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GREAT-WEST LIFE SCHOOL PROGRAM

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Feb. 16 & Feb. 20 to 23, 2018

Workshop and Information Guide

WORKSHOP OVERVIEW

WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS

OTHER ACTIVITIES

FREE ACTIVITIES

REGISTRATION PROCESS

IMPORTANT DATES

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

FIRST AID AND SECURITY

DRAWS AND PRIZES

SOUVENIRS

CONTACT

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FREE ENTRY!Every student registered in the Great-West Life School Program will receive free entry to Voyageur Park, valid for the entire length of the Festival du Voyageur (Feb. 16-25, 2018).

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Voyageur Museum with TiBert 3

Coureurs en bois 3

The Voyageur 3

CONCERT: Stay Warm with TiBert 4

CONCERT: Roger Dallaire 4

Winter Transport 5

Imagination Playground - FREE 5

Three Little Steps 6

Bonhomme Gigueur 6

Métis in the Making 7

Kitchen Party 7

Fort Gibraltar A 7

Treaties and Alliances with Indigenous Peoples

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People at the Forks 8

The Living Canoe 9

Winter Wonders 9

Summer Bear Dance Troupe 9

Hoop Dancing 10

Maple Forest 10

Fort Gibraltar B 11

Winter Transport and Navigation 11

Woven in time: Sash-Weaving 11

Concours des meilleurs 12

Swing Your Partner 12

CONCERT: Gros Show 12

On the Snowshoe Trail 13

Beaded Bags 13

Beaver Ball 14

Les femmes du nord 14

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The Voyageur

What happened to Jean-Baptiste’s favourite paddle, not to mention Bazile’s beloved sash? Your students will engage in Manitoba’s history with these two voyageurs who have a story to tell and a mystery to solve! Let your savvy sleuths clear up these puzzling disappearances in our interactive game!

Grade Levels: K-4

SLO: Social Sciences: 2-KL-017; 2-KH-025; 3-KL-017; 3-VH-007; 4-KH-035

Capacity: 100 Cost: $2.75

Time slots: 10:00 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

Voyageur Museum with TiBert! (presented by

TiBert le Voyageur)

In this investigative learning experience TiBert, costumed as a voyageur, shares a variety of artefacts and stories from the fur trade era as well as animal furs that students of all ages can inspect and touch.

*Activity includes maple taffy!

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Grade Levels: K-3

SLO: Social Sciences: KH-019; KL-012; KH-026; KH-027; KE-036; 4-KH-035; 4-KI-012; 4-KL-026


Time slots: 10:45 a.m.

Length: 35 mins.

Website: tibertlevoyageur.com

Coureurs en bois

Using wooden spoons and some imagination, make your own voyageur puppet! Our animators will use historic images and real costumes to help your crafty kids develop their own voyageur action figure.

Grade Levels: K-3

SLO: Social Sciences: KH-017F; KI-010F; KH-030; KH-021Visual Arts: K-1 A-C1.1; K-4-A-C1.5


Time slots: 9:45 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 1:15 p.m.; 2:00 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

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http://tibertlevoyageur.com

CONCERT:Stay Warm With Tibert!

A high energy and fast paced interactive presentation. Young wallflowers will be enchanted by their friendly host, TiBert le Voyageur (pedagogic interpreter, Robert Malo). He juggles, tells stories and plays the mouth harp and harmonica. Better yet, TiBert encourages kids to be kids. During the show, they’re encouraged to ask questions, paddle imaginary canoes over Niagara Falls and dance whenever the mood strikes. It’s a show for everyone. Hé ho!

Grade Levels: K-5


Time slots: 12:15 p.m.

Length: 35 mins.

Website: tibertlevoyageur.com

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CONCERT:Roger Dallaire

Join Edmonton-based musician and folklorist Roger Dallaire as he regales your students with tales from Canada’s past!

*Please note: This activity is not available on the first Friday (February 16, 2018).

Grade Levels: K-5


Time slots: 11:30 p.m.

Length: 30 mins.

Website: rogerdallaire.ca/le-english-version

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http://tibertlevoyageur.com

http://rogerdallaire.ca/le-english-version

Winter Transport(presented with Bar 32)

Let our horse team transport you and your cargo back to the past. Your students will learn about winter transport firsthand as they load up sleds and travois, strap on some snowshoes and carry fur trade goods back to the trading post. Warning: lots of physical activity ahead!

