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School Programs Programmes Scolaires 2 0 1 9 –2 0 P R O G R A M G U I D E F O R G R A D E S K–1 2
JUST WHEN THE CATERPILL AR THOUGHT ITS LIFE WAS OVER,
IT BECAME A BUTTERFLY
FortWhyte Alive is about to enter into a very exciting But don’t fear, our high quality school programs will
time. The Interpretive Centre that everyone has grown continue to run throughout the school year. And to
up with since 1982, is about to experience a complete accommodate construction, we have some new and
transformation. A metamorphosis one might say. innovative off-site programs that we will be offering. Or
if you are looking for a customized experience, we can
We want to walk the walk, not just talk the talk when provide that as well.
it comes to sustainability. The plans for the Interpretive
Centre include a deep energy retrofit, which will So, stay tuned to our website as we will be updating the
put FWA at the Green Globes Standard for energy progress as it moves along.
efficiency. And while there will be bumps along the
way as we go through this experience, we’re excited that _
the end result will be a sustainable education exhibit Jody Watson
unto itself. Director of Education
SPECIAL THANKS!
UN GRAND MERCI!
We are ever grateful to those contributors
that make our environmental, social
science and outdoor adventure programs
a continued success. Thank you to the
following for 2019-2020:
B U S I N E S S & F O U N D AT I O N PA R T N E R S :
Paul Albrechtsen Foundation, Manitoba Hydro,
Stantec, CN Rail, Cargill Limited / Cargill,
Incorporated, Lafarge-Holcim, TELUS Manitoba
Community Board
G O V E R N M E N T PA R T N E R S :
City of Winnipeg Water and Waste Department,
Manitoba Education and Training, Bureau de l’édu-
cation française, Manitoba Indigenous and Munici-
pal Relations, Manitoba Sustainable Development
HOW TO BOOK 4
S U M M A R Y O F R E N TA L S 6
GUIDED PROGRAMS PROGRAMMES GUIDÉES
K, 1, 2 & 3 6 - 7
4, 5 & 6 8
4, 5, 6, 7 & 8 9
4, 5, 6, 7, 8 , 9, 10 , 11 & 12 10 - 11
T E A C H E R P R O F E S S I O N A L D E V E L O P M E N T 11
W I N T E R F U N D AY S 12
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS 13 - 14
WAT E R-B A S E D P R O G R A M S 15
SELF-GUIDED PROGRAMS 16 - 17
C O N TA C T F O R T W H Y T E A L I V E : P R O G R A M M E S A U T O -I N T E R P R É T É S 17
Email: schools@fortwhyte.org
T E A C H I N G S U S TA I N A B I L I T Y 18
Phone: (204) 989-8355 x 206
Fax: (204) 895-4700 O F F -S I T E P R O G R A M S 19
fortwhyte.org/schoolprograms VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES 20
HOW TO BOOK Simply visit us at fortwhyte.org and use our online booking system. FortWhyte Alive program bookings are made on a first-come, first-served basis. Programs CANNOT be booked over the phone. Your request will be reviewed upon submission of your completed online booking form. Consider your booking complete upon receiving your electronic confirmation document. PLEASE NOTE In order for us to best serve your group, please make us aware of any special details such as time constraints or students with additional support needs, prior to arriving for your field trip. Please bring a printed copy of your confirmation document with you on your trip. This document with barcode will help us to expedite your check in. C A N C E L L AT I O N P O L I C Y We DO NOT cancel programs. We do have some alternate indoor activities to minimize outdoor time in the event of extreme weather conditions. Groups cancelling at least 14 days in advance will not be charged. All groups failing to show or cancelling within 14 days will be charged 50% of the total fee. PAY M E N T Payment for your program can be made upon arrival to FortWhyte Alive. Cash, cheques, P.O., and credit cards are all accepted methods. Invoicing is an option, and subject to a $10 processing fee. Winter bookings will be processed after October 14, 2019, and spring bookings after January 6, 2020. 4
GUIDED PROGRAMS PROGRAMMES GUIDÉES
LITTLE EXTRAS Kindergarten & Grade 1
Enhance your field trip. FortWhyte Alive has FA L L : G E T T I N G R E A D Y F O R W I N T E R
a variety of rentals available for your next
class visit! You may be wearing a warmer jacket now that winter is on the way
– what would you do if you were a squirrel, a turtle, or a Canada
goose? Discover the amazing ways that animals and plants keep
GAS BARBECUE $ 28 / H A L F D AY
warm throughout Manitoba's long, frozen season.
SNOWSHOE $ 3 / PA I R Dates: September 16 – November 1
Fee: $5.75/student (minimum program fee $86.25)
F I R E P I T R E N TA L $ 17 Group Size: 15 – 60 students
Length: 1.5 hours
LUNCH FOR YOUR BUNCH FROM SLO: K-1-02, 03, 06 / 1-1-06, 07, 14 / 1-4-09, 10, 16
T H E B U F FA L O S T O N E C A F É * $ 1 1+
S P R I N G : N AT U R E A L I V E
*Price per person. Taxes and gratuities extra.
Longer days mean livelier nature! The sounds and smells of spring
are all around us, if we know how to find them. Search for the signs
of the season by watching the leaves come out, spotting birds' nests,
and catching critters in a dipnet in the swamp.
Dates: May 4 – June 26
Fee: $5.75/student (minimum program fee $86.25)
Group Size: 15 – 60 students
Length: 1.5 hours
SLO: K-1-02, 03, 07 / 1-1-07, 10, 14 / 1-4-09, 16
Maternelle et 1ère année
A U T O M N E : O N S E P R É PA R E P O U R L’ H I V E R
Portez-vous un manteau plus chaud avec l'approche de l'hiver? Que
feriez-vous si vous étiez un écureuil, une tortue ou une bernache
du Canada? Vous allez découvrir les méthodes formidables par
lesquelles les animaux et les plantes se gardent au chaud pendant la
longue saison froide au Manitoba.
