On-the-Road Education
Canโt get to C.M. Wilson Learning Centre or Longwoods Road Conservation Area? Our expert educators can come to you! Book an On-the-Road Program and weโll come out to your classroom or meeting space.
Available to those located within one of the 10 municipalities served by the Lower Thames Valley Conservation Authority (Chatham-Kent, Dutton Dunwich, Lakeshore, Leamington, London, Middlesex Centre, Southwest Middlesex, Southwold, Strathroy-Caradoc, and West Elgin).
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Program Cost
- 1ยฝ hours
- $6 per participant*
- Minimum fee is $90 for 15 participants or less
- Charged based upon your distance from host location, either C.M. Wilson Conservation Area or the Longwoods Road Conservation Area (noted in the program you choose from details below)
- Mileage as per Google Maps
* Tax is not charged on any of our standard education programs.
Learn more about on-the-road educational programs
โโPrograms make use of both indoor and outdoor spaces. In case of inclement weather, certain programs can use large indoor spaces.
On-the-road environmental program offerings
1. Tool Making - Indoors - Year-Round - Mileage from Longwoods Road Conservation Area
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 weโve thrown in to help along the way).
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3: Science and Technology: Applications, Connections and Contributions
Grade 4: Science and Technology: Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
Grade 5: Science and Technology: Applications, Connections, and Contributions
Grade 6: Science and Technology: Applications, Connections, and Contributions
Grade 7: Science and Technology: Relating Science and Technology to Our Changing World
Grade 8: Science and Technology: Applications, Connections, and Contributions
2. Traditional Games - Outdoors - Year-Round - Mileage from Longwoods Road Conservation Area
Participants will work on their hand-eye coordination as they learn about, and try, some traditional games.
Curriculum Connections
Physical Education
Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education
- Cooperative Games
- Lacrosse
- Outdoor Education (General Procedures)
- Tug of War
3. Traditional Pottery - Indoors - Year-Round - Mileage from Longwoods Road Conservation Area
Each participant shapes and decorates their own clay pot by hand using traditional methods. Participants will take their pot home, where it can be painted. An amazing art project!
Curriculum Connections
Visual Arts
4. Corn Husk Dolls - Indoors - Fall - Mileage from Longwoods Road Conservation Area
Learn about the beginnings of agriculture in Southwestern Ontario! The Haudenosaunee were the areaโs 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.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3 and Up:ย Visual Arts
5. Eco-Activities - Outdoors - Year-Round - Mileage from the closer of C.M. Wilson Conservation Area or Longwoods Road Conservation Area
Letโs 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!
Curriculum Connections
Grade 3:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Plants
Grade 4:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Habitats and Communities
Grade 6:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Biodiversity
Grade 7:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Interactions in the Environment
Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education
- Outdoor Education (Hiking, General Procedures)
- Relay and Tag Games
6. Winged Wonders - Indoors & Outdoors - Year-Round - Mileage from Longwoods Road Conservation Area
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 walk around your school yard.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 1:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things
Grade 1:ย Science and Technology: Earth and Space Systems: Daily and Seasonal Changes
Grade 2:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Animals
Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education
- Outdoor Education (General Procedures)
- Relay and Tag Games
7. Raptors - Indoors - Year-Round - Mileage from Longwoods Road Conservation Area
Discover the world of hawks and owls, predatory adaptations, and habits. Use your detective skills to determine what an owl eats.
Curriculum Connections
Grade 4:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Habitats and Communities
Grade 6:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Biodiversity
Grade 7:ย Science and Technology: Life Systems: Interactions in the Environment
Onario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education
- Outdoor Education (Hiking, General Procedures)
8. Sensational Seasons - Outdoors - Year-Round - Mileage from the closer of C.M. Wilson Conservation Area or Longwoods Road Conservation Area
Join us as we explore outside to discover the sights, sounds, and textures that nature has to offer us. Learn how animals and plants adapt to the changing seasons through hands-on discovery and experiments.
Curriculum Connections
Kindergarten:ย Problem Solving and Innovating, Belonging and Contributing
Grade 1:ย Science and Technology: Understanding Earth and Space and Life Systems: Daily and Seasonal Changes
Ontario Physical Activity Safety Standards in Education
- Kindergarten/Primary Grades (Movement Activities)
- Outdoor Education (General Procedures)
- Cooperative Games
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