School Programs

VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS AT GLANMORE
Available Late November and December 2023
1.5 hrs.  – Guided Tour/Craft Activity
$4.50 per student - Instruction in English – 30 Students Maximum

Glanmore is decked for the season! Step into a snapshot of Christmas Past to learn about how celebrations have changed over time. Share family traditions and learn about special ways we celebrate the holidays in this exploration of an 1890s Christmas in Belleville.  Students will also make an ornament to take home!
GRADES 1-3—Social Studies      

SIMPLE MACHINES
Available January, February, and early March 2024
1.5 hrs. – Guided Tour/Hands-On Experience
$4.50 per student - Instruction in English – 30 Students Maximum

Tour Glanmore to see gears, pulleys, levers, and other simple machines at work! Hands-on exploration and a series of fun challenges using historic household tools and equipment will demonstrate timeless scientific principles and encourage students to discover how and why simple machines work.
GRADES 2-4 - Science and Technology

QUILTED CREATIONS
Available late March, April, and May 2024
1.5 hrs. – Guided Tour/Hands-on Experience
$4.50 per student – Instruction in English – 30 Students Maximum

Explore the exhibit of heritage quilts on display at Glanmore to discover how quilters use colour, shape, and repetition to create their artistic patterns. In this program that combines visual arts, math and social studies students will discover the form and function of quilts, examine historic patterns, use simple shapes to create a paper quilt and participate in a quilting bee!  
GRADES 1 – 4 Math, Visual Arts, Social Studies

GARDEN GAMES
Available late May and June 2024
1.5 hrs. – Guided Tour/Hands-on Experience
$4.50 per student - Instruction in English – 30 Students Maximum

Play is universal! Bring your students for a day of historic games and activities. Tour the historic house to find ways that people of the past liked to play, learn about traditional toys and games, and try them out for yourself. This program includes active play outdoors. Indoor games will be substituted during inclement weather.
GRADES JK to 6 Social Studies, Physical Education 

HISTORIC HOUSE TOURS
Available Year-round (except November and December)
$4.50 per student – Instruction in English – 30 Students Maximum
Explore Glanmore with a guided museum tour. Learn the story of Glanmore, the Phillips family and their servants. Climb the servant staircase, try the speaking tube system and discover what life was like for the servants who lived and worked here.  Learn all about Glanmore’s Second Empire Style architecture, extensive fine art collection and more!  Historic House Tours are geared for students in grades 5-8, as well as for students in secondary and post-secondary programs and can be tailored to meet a wide range of curriculum needs. 

UPDATE: Victorian Christmas School Programs for November and December 2023 are currently full. If you are booking for 2024, please call 613-962-2329 ext. 3650 and someone will return your call.

• Spaces fill quickly, book early to avoid disappointment. Select a program from the current offerings.  
• Have your planning calendar on hand and determine two or three potential dates for your museum visit.
• For program bookings and Inquiries about custom programs fill out a program booking/inquiry form, or call the Education and Marketing Coordinator at (613) 962-2329 ext. 3653 (Update: the Education and Marketing Coordinator is temporarily unavailable - please direct queries to glanmoreinfo@belleville.ca or call 613-962-2329 ext. 3650)

• All programs are $4.50 (including HST) per student, unless otherwise noted. A limited number of adult supervisors are admitted free of charge.
• Payment may be made upon arrival using cash, cheque, debit, Visa or MasterCard or teachers can take an invoice back to the school to submit for payment.
• School programs are available Tuesday to Friday mornings. Start times are flexible between 9:15 and 11 AM. 
• Booking confirmation and links to educator resources will be sent by email several weeks prior to your visit.
• Notification of cancellation must be received at least two weeks prior to the program date or a $25.00 cancellation fee will apply (except in the case of school bus cancellation due to weather).
• A bus loading and parking areas is located beside the museum on the East side of Dufferin Avenue.
• Due to space limitations in the historic house, school programs are limited to around 30 students at a time. 

• An accessible entrance enables visitors with mobility difficulties to access the main floor of the historic building.  In periods of extreme cold the vertical lift may be out of service.
• Programs usually take place on two floors of the building. With prior notice, programs can be adjusted for delivery on the main level only to better accommodate accessibility needs.
• Washrooms are located in the lower level of the building and are not fully accessible. An accessible port-a-potty is available outside near the vertical lift.  
• We are happy to work with you to find the best way to accommodate student needs during your visit. Please call the Education and Marketing Coordinator at (613) 962-2329 ext. 3653.