Dates: 16 septembre au 1 novembre
Frais: 5,75 $/élève (frais minimum 86,25 $)
Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves
Durée: 1.5 heures
RAS: M-1-02, 03, 06 / 1-1-06, 07, 14 / 1-4-04, 10, 16
P R I N T E M P S : R É V E I L D E L A N AT U R E
Le printemps et les plus longues jours nous amènent l’éveil de la
nature! Les sons et les aromes du printemps nous entourent, si l'on
connaît comment les chercher! Venez découvrir les richesses de la
nature, en observant les feuilles, les nids d'oiseaux, et en attrapant
des animaux aquatiques dans le marécage.
Dates: 4 mai au 26 juin
Frais: 5,75 $/élève (frais minimum 86,25 $)
Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves
Durée: 1.5 heures
RAS: M-1-02, 03, 07 / 1-1-07, 10, 14 / 1-4-09, 16
6 GUIDED PROGRAMS PROGRAMMES GUIDÉES
Grades 2 & 3 2e et 3 année
FA L L : L I F E I N A G R A S S L A N D AUTOMNE: L A VIE DANS LES PL AINES
North America's prairies teem with life – come discover their La vie fourmille dans les prairies de l'Amérique du Nord. Venez
wonders, from bison to butterflies to boulders. Get to the root of the découvrir ses merveilles, des bison jusqu’aux papillons. Créez un profil
natural world by building a soil profile, and find out what insects de la terre, identifiez quels insectes vivent dans les herbes hautes et
live in the long grasses that cover the ground and collect some wild recueillez des graines sauvages pour les faire pousser à votre école.
seeds to grow back at school. Dates: 16 septembre au 29 novembre
Dates: September 16 – November 29 Frais: 6 $/élève (frais minimum 90 $)
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90) Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves
Group Size: 15 – 60 students Durée: 2 heures
Length: 2 hours RAS: 2-1-12, 16 / 3-1-03, 08, 13 / 3-4-02, 09, 12
SLO: 2-1-09, 10, 12, 16 / 3-1-03, 08, 13 / 3-4-02, 09, 12
AUTOMNE/PRINTEMPS:
D E L A T E R R E À L A TA B L E – V I S I T E À L A F E R M E
FA L L / S P R I N G : F R O M FA R M T O F O R K
Votre nourriture préférée a sa propre histoire! Peut-être qu'elle vient de
Your favourite foods have stories to tell. Some have travelled from votre jardin, ou peut-être qu'elle a beaucoup voyagé avant d'arriver sur
far away to reach your plate, while others may have grown up in votre assiette. Les fruits et les légumes ont besoin d'un sol riche pour
your own garden. Growing more fruits and vegetables close to avoir un bon goût et pour bien à pousser. Creusez pour apercevoir des
home is good for you and for the health of our planet, too! Visiting vers de terre, et prenez une promenade dans un jardin, pour voir sous
the greenhouse, digging for earthworms and mixing up soil on a un nouveau jour la nourriture que vous mangez quotidiennement. Vous
working farm will give you a fresh look where food comes from. apprendrez à quel point vos choix ont un impact sur la santé de notre
planète.
Dates: September 16 – October 18, May 4 – June 26
(Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays only) Dates: 16 septembre au 18 octobre, 4 mai au 26 juin
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90) (Ce program est seulement disponible lundi, mercredi et vendredi.)
Group Size: 15 – 45 students Frais: 6 $/élève (frais minimum 90 $)
Length: 2 hours PR OGR AM SPONSOR: Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves P ROGRA M S P ON S OR:
SLO: 2-1-04, 07 / 3-1-01, 02 / 2-KE-036 / Durée: 2 heures
3-KG-031 RAS: 2-1-04, 07 / 3-1-01, 02 /
3-4-01, 02, 08, 09, 10 / 2-KE-036 / 3-KG-031
S P R I N G : C AT TA I L S A N D C O O T S PRINTEMPS: CANARDS ET QUENOUILLES
Wetlands come to life as you discover the plants that make them, La vie des milieux humides se révèle lorsque vous découvrez les
and the animals that call them home. Find out which creatures begin plantes et les animaux qui y habitent. Vous apprendrez quelles espèces
their lives in the water and what changes they go through as they passent le début de leur vie dans un marécage, quels changements
grow up. Learn how wetlands clean our water, and take a closer look elles subissent, et comment fonctionne la métamorphose! Regardez les
at some underwater critters by catching them in a dipnet. animaux invertébrés de près en les attrapant dans un filet, et explorez
l'importance environnementale des milieux humides.
Dates: May 4 – June 26
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90) Dates: 4 mai au 26 juin
Group Size: 15 – 60 students Frais: 6 $/élève (frais minimum 90 $)
Length: 2 hours Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves
SLO: 2-1-08, 09, 14, 15 / 3-1-07, 13, 14 Durée: 2 heures
RAS: 2-1-08, 14, 15 / 3-1-07, 13, 14
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Grade 4 4e année
FA L L / S P R I N G : A D A P T O R D I E A U T O M N E / P R I N T E M P S : L’ A D A P TAT I O N AVA N T T O U T
Nature can seem wonderful, surprising, and strange, thanks to the La nature peut être formidable, surprenante, et étrange, grâce
amazing ways that living things are able to survive. Learn how aux adaptations incroyables développées par les différentes
the plants and animals around us use physical and behavioural espèces pour survivre! Vous apprendrez comment les espèces
adaptations to find food, shelter, water, air and space, and how you réagissent à leurs environs grâce à leurs adaptations physiques et
can help provide habitat for critters of all kinds. comportementales . Réfléchissez aux adaptations que vous voyez
Dates: September 16 – November 1, May 4 – June 26 dans votre propre environnement et considérez votre rôle dans ce
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90) monde divers.
