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Artwork by Pelee Island Public School Students
A) THEMES
1) PEOPLE HAVE UNSEEN AND IMMENSE INFLUENCE ON THEIR SURROUNDINGS. OUR IDEAS, OUR WORDS AND OUR ACTIONS MAKE A DIFFERENCE FOR THE HEALTH OF COMMUNITIES OF PEOPLE, AS THEY DO FOR THE BALANCE OF ECOSYSTEMS IN NATURE.
2) LIVING ORGANISMS ARE NOT SO MUCH COMPETITIVE CONSTITUENTS AS INTERDEPENDENT NEIGHBOURS. INDIVIDUAL INSECTS, PLANTS AND PEOPLE EXIST IN RELATIONSHIP WITH A HOST OF OTHER LIFE FORMS AND BIO-SYSTEMS.
3) NEIGHBOURHOODS ARE ONE LINK IN THE CHAIN OF LIFE. WE NEED TO PUT DOWN ROOTS WITHIN THIS CONCENTRIC CIRCLE OF RELATIONSHIPS. WE NEED TO BEGIN BY LEARNING TO KNOW WHO OUR NEIGHBOURS ARE, AND WHAT THEY REQUIRE TO FLOURISH. IN GIVING ATTENTION TO LIFE ALL AROUND US WE WILL COME TO CELEBRATE THE BEAUTY IN OUR MIDST.
B) ONE DAY VISITS
One day visits are designed for elementary and high school students. The program is flexible and can be altered according to age and special emphasis requested by the teacher.
A learning package of three sessions is offered. After the ferry arrival at 10:30 am the program begins with,
SESSION ONE:
The session lasts one hour and fifteen minutes. It is presented at the Pelee Island Heritage Centre. A number of the themes outlined above are explored in three stages. A brief overview and presentation are offered by museum staff. The students are divided into smaller groups, after which each group is given a series of questions to answer. Answers are found through exploration of museum exhibits. Thereafter students are asked to present their answers to the larger group.
For each group themes can be explored which relate to the two subsequent sessions.
SESSION TWO:
The second session is about the earth's micro-wilderness, about food and health. While eating an island organic lunch, students are given an explanation of what makes a food organic. The following topics are introduced: what are the goals of organic farmers, how are crops grown differently, how is the soil managed differently, and what advantages are there to the consumer. Students are introduced to the relationship between what constitutes a healthy soil, nutrition of our food, and human health.
SESSION THREE:
This session takes a period of one hour and fifteen minutes. The Pelee Island Bird Observatory offers the program for this session at Fish Point. Students will be introduced to the contribution to science made by bird banding. The techniques will be demonstrated and the fascinating phenomenon of bird migration will be explored as well.
Schools that take advantage of our three session learning package are responsible for ferry and ground transportation on the Island. Assistance is available upon request.
The package cost is $6.00 per student (lunch is extra).
Please note that each school is responsible for teacher and adult supervision of the students.
For information and reservations please contact either:
The Pelee Island Heritage Centre, email curator@peleeislandmuseum.ca Telephone 519 724 2291 (between April 30 and October 15)
Or,
The Pelee Island Bird Observatory, email
Telephone 519 724 2829
C) ENQUIRE ABOUT THE MORE INTENSIVE THREE DAY STUDY PROGRAM
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