School programs

Through an interactive story at the beginning of this tour, your students will learn about the basic building blocks needed to establish Lower Fort Garry on the banks of the Red River. During your visit of the site, costumed heritage presenters and your guide will have your students reflect on how water, rocks, food and wood are used in this Big Stone Fort!

Length: Two (2) hours

On this tour, your students are tasked with a mission to learn about and find symbols throughout Lower Fort Garry. Using a map and the cardinal directions, your class will explore the site. During this adventure, they will discuss the idea of symbols with costumed heritage presenters and discover why there is a beaver on a coin.

Length: Two (2) hours

From a fur trade post to an elite motor country club, Lower Fort Garry has worn many hats and played many roles in what is now Manitoba. Take your class on this tour and have them learn about the iconic stone buildings of the Downriver Fort.

Length: Two (2) hours

Treaty No. 1 was signed at Lower Fort Garry in 1871 between Peguis, Sagkeeng, Roseau, Brokenhead, Long Plain, Swan Lake and Sandy Bay First Nations and the British Crown. On this tour your students will explore the historical site with their guide and learn about the socio-economic factors at this Red River post that contributed to the signing of Canada’s first numbered treaty. Then your students will play an interactive game where they will learn about the concept of negotiating and the legacy of the Stone Fort Treaty.

Length: Two (2) hours

The Red River Valley is home to many diverse communities. During this tour, your students will learn about three groups of people that lived around Lower Fort Garry in 1851. Before you head out on your visit, they will play a “two lies and a truth” game to determine if an historical item was invented by the First Nations, Métis or European people. Then your students will discover how these three groups of people played a part at Lower Fort Garry.

Length: Two (2) hours

From a fur trade post to an elite motor country club, Lower Fort Garry has worn many hats and played many roles in what is now Manitoba. Take your class on this tour and have them learn about the iconic stone buildings of the Downriver Fort.

Length: Two (2) hours

Treaty No. 1 was signed at Lower Fort Garry in 1871 between Peguis, Sagkeeng, Roseau, Brokenhead, Long Plain, Swan Lake and Sandy Bay First Nations and the British Crown. On this tour your students will explore the historical site with their guide and learn about the socio-economic factors at this Red River post that contributed to the signing of Canada’s first numbered treaty. Then your students will play an interactive game where they will learn about the concept of negotiating and the legacy of the Stone Fort Treaty.

Length: Two (2) hours

From a fur trade post to an elite motor country club, Lower Fort Garry has worn many hats and played many roles in what is now Manitoba. Take your class on this tour and have them learn about the iconic stone buildings of the Downriver Fort.

Length: Two (2) hours

Your students will be tasked with completing a scavenger hunt by starting conversations in English with the costumed heritage presenters on the grounds. Afterwards, they will regroup with their guide and recount their experience of saying LFG!

Length: Two (2) hours

Have you ever wondered what it took to become a blacksmith? During this workshop your students will get to use an hammer and an anvil to forge a cold piece of metal into a different shape. No experience? No problem! This workshop doesn’t use any heat at all and allows your students to safely engage with this venerable trade.

Length: 60 minutes

Before electricity, the residents around Lower Fort Garry would have to find another way to light up the dark winter months. Your students will learn about the process of making candles and will even get their hands dirty to create their own.

Length: 60 minutes

 

Your students will play an interactive game where they will learn about the concept of negotiating and the legacy of the Stone Fort Treaty.

Length: 45 to 60 minutes

Bannock is a favourite staple of indigenous cuisine. Learn about the origins of this round, unleavened loaf and taste the reason why it is so beloved across Canada.

Length: 45 to 60 minutes

Find out if your students have what it takes to be a member of the North West Mounted Police, the precursors to the RCMP. This law enforcement corps marched drills at Lower Fort Garry and your students can march in their footsteps in kid-sized NWMP uniforms. Then, end the workshop with a bang by watching your workshops facilitator fire the NWMP firearm of choice: a Snider-Enfield rifle!

Length: 45 to 60 minutes

Familiarize yourself with fur trade objects and tools in this fan-favourite game.

Length: 45 to 60 minutes

Curious about what people called home along the Red River in 1851? Find out by giving your students an opportunity to build a mini Red River Frame house and a mini Tipi.

Length: 45 to 60 minutes