Group Size: 15 – 60 students Dates: 16 septembre au 1 novembre, 4 mai au 26 juin
Length: 2 hours Frais: 6 $/élève (frais minimum 90 $)
SLO: 4-1-01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 09, 15 Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves
Durée: 2 heures
RAS: 4-1-01, 02, 03, 04, 07, 09, 15
Grade 5 5e année
FA L L / S P R I N G : W E AT H E R I N G T H E C L I M AT E AUTOMNE/PRINTEMPS:
R É C H A P P E Z A U X C H A N G E M E N T S C L I M AT I Q U E S
Whether the weather is cloudy or clear, it's something we all have
to face! Learn the difference between weather and climate, and Malgré le temps, il faut toujours lui faire face! Vous apprendrez
use weather instruments to make a meteorological forecast, as you la différence entre la météo et le climat et comment utilisez
discover how weather and climate both affect our environment. des instruments professionnels pour faire des prédictions
météorologiques. Venez découvrir comment la météo et le climat
Dates: September 16 – November 1, May 4 – June 26
affectent la nature à FortWhyte Alive. Appliquez ces connaissances
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90)
dans votre propre vie pour vous préparer pour une tempête!
Group Size: 15 – 60 students
Length: 2 hours Dates: 16 septembre au 1 novembre, 4 mai au 26 juin
SLO: 5-4-01, 02, 06, 07, 09, 13, 14 16, 18 PR OGR AM SPONSOR:
Frais: 6 $/élève (frais minimum 90 $) P ROGRA M S P ON S OR:
Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves
Durée: 2 heures
RAS: 5-4-01, 02, 06, 07, 09, 13, 14 16, 18
Grades 4 & 5 Grade 6
WINTER: DUE NORTH – THE CHANGING ARCTIC SPRING: A WORLD OF DIFFERENCE
Journey northward by snowshoe to a world of wonder and change. All living things have something in common, but the way they
At our onsite Field Station, you will have the chance to think like look, grow, and live can be wildly different! Explore the variety of
Arctic scientists, discovering the effects of climate change on life in the forests, wetlands, and grasslands of FortWhyte, using
snow, the Arctic food chain, and Inuit communities with traditional classification keys, nets and your own eyes and ears. Learn why
knowledge of the land and ice. Get connected with ways to slow the biodiversity is important and ways to help protect it.
change by reducing pollution closer to home. Dates: May 4 – June 26
Dates: January 13 – March 17 (Monday – Wednesday only) Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90)
Fee: $9.50/student (minimum program fee $142.50) Group Size: 15 – 60 students
Group Size: 15 – 45 students Length: 2 hours
Length: 4.5 hours SLO: 6-1-03, 06, 08, 09, 11, 12
SLO: 4-1-01, 04, 07, 09, 10, 11, 14, 15 / 4-2-01, 07 / 4-KI-013, 4-KH-
034, 036, 038 / 5-2-08 / 5-4-01, 06, 16, 17, 18 / 5-KI-006
8 GUIDED PROGRAMS PROGRAMMES GUIDÉES
Grades 4, 5 & 6 4e, 5e et 6e
FA L L / S P R I N G : P E O P L E O F T H E P R A I R I E S AUTOMNE/PRINTEMPS: PEUPLES DES PRAIRIES
Follow in thousands of years of footsteps, hearing the stories of the Venez découvrir l'histoire des Premières nations des plaines, des
Plains First Nations, the pioneers, and the Métis. Step inside a tipi pionniers et des Métis. Vous aurez la chance d’entrer dans un tipi et
and a sod house, discover useful wild plants, and re-create the early une hutte de terre, d’observer notre troupeau de bisons et de recréer
bison hunt by throwing an atlatl. See how our own lives connect with l'ancienne chasse aux bisons en lançant un atlatl. Vous apprendrez
the past, and how life on the Prairies has changed over time. au sujet de la connexion entre les habitants, et à quel point nos
propres vies sont liées à celles du passé.
Dates: September 16 – November 29, May 4 – June 26
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90) Dates: 16 september au 29 novembre, 4 mai au 26 juin
Group Size: 15 – 60 students Frais: 6 $/élève (frais minimum 90 $)
Length: 2 hours Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 40 élèves
SLO: 4-KI-010, 011, 4-KL-026, 4-KH-035 / 4-1-14 / 5-KL-017; Durée: 2 heures
5-KE-050, 051 / 6-KI-011 RAS: 4-KI-010, 011, 4-KL-026, 4-KH-035 / 4-1-14 / 5-KL-017;
5-KE-050, 051 / 6-KI-011
Grades 5, 6, 7 & 8 Grade 7
S P R I N G : L E V O YA G E U R S P R I N G : E V E R- C H A N G I N G E C O L O G Y
"Welcome to the Northwest Company! Hard work, low pay, bad food, Nature's only constant is change. Discover how fire can plant new
and thrilling adventure await you!" Embark on a perilous career as trees, and what impact a single species can have when it disappears,
a voyageur in the year 1800. The Fur Trade shaped our history, and or invades new territory. Explore the role of humans in FortWhyte’s
as you paddle your trade goods across the lake, you will have the ecosystem by identifying plants, tracks, and soil, and finding out
chance to play a part in this rich chapter. how we can have affected nature’s balance over time.