Grade Levels: K-5

SLO: Social Sciences: K-KL-012; 1-KL-012; 1-KH-019; 2-KL-021; 3-KE-036; 4-KH-034; 5-KL-019; 5-KL-021Natural Sciences: 1-4-10; 3-2-08; 5-4-02


Time slots: 10:15 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 10:45a.m.; 11:00 a.m.; 11:15 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.;12:15p.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 12:45 p.m.; 1:00 p.m.; 1:15 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.

Length: 25 mins.**The sleigh ride takes an additional 10 minutes.

Imagination Playground

Imagination Playground is an innova-tive playground equipment system that transforms any area into a play space that encourages learning, social devel-opment, movement and, above all, fun.

Grade Levels: K-6

SLO: Social Sciences: 3-KI-011; 3-KH-021; 4-KI-009F; 4-KI-012

Capacity: 30 Cost: FREE

Time slots: 9:15 a.m.; 9:45 a.m.; 10:15a.m.; 10:45 a.m.; 11:15 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.; 12:15 p.m.; 12:45 p.m.; 1:15 p.m.; 1:45 p.m.; 2:15 p.m.

Length: 30 mins.

Website: imaginationplayground.com

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Three Little Steps (presented with l'Ensemble folklorique de la Rivière-Rouge)

Let the talented dancers from the Ensemble Folklorique de la Rivière-Rouge transport your students back to the good ol’ days with these rousing promenades and dos à dos!

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SLO: Social Sciences: 3-KI-011; 3-KH-021; 4-KI-009F; 4-KI-012Dance: K-4 DA-L1.3; K-4 DA-V1.1; 5-8 DA-U2.2


Time slots: 9:45 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.; 1:15 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

Website: ccfm.mb.ca/en/ensemble-folklorique-de-la-riviere-rouge

Bonhomme Gigueur

Strap on your tool belts, don your safety glasses and assemble! Your students can explore their creative side and create their very own jigging voyageur doll!

Grade Levels: 4-6

SLO: Social Sciences: 4-KH-035; 4-VH-009Visual Arts: 3-4 A-L2.4; 3-4 A-U1.2; K-4 A-V1.1; 5-8 A-L2.4



Length: 30 mins.

http://ccfm.mb.ca/en/ensemble-folklorique-de-la-riviere-rouge


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Grade Levels: 4-6

SLO: 4-KI-007A; 4-KI-011; 5-KL-020; 5-KG-043; 6-KL-026A


Time slots: 9:45 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 11:15 a.m.; 12:45 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.

Length: 30 mins.

Métis in the Making

Metis women were able to move between roles by using their skills and their knowledge of the environment around them. Using objects, maps and historic research on real fur trade characters, your students will ''build'' a metis lady!

Kitchen Party(with Roger Dallaire)

Storytelling, singalong songs, traditional melodies, foot-tapping and humour… Roger’s interactive shows break the fourth wall and guarantees a unique experience for audiences. As kids interact with his stories and songs they also discover French-Canadian language, history and culture.

*Please note: This activity is not available on the first Friday (February 16, 2018).

Grade Levels: 3-7

SLO: Social Sciences: KI-010; KH-019; KI-007F; KH-017; KI-008; VI-006F; KI-011; KH-021Music: K M-L1.2; K-2 M-U1.1; 3-4 M-U1.1Dance: K-2 DA-U1.1; K-4 DA-V1.1; 5-8 DA-U2.3


Time slots: 9:45 a.m.; 1:15 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

Website: rogerdallaire.ca/le-english-version

Fort Gibraltar A

Immerse your students in history! Go back in time to 1815, where your students will meet the blacksmith at his anvil, the carpenter at his workbench, the clerk surrounded by furs and goods and the labourers at the campfire!

Grade Levels: 3-7

SLO: Social Sciences: KL-018; KE-036; 4-KL-027; 4-KH-035; 5-KL-023; 5-KP-049; 5-KG-044; 6-KL-026


Time slots: 9:45 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.; 12:30p.m.; 1:40 p.m.

Length: 60 mins.

