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Night Watch at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic
A Sleep-Over Program for School Groups Grades 4 to 7, or Scout and Guide Groups.
Mondays
Sept. to June
(Alternate nights might be available during winter months.) 		CSS Acadia Give your students an opportunity to experience a night at sea with dry decks, no fog, and comfortable surroundings.

About the Program
Night Watch will provide your class with an evening of fun, games, and challenge and help you meet your classroom objectives. A framework of fantasy begins the moment the children walk in the door and continues with a sleepover in one of Atlantic Canada's premier heritage institutions. days of sail gallery

The sea offers adventure but it also offers mystery and danger - those who venture on it must be prepared. Young landlubbers will become ‘Seasoned Sailors' as they learn about a real ship, how to find their way on the sea, and then are introduced to some nautical dangers - such as pirates, ghosts and war.

About the Museum
The Maritime Museum of the Atlantic is a fascinating place to experience our rich maritime culture. The Museum's many galleries and exhibits display thousands of artifacts - the largest artifact, the 52-metre 1913 hydrographic ship CSS Acadia, is permanently berthed at the Museum's wharf. These resources are a practical doorway for learning about history, math, science, language arts, social studies and technology.

A Typical Evening

Getting started

  • Introductions, explanation of rules, and stowing of gear.
  • The group is divided into 3 crews (maximum 10 children and 2 chaperones).
  • Each crew is assigned a Captain, a trained Heritage Explorers staff member who will lead their crew through the evening's activities.

Aboard CSS Acadia

  • Orientation to historic ship CSS Acadia.
  • Activities may include Sailor's Olympics, learning Morse code, knot tying, navigation or experiments in buoyancy and hydrodynamics.

In the Museum

  • From the Golden Age of Sail to World War II Convoys - activities and stories from our maritime history, including ghost stories and marine folklore.
  • Activities may include the Convoy game, Harbour of Perils game, or a simulated excavation of a shipwreck.
  • Mug up and movie, then into sleeping bags surrounded by sailing ships and artifacts from a by-gone era.

Next Morning

  • Breakfast, wrap up and departure.

There are several program options to choose from. Before your visit you will receive a menu of activities so that you can select the program that best meets the needs of your class.

Cost:
$28/student
plus HST
$8/chaperone
plus HST
There is no fee
for the teacher.
 		One adult must accompany every five children.

Program will be available on Monday evenings starting Monday February 4, 2002

Arrival time: 6:30 pm

Departure time: 8:15 am Tuesday morning

To reserve a program date contact:

Adam Langley - Program Manager
Heritage Explorers (902) 830-4953
E-mail: info@heritageexplorers.com
44 Virginia Avenue
Dartmouth, N.S.
B2W 2Z7

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