Language Improvement Programs
Information and reservation:
reservation@mccord.mcgill.ca
(514) 398-7100, ext. 222
A lunch area is available for a fee of $50.
Two ways of satisfying your curiosity :
We offer specially designed activities to meet the expectations of every age group.
Our Five Keys to History approach is a fun and informative way to be introduced to history and the language of objects.
At the Museum:
- Our dynamic guides will open the doors to history for you and your group.
Online:
- The McCord Museum Web site offers an important educational tool, EduWeb, whose content is based on the Five Keys to History approach.
- In order to encourage the exploration of Canadian history, you will find lesson plans, more than 137,000 images free to use for educational purposes, as well as tools, games and virtual exhibitions.
EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES PROGRAM 2012-2013:
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Rendez-vous du McCord
From traditional music to stories and legends, each rendez-vous provides a chance for newcomers to discover an aspect of Montreal's culture and history. Offered in French, these unique get-togethers focus on local cultural traditions and guarantee participants an entertaining initiation to Quebec folk culture. A brochure about our heritage is distributed at the end of the visit.
Length : 120 minutes
Cost: $6.50 / student; $6.50 / adult; $6.50 / senior
Number of participants : 25 to 90 based on type of activity
Type of visit: guided tour and demonstrations
- Chants traditionnels (October 4 and 5, 2012)
- La photographie porteuse d'histoires (November 8 and 9, 2012)
- Raquettes d'hier et d'aujourd'hui (December 13 and 14, 2012)
- Contes et légendes du Québec (March 7 and 8, 2013)
- Danses folkloriques (April 4 and 5, 2013)
- Autochtones (May 2 and 3, 2013)
Activities run from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
*Schedule subject to change.
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Les Rendez-vous du Musée McCord 2.0
Discover our online resources. They will introduce you to Quebec's culture and allow you to explore the Museum's vast collection, while helping you learn a new language.
Les Rendez-vous du Musée McCord 2.0 is a program to learn French. Therefore the content is only available in French.
These activities were made possible with the financial support of the Programme de promotion du français lors d'événements culturels du Secrétariat à la politique linguistique du gouvernement du Québec.
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Montreal - Points of View / French language instruction tour
Our permanent exhibition, Montreal - Points of View, presents the evolution of our city through 10 different facets of its history, from its earliest residents, before the arrival of the Europeans, to the city of today with its métro and skyscrapers. The tour will take you back in time to witness the development of Montreal through a selection of artefacts and photographs from the Museum's vast collection.
This tour is adapted to the needs of groups learning French. The vocabulary has been specifically chosen to enrich the visitor's initiation to French while remaining easy to understand. A document is distributed to participants at the end of the visit.
Length : 90 minutes
Cost: $6.50 / student; $6.50 / adult; $6.50 / senior
Number of participants : 30
Type of visit: guided tour
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Montreal - Points of View / Literacy program tour
Our permanent exhibition, Montreal - Points of View, presents the evolution of our city through 10 different facets of its history, from its earliest residents, before the arrival of the Europeans, to the city of today with its métro and skyscrapers. The tour will take you back in time to witness the development of Montreal through a selection of artefacts and photographs from the Museum's vast collection.
This version of the tour is adapted to people enrolled in literacy programs. A short workshop is held at the end of the tour to introduce visitors to historical objects that have become part of our collective memory. A document is distributed to participants at the end of the visit.
Length : 90 minutes
Cost: $6.50 / student; $6.50 / adult; $6.50 / senior
Number of participants : 30
Type of visit: guided tour and workshop
The 2012-2013 activities program was made possible with the financial support of:
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