Bring your group out to Longwoods Road Conservation Area / Ska-Nah-Doht Village and Museum
8348 Longwoods Road, Mount Brydges, Ontario
Community Groups!
Spend the day with us at Longwoods Road Conservation Area and add something special to your day or get-together! Enjoy unique learning opportunities that can be tailored towards your groups’ goals and interests.
For information and/or to book:
Complete our group booking form for Longwoods Road Conservation Area and email it to [email protected] to provide us with the information we will need to start your booking process and we will be in touch.
Program Cost
One Program or Half Day
- 1.5 to 2 hours
- $8 per participant
- Minimum fee is $120 for 15 participants or less
Two Programs or Full Day
- 3.5 to 4 hours, includes a lunch break
- $16 per participant (community groups)
- Minimum fee is $240 for 15 participants or less
Tax is charged on group programs involving equipment rental.
Program Options
Our programs are developed to be engaging and interactive. If you would like to make an adaptation to one of our programs to focus on the particular needs or interests of your group, please discuss this with us during your booking process — we are happy to coordinate with you!
1) The Ska-Nah-Doht Experience – Trail Walk includes Ska-Nah-Doht Village
Year-Round
Learn about First Nations communities 1,000 years ago. Discuss contributions of First Nations peoples to the present. See artifacts from 1,000 years ago, sit in the longhouse, and explore the village.
2) Tool Making – Outdoors and Cabins (limited capacity)
Year-Round
Participants learn about trade and the necessities of life as they work in teams to create tools using some of the same materials that would have been used in the past (and some modern equipment we’ve thrown in to help along the way).
3) Traditional Games – Outdoors
Year-Round
Participants will work on their hand-eye coordination as they learn about, and try, some traditional games.
4) Traditional Pottery – Cabins (limited capacity)
Spring, Summer, Fall; Take-Away
Each participant shapes and decorates their own clay pots by hand using traditional methods. Participants will take their pot home, where it can be painted. An amazing art project!
5) Corn Husk Dolls – Cabins (limited capacity)
Fall; Take-Away
Learn about the beginnings of agriculture in Southwestern Ontario! The Haudenosaunee were the area’s first farmers and recyclers. Using every part honours the plant. Plus, hear one telling of a legend which still has lessons to teach us today.
6) Snowshoeing– Outdoors (weather permitting)
January through March Break Only
Are you up to the challenge? Learn how to snowshoe, play games, look for signs of animals, and explore winter habitats during your tromp through the snow.
7) Sensational Seasons – Outdoors
Year-Round
8) Petals, Leaves, and Seeds – Outdoors
Spring, Fall
Who needs plants? We all do! Learn how trees and flowers grow and change through the seasons. Go on a wildflower hike or search for seeds.
9) Habitats and Communities – Outdoors
Spring, Fall
Habitat, sweet habitat! Learn about the needs of living things and find out why some animals and plants become endangered. Form a food chain and search for animal homes. Forest, field, and wetland habitats await you!
10) Eco-Activities – Outdoors
Year-Round
Let’s play a game! Learn about camouflage, cycles, food chains, species at risk, predator-prey relationships, and animal behaviours through a series of games that will get you out of your chair and away from a screen!
11) Winged Wonders – Indoors and Outdoors
Year-Round
Life is for the birds! Examine bird wings, feet, nests, and beaks up-close. Find out about migration and seasonal behaviours. Listen for birdsongs, hear different types of bird calls, and look for evidence of birds during a hike.
12) Raptors – Indoors and Outdoors
Year-Round
Discover the world of hawks and owls, predatory adaptations, and habits. Use your detective skills to determine what an owl eats. Take a hike to discover raptor and prey habits and habitats.
13) Fur and Feather– Indoors and Outdoors
Year-Round
Go wild for animals! Discover animals and their homes. Compare animal characteristics, life cycles and behaviours. Find out how people can help animals!
General Information and Resources:
- Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Museum Resource Guide
- Ska-Nah-Doht Village & Museum Resource Guide (Francaise)
- Video Clip of Students Enjoying Ska-Nah-Doht Village