GROWING UP IN VILLE-MARIE
Elementary | Hands-on workshop
What was life like for children in New France? Did they wear wooden shoes? What games did they play? The students will experience the lives of children in those days here on Montréal’s very birthplace, at Pointe-à-Callière. They’ll have fun getting a taste of the past, playing the games and doing the chores that were once part of the everyday lives of young people in New France. It’s a chance to play with tops and bilboquets, try on a cape or a jabot, darn a sock … just like back in the 18th century! The guide will even challenge them to tell some old-time objects and foods apart from more modern ones. The answers are sometimes surprising. All in all, it’s a workshop that makes learning child’s play!


WHAT WILL THE STUDENTS DO AT THE MUSEUM?
Following their visit, to prolong the fun and recap some of the concepts covered at the Museum, we suggest students try the educational game Marketplace, 1740. It’s an entertaining virtual experience that perfectly complements the Growing Up in Ville-Marie workshop.


CONCEPTS COVERED DURING THE WORKSHOP

Characteristics of the population, men’s and women’s clothing and how it related to their roles within society, games, old-time expressions, what people ate, daily household chores, customs, agriculture, business, fur trade.


COMPETENCIES DEVELOPED

The activities during this workshop are in line with the Quebec Education Program and help develop the following subject-specific competencies at the elementary school level:


CYCLE 1 CYCLE 2
Social sciences

Construct their representation of space, time and society
  • Refer to aspects of everyday life from the past (days of New France) and the present;
  • Compare social phenomena from the past (days of New France) and the present.
 Social sciences

Society studied: French society in New France around 1740
  • Perceive the organization of a society in its territory
  • Make connections between assets and limitations of Canadian society in New France in the 18th century;
  • Define the influence of people or
    events on social and territorial organization;
  • Make connections of continuity with the present.


Come grab hold of history!


RESERVE TODAY!
icon 90 minutes
(including the Montréal... Tales of a City multimedia show)
icon 60 participants


icon Reservations
Reservations required
Sonie Vilfort (514) 872-9127
svilfort@pacmusee.qc.ca
icon Schedule
Tour and activity schedule
> September 2009 to April 2010: Tuesday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
> May-June 2010: Tuesday to Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. + Mondays, May 10 and June 7, 14 and 21.
icon Cost
September 1, 2009 to June 24, 2010:
> $7: elementary students
> FREE ADMISSION for accompanying adults: 1 for every 15 students
> $12: Additional accompanying adults

The Museum is offering 30% off in January and February!
icon One-day package
Add an interpreted tour or a workshop and enjoy a full day at Pointe-à-Callière:
> Where Montréal Was Born interpreted tour OR
> Interpreted tour of the Pirates, Privateers and Freebooters temporary exhibition

Package cost: $14/student
icon Lunch room
A group lunch room is available by reservation.
Cost: $1 per student. Free if you participate in two activities during the day.
icon Access to the museum
> The Museum is located at 350 Place Royale, at the corner of Rue de la Commune, in Old Montréal.
> Visitors planning to come to the Museum by bus or car may download instructions (PDF). There is free bus parking on Rue de la Commune, at the corner of Place Royale.
> By metro: Place d’Armes metro station (an 8-minute walk from the Museum)

Contact us for further information: (514) 872-9127


logo canada Pointe-à-Callière acknowledges the financial support of the Department of Canadian Heritage through the Canadian Culture Online Strategy.

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