Student Tours | Winnipeg Groups

Discover and uncover The Forks' hidden history! You and your students can learn all about the past life of The Forks through one of our Manitoba curriculum-based programs and activities!

Unpacking the Past

Grades: Kindergarten - Grade 3

What brings so many people to The Forks? Join an interpretive guide on an interactive tour of The Forks. Along the journey, the contents of three suitcases will be revealed and you will unpack games, stories, and more to help discover the story of this significant place.

Length: 60 minutes
Availability: May – June

Social Studies Curriculum:

• Kindergarten – Cluster 1, 2 & 3: Me, The People Around Me, The World Around Me
• Grade 1 – Cluster 1 & 2: I Belong, My Environment
• Grade 2 – Cluster 1, 2 & 3: Our Local Community, Communities in Canada, The Canadian Community
• Grade 3 – Cluster 1: Connecting with Canadians

Where Our Stories Meet

Take a 6,000-year journey with a Parks Canada interpreter and uncover what lies beneath your feet. Learn the fate of the four fur trading posts and hear the epic stories behind this meeting place. Through curious objects and colourful characters, the history of The Forks comes to life in this easy walking tour.

Length: 60 minutes
Availability: May – June

Social Studies Curriculum:

• Grade 4 – Cluster 3 & 4: Living in Manitoba, History of Manitoba
• Grade 5 – Cluster 1, 2, 3 & 4: First Peoples, Early European Colonization (1600 to 1763), Fur Trade, From British Colony to Confederation (1763-1867)
• Grade 6 – Cluster 1: Building a Nation (1867-1914)
• Grade 7 – Cluster 2 & 4: Global Quality of Life, Human Impact in Europe or the Americas
• Grade 8 – Cluster 1: Understanding Societies Past and Present
• Grade 9 – Cluster 1: Diversity and Pluralism in Canada
• Grade 10 – Cluster 5: Urban Places
• Grade 11 – Cluster 1: First Peoples and Nouvelle-France (to 1763)
• Grade 12 – Global Issues

For bookings
Tel. 204-98-FORKS (204-983-6757)
Email: manitoba@pc.gc.ca