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http://rogerdallaire.ca/le-english-version

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Treaties and Alliances with Indigenous Peoples

Learn about one of the first treaties ever signed in Manitoba. Using real copies of the Tobacco Treaty, our interpreters will help your students understand the complex relationships between settlers and Indigenous peoples in the Red River Valley.

Grade Levels: 4-8

SLO: Social Sciences: 4-KI-007A; 4-KI-011; 4-KL-027; 4-KH-034; 5-KL-021; 5-KL-023



Length: 40 mins.

People at the Forks

For 6,000 years, the Forks has been a meeting place for many nations. Your students will examine three suitcases from the past and use the objects within to piece together the many ways in which communities came together at the place where two rivers meet!

Grade Levels: 4-8

SLO: Social Sciences: 4-KI-005; 4-KI-007A; 4-KI-011; 4-KI-012; 4-KL-027; 5-KG-043; 7-KI-009



Length: 40 mins.

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Using your hands, craft a paper canoe. Using your ears and eyes, learn about birch bark canoe construction through Anishinaabemowin vocabulary.

Grade Levels: 5-8

SLO: Social Sciences: 5-KL-019; 5-KP-047; 6-KL-026; 7-KL-019



Length: 30 mins.

Winter Wonders (presented in partnership with Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre)

Join Prairie Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre and their animal ambassadors for an in-depth look at how wildlife adapts to deal with the cold months of winter. With the assistance of live wildlife ambassadors, we will look into hibernation, migration and what the animals who "stick around" do to survive the cold.

Grade Levels: 5-8

SLO: Natural Sciences: 5-4-02; 6-1-01; 6-1-08; 7-1-01; 8-4-01


Time slots: 10:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

Website: pwildlife.ca

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Summer BearDance Troupe

Drum with members of the Summer Bear Dance Troupe led by instructor Cliff Spence, a traditional drum carrier. Experience the heartbeat of our nations, hear the songs, feel the energy and learn to sing, drum and dance. Participants will have a positive learning experience with the opportunity to access a number of hand drums and a traditional drum.

Grade Levels: 3-12

SLO: Music: 3-4 M-U1.1; 5-8 M-U2.2Dance: 3-4 DA-U1.1; 3-4 DA-U1.3; 5-8 DA-U2.3


Time slots: 10:00 a.m.; 1:15 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

NEW!

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http://pwildlife.ca

Hoop Dancing(presented by Shanley Spence)

Immerse students in an interactive, ed-ucational traditional Indigenous hoop dancing workshop complete with sto-rytelling, dancing, drumming and First Nations teachings by World Class Hoop dancer Shanley Spence.

Grade Levels: 3-12

SLO: Dance: K-2 DA-U1.1; 3-4 DA-U1.1; 3-4 DA-U1.3; 5-8 DA-U2.1


Time slots: Grades 3-6: 10:00 a.m.; 12:15 p.m. Grades 7-12: 11:00 a.m.; 1:15 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

Website: anishanaabe.com/tag/shanley-spence

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The Maple Forest (presented in association with the St-Pierre-Jolys Museum)

Learn about Ininaatig, the maple tree, by listening to an Anishinaabe story of thanksgiving. Watch as our animators demonstrate maple tree tapping and then head over to the sugar shack for some tasty taffy on snow!

Grade Levels: K-12

SLO: Social Sciences: K-VL-003; 1-KI-010; 1-KL-012; 2-KI-004; 2-KL-017; 2-VH-009; 3-VL-006; 3-KE-036; 5-VL-007; 6-KL-026; 8-KI-011 Natural Sciences: K-1-02; 1-4-16; 3-1-16; 3-1-17; 4-1-17; 7-1-02


Time slots:K-5: 9:50 a.m.; 10:05 a.m.; 10:20 a.m.; 10:35 a.m.; 10:50 a.m.; 11:05 a.m.; 12:00 p.m.; 12:15 p.m.; 12:30 p.m.; 12:45 p.m.; 1:00 p.m.; 1:15 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.; 1:45 p.m.

6-12: 9:45 a.m.; 10:00 a.m.; 10:15 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 10:45 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.; 11:15 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.; 12:25 p.m.; 12:40 p.m.; 12:55 p.m.; 1:10 p.m.; 1:25 p.m.; 1:40 p.m.

