Casa Loma

Casa Loma's Specially Designed Tour for Primary and Secondary Schools
Experience the turn-of-the-century elegance of Casa Loma with a personally guided tour. Learn about the history, architecture, decorative arts and the ongoing restoration program of this unique Toronto landmark with the Curatorial staff as they take you through Toronto's "house on the hill".
Set young imaginations soaring as they journey back to a bygone era to explore the magic and wonder of a medieval- style castle. Towers, a tunnel, secret passageways and beautiful gardens are all part of the adventure that awaits you !

During your visit to Casa Loma you and your students will explore one of Toronto's premier historic landmarks and learn about a truly remarkable Canadian who made significant contributions to the development of the City.

CN Tower

CN Tower: Educational Programs
More than Canada's most famous man-made landmark, the CN Tower is also an exciting learning environment. When you bring your students to the CN Tower, the world's tallest building and free-standing structure becomes the world's highest classroom. There are lessons taught here that can be applied to a wide variety of subjects including:

* Media Studies
* Science
* Engineering
* Civics
* Communication
* Physics
* Construction Technology

During their visit to the CN Tower students benefit from activities specially designed for:
*Grades 5-8
*Grades 9-10
*Grades 11-12

Ontario Science Centre: Facing Mars

The Ontario Science Centre offers a large variety of curriculum connected learning experiences for students.

Willowgrove Outdoor Education Centre

Willowgrove Outdoor Education Centre has an excellent variety of programs and the facility to provide for all these learning opportunities. Our staff would love to share their knowledge and give your students a hands-on learning experience. We will plan a program that meets your needs.
For over 28 years, the Outdoor Education Centre at Willowgrove has welcomed students from all over the GTA to our various programs. We are excited about the opportunity of introducing your students to an agricultural experience or to challenging them in our climbing gym or low ropes course.

Bring your class for a full day or half day of fun and learning. Whether it be an agricultural field trip or an outdoor learning experience, we are able to provide a program to fulfill your curriculum needs. All programs are linked to the Ontario Curriculum. Programs are adaptable to your grade level and to the specific focus of your unit of study. Our flexibility allows the length and content of the program to be modified to suit the needs of your students.

Programs include but are not limited to
- A program to develop your students leadership skills or provide them with an opportunity to participate in team building activities?
- A program that will teach your students about farm animals, pumpkins, planting or harvesting?
- A program to teach your students about orienteering, map reading, survival, trees, Pioneers or Native Studies?

Bugs, Bugs, Bugs...
Stream Study
Plants & Seeds
Apple Orchard Tour
Corn Maze
Snow Study
Orienteering
Map Reading
The Food Chain
Pioneer Ways
Native Studies
Animals
A Day in the Life of a Farmer
Pumpkin Patch
Low Ropes
Climbing Gym

Reptilla

Located in Vaughan, ON Reptilla is a reptile zoo that is specifically designed to provide an educational, interactive, and entertaining experience with reptiles. The large, naturalistic exhibits are designed to suite the needs of each species and provide visitors with a look into the environments where each species may be found. Live demonstrations, feedings, and meet the keeper events provide hands on experiences for all visitors.

Educational Programs - Reptilia's educational programs are written to suit curriculum guidelines to ensure that the lesson given is compliant with provincial standards. Our programs are directly linked to the topics the students are learning in the classroom. Reptilia staff also conduct workshops for teachers to provide them with additional background knowledge needed to teach science in the classroom.

Our educational programs are hands on investigations of reptiles and amphibians and how they relate to the world in which they live. There are over 10,000 species of Reptiles and Amphibians in the world and the number of newly described species increases every day. These animals live in almost every biotic region on Earth and are extremely successful. Along with this incredible amount of diversity comes a bewildering world of biological wonders just waiting to be discovered by a young, inquisitive mind. Reptilia can reveal that world to your students. We teach students about themselves and the world around them using fascinating animals that will hold their attention and keep them interested in learning.