Dates: May 4 – June 26 Dates: May 4 – June 26
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $97.50) Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90)
Group Size: 15 – 28 students Group Size: 15 – 60 students
PROGRA M S P ON S OR:
Length: 2 hours Length: 2 hours
SLO: 4-KI-010, 011, 012; 4-KH-033, 034 / 5-KI-009; 5-KL-021; SLO: 7-1-01, 02, 03, 04, 05, 06, 12
FO RTW H YT E A L I V E S C H O O L P R O G R AMS G U I D E 2 0 1 6-1 7
5-KH-030, 036; 5-KE-051 / 6-VI-007A, 007F / 7-KL-028, 029 /
8-KI-021, 8-KG-044
Grades 6 & 7
FA L L : D Y N A M I C D I V E R S I T Y
Even in the smallest natural area, an incredible diversity of living
and non-living things are constantly interacting. Take a closer look
by completing an investigation of FortWhyte’s plants, animals, and
soil. Learn about the importance of fire in maintaining diversity in
the boreal forest, and how diversity keeps ecosystems strong.
Dates: September 16 – November 1
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90)
Group Size: 15 – 60 students
Length: 2 hours
SLO: 6-1-01, 04, 08, 09 / 7-1-01, 02, 03, 05, 12
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WATER-THEMED TEACHING RESOURCES Grade 8
Contact slowtheflow@fortwhyte.org, and visit
SPRING: BLUE PL ANET
us online at fortwhyte.org/slowtheflow.
Who needs water? Everyone! Find out how this unique substance
shapes our world and keeps us alive. Learn about the pollutants that
SLOW THE FLOW E C O L’ E A U
water can pick up on its travels through a watershed, and use different
This free local resource offers a series of technologies to filter and purify swamp water. As you come to
lesson plans about water conservation, appreciate the role that water plays in everyday life, ask the question:
drinking water sources, water pollution, How can you protect the world's water sources for the future?
and Winnipeg’s water history. Order Dates: May 4 – June 26 P ROGRA M
yours today. Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90) S P ON S OR:
Disponible en français. Group size: 15 – 60 students
Length: 2 hours
SLO: 7-2-18, 23, 7-4-04 / 8-4-01, 02, 06, 07, 14, 15, 17
THE LEAK DETECTOR CHALLENGE!
LE DÉFI DE DÉTECTION DE FUITES!
Detect water leaks and improve water
conservation at your school with the Leak
THE Grades 8 & 9
Detector Challenge. Submit your findings
CHALLENGE! FA L L : WAT E R WAT C H E R S
and receive great student rewards including
home water conservation and FortWhyte LE Enjoy this unique opportunity to 'take the pulse' of water quality in
admission passes. Available for Winnipeg FortWhyte’s watershed. Using scientific equipment, measure water’s
schools only. DE FUITES! transparency and chemistry, and collect invertebrates to discover
Disponible en français. what they have to tell us about the water bodies around us. How can
you help to protect wetlands, rivers and lakes, so all can enjoy good
FALL: September 15 – November 15
water quality into the future?
SPRING: February 15 – April 15
Dates: September 16 – November 1 P ROGRA M
S P ON S OR:
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $60)
Group size: 10 – 30 students
S C H O O L P R E S E N TAT I O N S Length: 2 hours
SLO: 8-4-01, 02, 11, 17, 18 / S1-2-10, 13
Book a FortWhyte Alive educator to talk with your students
about water’s importance for humans and habitats, water
conservation, and Winnipeg’s drinking water. Available for
Winnipeg schools only.
Grades 4 – 12
P R O G R A M S P O NS O R :
FA L L / S P R I N G : P R E D AT O R & P R E Y
Go wild and play the game of survival! Put yourself in the place of an
WATER-THEMED TEACHING RESOURCES animal, escaping predators, hunting prey, and seeking the essentials
Learn more at fortwhyte.org/yellowfishroad, of food, water, shelter, air, and space. Dodge environmental hazards,
or contact the Winnipeg Coordinator at and hide from the human, as you run through the woods. It’ll get you
thinking about the difficulties that species face, and the importance
winnipegyfr@tucanada.org
of protecting habitats.
Yellow Fish Road is a fun and interactive
Dates: September 16 – November 29, May 4 – June 26
national water pollution prevention program
Fee: $6/student (minimum program fee $90)
brought to Winnipeg by Trout Unlimited
Group size: 15 – 60 students
Canada. The program engages youth in
Length: 2 hours
understanding water and the impacts of water
SLO: 4-1-01, 03, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 / 7-1-05, 06, 09, 10, 11 /
pollution, and motivates them into taking
S2-1-03, 04, 05, 07, 10 / B12-3-04, 05, B12-5-01, 02
action through painting Yellow Fish beside
storm drains to remind their community that
‘Only Rain goes down the Drain.’
10 GUIDED PROGRAMS PROGRAMMES GUIDÉES4e – 12e TEACHER PROFESSIONAL
DEVELOPMENT
A U T O M N E / P R I N T E M P S : P R É D AT E U R E T P R O I E
O U T D O O R E D U C AT O R
Jouez au jeu de la survie! Mettez-vous dans la peau d'un animal
sauvage. Échappez-vous des prédateurs, chassez votre proie et Do you want a school culture valuing high-
cherchez pour de la nourriture, de l'eau, un abri, de l’air et de
l'espace. Évitez les dangers environnementaux et cachez-vous des
quality outdoor learning? This professional
humains dans les bois. C'est une façon amusante et active d'illustrer development plan will help!
les difficultés naturelles que font face les différentes espèces dans la
Outdoor Educator: Get Out And Teach builds confidence in
nature, ainsi que l'importance de protéger leurs habitats.
educators in taking their lessons outside through dynamic
Dates: 16 septembre au 29 novembre, 4 mai au 26 juin presentation and hands-on examples, teaching ideas and plans,
Frais: 6 $/élève (frais minimum 90 $) and sharing local ecological knowledge. FortWhyte offers
Nombre d’élèves: 15 à 60 élèves à ongoing support before and after the workshop, too!
