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Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum
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Education ProgramsCurrent Programs
Through curriculum-based materials, the Billy Bishop Home and Museum School Program will assist schools in a concrete, practical context through a museum experience, and learning activities, to develop students’ skills, strategies, and habits of mind required for effective inquiry and communication. Students will utilize oral and written language, math and artistic mediums as they study:
Other skills and Ontario Curriculim strands that our programs build on:
How can we help?We look forward to working with you, the educators. If it isn't on the menu, our Owen Sound Museums' Heritage Interpreter is happy to work with you to adapt our working artifacts, exhibits, materials, and modules seamlessly into your classroom. All of our in-house programs can be made into in-class programs. We encourage you to consider us for curriculum needs. Program FeesIN-HOUSE: $3 per student, with a minimum fee of $30. If your class visits both Museums in the same day, the cost is $5 per student. If you wish to include a craft/project, the cost is an additional $1 per student per craft/project. 1 teacher/adult is admitted free for every 6 students IN-CLASS: $125 per presentation. Contact / Booking / PaymentPlease call us at 519-371-0031 with your questions and to book a tour (Word Document). You can also email our Community Outreach Co-ordinator at museumsprograms@owensound.ca. Cancellation PolicyPlease Note: We ask that a non-refundable deposit of $25 be paid upon booking with full payment idue no less than 2 weeks before the event. If a class cancels up to 2 weeks before the event and has already paid, all but $25 will be refunded. This cancellation policy applies to both the in-classroom programs and the programs in the museum, as well as tours and non-education program bookings. Download
Make it an all day Educational Experience!Why not consider a day outing and visit the Marine & Rail Museum as well or the nearby Tom Thomson Art Gallery. This would be a cost saving idea for schools outside our local area who are travelling by bus. |
Touring our museum is an educational experience for people of any age. Billy Bishop is recognized as a war hero locally, nationally and internationally. His life prior, during and after his military service is experienced as visitor’s tour his childhood home. Visitors will be made aware of the courage and sacrifices made by Bishop and other local and national men and women who served in the wars. The museum experience will help participants realize the continued freedom and democracy we enjoy today is because of these veterans’ contributions.