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Elementary Cycle One
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Unless stated otherwise, most educational activities are usually offered in FRENCH or ENGLISH, please specify at reservation time. School Groups Program:
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Halloween
Pépo enquête!
Pépo, our Halloween star, is playing
detective this year to try to figure out who
kidnapped his sister Péponide. As part of
his investigation, he'll be questioning the
cucumber, melon and decorative gourd,
all members of his big plant family, the Cucurbitaceae.
IN FRENCH ONLY
Public: Also offered for elementary cycle one and grade 3 (ages 4-8)
Length: 30 minutes
Location: Auditorium
Dates: October 6 to 31, 2011
Schedule: 1 to 4 shows a day
See also: Halloween activities
Halloween
Great Pumpkin Ball
Your class can visit the exhibition and
enter the pumpkin-decorating contest.
Guaranteed fun and cash prizes to be
won. Contest rules available on the
Garden Website.
Public : Also offered for preschool and elementary cycles two and three
Location: Main Exhibition Greenhouse
Dates: October 6 to 31, 2011
Schedule: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
See also: Halloween activities
Halloween
Esmeralda the Friendly Witch
Our friendly witch and her cat Abracadabra
invite students to chant magic spells and
sing love songs for them. Meowwww…
Public: Also offered for preschool and elementary cycles two and three
Location: Main Exhibition Greenhouse
Dates: October 6 to 31, 2011
Schedule: 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
See also: Halloween activities
The Vegetable Garden
In this workshop, students will get a close-up
look at a plant from the vegetable garden.
They’ll learn to develop their critical judgement
and to use the information available to them.
They’ll discover that broccoli is a flower and that
they eat roots, themselves! The workshop will
end with a brief look at composting.
Public : Also offered for students with intellectual handicaps
Length: 60 minutes
Capacity: 60 students (2 classes)
Location: Multipurpose room
Dates: February 8 to June 9, 2012
Schedule: 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Seeds around the world
This workshop offers a look at seeds from
near and far, from the plant to our plates. It
includes an introduction to a plant’s growing
cycle and a chance to look at germination
through a scientist’s eyes, along with a trip
around the world to find out where the seeds
we eat come from.
Length: 60 minutes
Capacity: 2 classes
Location: Multipurpose room
Dates : February 8 to June 9, 2012
Schedule: 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
Plants from Roots to Fruit
This trip through the greenhouses is sure to
pique your students’ curiosity! They’ll learn
about the secrets of vanilla, chocolate, chewing
gum and many other natural products. Then
there are aerial roots, bark used to flavour
pastries and some strange leaves.
Length: 30 minutes (combined activity)
Location: Greenhouses
Capacity: 2 classes
Dates : February 8 to June 9, 2012
Schedule: 10:30 a.m. & 1:30 p.m.
First Nations Garden
The Three Sisters
Horticulture played a major
role in the traditional Iroquoian
lifestyle. This activity gives students a chance
to learn how corn, squash and beans are
grown and why they are commonly known
as the “three sisters”. Come discover the
legends associated with a style of agriculture
practised for generations.
Length: 60 minuntes
Capacity: 1 class
Location: First Nations Garden
Dates : May 14 to June 15, 2012
Schedule: 9:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
At the Tree House
Woksis, the Legend of Maple Syrup
From Native wigwams to today’s sugar
shacks, maple-syrup production has changed
in many ways. The tradition and delicious
taste remain the same, though! Children
will play some games to learn to tell maple
trees apart from other trees in the forest and
how maple syrup has been made over the centuries.
Public: Also offered for students with intellectual handicaps and reception classes
Capacity: 1 class
Length: 60 minutes
Location: Tree House
Dates: February 7 to April 27, 2012
Schedule: 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
At the Tree House
Trees up Close
Students will join Professor Bellefeuille and
learn all about trees, their needs and the
important role they play for animals. Pencils
and magnifying glasses in hand, the budding
naturalists will identify, observe and discover
different structures of deciduous and
coniferous trees. A great way to make learning fun!
Capacity: 1 class
Length: 60 minutes
Location: Tree House and Arboretum
Dates: September 12 to October 31, 2011 & February 7 to May 11, 2012
Schedule: 9:30 & 10:30 a.m. & 12:30 p.m.
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