A treasure of Saskatchewan history awaits the over 20,000 students who visit a WDM annually as part of a school field trip. There’s no better way to teach Saskatchewan students than to use programs and resources with Saskatchewan inspired connections, links and examples.
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If you’re interested in booking a visit or would like more information, please contact us at saskatoon.ed@wdm.ca or 1 -306-931-1910.
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January 4, 2024 - May 31, 2024 | Saskatoon
The Wheels and Runners program offers students an educational and engaging way to learn about the influence of the natural environment on Saskatchewan’s communities and their methods of transportation.
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January 30, 2024 - February 16, 2024 | Saskatoon
February 27, 2024 - March 8, 2024 | Moose Jaw
March 19, 2024 - March 28, 2024 | Yorkton
May 13, 2024 - May 31, 2024 | North Battleford
In this hands-on workshop, students explore the concepts of heat and temperature through the practical application of making our homes more energy efficient.
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Museum Quests help chaperoned student groups explore Museum galleries. Students work together to answer challenging, age-appropriate questions about Saskatchewan heritage.
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September 18, 2023 - December 22, 2023 | Saskatoon
One Room, Many Lessons builds critical thinking and analytical skills by inviting students to identify key characteristics of their classroom or school and then compare them with characteristics of a rural one room schoolhouse attended by settler children in 1910.
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August 28, 2023 - June 29, 2024 | Saskatoon
Explore the Wapaha Sk̄a Oyate: Living Our Culture, Sharing Our Community at Pion-Era, 1955 - 69 exhibit and explore some reflection questions to help you delve deeper into the exhibit’s content. These questions can help guide you as you take in the exhibit and discover something you might not have noticed otherwise.
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November 13, 2023 - December 22, 2023 | Saskatoon
Read and explore a Christmas story with your students through hands-on artifacts, photographs of Christmas long ago, and a tree decorating activity.
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December 12, 2023 - December 22, 2023 | Saskatoon
Students will learn about 1910 settler Christmas traditions through in-classroom activities and an in-Museum imaginary shopping trip and tour of a special Christmas exhibit at WDM Saskatoon.
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Enhance your Museum visit by adding one of our Hands-On Activities. Activities are only available as part of a pre-booked Self-Guided Visit.
In this Activity, use a hand-crank ice cream freezer to make ice cream and get a sample to taste.
Self-Guided Visit admission applies.
NOTE: This Activity is dependent on volunteer availability.
May 21, 2024 - May 22, 2024 | Saskatoon
Students learn by doing as they try their hand at old-fashioned skills and meet Museum volunteers.
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September 5, 2023 - June 26, 2024 | Virtual
The clothes we wear offer clues to who we are and where we come from. Students will examine a selection of textiles reflecting the diversity of Saskatchewan’s people past and present and then think about how their own clothing choices reflect aspects of their identify. They will be challenged to think critically about the exhibit creation process, what impacts decisions about what is or isn’t included, and what that means for how history is presented to the public by museums.
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Located on Treaty 4 and Treaty 6 territories and the Homeland of the Métis, the Western Development Museum (WDM) is the largest human history museum in Saskatchewan. With a collection.more....
North Battleford
Saskatoon
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