The Scugog Shores Heritage Centre and Archives consists of 1500 square feet of exhibit space including "Scugog's First Peoples: A Living History" and a rotating schedule of temporary exhibits. Exhibits will be complemented by curriculum-based programs. Please see below for current programs.
Scugog's First Peoples: A Living History
This new permanent interactive exhibit has been designed to complement the Ontario Social Science Curriculum through fun and stimulating activities. The exhibit contains sensory stations which create an engaging learning environment for students. The audio story station allows students to listen to biographies, quotes and life experiences from First Nations peoples. Students are encouraged to touch and experience the feel of furs, baskets and stone tools. A smell centre reproduces the scents of the four plants sacred to the Ojibway. An array of pictures, maps and text panels teach students about the history of the First Nations peoples and their interaction with European explorers.
November 08, 2011 - February 26, 2012
Places of Power, Objects of Veneration and Tunit: The Palaeo-Eskimos Exhibit
"Tunit: The Palaeo-Eskimos" and the complementary photography exhibit, "Places of Power, Objects of Veneration" are travelling exhibits from the Canadian Museum of Civilization which highlight life and culture among the sacred landscapes of the Arctic. This educational program introduces children to the history of the Palaeo-Eskimo people who lived in the Great Canadian North approximately 3,000 years ago, and enables children to acquire in-depth knowledge of the Tunit world through activity and play.
Program Objectives
Cognitive
- To explore the way the Tunit lived
- To understand that the Tunit lived in what is now Inuit territory
- To locate the Tunit in time and geographically
- To become familiar with the archaeology profession by playing the part of a detective
- To become aware of the varied resources required for their survival
- To see and understand the significance of the material heritage of the Tunit
- To expand the children's vocabulary
Behavioural
- To foster openness to other cultures
- To create more awareness in the children of their own cultural traditions
Emotional
- To capture children's attention by demonstrating the precariousness of the Tunit way of life
Program Outline
1) Introductory video and tour of the exhibit
2 Hands-on activity "Discovering an Artifact"
3) Make a clay amulet
Program Costs
The price of school groups is $4.75 per student for a half day which includes a guided tour and craft activity. A full-day program for $7.75 per student, which includes ice skating time or a gym activity, is also available.
NEW JANUARY 2012: The Museum will now offer a special discounted price to all local schools. $3.00/half-day, $6.00/full day!
Scugog Shores Heritage Centre & Archives
1655 Reach Street, Port Perry, Ontario L9L 1P2 * we are located inside the Scugog Arena
(905) 985-8698 x 103 • Fax: (905) 985-2697
