Teacher Appreciation Day

Join us for a Teacher Appreciation Day with cultural programming and teacher focused information sessions to see how Wanuskewin can support Indigenous connections for your students!

Come out to Wanuskewin and join us for a Teacher Appreciation Day on Sunday, October 20, 2024!

The day features a variety of cultural programming, our Indigenous Artisan Market, a powwow dance feature, and teacher information sessions. Learn more about how you can include Wanuskewin’s programming and resources in your classroom, whether on-site for a field trip, at your school through outreach, or virtually with our online video series. 

 

This one day will be a FREE admission weekend for all educators, including teachers, EAs, ECEs, homeschool teachers, post-secondary instructors, education students, and workplace educators.

 

Families of educators will get in for a reduced family rate of $20.

 

(Regular admission rates still apply for all other visitors.)

 

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The day’s features include:

• Indigenous Artisan Market
• Door Prizes and Raffle
  • enter for a chance to win door prizes, 1-year family membership, or even a field trip for your class
• Information Sessions in the morning and afternoon
  • the first session will focus on field trips, self-guided materials, outreach, and French programming questions
  • the second session will focus on field trips and outreach for early childhood and young learners
• Information tables
• The chance to trial our self-guided materials
• and a variety of our cultural programming to participate in!

 

Schedule:

9:30 a.m. – Site open for the day

10:00 a.m. – Tipi Teachings (inside)

11:00 a.m. – General Educator Information Session (30 minutes)

11:30 a.m. – Early Childhood Information Session (30 minutes)

12:00 p.m. – Step Back in Time Walk (outside)

1:00 p.m. – ᒪᐦᐃᐦᑲᐣ mahihkanak youth Dance Troupe with Curtis Peeteetuce

2:00 p.m. – General Educator Information Session (30 minutes)

2:30 p.m. – Early Childhood Information Session (30 minutes)

3:00 p.m. – Drop-in Bannock Bake in Tipi Village with Muskeg Tea and Hot Chocolate (outside)

3:30 p.m. – Traditional Games and Northern Plains Technology (inside)

5:00 p.m. – Site closed for day

 

If you have any questions about the day, feel free to give us a call at 306-931-6767, or email [email protected].

 

If you have any questions about booking field trips, email [email protected].