Seasonal School Programs
Spring

Say Cheese!

JK to Grade 2/K and Cycle 1

$8 per student
Duration: 90 minutes
March 21 to May 9, 2012

Little Miss Muffet has nothing on us! Students dress up like cheese-makers and explore the steps to making cheese as they produce it themselves. Using the senses, they explore different kinds of cheese from the grocery store, and taste the cheese they make. They also make a craft, hear a cheesy story, and meet some of the animals whose milk is used for making cheese. (A-25)

A Handful of Soil

JK to Grade 1/K and Cycle 1

$7 per student
Duration: 90 minutes
May 1 to June 15, 2012

There’s new life both above and below the ground in spring. Students examine compost samples and learn the vital role earthworms play in creating healthy soil for plants, and explore the magic of germination through role-play and by germinating a bean to take back to class. Get ready to dig in the soil as students plant a garden at the Museum. (A-20)

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Chill Out!

Grades 1 to 3/Cycle 1

$8 per student
Duration: 90 minutes
May 1 to June 15, 2012

Students learn the journey from cow to cone as they tour the Museum’s Dairy Barn and our demonstration milk house. They race against time as they decide which method is most efficient: an electric ice-cream maker or an old-fashioned manual one. If they break a sweat, there is plenty of ice cream to help them cool off at the end of this program! (A-33)

Sheep Shearing Festival

JK to Grade 3/K to Cycle 2

$10 per student
May 16 to 18, 2012
From 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.

The Museum’s annual sheep extravaganza is an unforgettable experience! Watch sheep being shorn, make felt, card and dye wool, meet a lamb up close, and watch sheepdogs in action—these are just a few of the activities students can try at hands-on stations! (A-2)

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