School Tours

Two women and a girl in historical clothing outside of Dalnavert

Dalnavert Museum offers an immersive experience with programs based on the Manitoba Social Studies, English Language Arts, and Canadian History curriculums. Our Education Team is happy to work with teachers to adapt our programs to meet the needs of different groups.

Rates range from $5-$10 per student. Programs are generally available Wednesday-Friday during business hours. Programs booked Mondays, Tuesdays, or otherwise outside business hours are subject to an additional staffing fee.

To book a program or for more information, please call us at 204-943-2835 or email us at bookings@dalnavertmuseum.ca.

Programs

Online:

Grades 6 – 12: Online Learning Package
English Language Arts

  • Students will be able to navigate through Dalnavert Museum’s Virtual Reality Tour from their own device in class or at home, accompanied by a worksheet that provides information and asks questions to prompt reflection. On each storey, they will pause and listen to recordings of works by celebrated nineteenth-century authors. They will also learn about aspects of daily life in the nineteenth century and major social issues related to gender and class.

In-Person:

Grades K – 12: Victorian Winnipeg
Social Studies/Canadian History

  • Students will learn what life was like in Victorian Winnipeg through the lens of the Macdonald family and their servants. This program looks at Dalnavert in the context of Winnipeg’s history and explores themes of class and gender at age-appropriate levels. This program is adaptable to a wide range of language skills and age groups.


Kindergarten, Grades 1 & 2: The Five Senses Past & Present
Social Studies/Science

  • Students will explore the heritage house through the five senses. They will learn about the lives of Victorian Winnipeggers, and what it may have been like to taste, smell, hear, see and feel during this time through interactive hands-on activities.

Grades 4 – 8: Old Spaces - New Skills
English Language Arts/ Creative Writing

  • Students will use an “old space” to learn new skills. They will explore our historic home while experimenting with writing tools: similes, settings, adverbs, and adjectives, in order to improve and develop their creative writing skills.

Grades 5 & 6: A House that Divides - 1919 General Strike
Social Studies

  • Dalnavert was a house divided by class: the Macdonalds occupied one space, and their servants another. Through a tour of the house and a Strike activity, this program helps students understand why Winnipeggers went on strike in 1919, the two sides of the conflict, and the impact of the strike.

Grades 9 – 12: Four Storeys/Four Stories
English Language Arts

  • Students will visit four storeys of our historic home and hear four stories of Victorian lives. They will learn about different aspects of daily life in the late Victorian period and about themes significant to Victorian culture through the house, its artifacts, and literature of the period.

Accessibility

Free visitor parking is available in our parking lot located to the left of the Visitors' Centre.

Due to its historic nature, the second and third floors of the Museum are not wheelchair accessible. Guests with mobility concerns can enjoy the Visitors' Centre and first floor of the house.

See our Accessibility page for more information. Please let us know if there are any accommodations we can make to make your school booking more accessible.

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