Coal Miners Child Kit

The kit contains a board game designed to teach the students about what it was like to live in early 1900’s Nanaimo, both at school and in the home. There are jigsaw puzzles of early Nanaimo photographs, as well as school work sheets taken from 1930’s reading and arithmetic text books. There is background information on early Nanaimo education.

Black Diamonds Kit

This kit contains coal mining artifacts, modern Nanaimo street maps with coal mine working locations, coal samples, historical photos and books, and background information the history of mining in Nanaimo.

Primary First Nations Kit

Includes background information and books about Snunéymuxw to provide context for educators. Books to read with children include the Coast Salish series of books by Celestine Aleck and illustrated by Joel Good as well as stories by Ellen White.

Intermediate First Nations Kit

Includes background information and books about Snunéymuxw to provide context for educators. Books to read with students include “Haida Manga,” Carol Anne Shaw’s “Hannah and the Spindle Whorl” and “Hannah and the Salish Sea.” Coastal First Nations art resource books are also included in the kit.

Far From Home Kit

The kit includes lesson plans, background information on residential schools in Canada and books. There are stories to read to children including chapter books like “My Name is Seepeetza” by Shirley Sterling and picture books such as “Secrets of the Dance” written by Andrea Spalding and Alfred Scow. Books like “Righting Canada’s Wrongs: Residential Schools” by Melanie Florence provide context on residential schools for educators.

Self Guided Tour:

Discovery Sheets $0.75/clipboard plus Regular Admission/person

Programs are available year-round Monday to Friday

Pre-registration is REQUIRED. Contact Stephanie Kveton at 250-753-1821, program@nanaimomuseum.ca, or make an inquiry using the form below.