Refuge Canada In-Person School Program

The WDM welcomes the travelling exhibit, Refuge Canada, from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. In partnership with Pier 21, the WDM is offering an accompanying school program for Grades 6 - 8. The Refuge Canada exhibit explores Canada’s place in the global refugee crisis and brings to light the challenges faced by refugees in Canada.
Image credit: Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21
Grades
Grade 6 | Grade 7 | Grade 8
Locations
North Battleford | Saskatoon
Date
March 15, 2022 - May 15, 2022 | Saskatoon
June 4, 2022 - June 28, 2022 | North Battleford
Subjects
ELA | Social Studies
Program Cost
$3 per student
Length
1.5 hours
Program Type
Teacher Led Program led by a teacher, with guidance from Museum staff.
Description
The WDM welcomes the travelling exhibit, Refuge Canada, from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21. In partnership with Pier 21, the WDM is offering an accompanying school program for Grades 6 – 8.
The Refuge Canada exhibit explores Canada’s place in the global refugee crisis and brings to light the challenges faced by refugees in Canada. Drawing upon oral histories, archival images, artifacts and interactives, Refuge Canada shares the stories of refugees in an engaging way. The exhibit aims to create a setting for visitors to make a personal connection to the feelings of pain, danger and hope experienced by refugees, and to be inspired and informed on refugee issues in Canada today.
Students are asked to grade Canada’s response to various waves of refugees seeking asylum through in-classroom and in-museum activities. Following their visit, students will re-examine their thoughts on Canada’s response to refugees based on the new information learned in the exhibit. Have refugees personal stories changed how we view them and how Canada has treated them?
For full program information, download the Refuge Canada Educator Manual for the WDM location you are visiting below.
Exhibit Note
Refuge Canada includes diverse refugee stories, some of which are hopeful and inspiring and others that are heartbreaking. Please note that some exhibit text and images tell the stories of families and children fleeing oppression and war in perilous circumstances. This includes the tragic image of Alan Kurdi’s (a young Syrian boy) body on a beach in Turkey. The WDM leaves it to each educator’s discretion whether visiting the exhibit in-person is a good fit for their students.
Curriculum Connections
English Language Arts: CR6.1, CC6.5, CR7.1, CR7.2, CR8.1, CR8.2
Social Studies: IN6.1, IN6.3, IN7.1, DR8.3
How to book or inquire
WDM North Battleford June 4 – 28, 2022 nbattleford.ed@wdm.ca |
Program Info (PDF) Program Registration Form (PDF) Educator Manual (PDF) |
WDM Saskatoon March 15 – May 15, 2022 saskatoon.ed@wdm.ca |
Program Info (PDF) Program Registration Form (PDF) Educator Manual (PDF) |
Museum Manners & Program Rules
Museum Manners & our Virtual Code of Conduct are rules intended to keep students and our artifacts safe and ensure a good experience for all visitors. Please make sure your chaperones and students are aware of and ready to follow them. NOTE: Specific Museums and programs may have additional rules.... Read More
Resources
In-Classroom Activity: Refuge Canada Profile Cards and Important Moments Cards (PDF)
In-Museum Visit Activity: Refuge Canada Reflection Questions (PDF)