Length: 35 mins.*

*The activity takes 15 minutes. Please set aside up to 20 minutes to get taffy in the Sugar Shack.

photo: Robert Dearden

http://anishanaabe.com/tag/shanley-spence

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Woven In Time: Sash-Weaving

Discover the techniques and history that created the iconic symbol of French Canadian and Métis culture: the ceinture fléchée. In this workshop, your students will learn how to finger-weave by creating their own bracelet, headband or bookmark.

Grade Levels: 6-12

SLO: Social Sciences: S1-KI-017; S1-VI-005A; S1-VI-005F Visual Arts: K-8 A-U1.1; 5-8 A-U3.4;



Length: 40 mins.

Winter Transportand Navigation(presented with Bar 32)

Let our horse teams take you back to a simpler time! Once there, your students will follow in the steps of explorers, solving puzzles by using compasses, sextants and astrolabes.

Grade Levels: 6-12

SLO: 6-KL-026; 6-KL-026A; 7-KL-019; 8-KL-022; S2-KL-009; S2-KH-033


Time slots: 10:15 a.m.; 10:30 a.m.; 10:45 a.m.; 11:00 a.m.; 11:15 a.m.; 11:30 a.m.; 11:45 a.m.; 12:00 p.m.; 12:45 p.m.; 1:00 p.m.; 1:15 p.m.; 1:30 p.m.; 1:45 p.m.

Length: 25 mins.**The sleigh ride takes an additional 10 minutes.

Fort Gibraltar B

Who lives at this fort anyway? We do! Discover how life is lived in a fur trade fort by meeting a hardened soldier, the ever-watchful sentinel in the bastion, the jolly winterers in their toasty cabin and the hard-working folks packing bales in the warehouse!

Grade Levels: 5-12

SLO: Social Sciences: KC-006 ; KE-036 ; 4-KL-027; 4-KH-034 ; KL-021; KL-026; 7-KH-031; 8-KI-009; 8-KH-027; 8-VH-011; 9-KI-016; 10-KH-033; 10-KE-043



Length: 60 mins.

CONCERT: Gros Show

An engaging and electrifying francophone music show in Voyageur Park’s Rivière-Rouge tent!

Grade Levels: 6-12


Time slots: 11:00 a.m.; 12:15 p.m.

Length: 40 mins.

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Concours des meilleurs

Take it to the limit with this fun competition of strength, wits and endurance! Your students will solve puzzles to open a case of prized pemmican and then compete in a friendly round of voyageur games!

Grade Levels: 6-12

SLO: Social Sciences: 6-KL-026; 8-KI-009; 8-VH-011Physical Education: S.1.6.A.2; S.1.6.B.1; S.1.7.A.1; S.1.7.C.1; S.1.8.A.3; S.1.S1.B.2; S.1.S2.C.1



Length: 30 mins.

Swing Your Partner! (presented with l'Ensemble folklorique de la Rivière-Rouge)

Want to impress your memère at your next family gathering? Look no further, because the Ensemble Folklorique de la Rivière-Rouge is here to show you and your students all the right moves. Kick off your shoes, warm up your toes and get ready to swing to the oldies!

Grade Levels: 6-12

SLO: Dance: 5-8 DA-L1.5; 5-8 DA-U2.3


Time slots: 10:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.

Length: 35 mins.

Website: ccfm.mb.ca/en/ensemble-folklorique-de-la-riviere-rouge



Beaded Bags

Let your students be inspired by historic Indigenous artists! In this workshop, your crafty students will make their own beaded bags, based on a pattern developed by local Métis beadwork artist, Jennine Krauchi.

Grade Levels: 7-12

SLO: Visual Arts: 5-8 A-C1.1; 5-8 A-U1.2; 5-8 A-U3.1; 5-8 A-V3.4

Capacity: 25

Cost: $3.00


Length: 40 mins.

On the Snowshoe Trail

Learn how this First Nations technology was adapted for the fur trade. Your students will watch a snowshoe lacing demonstration, strap on their snowshoes and go on a mission of utmost importance: retracing the steps of the lost Siveright expedition!

Grade Levels: 7-12

SLO: Social Sciences: 7-KL-019; 7-KL-028; 8-KI-011; 9-VL-006 Natural Sciences: 7-3-01; 7-3-09; S1-4-03



Length: 35 mins.

