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Educational Programs:
On-Site and Delivered in your Classroom
We wish to promote an appreciation of and sensitivity
to nature
and to foster respect for wildlife.
EDUCATORS PLEASE NOTE: We are booked full for our education program this spring and are now taking bookings for the fall.
Don't Miss: we're excited to offer quality education packages, from December to April, delivered by our trained instructors anywhere in Nova Scotia.
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On-site tours and activities are offered from the middle of October to the end of May, on a "first come, first serve" basis. A fee of $2.00 per person will be charged to help offset associated costs. Our classroom will hold up to 60 students. There is a broad selection of topics to choose from, each tailored to complement curriculum requirements of elementary and middle school classes. We will try to adapt and accommodate your specific educational requirements. Each program takes about 3 hours to complete, including a short lunch break in the classroom. Shorter 1 to 2 hour guided sessions are also available. Please use our web-form for booking and detail information. |
ON-SITE PROGRAMS: |
Animal AdaptationsStudents will observe the wildlife here at the Park focussing on certain physical characteristics, such as webbed feet on the beaver and seasonal fur changes of the snowshoe hare. These adaptations are essential for survival in our North American climate. Outside activities will reinforce the children’s awareness of camouflage of such animals as the hare, the bobcat, the deer, the fox, or the owl. Birds of PreySeeing the rehabilitated birds of prey that live at the Park can help students better understand the important role that raptors play in our environment as barometers in the food chain. They help to control rodent populations and maintain a healthy ecosystem. Students will be able to identify red tailed hawks, bald eagles, and several species of owls that can be seen in Nova Scotia. They will look at many special features such as eyesight, hearing, and talons that help these birds succeed as hunters. Food ChainsChildren will better understand nature when they recognize the interdependence in ecological systems. After walking through the Park and observing the various animals that live here, students will better understand how wildlife depend on one another for survival as predators and prey. They will understand the terms carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore and will observe the some skeletal characteristics of bears, wolves and white-tailed deer. HabitatPeople and animals need a place to live: home. Habitat includes food, water, shelter and space in a proper arrangement. All living things are interrelated and wildlife serves as an important indicator of environmental health. Students will be able to identify the components of habitat, recognize how humans and wildlife depend on it and how a loss or change in habitat can impact both. Species at RiskSome of the wildlife in Nova Scotia have already disappeared. After walking through the Park, students will recognize some of the species that are at risk in this province such as the Eastern Cougar and the American Marten. Students will look at the categories of extinct, extirpated, endangered, threatened and special concern. Several artifacts of species at risk around the world will be displayed in the classroom. Using Your Senses in NatureExposing children to different settings is important in helping them to better understand our world. Walking through the Park, students will have many opportunities to use their senses and observe nature. Among the many species here, they will see bald eagles, cougars, deer, Sable Island horses, reindeer, and wolves. |
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