Plants & High Park’s Early Settlers

Plants and High Park’s Early Settlers

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Curriculum Connections: 

  • Science & Technology - Understanding Life Systems
  • Social Studies - Communities in Canada 1780-1850
     

Character Development:

  • program emphasizes respect, responsibility, teamwork and co-operation

 
Toronto’s High Park provides students with an excellent venue to examine a variety of native plants used by this area’s Indigenous Peoples and early settlers. Attention is also given to "non-native" plants, particularly those introduced by John and Jemima Howard, High Park’s "early settlers". 

Morning activities help students observe and compare the characteristics of a number of the park’s native and non-native plants; students are also encouraged to make inferences about how these plants might have been used by settlers and Indigenous Peoples. 

In the afternoon, students visit the Howards’ home, Colborne Lodge, to investigate the important role that plants played in their daily life.

Please Note: the terrain in High Park is not wheelchairs accessible; Colborne Lodge is partially accessible (main floor only); contact TUSC for more information

Program Length: one day (9:30 am - 2:00 pm)
Availability: spring (mid-May to June)
Location: High Park
TTC: FREE for kids under 12
Fee: $300.00 per class

User fees help ensure the continuation of these learning experiences through partial cost recovery; fee schedule reflect rates subsidized by the Toronto District School Board.

Maximum 30 students

 

Note: since the fee includes the museum visit, a per class fee of $65.00+hst applies if the program is cancelled with less than two weeks notice.