Museum Programs

We are pleased to offer a variety of curriculum based programs for schools.  All programs can be tailored to the unique needs of the class.

The following programs are offered at the Scugog Shores Museum Village:

Settlin' In Program - Grade 3

Set your sights on the Museum and explore the joys and hardships of life for the early settlers.  Through participation and interaction students will explore how the early settlers carved out an existence for themselves in the New World wilderness by clearing land, constructing homes and building villages.  Students will investigate the origins and contributions of the early settlers and discover the relationship they had with their First Nations neighbours.

Full Circle Program - Grade 5

As a result of our partnership with the Mississaugas of Scugog Island, students will have the unique opportunity to explore moth modern and traditional First Nation culture in our Ojibway Heritage Interpretive Lands.  Students will listen to traditional stories in the wigwam, examine the Museum's collection of First Nation artifacts including a birch-bark canoe and witness a traditional fire-starting demonstration.  An interactive trading game will highlight the relationship between the Ojibway and early settlers.

Christmases Past - Grade 2

Visit the Museum Village all decorated for the holidays and experience the significance of this festive time of year for the early settlers.  Learn where many Christmas traditions first originated and what they meant to those who started them long ago.  Come and celebrate with us with food, crafts, and games.

Highlights of Scugog Shores Museum Village Programs

• Exclusive use of the Museum Village for the duration of your program
• Teachers and parent volunteers are admitted free of charge
• Start and finish times of all programs can be altered to suit bus schedules
• Individual class needs can be accommodated

The following programs will be offered at the Scugog Shores Heritage Centre & Archives:

Egypt: Gift of the Nile 

We are pleased to announce that the exhibit Egypt: Gift of the Nile, created by the Royal Ontario Museum, will be on display at the Heritage Centre & Archives from March 7 - May 18, 2018.  Please contact us for information regarding curriculum based programming for your class.

Highlights of Scugog Shores Heritage Centre Programs

• Fully wheelchair accessible
• Open throughout the school year
• Save the bus, walk to us
• Flexible programming means we can try and accommodate any curriculum needs
• Program can be combined with skating in the Arena

General Program Information

Full-Day (4 hrs.) ..... $8.00/student

Half-Day (2 hrs.) ..... $5.00/student

A minimum payment of $80.00 (1/2 day) or $160.00 (full-day) per group is required. 

Outreach Programming

Please enquire about our program staff bringing history directly to your classroom.