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Beaver-Ball

The hunt is on! By playing this fur trade version of dodgeball, your students will come to realize their true place in the circle of life. Be sure to catch that elusive beaver-ball and rescue your teammates from the jaws of death!

Grade Levels: 7-12

SLO: Physical Education: K.1.6.C.3; K.1.7.C.3; S.1.8.A.2; S.1.S1.B.2



Length: 40 mins.

Les femmes du nord

Discover the exploits of three accom-plished Indigenous women in Canada’s north in this interactive outdoor play!

Grade Levels: 8-12

SLO: Social Sciences: KG-044; VI-005A; VL-006; KL-009; KP-040


Time slots: 10:30 a.m.; 12:30 p.m.

Length: 30 mins.

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Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides(presented with Bar 32)

From 10:00 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.: $3 per student - pay on site

Maple Taffy – Sugar Shack(presented with the St-Pierre-Jolys Museum)


OTHER ACTIVITIES

Horse Drawn Sleigh Rides(presented with Bar 32)


Maple Taffy – Sugar Shack(presented with the St-Pierre-Jolys Museum)


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Located in Voyageur Park, these activities are available to participants registered for the Great-West Life School Program only. Please see the Great-West Life School Program Voyageur Park map for the locations of the following activities:

Dérouine Trading Camp

Meet a couple of North West Company voyageurs ready to do business.

Sugar Shack – Warm-up TentTime slots: 9:15 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.

Activities: Face painting, festival fur table, trading games and lunchtime cultural dances.Crafts: Braided and macramé bracelets and post cards.

Portage Tent – Warm-up TentTime slots: 9:15 a.m. to 2:50 p.m.

Activities: Face painting, festival fur table, fishnet weaving and fur trade simple machines.Crafts: Braided and macramé bracelets, paper bead making and thaumatropes.

Between two tents: Team-skis and winter canoe races!

International Snow Sculpture Symposium

The snow sculptures are works of art created by internationally renowned artists. Please respect these works of art and refrain from touching and climbing the sculptures!

Flying Canoe Play Area

Grade Level: K-5 Time slots: 10:15 a.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Canoe races, giant pick-up sticks, giant puzzles, giant sash and meet the sculpture artist David Perrett.

Hill Play Area

Time slots: 9:15 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

This playground offers tobogganing, voyageur games, Chez le commis, pick up hockey, Imagination Playground (see page 5 for details) and more.

FREE ACTIVITIES

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REGISTRATION

PROCESS

1. COMPLETE THE REGISTRATION FORMThe online registration form as well as the faxable form can be found at heho.ca. In order to be officially registered to the program please fill in all fields listed on the registration form. Ensure that you include your email address as well as a fax number to facilitate all communications. If this information is not provided, your registration will be filed as incomplete and will lose its place in the queue.Reservations will be accepted as of October 3, 2017 at 8 a.m.

2. CHOICE OF ACTIVITIES Please note that we cannot guarantee your first choice.

a. Consult the workshop overview at the beginning of this guide in order to determine your choice of activities. Identify the desired number of activities and mark them in order of preference in the REQUESTED ACTIVITIES’ section. The number of places per workshop is pre-determined, therefore, your choice is not guaranteed. Please indicate your desired lunch space.

b. Allow our reservation agents to make a selection for your group by simply indicating the number of activities desired and/or the maximum amount you wish to spend per student. We recommend this option if you register at the end of the reservation period.

3. STATE ANY SPECIAL NEEDS AND COMMENTS ON THE FORM

4. SUBMIT YOUR REGISTRATION FORM VIA EMAIL OR FAX.

5. YOU WILL RECEIVE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT OF RECEIPT WITHIN THREE WORKING DAYS AND WILL BE CONTACTED IN TURN. If you do not receive this acknowledgment within the specified time, please contact us immediately. 6. WHEN FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR RECEIVES YOUR FORM:

a. IF YOU SPECIFIED YOUR CHOICE OF ACTIVITIES: If the requested activities are available, the School Program Coordinator will include them on your schedule. If they are not available, the School Program Coordinator will suggest alternatives by email and/or telephone.

b. IF YOU DID NOT SPECIFY ACTIVITIES: Festival du Voyageur will create a schedule for your group, respecting the number of activities and/or the maximum cost per student specified.