Durée: 2 heures
RAS: 4-1-01, 03, 09, 10, 11, 13, 14, 15 / 7-1-05, 06, 09, 10, 11 / If a full PD day isn’t your style, FortWhyte offers consultation
S2-1-03, 04, 05, 07, 10 / B12-3-04, 05, B12-5-01, 02 services that will help you craft the best outdoor learning
opportunities for students (and staff) at your school and
around your community.
90 min session: $175
Grades 5 – 12 Half day session: $200
Full day session: $300
FA L L / S P R I N G : B L A Z I N G Y O U R T R A I L Consultation service fees vary depending on request.
Contact education@fortwhyte.org for more information.
Hit the trails to gain some navigation skills to find your way through
FortWhyte. Locate good landmarks, use a GPS to find geocaches,
and use an orienteering map and compass. You’re ready to go places!
Dates: September 16 – November 29, May 4 – June 26 N AT U R E S C A P E F O R E D U C AT O R S
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $97.50)
Naturescape For Educators combines lesson plans and practical
Group size: 15 – 60 students PROG RAM
information for greening your schoolyard, in ways big or small.
Length: 2 hours SPONSOR:
We can help with project ideas and resources, schoolyard visits
SLO: 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-S-100, 200, 203, 206, 207A,
and local expertise.
208 / 9-, S2-S-100, -200, -202, -204
Contact education@fortwhyte.org for more information.
FA L L / S P R I N G : W I L D E R N E S S S U R V I VA L
FIELD TRIP ENHANCEMENT KITS
Are you prepared for being lost in the woods? This introductory
A FortWhyte field trip does not stand alone —
program will teach teamwork, knowledge and basic skills around
wilderness survival. Students will decide on necessary equipment it is enhanced by your hard work in the
in a survival kit, try a variety of methods to start a fire, construct an classroom both before and after the trip.
emergency shelter, find direction without a compass, and identify
some local wild foods. Our Field Trip Enhancement Kits are full of fresh teaching
ideas to help students get the most out of their FortWhyte
Dates: September 16 – November 29, May 4 – June 26 experience. Each program’s specific resource includes book
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $97.50) lists related to program content, links to helpful websites,
Group size: 15 – 60 students and many lesson ideas with outdoor teaching and
Length: 2 hours Indigenous connections.
SLO: 5-, 6-, 7-, 8-S-100, 103, 104, 203, 207A, 208, 301, 303 / 9-, S2-S-
100, 202, 303 / 5-2-11, 7-2-08, 8-4-15, S2-2-05 / A.1.6, K.3.[5-9].A.2, Find Field Trip Enhancement resources online,
K.3.[5-9].A.3, K.3.[5-9].A.5a, 11,12.PA.3 included below each school program description.
Visit fortwhyte.org/schoolprograms.
11WINTER FUN DAYS
Winter Fun Days encourage students and teachers
to get outside and get active with fun winter
activities such as snowshoeing, tobogganing,
orienteering and Inuit and Voyageur Games.
Please note that activities may be modified or changed
to suit weather or snow conditions.
Grades 4 – 6
Nursery, K & Grade 1 Grades 6 - 12
L AT E FA L L : F U R T R A D E C H A L L E N G E
FROSTY FROLICS OUTDOOR SKILLS
What is a hivernant? Do you have the guts to survive as a winter
This half-day program is a Includes a snowshoe hike,
fur trader on the edge of the prairies? This adventure program
perfect fit for little ones with fire and shelter building,
incorporates elements of orienteering, historical facts, and a big
little legs. Includes a nature tobogganing, bannock bake,
bundle of fun! Roast bannock the old way; check your trapline,
hike, tobogganing, indoor crafts and orienteering.
and see if you would have “wintered over” circa 1800.
and a marshmallow roast. Dates: January 13 – March 17
Dates: November 4 – November 29
Dates: January 13 – March 17 Fee: $9.75/student
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $130)
Fee: $6.00/student (minimum program fee $390)
Group size: 20 – 60 students
(minimum program fee $240) Group size: 40 – 100 students
Length: 2 hours
Group size: 40 – 60 students Length: 4 hours
Length: 2 hours
Grades 6 – 12 Grades K-12
L AT E FA L L : F R O N T I E R C H A L L E N G E Grades 1, 2 & 3
WELCOME TO WINTER
The year is 1875. Chased from their homeland by a volcanic W I N T E R C A R N I VA L D AY FOR NEW CANADIANS
eruption, Icelanders arrive in the new province of Manitoba to
Includes a snowshoe hike, Embrace the cold and learn
carve a livelihood from the land. Spark a fire against the cold;
Inuit games, indoor craft, to have fun year-round in
build shelter against the cold wind off the lake, and test your
marshmallow roast and Manitoba! This special
aim with a throwing hatchet – after all, you never know when a
tobogganing. program is focused on students
bear will show up at your door!
who are spending their first
Dates: November 4 – November 29 Dates: January 13 – March 17 winter or two in Canada. We
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $130) Fee: $9.75/student will begin by making sure we
Group size: 20 – 60 students (minimum program fee $390) are dressed for a Canadian
Length: 2 hours Group size: 40 – 100 students winter; we’ll dip into our library
Length: 4 hours of warm clothes as needed.
