Imagine a classroom with dinosaurs, caves, polar bears, space shuttles, a tree house, a vibrant community street – and watch science, heritage and arts come alive! Explore hands-on galleries and venture behind the scenes with the Children’s Museum as your Museum School classroom.
Location & Mandate
London Regional Children’s Museum is located just west of downtown London on Wharncliffe Road South. Located in a former school house, the Children’s Museum is an exciting place for children and their adults to explore, discover, and learn.
Program Information
The Children’s Museum offers a wide range of interactive curriculum connected programs for students in grades JK through 6. Classroom teachers select a theme and the Museum’s Education Specialists plan a tailor-made, curriculum connected, unforgettable week of hands-on learning and discovery catering to the teacher and classroom’s specific needs.
The remainder of the time is planned and facilitated by the classroom teacher using the various exhibits and resources of the site. Teachers often re-visit the topics introduced during the museum-led sessions to reinforce the concepts previously learned.
Program Selections
Previous Themes & Suggestions
JK – 3
◦ Arctic
◦ Community & Me
◦ Forces in motion
◦ Dinosaurs
◦ Junior Builder (Structures and Mechanisms)
◦ Operation Solar System
◦ Various ‘limited time only’ programs
Grades 4 – 6
◦ Arctic
◦ Electricity
◦ Mission to Space
◦ Rocks and Minerals
◦ Operation Solar System
◦ Egg Drop Engineering Challenge
Various ‘limited time only’ programs. Review the links below for program ideas:
Timeline for Museum School at the Children’s Museum
Sample Museum School Schedules
(Information about the classroom, daily demonstrations, curriculum-connected programs, self guided gallery experiences, edukits and other resources available to enrich your Museum School week.)
Grade level: Grades 1 through 6
Supervision ratio: 1 adult for every 5 children
Contact Information
Jessie Collins
Education Specialist
Email
Ph: (519) 434-5726 ex. 233
Fax: (519) 434-1443
For subsidy eligibility or to book your Museum School week, contact:
Lindsey Foster
Museum School Coordinator
Email
Ph: (519) 488-2003
Fax: (519) 488-2999