7. INVOICING Festival du Voyageur will send a confirmation of your registration as well as a copy of your invoice. On your registration document you will find a confirmation number. PLEASE keep note of it in order to facilitate all future communications, inquiries, and procedures, including invoicing.

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https://festivalvoyageur.mb.ca/en/school-program/programming-registration-process/

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8. RULES AND REGULATIONS – MODIFICATIONS/ CANCELLATIONS/ REFUNDSa. Since there are several fixed costs associated to the Great-West Life School Program, the Festival du

Voyageur will not issue refunds due to illness, absenteeism or due to bad and/or severe weather.b. All Great-West Life School Program components are subject to changes and cancellations

without notice.c. Festival du Voyageur will not issue refunds for bus breakdown or bus cancellations by the schools

or school divisions. d. The cancellation deadline is January 24, 2018. No refunds will be made after this date.e. The deadline to bring modifications to your reservation is January 24, 2018. No modifications

will be made after this date.f. A REFUND MAY BE ISSUED IF:

• An activity is cancelled and not replaced without notice by the Great-West Life School Program (refund is for the activity in question only)

• There is a change to your reservation before January 24, 2018.• You decide to cancel your reservation before January 24, 2018.

9. PAYMENT a. You will receive an electronic copy of the invoice.b. Invoices are to be paid within 30 days of issue. If payment is not received prior to event, students

will not receive passes.c. If we do not receive your payment within the timeframe mentioned above, your reservation may

be at risk of being cancelled. Please make sure to verify the due date on your invoice.d. Please indicate your confirmation number when making your payment. If your school division

is paying for your outing, please request that your school name and your confirmation number appear on the cheque so that we may identify your payment as complete. We accept: Visa, Master Card, debit, direct deposit, cash, or cheque.

For secondary schools following a semester system: Teachers may reserve up to 50 spaces for students without paying a reservation fee. Upon the start of the second semester, payment will be due in full.

RESERVATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED AS OF 8 A.M. ON OCTOBER 3, 2017 AND UNTILJANUARY 24, 2018.

No reservations will be processed over the phone on October 3, 2017. Please send your registration form via email or fax. Messages will be returned in the order in which they were received.

Please make your cheque payable to: Festival du Voyageur Inc., 233, Provencher Blvd.Winnipeg (Manitoba) R2H 0G4

IMPORTANCE OF THE CONFIRMATION NUMBERUse this number for all your transactions/communications with us, along with your name and school name. Example: In the subject box of an email, please indicate the confirmation number and school name in full.

FINAL DETAILSThese will be sent to you by email in early February and will include all relevant information for your visit.

VISIT-KIT This kit will be sent to you by mail in early February 2018 and will include everything you need for your outing.

FESTIVAL DU VOYAGEUR QUILTHelp us to create a gigantic patchwork quilt made by your students! This year we will include a piece of cloth that your class can decorate in any way they choose. The goal is to sew all the pieces together and display the finished product at next year’s Festival. Please drop off your class's quilt square at the Info Centre (located near the heated bathrooms).

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IMPORTANT DATES

October 3 at 8 a.m. FDV will start processing registration forms. Registrations received earlier than 8 am will not be processed.

December 22to January 2

Our office will be closed for the holiday season.

Visit heho.ca forBoutique hours

Shop online or in person at La Boutique du Voyageur, located at 233 Provencher Blvd.

January 24 • Last date to bring any modification to your itinerary • Deadline to cancel your registration without incurring any penalty.• Last chance to register for the GWL School Program

Early February FINAL DETAILS: These will be emailed to you.VISIT KIT: The kit will be sent to you by mail.

February 16, 20-23 2018 GREAT-WEST LIFE SCHOOL PROGRAM is in progress!

February 20 The Online Survey for The Great-West Life School Program 2018 will be online.

February 28 Deadline to submit your completed Online Survey and enter to win one of our prizes. Winners will be notified at the end of March 2018.

March 31 Last day to contact us to retrieve any lost items. Following this date all lost and found items will be donated to the Flavie-Laurent Centre,450 Provencher Blvd : 204.233.4936

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RESERVATION ACCEPTED FROM OCTOBER 3, 2017 TO JANUARY 24, 2018

DATES: The Great-West Life School Program starts on Friday, February 16 and runs from Tuesday, February 20 to Friday, February 23, 2018.

