A New and Exciting Educational Experience for This Spring !
You will be pleased to hear that there is something new on the horizon. Three key attractions in Charlotte County on the Bay of Fundy have partnered to fulfill your need for a new and exciting educational experience that fits with your curriculum.The Quoddy Learning Centre and Nature Park, The Gathering Place at Camp Waweig and Ministers Island will work with individual teachers and school groups to develop a field trip structured to fit time frames, age appropriateness, and class curricula. We will provide a step-on guide who will travel with your group as you explore coastal Charlotte County, New Brunswick, where you will learn about the Passamaquoddy / St. Croix area, its unique environment and fascinating history. Each site offers it’s own special adventure and learning opportunity. You choose the themes:
*Ministers Island* was the summer estate of Sir William Van Horne (1890), the builder of the Canadian Pacific Railway. Just a short drive across the ocean floor at low tide, the estate sits on a 500 acre island, a showcase displaying his vision for both agriculture and tourism. A businessman and entrepreneur of breathtaking ability, Sir William Cornelius Van Horne was also an artistic and imaginative visionary. His Summer “cottage”, Covenhoven, has 50 rooms. The Livestock Barn which is 151 feet long, 83 feet high and 56 feet wide, was used to raise prize winning Dutch Belted cattle and Clydesdale horses. More at www.ministersisland.org
The *Quoddy Learning Centre and Nature Park* is a brand new facility located on a 350 acre peninsula in the St. Croix Estuary. It has its own spectacular views and settings overlooking historic St. Croix Island where Champlain and Demonts spent the fateful winter of 1604. It is the perfect spot to discuss and complete activities regarding both European and Passamaquoddy history as well as the marine environment. The park is also the former summer home of Sir William Todd, once Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick, as well as Eleanor & Whidden Ganong, of chocolate fame. More at www.quoddylearningcentre.org
The *Gathering Place at Camp Waweig* is a perfect spot for those Charlotte County adventurers who want to stay the night. The 40 acre site has rustic cabins to fit 35-40 people and lots of room for tents too! Waweig staff are willing to serve up a hearty breakfast for the overnighters or just a hot dog for a quick lunch stop. The camp has been used by the community for the past 80 years and is a great place to have group activities or a campfire in a “wilderness setting” (At least it feels that way even if it is only 10 minutes or so from town!).
We can accommodate your group by arranging a full day of learning scavenger-hunt style that spreads across your tour route, by providing you with resources before and after your visit, or by working with you to develop a program suited to current curricula. More at www.quoddylearningcentre.org
Please call the Quoddy Learning Centre
to arrange your field trip or to have us come and present to your teachers.
marygilmore@quoddylearningcentre.org - tel. 506-467-9905 - fax. 506-466-5174
The new logo is designed to reflect Quoddy Future’s interests and objectives. The Q is Caslon Openface BT. The color (Pantone 303c at 57% tint) reflects the ocean and its shape, the earth, and the surrounding atmosphere. The tail represents an ocean wave. The moon image represent creation of tides, the driving force in Quoddy. The Luna Moth (meaning “moon” in Latin) represents creatures of the Quoddy Region and their relationship to land, air, and space.
