This program is offered all year and the regular group admission rates apply. In this program, the class is divided into two groups and led by a Heritage Educator through the birthplace and interpretive exhibits of this Canadian and international hero. Using a combination of video and modern and historic displays, students are exposed to the life and achievements of Norman Bethune. Through a series of group discussions, students will evaluate the merits of heroism in Canadian culture and start to develop an understanding of the legacy Bethune created, which contributes to Canada's international reputation. Experience early 19th century cooking techniques in this fascinating programme.
Participants prepare and eat a soldiers' meal of stew, bread and butter.
The students cut up the meat and vegetables and cook their stew in an authentic boiler, make butter from cream and bake cakes on the hearth. After a tour of the fortifications and officer' exhibits, dinner is eaten in the soldiers' barrack. This program has a size limit of about 30 students. Students fully experience military life in a mid-19th century British fort. In a restored Barrack setting, students make and eat a soldier's meal, march, learn the drill of British infantrymen, and spend a quiet evening of games and cards before retiring to their straw bunks.