PIRATES, PRIVATEERS AND FREEBOOTERS
May 20, 2009 to January 3, 2010 Visitors will be invited aboard the bridge of a very unusual exhibition décor as they experience the seductive but demanding and sometimes thrilling everyday lives of these seafaring adventurers. They will climb aboard and “navigate” from the 16th to the 19th centuries in the dangerous waters of the New World. The focus will be on the Caribbean, since up until about 1730 its turquoise waters were chock full of pirates, privateers and freebooters looking to seize their share of the priceless booty headed for Europe in the holds of Spanish galleons. The result was fierce and bloody battles between pirate and navy ships! But not so fast, matey: before you climb aboard you have to agree to respect the rules of the “hunt,” by signing the charter-party. And what is that, exactly? Well you might ask! The answer waits on the wharf, on the upper deck – sorry, we mean upstairs – in the Museum!


WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS DO AT THE MUSEUM?

• See authentic artifacts linked to the history of pirates, and handle reproductions.
• Solve puzzles.
• Take part in a role-playing game and pretend to be a historic figure.
• Meet real privateers, pirates and freebooters of the past.
• Navigate at sea like pirates.

CONCEPTS COVERED DURING THE TOUR:

Piracy, navigation, parts of a ship, shipboard life, crew, health care, disciplinary code, attacks and battles, pirates’ diet, superstitions.


COMPETENCIES DEVELOPED

The activities during this program are in line with the aims of the Quebec and Ontario education programs and help develop certain competencies.

IN QUEBEC

Elementary and secondary Broad area of learning: Citizenship and community life Educational aim: Help students develop a spirit of openness to the world and respect for diversity.

Discipline: Social Sciences Be open to the diversity of societies and their territories. Construct their consciousness of citizenship through the study of history.

In ontario

ELEMENTARY Social Studies Relate and apply the knowledge acquired through social studies and the study of history and geography to the world outside the classroom.

SECONDARY Canadian and World Studies Apply the knowledge and skills they acquire in Canadian and world studies courses to better understand their interactions with the natural environment; the political, economic, and cultural interactions among groups of people; the relationship between technology and society; and the factors contributing to society’s continual evolution.

Our experienced interpreter-guides, with thorough training in archaeology and history, know how to adapt the tour to students’ ages and interests.


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