A visit to Highland Village relates to many aspects of Nova Scotia Elementary and Secondary school curricula:
- Gaelic language and culture in Nova Scotia
- Material culture of rural living
- Changing technology and life on the land
- Historical architecture and artifacts
Students visiting Highland Village will have an educational encounter with the tangible and intangible past. Learning opportunities can include the following activities:
- Comparing and contrasting historical eras.
- Connecting the past with the present.
- Discussing and writing about Gaelic culture.
- Following the historical development of Gaelic Nova Scotia.
- Gaining an appreciation for the historical lifestyles of Highland settlers.
- Identifying artifacts and interpreting their uses and relevance.
- Interpreting the history of everyday life from different social perspectives.
- Learning about the relationship of buildings and tools to the land and daily labour.
By integrating buildings, artifacts and culture, the Village evokes Highland history in Nova Scotia through animation of life in times past.
In the Final Report of the Voluntary Planning Heritage Strategy Task Force the following areas were suggested as topics for each grade.
- historic family roots
- family traditions
- natural and constructed features of their community
- evolution of their community Needs and Wants
- interdependence of communities
- the future of their community
- technological change in their community
- changing nature of work in their community
- Place, Peoples, Citizenship and Heritage.
- explorers and the impact of exploration Exploring Landscapes of Canada
- physical and human landscape
heritage symbols associated with Canada’s symbols
- examines Canada from around 1800 to the end of World War I
- examines Canada from WWI to present
- examines Atlantic Canada and its connection to the rest of the world.
*Information provided by the Department of Education as reported in the Final Report of the Voluntary Planning Heritage Strategy Task Force.