Let the Nova Scotia Museum come to you! Our new online Learning Resources Catalogue adds excitement and adventure on your journey of learning, whether in the school or in the community.
Open Seasonally
June 1st - October 15th
Tuesday-Saturday
9:30 am - 5:00 pm
Sunday
11 am - 5:00 pm
Closed Mondays
Contact: Martina Murphy to book a visit.
You’ll want to keep coming back to the Learning Resources Catalogue made especially for educators and program leaders, featuring:
- 27 diverse museums to discover – right across the province
- hundreds of interactive experiences and tours to engage and inspire
- 35 fascinating museum kits to promote hands-on learning and fun
- dozens of virtual exhibits and collections that support your curriculum
- scores of books or resources to expand your learning
- timely e-updates to keep you informed
Heritage belongs to all of us. It’s the story we share, and it shapes the stories our children will tell tomorrow. Our Learning Resources website brings Nova Scotia’s rich cultural and natural heritage to your doorstep. Step right in and bring learning to life!
Great for grades 2 - 4, but adaptable to all grade levels
Approx. 2 hours • Offered May 15–October 15
Cost: $3 per student, chaperones free
Take a trip to the past and experience colonial life first-hand. The program includes an interactive house tour, guided nature walk, costume talk, and colonial games. Teachers, note the many ways in which this program will help you advance your learning objectives! The curriculum links appear below. Both pre-visit and post-visit activities are available. Please book your class trip early to avoid disappointment.
Curriculum links:
People and their changing environment / Change and technology / Speaking and listening / Science, technology, and the environment.
Great for grade 2-4 but adaptable for all ages
Cost: $3 per student
Unleash your student's sense of wonder with the Uniacke Wetlands program, a fun and fascinating science-based outdoor adventure. Your students will get hands-on and interactive while they learn about the importance of habitat and the diversity of life in wetlands. Enjoy critter-dipping, mystery touch boxes, beginning birder, and wetland-values relay game.
Curriculum links:
Habitats and communities / Adaptations of organisms / Communities and eco-systems / Diversity of living things.
Uniacke Estate Museum Park offers spacious grounds for picnic lunches as well as seven walking trails. The Tea Room and Gift Shop cater to students with inexpensive treats and gifts.