Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum
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Education & School ProgramsCurrent Programs
Through curriculum-based materials, the Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum School Program will assist schools in a concrete, practical context through a Museum experience and learning activities, to develop students’ historic and geographic inquiry skills. Students will utilize oral and written language, math, and artistic mediums as they study:
Other tools incorporated into all programs will build:
Make it an all day Educational Experience!Why not consider a day outing and visit the Billy Bishop Home and Museum as well or the nearby Tom Thomson Art Gallery. This would be a cost saving idea for schools outside our local area who are travelling by bus. Contact / Booking / PaymentPlease call the Museum at 519-371-3333 with your questions about our education programs or to book a tour. You can also email Baleigh McWade, Community and Education Co-ordinator at museumsprograms@e-owensound.com. We ask that a non-refundable deposit of $25 be paid upon booking with full payment is due 2 weeks before the event. If a class cancels up to 2 weeks before the event and has already paid, all but $25 will be refunded.
This policy applies to both the in-classroom programs and the programs in the museum, as well as tours and non-education program bookings.
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AdmissionOur reasonable admission cost is: $3.00 per student (Minimum charge $30.00), with one adult admitted free for each 6 students. Maximum group size is 30. Until the school programs are officially in place, any materials distributed to teachers will be free. In exchange we will ask you to volunteer your feedback on our new initiatives. This will help us fine tune materials and tours and produce quality programs for students who visit our facilities. We look forward to partnering with you the education experts. |
Touring our Museum is an educational experience for people of any age. You will be made aware of the Owen Sound and area marine, rail and industrial history. Your Museum experience will develop historical and geographic inquiry. Visitors will leave realizing, appreciating, and valuing the importance of preserving the history and growth and development of our area by means of industry, shipping, and railway artifacts.