvania Germans and other cultures that made Ontario their home, this show will also examine the properties of natural materials they used such as willow, ash, oak and rye.
Drawing from the rich resources of these two exhibits, Joseph Schneider Haus will offer a special two hour programme for grades 3/4 classes from September through mid November. A Tisket a Tasket......features a basket-making activity and compliments mathematics, visual arts, language and social studies curricula. Spaces are limited so please book early.
Christmas at Schneider Haus
The Schneiders and their Mennonite neighbours did not celebrate Christmas nor did they decorate trees or hang up stockings. So visitors look forward each year to the festive gallery exhibits the Museum presents that tell the stories of the countless traditions we observe today. School classes are invited to participate in a special seasonal education programme with plenty of fun and hands-on learning for Primary Grades. Teachers! Book early for this popular 1 1/2 hour programme. Offered December 1 to December 17, 2010)
Feathered Friends - Junior & Senior Kindergarten
During this active programme, students visit our baby chicks and learn how to care for them, play bird games, examine the eggs of farmyard birds, try an "eggs" periment and enjoy a participatory story.
Duration: 1 hour
Available in the Spring. Please contact the Museum at 519-742-7752 for available dates.
Quilts Across the Curriculum - Primary
May is quilt Month! Bring your class for a special programme set amidst the quilts in the Historic Haus. Students will enjoy a quilt story, participate in a quilting bee, solve quilt puzzles and much more!
Duration: 1.5 hours
Available in the Spring. Please contact the Museum at 519-742-7752 for available dates.
 Primary & Junior Programs
“S” is for Schneider Haus - Preschool/J.K.
Curriculum link: Language
Kinderreim - Kindergarten
Curricula links: Mathematics, Language, the Arts
The Schneider Family - Grade 1
Curricula links: Social Studies, Science & Technology
Busy as “Bees” - Grade 2
Curriculum link: Social Studies
It's Easy Being Green - Grade 2
Curriculum link: Science & Technology, Heritage & Citizenship
Pioneer “Past” Times- Grade 3
Curriculum link: Social Studies
Bulb to Blossom - Grade 3
Curriculum link: Science & Technology
Growing Green - Grade 4
Curriculum link: Life Systems, Habitats and Communities.
Bread Matters!- Grade 5 Curriculum link: Science & Technology
Sugar & Spice: Mint & Molasses - Grade 6 Curriculum link: Social Studies, Mathematics, Language
The Schneiders as New Canadians - ESL/Adult Curricula links: English as A Second Language
Special Class Programs
Anyone can consider working with the Education Co-ordinator to custom-design programs and resources for a group visit to Joseph Schneider Haus. Special learning opportunities can be designed to address a special event or unit of study not covered by our core subjects. Our programs can be adjusted to suit specific physical or learning needs of your class. Please call in advance to arrange a visit.
Contact: Mary Margaret Smith
Education Co-ordinator
519-742-7752
519-575-4491 Ext. 3247
MSmith@regionofwaterloo.on.ca |
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