Educational activities
Teachers and future teachers
Future teachers and those engaged in continuing education are invited behind the scenes of the McCord Museum’s Education Department to explore how our activities can enrich their educational programs.
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Information:
reservation@mccord-stewart.ca
514-861-6701, ext. 2234
Visit
60 minutes
Wearing our Identities - The First People Collection
What do your clothes say about you?
For the First Peoples of Canada, clothing is not just a protective layer; it reflects the wearer’s age and social status, reveals the nation they belong to, pays tribute to remarkable exploits or highlights the intimate bond between humans and nature. At the intersection of tradition and innovation, the social, political, cultural and spiritual life of First Peoples reveals itself, one stitch at a time.
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Creative workshop
60 minutes
Call to Action: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission
What is the effect of the Indian Act?
What is the Truth and Reconciliation Commission?
This discussion workshop engages participants in a conversation on sensitive contemporary issues and each person’s individual responsibility in the national call for reconciliation with Indigenous peoples.
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Workshop
60 minutes
Tell Me a Legend: Learn, Create and Share a Living Story
Developed in collaboration with contemporary Innu storyteller and director Donovan Vollant and Wapikoni, this workshop introduces participants to the legends of the First Nations of Quebec while developing their sense of the living story.
Wapikoni Mobile is a travelling studio for intervention, training and creation for Indigenous youth. Its mission is to amplify the voices of Indigenous youth through film and music, to disseminate their work in Canada and abroad, and to serve as a tool for professional development and social transformation.
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60 minutes
Haida: supernatural stories
An Indigenous people from Canada’s west coast, the Haida have an ancestral artistic language that has been passed down through the ages. This tour is an opportunity to discover historical and contemporary art objects that bear witness to the important role of stories and the transmission of knowledge.
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60 minutes
Jean-Claude Poitras – Fashion and Inspiration
With a career spanning over 40 years, Jean-Claude Poitras is one of the designers who left his mark on prêt-à-porter in Montreal and the rest of Canada over the course of four decades, from the 1970s to the 2000s. This tour showcases Poitras’s fashion designs and immerses the visitor in his world, exploring his sources of inspiration.
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Creative workshop
60 minutes
Creativity, Fashion and Inspiration
Do you have to be an artist to be creative?
Inspired by Jean-Claude Poitras, the Montreal designer who left his mark on the world of ready-to-wear from the 1970s to the 2000s, this workshop shows participants how creativity can manifest in each of us.
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Creative workshop
60 minutes
Photo Rallye
A scavenger hunt around the history of photography and the fundamentals of composition. Armed with tablets, participants wander the Museum’s galleries and rediscover the exhibitions through a new lens, developing their eye for photography.
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120 minutes
The Museum Within Reach
The school and Museum collaborate to enrich the learning experience for students.
Whether you are a teacher or educator in initial or continuing education, make the most of this activity to discover the educational vision of the Museum and the aim of its related activities.
Along with your group, take part in a participatory visit chosen from the Museum’s extensive program, followed by a group feedback session about your experience. You’ll also have the chance to explore the many ways a Museum visit can be linked to learning situations.
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Educational Vision
Open-minded, open to others, to the city, and to the world. Discover our vision promoting social and civic values!
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