HOURS: Activities are scheduled from 9:30 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Departure from the park must be no later than 3 p.m.

All programming on Friday, February 16 and Tuesday, February 20 will be presented in French. Please note that programming offered on Wednesday, February 21, Thursday, February 22 and Friday, February 23 are presented in English. COST:

TEACHERS / ACCOMPANYING ADULTSAccompanying adults must arrive with their group or they will be refused entry to the site unless prior arrangements have been made with the School Program Coordinator.

Kindergarten to grade 6: A maximum of one adult supervisor for every six students is allowed access with the group at no extra charge.

Grade 7 to 12: A maximum of one adult supervisor for every 10 students is allowed access with the group at no extra charge.

Any additional adults will be charged $12. They must arrive with their group.

In their visit kit, teachers and accompanying adults will receive identification bracelets to be worn the day of the event. This will assist our staff in monitoring adults entering the park to ensure your students' safety. No bracelet=No entry. Thank you for your cooperation.

ADDITIONAL

INFORMATION

Festival du Voyageur will not be held responsible for any theft or loss of items that may occur while visiting Voyageur Park or any of the Great-West Life School Program sites.

Festival du Voyageur along with its partners and volunteers will not be held responsible for accidents that may occur on the Voyageur Park grounds or any of the Great-West Life School Program sites.

Teachers are entirely responsible for maintaining DISCIPLINE and supervising their group(s.)Please attend to your group at all times.

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Voyageur Park is closed to the public during Great-West Life School Program hours.

There is a registration fee of $6.50 per student. The cost of individual activities varies between $2.00 and $4.00. GST is applicable to all registration fees. You must select a minimum of 1 activity appropriate to your students' grade level.

LUNCH TIMESpending the entire day at the Great-West Life School Program? Let us reserve the space that best accommodates your activity schedule.

• Lunch seating will be allocated on a first come, first serve basis.• Groups participating for a full-day will be assigned a lunch space.• Place lunches in labeled boxes and take them to your assigned lunch space or leave them in your

bus if possible.• Menus of vendors on site will be posted on the website, heho.ca, in February. • Lunch space availability is subject to change.• Schools visiting for a half-day will not be assigned a place for lunch.• In order to accommodate everyone, lunch spaces are provided for a length of 30 minutes.

NUT ALLERGIESPlease advise your students not to bring any nut products into the Great-West Life School Program sites for the safety of those sensitive or allergic to nuts.

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OTHER INFORMATION:

• Schools may book up to a maximum of 4 activities per group.• All school groups attending a full-day will be scheduled into a lunch time slot. See below.• Adults, parents and children not registered in the Great-West Life School Program will not be allowed

access to any Great-West Life School Program sites or workshops.• Transportation costs are the sole responsibility of the visiting school group. • All Great-West Life School Program components are subject to changes and cancellations

without notice.• Please find and read the section entitled: Rules and Regulations – Modifications / Cancellations /

Refunds on page 18.• To avoid confusion, please ensure that all teachers and accompanying adults have a copy of the

itinerary prepared by the Festival du Voyageur School Program Coordinator.

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INFO CENTREIf you and your students are looking for free activities to do or need directions to your activities, please visit the Info Centre, located near the heated bathrooms. Our helpful staff is more than happy to assist you!

HOW TO DRESSIt is strongly recommended to ask your students to dress warmly: winter coat, snow pants (or warm undergarments), tuque and/or ear muffs, scarf and/or neck warmer, mittens, two pairs of socks and a warm pair of boots. It is February in Manitoba, after all!

A GREENER FESTIVALThe Festival du Voyageur is becoming greener. In our efforts to do so, we wish to reduce the use of paper throughout the registration process. We therefore encourage emailing over faxing whenever possible.

Recycling and garbage bins are available inside all tents as well as on park grounds. Please encourage your students to keep our park and city clean by properly disposing of their garbage and recyclable items.

Voyageur Park is designated as a NON-SMOKING zone during the Great-West Life School Program.Smoking is not permitted on-site. Thank you!

DELAYSIn order to respect other schools taking part in the same workshops, we will attempt to start as scheduled. We will not be starting presentations from the beginning to accommodate late incoming groups.

