Museum Schools Grades 1 - 3

Come visit Woodstock's first fire hall, market, police lock-up, town council chambers, ballroom, theater and auditorium!

Children will set up their own stalls in our farmers’ market and sell and barter market goods with their classmates. Then it’s on to the town council for a mini council meeting to experience what it was like to be a mayor, newspaper reporter or councillor. Finally, head up to the Grand Hall to have a Victorian era dance complete with period music and dance cards.

In this one unique building, students can discover how the timeless social and physical needs of Woodstock's first settlers were met by a number of different people.

Our simple machines make work seem like play! Simply Mechanical uses experimentation and interaction with artifacts from the Museum's education collection to give the children a hands-on historical experience, while also introducing them to the mechanical advantages of the wedge, lever, pulley, wheel, screw and inclined plane.

Children will tinker with and test out some of the fascinating implements that made life easier for the first settlers of Oxford County. 

This exciting program provides children with a hands-on opportunity to experience settler life in early Woodstock.

Travel across the ocean with us as we arrive in Woodstock in 1800. Try out pioneer tools, plant a heritage seed, compete in a spelling bee, dress-up in our pioneer children's clothing, and try your hand at spring cleaning. See how Woodstock has changed over the centuries!

Special Comments:

The spring cleaning segment can only be done in warm months outside. Contact the Education Officer for more information.