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We have created school programs that are geared towards the curriculum required for each grade.
Our grade 1-3 program "Looking Back - Camrose in the Past"
Curriculum Fit - Social Studies
Social Studies 1.2 Moving Forward with the Past: My Family, My History and My Community
Social Studies 2.1 Canada's Dynamic Communities
Social Studies 2.2 A Community in the Past
Social Studies 3.S.2 Develop Skills of Historical Thinking
This program is full of hands-on activities, stories and photographs of life in Camrose pre-1910. Join interpreters in old-fashioned laundry washing, ride on an antique vehicle, historic baking of cookies, scavenger hunt, and puppet making with show.
Program duration: 2 hours with 30 minutes for lunch (if lunch requested)
Time of Year: May and June
Our grade 4-6 program "Alberta and Aboriginal Peoples"
Curriculum Fit - Social Studies / Science
Social Studies General Outcomes 4.1 - Alberta: A Sense of the Land
Social Studies General Outcomes 4.2 - The Stories, Histories and Peoples of Alberta
Social Studies General Outcomes 4.3 - Alberta: Celebrations and Challenges
Social Studies General Outcomes 5.2 - Histories and Stories of Ways of Life in Canada
Science Topic 6D - Evidence and Investigation
This program is full of hands-on activities with artifacts relating to Aboriginals and the Fur Trade, stories of life before and during European contact, and historical Aboriginal games.
Program duration: 4 hours with 30 minutes for lunch
Time of Year: May and June
Our grade 7-9 program "Aboriginal Peoples: pre-contact to present day"
Curriculum Fit - Social Studies / Language Arts
Social Studies General Outcome 7.1 - Towards Confederation
Social Studies General Outcome 7.2 - Following Confederation: Canadian Expansions
Language Arts General Outcome 2 (gr 7) - Comprehend and Respond Critically; General Outcome 4 - Clarity and Artistry of Communication; General Outcome 5 - Respect and Collaborate
Social Studies Topic 9C - Canada: Responding to Change
This program is full of hands-on discussion on traditions, values and beliefs from pre-contact to present day, discussions regarding treaties, policies, the Indian Act, the impact on Aboriginals as well as contemporary issues.
Program duration: 4 hours with 30 minutes for lunch
Time of Year: May and June
Our grade 10-12 program "Aboriginal Peoples from European contact to today"
Curriculum Fit - Social Studies
Social Studies 10.1 - Perspectives on Globalization;
10.2 - Living in a Globalizing World;
20B - Interdependence in the Global Environment, Topic
30A - Political and Economic Systems
This program is full of hands-on discussions regarding treaties, policies, the Indian Act, the impact on Aboriginals as well as contemporary issues.
Program duration: 4 hours with 30 minutes for lunch
Time of Year: May and June
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Your reservation must be made at least one week in advance. Booking and information: Telephone: 780-672-3298, Email: .
The fee per student is $4.00. Lunch fees are $5.00 per student.
We require: Pre-school and Kindergarten – 1 adult for every 4 students + teacher(s); Grades 1,2,3 – 1 adult for every 5 students + teachers(s); Grades 4,5,6 – 1 adult for every 8 students + teacher(s); Grades 7-12 – 1 adult for every 10 students + teacher(s)
Program fees must be paid upon arrival. The Museum accepts: cash or cheques (payable to Camrose & District Museum Society). Schools will not be invoiced.
Please plan to arrive 10 minutes before your program begins. Also allow 10-15 minutes at the end of the program in order to organize your class before departure.
NAME TAGS. Interpreters enjoy being able to address students by name.
Please notify the Museum Office: Telephone (780) 672-3298, Email: .
4522-53 Street Camrose, Alberta (across from St. Mary’s hospital)
Bus parking is available on the grassy area on the north side of the Museum office.