Come out to Wanuskewin for a Teacher Appreciation Weekend on April 12 & 13, 2025!

The weekend will feature a variety of cultural programming, our Indigenous Artisan Market, a powwow dance presentation, 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 weekend 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.)

The weekend will feature:

• 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
  • the first session will focus on field trips, self-guided materials, outreach, and early childhood and young learners
  • the second session will focus on French language programming options
• Information tables
• The chance to trial our self-guided materials
• And a variety of cultural programming

Schedule:

9:30 a.m. – Site open for the day

10:00 a.m. – Tipi Teachings (inside)

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

11:30 a.m. – French Programming Information Session (30 minutes)

12:00 p.m. – Native Plant Walk (outside)

1:00 p.m. – Dance Presentation

2:00 p.m. – Drop-in Bannock Bake in Tipi Village with Muskeg Tea and Hot Chocolate (outside)

3:30 p.m. – Traditional Games

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].