Teacher's Corner

Birds Hill Provincial Park invites you to discover Manitoba’s wilderness, right in your own backyard! Come explore the Aspen/Oak Parkland – one of twelve natural regions in Manitoba – and home to white-tailed deer, beavers, bats, bears and owls. These are just some of the amazing creatures that students will have the opportunity to discover through our educational programs.

Birds Hill Park offers free year-round school programs to suit a wide variety of curriculum needs for all grades and ages. Interpreters will guide your group through fun, hands-on programs, designed around the Manitoba School Curriculum and the natural and cultural themes of the park. Games, activities, experiments and new experiences await you as you explore the beauty of the park and the animals that call it home.

The park offers pristine walking trails of various lengths, a heated one-room classroom for year-round programs and specialized group use areas to accommodate large groups. Programs are flexible and can be adapted to fit your specific needs. We offer programs especially designed for pre-schoolers and teens and are pleased to offer programs using GPS units to explore the park in a new way. Choose from the list of programs on the follow pages or request additional topics.

Winter is a long season in Manitoba, but you can re-discover the magic of playing in the snow when you bring your group out to the park to build quinzhees, go snowshoeing, identify animal tracks and learn about nature’s winter adaptations. Indoor programs can also be held during the winter for those chilly days.

Unable to bring your group out to the park? We can come to you! Interpreters can provide extension programs at your school or meeting place. We can also provide programs on-site if you are camping in the park.

Teachers, taking your class to Birds Hill? Check out the virtual hike of this trail here to help prepare your students.
”

For more information on our programs or to book a program, please call the Senior Park Interpreter at 204-654-6739 or email Morgan.Hallett@gov.mb.ca.

* Programs must be pre-booked to ensure space and interpreter availability. *

** Programs may be booked up to one year in advance. **

Birds Hill School Programs Flyer 2011