Program includes a snowshoe
Grades 4, 5 & 6 hike to a tipi to learn about
Indigenous culture, playing
traditional Arctic games,
V I V E L E V O YA G E U R
BE INSPIRED! making campfire bannock
Includes a snowshoe hike, bread and tobogganing.
Follow us at pinterest.com/fortwhytealive voyageur games, snow taffy, To warm up, we’ll make a craft.
for our favourite classroom lesson plans and tobogganing, and fur trading Dates: January 13 – March 17
with the chief. Fee: $9.75/student
ideas to get your students up and outside.
Dates: January 13 – March 17 (minimum program fee $390)
Our website carries a series of teaching ideas for the Fee: $9.75/student Group size: 60 students
outdoors with activities tailored to Early, Elementary and (minimum program fee $390) Length: 4 hours
Senior Years. From science experiments for young naturalists Group size: 40 – 100 students
to traditional Inuit games, these great resources will get you Length: 4 hours
outside in every season.
Visit fortwhyte.org/classroom-resources.
GUIDED PROGRAMS PROGRAMMES GUIDÉESGUIDED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Grade 10 Grade 12
FA L L / S P R I N G : L I F E S U P P O R T FA L L / S P R I N G : R I PA R I A N H E A LT H A S S E S S M E N T
Our unique planet supports all the life we know, including our own. Aquatic life in lakes and streams is protected by riparian areas
Find out how to gather information about ecosystem health, and that filter runoff, hold the soil together, and provide habitat.
how human activity can have an impact on biodiversity. Complete Get your feet wet and complete a full assessment of
a timber cruise to calculate the value of harvesting FortWhyte’s FortWhyte’s shoreline including classifying vegetation,
forests, and consider environmental, social and economic examining soil, and testing water quality. Students will learn
perspectives. transect and quadrat sampling methods, use dichotomous
keys and take water chemistry measurements.
Dates: September 16 – November 1, May 4 – June 26
Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $65) Dates: September 16 – November 1, May 4 – June 26
Group size: 10 – 30 students Fee: $6.50/student (minimum program fee $65)
Length: 2 hours Group size: 10 – 30 students
SLO: S2-1-07, -08, -09, -10 Length: 2 hours
SLO: B12-5-01, -02, -03, -04, Culminating Task
HIGH SCHOOL À L A CARTE
Looking for a way to tie high school science concepts to real-life experiences in an outdoor setting? Pick
from the below one-hour activities to build a FortWhyte program for any season. We also offer custom
programs outside of the options below, please contact education@fortwhyte.org.
Grade 9 - 12
FA L L / S P R I N G WINTER
Forest Plant Survey – Measure out a study site and identify trees, Snow Science by Snowshoe - Strap on snowshoes and dissect a
shrubs and ground cover plants using plant identification keys. snowbank to compare crystal type, temperature and water content
between samples.
Water Quality Monitoring – Collect water samples and test for
quality indicators such as nutrient levels, oxygen, pH, transparency, Water Quality through the Ice - Learn how winter affects lakes by
and invertebrate diversity. sampling water through a hole augered in the lake ice.
Wildlife Diversity - Be guided through a hike to discover how Winter Wildlife - Snowshoe through the forest to learn how to read
Manitoba’s wildlife species adapted to our local environment. animal tracks and the adaptations of winter animals.
Soil Types and Chemistry - Evaluate soil health by completing an Dates: Sept 16 - Nov 1, Jan 13 - March 17, May 4 - June 26
assessment of physical, chemical and biological factors within it. Fee: $3.50/student (minimum program fee $35)
Group size: 10 – 30 students
Length: 1 hour per activity
SLO: S2-1-07, -08, -09, -10
13Grades 7 – 12
H A N D S - O N S C I E N C E D AY S
Get in on a fantastic science experience this year by registering a
group of students for a station-based, hands-on learning day led by
experts in areas important to our environment such as clean water,
healthy soil and climate change. Students will be able to try out
scientific equipment and get informed and inspired towards careers
in environmental science, biology and more.
FRESHWATER ECOLOGY DAY: OCTOBER 2, 2019
ARCTIC SCIENCE DAY: MARCH 5, 2020
Register and learn more at
fortwhyte.org/foreducators/sciencedays
R I V E R WAT C H WAT E R M O N I T O R I N G
Spark your students’ interest in what’s in the water by monitoring
a nearby pond, ditch or river. Riverwatch is a great way to develop
hands-on science skills and increase understanding of local water
quality issues. FortWhyte Alive will assist you in choosing a safe
sampling site, and meet you onsite to assist you in testing aquatic
health using the Riverwatch Kit. Students will measure water
transparency, complete water chemistry tests, and investigate
aquatic invertebrates.
Teachers must attend one Riverwatch training session before
booking a program.
Find out more about this program at fortwhyte.org/watermonitoring
Dates: September 9 – November 1, April 20 – June 26
Program Fee: $175/session
Group size: 4 – 25 students*
Length: 2 hours
*Custom group sizes available upon request
I I S D -E X P E R I M E N TA L L A K E S A R E A
IISD-Experimental Lakes Area is one of the world's most influential
freshwater research facilities, located in northwestern Ontario. Learn
about the range of discoveries they are making about freshwater
ecosystems through FREE classroom presentations for Grades 4 and
up. Find more information at iisd.org/ela/education-and-outreach.
Looking to combine programming? IISD-ELA and FWA can create a
customized pairing of IISD-ELA presentation and a FortWhyte Alive
water-themed program or Riverwatch session.
Contact education@fortwhyte.org for more information.
14 GUIDED HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAMSWATER-BASED PROGRAMS
FortWhyte’s small, sheltered lakes provide the perfect setting for teaching basic skills in canoeing and
kayaking. Programs available for Grades 5 and up. All water-based courses are taught by experienced
instructors. We maintain a low student to instructor ratios to ensure safety and individual attention.
