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School Programmes For more information and to book your class for one of these programmes, contact the Macpherson House office at 613-354-5982. Joint programming sesions can be arranged between the County Museum and Macpherson House. |
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Warm & Bright Introduce students to the traditions of candlemaking and enhance their understanding of the pioneer harvest season with exploration of the House and its gardens |
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Grade
2 Fee: $3/student |
Size:
35 students
Time: 2 hrs When: October - June |
| Christmas at the Laird's | |
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Before
there was a Christmas tree, how did people decorate for the holidays?
Why do we decorate with evergreens? Help an 1830's family decorate
and prepare for the holidays with evergreen boughs, a kissing ball
and help Cook bake some holiday treats.
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Grade
1-3 Fee: $3/student
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Size:
35 students
Time: 1.5 hrs Offered at: 10:00am or 12:30pm When: Last week of November - First week of December Book Early to avoid disappointment! |
| A Taste of the Past | |
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Students
gather in the Macpherson House kitchen, under the Cook's direction,
they prepare chicken soup over the hearth, identifying ingredients
while cooking. Students tour the House to learn about life in a grand
pioneer-era home, and explore living conditions, meals and family
life.
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1-3 Fee: $3/student |
Size:
35 students
Time: 2 hrs When: October - June |
| The Secret of Willow Castle | |
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Classes
reading The Secret of Willow Castle while studying pioneer
life in eastern Ontario will have the chance to explore the real-life
setting of the book. They will examine the dress of the period, tour
Mr. Macpherson's house, examine tools of daily life bathing, sleeping
arrangements, meals, etc) and walk the site of the mill and the fabled
willow tree castle.
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Grade
3 Fee: $2/student |
Size:
45 students
Time: 2.5 hrs When: October - June |
| Art and Architecture of Macpherson House | |
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Students
identify elements of visual design in a heritage house, while observing
the form, shape, symmetry, and balance of Macpherson House's architecture.
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Grade
6-8 Fee: $2.50/student |
Size:
30 students
Time: 1.5 hrs When: October - November |