The Trinity Historical Society, in
partnership with the Provincial Historic Sites, has
developed an educational program that provides a
hands-on approach to teaching students about the
past so that they will leave with a greater
appreciation of early life.
Our historic sites accompanied with our experienced
tour guides can give teachers the resource they need
to interpret the past and better present the desired
curriculum.. A visit to Trinity will enable students
to look back in time and see life as it was in the
early days.
In the Fall we offer programs designed specifically
to cover certain curriculum outcomes of the K-12
program.
Our “end of the school year” program, “The Trinity
Experience”, gives teachers the option of visiting
all six historical sites in Trinity or any three of
their choice.
School Programs:
| “The Trinity Experience” | |
| Primary Program | |
| Elementary Program | Grade 9 |
| Senior High and Newfoundland & Labrador Studies 2205 |
“The Trinity Experience”:
We invite you to come and visit Historic Trinity for your “End of the School Year” field trip, where the past is visibly present! You may choose to take a guided tour of all six sites or choose the three that your class would find most interesting. As they complete their tour, students participate in interactive games and activities relative to each site and appropriate for their age and grade level.
Teacher’s Guide for Trinity Experience
The primary program includes guided tours and activities for the Kindergarten to Grade Three student. This program engages students in the past by allowing them to explore their roots or origins, interact with artifacts, take a glimpse into how life was lived and look at how communities can change. Five different activities are available for teachers to choose from.
Teacher’s Guide & Edu-Kit for Primary
Program
The elementary program is designed to offer the Grade Four to Six student an opportunity to participate in a program where they will take on the role of a historian working for the department of tourism researching what life was like in the past. This information will be reported back to the government so they can begin to build a community from the past. Students will use various research methods to find information about life long ago and will be exposed to different types of information as they travel around Trinity conducting their research. They will visit the six historic sites to gather their information.
Teacher’s Guide & Edu-Kit for
Elementary Program
Societal empowerment is the main focus of the Grade Seven program. Students will be given an in-depth look at the conditions of life for the people living in Trinity at the turn of the 20th century. It will be evident that life was not always the same for every person living here, as they will see the differences in life for the upper class, middle and lower class citizens. Students will explore reasons for these disparities as they tour the historic sites from each of the three classes of citizens and begin to understand why people lived so differently. This program allows students to learn about societal empowerment by letting them experience the past as they walk through the life of a merchant, a tradesman, a fisherman and a servant.
Teacher’s Guide & Edu-Kit for Grade 7
Program
This program has been developed to teach students about the importance of history and why we should preserve it. Students taking part in this program will be involved in a variety of activities. They will learn about historical sources, where they can be found and how they can help us learn about the past. Students will learn about collective history and individual past and will be able to define the term ‘history’. They will realize the importance of preserving history and will see the advantages of preserving traditions from the past.
Teacher’s Guide & Edu-Kit for Grade 8
Program
The Grade 9 program has been developed to illustrate some of the trades that existed in Trinity and surrounding area in the past. Students will visit three sites in Trinity including our two living history museums and experience first hand the tools and skills needed to perform these occupations.
Teacher’s Guide & Edu-Kit for Grade 9
Program
Senior High and Newfoundland & Labrador Studies 2205:
This program focuses on the role of the fishery and arrival of the merchant firms in shaping the development of Trinity as a service town at the turn of the 20th century and the changes that occurred in the town with the decline of the fishery. Students will visit sites that depict what life was like in Trinity during these times.