Paddling programs are an excellent enhancement to the Physical Education curriculum.
C A N O E & K AYA K S A M P L E R S W I M M I N G AT F WA
Students will become familiar with basic equipment, strokes, and A lifeguard is available for $40 per hour of swimtime.
safety procedures for both of these awesome paddle sports. Lifejacket use is mandatory for all swimmers.
Dates: May 6 – June 26
Cancellation Policy
Fee: $16/student (minimum program fee $192)
We reserve the right to cancel, postpone or shorten water-
Group size: 12 – 24 students
based programs due to adverse weather conditions (wind,
Length: 2.5 hours
rain, lightning, etc.). We will provide dry-land programs when
appropriate.
INTRODUCTION TO CANOEING
Ideal for students heading out on a school canoe trip. Introduction
to Canoeing covers boat safety, equipment selection and care, and
basic paddle strokes.
SCHOOL OUTDOOR
Dates: May 6 – June 26
OVERNIGHT OPPORTUNITIES
Fee: $16/student (minimum program fee $192)
Group size: 12 – 24 students
FortWhyte’s fully-equipped, energy-efficient
Length: 2 hours
Siobhan Richardson Field Station is the base
I N T R O D U C T I O N T O K AYA K I N G for our school overnight programs. Located
on a beautiful, secluded lakeshore site,
The thrill of powering a kayak across our lakes will exhilarate your
students. This program covers safe kayak entry and exit, basic students (Grades 4-12) will be immersed in
strokes, equipment care and boat safety. the outdoors, while exploring all FortWhyte
Dates: May 6 – June 26 Alive has to offer.
Fee: $16/student (minimum program fee $160)
Available from September to June for 16 to 24 participants.
Group size: 10 – 16 students
Contact us to create your customized program. Email
Length: 2 hours
bookings@fortwhyte.org or call (204) 989-8355 ext. 204
15SELF-GUIDED PROGRAMS PROGRAMMES AUTO-INTERPRÉTÉS
You know your students, and love to teach them about nature and history. Booking a self-guided program
will allow you to customize your students’ experience at FortWhyte. All programs include links to
Manitoba curriculum.
We provide: Fees:
• A program overview and pre-program teaching resources Half day: $3.75 – Min: 15 students (or $56.25)
• Expedition kit containing: Full day: $4.75 – Min: 15 students (or $71.25)
Combo: $2.50 – Min: 15 students (or $37.50)
• Booklet with recommended schedule, discussion topics,
interpretive stops and learning games Frais:
• Map of FortWhyte Alive Demi-journée: 3,75 $ – Min: 15 élèves (ou 56,25 $)
• All the equipment you will need for your students Journée complète : 4,75 $ – 15 élèves (ou 71,25 $) au 60 élèves
Combiné avec un programme guidé: 2,50 $ – 15 élèves (ou 37,50$)
au 60 élèves.
16FA L L & S P R I N G S E L F - G U I D E D P R O G R A M S
S E P T E M B E R 1 6 - N O V E M B E R 2 9, M AY 4 - J U N E 26 / 16 S E P T E M B R E - 29 N O V E M B E R , 4 M A I - 2 6 J U I N
Nursery Grades 4 & 5 Grades 6 – 9 Grades 5 – 12
A N I M A L TA L E S WALK ON THE WILD SIDE LIVING LINKS SUPER SELF-GUIDED
ORIENTEERING
Encourage your pre-school Discover natural systems within Investigate biotic and
children to explore nature Manitoba by investigating abiotic relationships Discover the thrill of exploring
using all their senses and to plants and animals in a variety between organisms and through orienteering. A
deepen their appreciation of habitats. Lead your students their environment. Using the pre-visit kit including maps,
of the natural world and the on explorations and discoveries Ecology Journal, students rules and background of
creatures that live in it. through forests, wetlands, will learn about the diversity orienteering and an on-site
lakeshores, and grasslands. of natural systems and will introduction by a FortWhyte
K & Grade 1 investigate the relationships Alive staff person will allow
Grades 1 – 6 and interdependencies you to maximize the fun and
FOREST FRIENDS
O U R P R A I R I E PA S T between humans, other learning for your class using a
The forest is a wonderful place! animals, plants, and the permanent orienteering course.
Trees meet the needs of people Step back in time to when the environment.
and wildlife; learn how trees bison roamed the prairies!
grow and change through the Experience the connection
seasons. This kit will help you between the people of Manitoba’s
make the forest come alive for past and our prairie ecosystem.
your class. Visit the sod house, tipi
encampment, and bison herd. WINTER SELF-GUIDED PROGRAMS
Grades 2 & 3 J A N UA R Y 13 - M A R C H 17
LIFE BENEATH OUR FEET
K & Grade 1 Grades 2 - 4
A fascinating world exists
WELCOMING WINTER CA N A DIA N SNOWFL AKE
under our feet! Discover the
IN V E S TIGAT ION
workings of life underground Winter for us means toques
as you dig in to the soil. Peek and scarves. But what does Delve into the frozen world
into the underwater world it mean for the plants and as you compare and contrast
using dipnets to catch wetland animals? This program the properties of snow and
critters. Your students will highlights winter adaptations ice. Take a closer look at
learn there’s much more to in nature and covers the effect snowflakes from different
life than what we see on the of snow on Manitoba habitats. layers of a drift and learn about
surface. their fascinating formations.