LIMITED ACCESS – Fort Gibraltar and othersThe Maison du Bourgeois, Fort Gibraltar and Maison Chaboillez are open only to those who have registered to attend activities within these buildings.

POCKET MONEYIt is recommended to bring some pocket money for the following: the horse drawn sleigh rides, maple taffy, mini-doughnuts, fries, souvenirs, etc...

TRANSPORTATION EXIT INSTRUCTIONS When your school-bus arrives onsite, a volunteer from our parking team will board your bus and give you a number. Please keep this number with you and make sure that your students and accompanying adults also know the number!

If this number is even, your group will exit at the service entrance (#12 on your school program map). If this number in odd, your group will exit at the main entrance (#1 on your school program map). When you have your entire group and are ready to leave the site, please proceed to your designated exit. Give your number to the volunteer at the exit and they will call another volunteer in the parking lot to locate your bus and bring it to your exit. This may takes a few minutes. Please ensure that your bus driver is with his or her bus when you want to leave!

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FIRST AID SERVICES These services are available within Voyageur Park. Please consult the Park Map before your visit to know its exact location. Please report any incident occurring in the park with our staff at the Info Centre.

ACCOMPANYING ADULTSAccompanying adults must arrive with their group or they will be refused entry to the site unless prior arrangements have been made with the Festival du Voyageur.

DEPARTURE FROM THE PARK FOR A STUDENTTo ensure the security of the Great-West Life School Program, each student must be accompanied by an adult who is signed up with the Great-West Life School Program in order to leave the site.

LOST STUDENTS - PLEASE SHARE WITH YOUR STUDENTS PRIOR TO THE OUTINGStudents who are lost may find their way to the Info Centre where our staff will assist them in locating their group. They may also find help with any Festival employee - wearing a yellow smock or period costume. Please share this information with students.

To ensure students’ safety, any student needing to leave the site must be accompanied by an adult.

LOST AND FOUNDHave you lost or found something? Items may be dropped off or claimed at the Info Centre with our staff during the Great-West Life School Program hours. Unfortunately, we cannot guarantee that your lost item(s) will be found. During the festivities themselves, you may claim lost items at Voyageur Park or call 204.233.ALLÔ (2556) to locate items. Lost and found items are kept for a month following the Festival du Voyageur at our offices located at 233 Provencher Blvd.

OFFICIAL PHOTOGRAPHER You’ll find a Field Trip Authorization Form and Authorization for Publication Form for parents to fill out in the annex to this guide as well as in the School Program section of our Festival du Voyageur website.

It is important to note that Voyageur Park will be accessible to the official Festival du Voyageur photographers at all times, including during the Great-West Life School Program. Schools are responsible for obtaining the necessary permissions from parents. Teachers are responsible for ensuring that students that do not have the necessary permissions are kept away from sight lines during photo shoots.

To win one of our great prize packages, answer our survey which will be available online as of February 16. Please complete the online survey before February 28, 2018.

PRIZE PACKAGES – URBAN CATEGORY

AVAILABLE PRIZES: Three (3) packages valued between $120 and $200 dollars (Items that the prizes may include: program admissions, sashes, headbands, wooden spoons, beaded necklace and/or wooden dice game.)

PRIZE PACKAGES – RURAL CATEGORY

AVAILABLE PRIZES: Four (4) packages valued between $140 and $240 dollars (Items that the prizes may include: program admissions, sashes, headbands, wooden spoons, bead necklace and/or wooden dice game.)

DRAW WINNERS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL IN MARCH 2018

Celebrate Festival du Voyageur all year long with a brand new ceinture fléchée (sash), a souvenir t-shirt or other Festival merchandise! We offer schools and their students the opportunity to order official Festival du Voyageur goods.

HOW TO ORDER

1. Distribute individual order forms to the students.2. Collect the students' order forms and payments.3. Send the master order form and payment to Festival du Voyageur.4. Merchandise can either be picked up at our office (233 Provencher Blvd.) or be sent to the school to

be distributed to the students. Please select your preferred option on the master order form.

One order form per school please! The order form will be available on our website as of mid-December and sent with your package.

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SOUVENIRS

Colin MackieHeritage and Education Programs [email protected]. : (204) 258-2566

Monique OlivierHeritage and Education Programs [email protected]. : (204) 258-2567

School Program [email protected]. : (204) 258-2569

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