Experience history and explore nature with Ruthven Park’s on-site education programs. Our new and redesigned programs offer learners of all ages the chance to be active participants in engaging, hands-on, and unique learning journeys that will inspire and create memories to last a lifetime.
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Note: Each program has several connections to the Ontario curriculum. The targeted age groups for the program are based on the most relevant connections and may not include all of the grades with curriculum connections as listed.
All programs have been designed for half-day (2.5 hours). Programs can be paired together as a full-day option (5 hours with lunch).
Education Program Offerings at Ruthven Park
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![Black-capped Chickadee standing on hand]()
Chicken Fingers
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 1 and 2 (ages 7-9)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring or Fall (April-May or September-November)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
Please click below for curriculum connections and more details.
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![Flock of silhouetted birds flying away into sunset.]()
Mysteries of Migration
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 4, 6, and 7 (aged 9-13)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring, Fall (April-May or September-November)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
Please click below for curriculum connections and more details.
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![Blue-headed Vireo held in held.]()
A Bird in the Bush
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 7 and 11 (ages 12-17)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring, Fall (April-May or September-November)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
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![Garter Snake sniffing with tongue]()
Hunting for Herptiles
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 (ages 6-13)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring, Summer, Fall (March-October)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
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![Honey Bee on flower]()
Pondering Pollinators
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 1, 2, 4, 6, 7 (ages 6-13)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring, Summer, Fall (March-October)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
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![Great Blue Heron standing in wetland with marsh plants surrounding.]()
Wonders of Wetlands
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 11 (ages 8-17)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring, Summer, Fall (March-October)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
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![Eastern Gray Squirrel in tree sitting with hands up eating a seed.]()
Squirrel Friends
Targeted Age Groups: Kindergarten, Grades 1-2 (ages 5-8)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring, Summer, Fall, or Winter (Year-round)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
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![Black and gray - two young 20s Thompson brothers standing next to each other in uniform.]()
Echoes of War
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 10 and 12 (ages 15-18)
Recommended Booking Season: Fall or Winter (October-February)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
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![Paint covered brushes lying aligned on rocks.]()
Brushstrokes Through Time
Targeted Age Groups: Grades 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 (age 11-16)
Recommended Booking Season: Spring, Summer, Fall (March-October)
Program Length: 2.5 Hours
Cost: $7.00 per student
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