Maternelle et 1ère 2e et 3e années animaux dans divers habitats. 5e à 12e
Dirigez vos élèves vers des
année L A VIE SOUS NOS PIEDS explorations et découvertes à SUPER COURSE
LES AMIS DES BOIS travers les forêts, les milieux D’ORIENTATION
Un monde fascinant se cache
humides, les lacs, et les
sous nos pieds! Venez étudier Explorez FortWhyte Alive
La forêt est un endroit prairies.
le sol et jeter un coup d’œil en faisant une course
merveilleux! Apprenez
comment les plantes de la forêt au monde marin en attrapant 1ère à la 6e année d’orientation! Nous vous
subviennent à leurs besoins et des animaux aquatiques. Vos remettrons une trousse,
étudiants apprendront qu’il y a NOTRE PASSÉ DANS LES avec des cartes et des clés
répondent à ceux des gens et PRAIRIES
de la faune. Votre trousse « Les plus à la vie que ce qui paraît à d’identification. Un membre
amis des bois » vous permettra la surface! Reculez dans le temps de notre personnel offrira
de donner vie à la forêt. jusqu’à l’époque où les bisons une explication détaillée de
4e et 5e années parcouraient les Prairies! l’utilisation de ces cartes et
Découvrez la relation entre des règles. Les jeunes de votre
LES SENTIERS SAUVAGES
les peuples manitobains classe pourront s’amuser en
Découvrir les systèmes d’autrefois et notre écosystème découvrant notre parcours
naturels au Manitoba en des prairies. Visitez l’hutte de d’orientation.
étudiant les plantes et les terre, les tipis et les bisons.TRASH CAN JAM FOR EVERYONE!
Since partnering with Compost Winnipeg
in 2017, FortWhyte has diverted an average
of 13,000 lbs/year of organic material from
landfills. While we’re proud of our success,
the cornerstone of FortWhyte’s Sustainability
Plan is to inspire all visitors to be more
environmentally conscious in their everyday
lives. Starting September 2019, we’re excited
to announce all groups staying for lunch will
participate in the Trash Can Jam Challenge!
A FRESH PERSPECTIVE ON GARBAGE
We want waste reduction to be accessible for all students. That’s
why we will focus on the message, and not the amount of trash
in the can. We want to help your students to make the choice to
reduce, reuse and recycle everyday.
S TA R T T H E C O N V E R S AT I O N I N T H E C L A S S R O O M
What happens to your wrapper after you throw it out? From
math to science, English and art, unique opportunities for
learning can be uncovered by taking a closer look at what we
are throwing away. Check out our Trash Can Jam educational
resources at fortwhyte.org/foreducators/trash-can-jam for
activity ideas and to prepare your students for their lunch at
FortWhyte.
TRASH CAN JAM IN ACTION
Before your lunch begins, FortWhyte Alive staff will introduce
#TDTrashCanJam
the Challenge and provide instructions for sorting waste. A
5-litre pail will help students see first hand how much garbage
heads to the landfill. After lunch, we will check-in and get your
students engaged with some thinking questions that can spark
future action.
DEEPER CONNECTIONS
Is this the year you explore Deeper Connections with the natural world?
Working with school educators, a FortWhyte Alive Educator develops a customized outdoor-inquiry-
based learning program. This is not a one-time field trip to FortWhyte Alive. Most Deeper Connections
programming happens in natural spaces both at FortWhyte and at or around your school. Teachers and
students learn about the local ecology, developing a stronger sense of community.
Pricing and scheduling are adapted to fit school needs.
Contact education@fortwhyte.org for more information.
18 T E AC H I N G S U S TA I N A B I L I T YFORTWHY TE ALIVE TRAVELS!
Are you looking for new and exciting ways to enhance your lesson plans? FortWhyte Alive staff are ready to
travel to you! Whether you are wanting to get your students outside to take advantage of your surrounding
communities, or to increase your education for sustainable development... we’re here to help.
WA S T E WA R R I O R S
What happens to your wrapper after it goes in the trash can? We some of the stuff we throw away. This program will touch on math,
throw things in the garbage not/rarely thinking about the impact science, ELA, and social studies.
it’s having on our planet - out of sight out of mind. But our trash is
adding up, we’re running out of room for our garbage and landfills The 3 R’s - reduce, reuse recycle – still apply. Let’s re-inspire
are contributing to global climate change. students to be stewards of our planet by fighting the war on waste.
In this travelling program, a FortWhyte interpreter will assist Note: this program is also available en français.
your classroom in conducting a waste audit. Students will collect
Pricing and scheduling are adapted to fit client school needs.
garbage from the school and sort through it to determine what’s
Contact education@fortwhyte.org for more information
in the appropriate bin as well as alternatives to single use items/
19VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES AT FORTWHY TE ALIVE Do you know a friend, colleague, or family member who... • Wants to use their skills and experience working with children and youth? • Is a new graduate looking for teaching experience • Is newly retired and looking for a way to give back and stay active? • Loves the outdoors and sharing their passion? Each season, FortWhyte Alive recruits a team of passionate volunteers to lead students of all ages in unforgettable outdoor experiences. FortWhyte volunteers are the kind people who help kids roast their first marshmallow over an open fire, or teach them the difference between an aspen and a spruce tree. These are the moments we live for! Leading school groups is also a great way to meet people, and learn new skills – all while staying active. Training starts September 3, 2019. Become part of our volunteer community at FortWhyte Alive, visit fortwhyte.org/volunteering or call (204) 989-8355 x 213. N’oubliez pas que nous cherchons aussi des bénévoles bilingues pour nos programmes! VO LUN TE E R P R O GR A M S P O N SO R E D BY C O N TA C T F O R T W H Y T E A L I V E : Email: schools@fortwhyte.org Phone: (204) 989-8355 Fax: (204) 895-4700 fortwhyte.org/foreducators
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