The snow is all around and there’s animals to be found!

Come join us at the Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area for another year of our popular Winter Walkabout program. Your class will become super sleuths as they search for seasonal changes,  signs of animals and hide their pet mice in snowbanks.

“ Our students thoroughly enjoyed themselves and were eager to talk about all they had learned… I was thrilled to see my TV-trapped, stay-inside-in-the-winter students having fun OUTSIDE ALL day.” Grade 2 Teacher after Winter Walkabout program

Programs run for Grade 1-2 students and can be adjusted for Kindergarten and Grade 3. Cost is $6 per Student ($120/program min)

****We now have CBE Master Agreement!**** Save on your paperwork when booking.

Hi,

I was just wondering if anyone thinks that the new residency programs in schools are affecting their school program bookings? We had a few schools this year who had to reschedule their programs and almost cancel because of them. For example one teacher had forgot that she had a dance troupe in the school doing a program that week that affected all grades and thus couldn’t leave the school with her grade six’s.

Is it possible that schools are using their funding on these programs because they are a way to enrich the learning of all their grades at once? Does anyone in SERG offer these programs? I know from speaking with parents that these programs where an artist or specialized instructor is brought in for a week or a month are really expensive.

Thank you kindly,

Laura from Ann & Sandy Cross Conservation Area

Canada’s History is excited to tell you about two of our upcoming webinars, designed especially for those of you who work in museums, archives, or other community heritage organizations.

Archivist Amanda Hill will start things off on November 17, with her presentation “Breaking Barriers without Breaking the Bank” about engaging with an online audience. On November 29, museum curator Madeleine Callaghan will tell us about the Scarborough Museum’s successful youth mentorship program in her presentation “Youth in Museums: Open the door and let ‘em in!”

Both webinars are free, but space is limited. Click here now to register and reserve your spot today.

Hi fellow SERG members! I found this very interesting article that I wanted to share. It is about museum education in the States, but many of the issues discussed are similar to what we are facing.

“Insistent Questions in our Learning Age” by Beverly Sheppard. Changes in the content and structure of museum/school programs reveal serious questions about how museums are perceived as essential educational resources. In this article, the author examines this relationship as symptomatic of the continuing marginalization of museums in public policy and recognition and, ultimately, public support. She urges museum educators to assume some of the leadership for change.

http://museumeducation.info/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sheppard.pdf

FAMILY FUN
Looking to entertain the kids in November? Then, look no further – come to our House!

Lougheed House is proud to present the third annual Christmas All Through the House fundraising event, November 19 to November 27, 2011.

Presented in partnership with the Calgary Design Group, Christmas All Through The House transforms rooms in the House into magnificent portraits of Christmas past and present. Guests will be fascinated by the history of Lougheed House and marvel at unique and breathtaking Christmas designs.

On the weekends, visitors will have the opportunity to take part in Christmas music sing a-longs; family crafts; and have their photo taken with a Victorian Santa Claus (free with admission).

Tickets: Adults $15, Seniors and Students $10, Children $5 (under 5s free).

Purchase your tickets online at: http://www.lougheedhouse.com/html/events.html
Revenue from this year’s event will go to Lougheed House school programs and collections.