School

Educational workshops

Educational workshops encourage autonomy and "do-it-yourself" thinking, with students playing an active role in their own learning.

School workshops are available by reservation on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from April to June and in September (except during school vacations).
To make a reservation:

Reservation form

Brochure groupe enfant 2024

Feeding of the animals — Animal feeding

Torchis

Pedagogical tools

These ready-to-use files (with answers) are designed to be used before and during your visit to the museum. They can be downloaded free of charge from the website.

Access to educational tools

Pros:

The museum's wild inhabitants. Discover wildlife on a 12-stage self-guided tour of the park.

Guided tours :

The museum also offers one-hour general or themed guided tours, with advance booking (from CM1 to lycée).

Reservation

School workshops are available by reservation on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from April to June and in September (except during school vacations).
To book, please call us on 03.81.55.20.17 or use the booking form.

Reservation form

Rates per student

Entrée en visite libre : 4,50€
Entrée et visite guidée (durée 1h) : 7,00€ (à partir de 8 ans)
Entrée et un atelier pédagogique : 9,50€
Un accompagnateur (par groupe de 10 enfants) : gratuit
Accompagnateur supplémentaire : 4,50€

Filter activities by cycle

Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 high school

Petits fermiers

Cycle 2

Objectives :

Découvrir les animaux de la ferme et leurs différents besoins, s’éduquer à la notion d’êtres sensibles, comprendre le fonctionnement de l’élevage et les produits qui en sont issus.

Procedure :

Jeu d’association autour des différents animaux d’élevage
Soin et nourrissage de quelques animaux du musée
Visite d’une écurie du XVIIIème siècle

Jauge : 12 élèves

Atelier potentiellement salissant et en extérieur : prévoir une tenue et des chaussures adaptées.

Teacher's sheet

Petits tisserands

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Comprendre l’origine des fibres, la fabrication d'un fil. Découvrir les outils du tisserand, l'utilisation d'un métier à tisser pour concevoir un tissu. Fabriquer un tissage à partir de fils de laine.

Procedure :

Découverte de l’atelier du tisserand de Rurey
Découverte des techniques de fabrication du fil
Initiation au tissage de la laine : démonstration sur métier à tisser puis pratique en groupes sur cadres

Capacity: 14 students

Teacher's sheet

Du fil au tissu

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Comprendre l’origine des fibres, la fabrication d'un fil, les plantes tinctoriales. Découvrir les outils du tisserand, l'utilisation d'un métier à tisser pour concevoir un tissu. Fabriquer un tissage à partir de fils de laine.

Procedure :

Découverte de l’atelier du tisserand de Rurey et du jardin des plantes tinctoriales
Découverte des techniques de fabrication du fil
Initiation au tissage de la laine : démonstration sur métier à tisser puis pratique en groupes sur cadres. Chaque groupe repart avec sa réalisation.

Capacity: 14 students

Teacher's sheet

Vannerie

Cycle 3, 4

Objectives :

Appréhender le tressage végétal. Savoir reconnaître les plantes utilisées par les vanniers. Expérimenter un artisanat millénaire et universel.

Procedure :

Promenade de présentation ; apprendre à reconnaître les plantes des vanniers présentes au musée
Découverte des différentes applications de la vannerie dans le quotidien
Fabrication d’une corbeille en osier.

Capacity: 12 children

Atelier salissant. Prévoir des vêtements adaptés.

Teacher's sheet

Fibra

Cycle 4, lycée

Objectives :

Comprendre le rôle des fibres naturelles dans la construction

Procedure :

Présentation des différentes utilisations des fibres dans la construction grâce aux maisons du musée
Expériences scientifiques sur les différents usages des fibres

Capacity: 14 students

Teacher's sheet

Light and energy

Cycle high school

Objectives :

Shed light on the history of lighting from prehistoric times to the present day. Explore energy consumption and current issues. Discover the physical and chemical processes behind inventions.

Procedure :

Discover the history and techniques of lighting in some of the museum's houses.
Experimenting with different types of lighting
LED analysis and manufacture of a beeswax candle

Capacity: 14 students

Messy workshop, partly outdoors: make sure you wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet

Life in wetlands

Cycle high school

Objectives :

Raise awareness of the biodiversity that surrounds us by studying the living creatures in the museum's pond. Understand the role of wetlands and the importance of preserving them.

Procedure :

Discover the pond ecosystem and its living creatures
Animal sampling, commented study and identification
Discussions on the functioning of wetlands and their importance for the climate

Capacity: 14 students

Boots are a must! Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet

Oven and mill

Cycle high school

Objectives :

Introduction to the history of baking and bread-making techniques. Reflect on bread's place in our diet. Discover the role and domestication of cereals in in agriculture.

Procedure :

The history and importance of the communal oven in everyday life
Discover the cereal garden
Making, kneading, shaping and baking bread rolls

Capacity: 9 students

Provide a container to take the loaves away.

Teacher's sheet

From flame to bulb

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Shed light on the history of lighting from prehistory to the present day: how did our ancestors see at night before the invention of electricity? Ask questions about energy consumption and current issues.

Procedure :

Discover the history and techniques of lighting in some of the museum's houses.
Experimenting with different types of lighting
Introducing the incandescent bulb
Making a beeswax candle

Capacity: 14 children

Workshop partly outdoors, please wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet

The inhabitants of the pond

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Learn about the biodiversity that surrounds us by discovering the living creatures in the museum's pond. Learn to recognize and protect wetlands and their inhabitants.

Procedure :

Discover the pond ecosystem and its living creatures
Net fishing
Commented study and identification of sampled animals

Capacity: 14 children

Boots are a must! Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet

Bricks and cob

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Enhance the value of local natural resources, raise awareness and introduce visitors to traditional building techniques and bio-climatic architecture.

Procedure :

Introduction to the principles of vernacular architecture through the example of half-timbered houses
Erecting a cob or corded wood wall and making mud bricks

Capacity: 14 children

Messy workshop: wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's sheet

Apprentice market gardeners

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Discover how a vegetable garden works, how to use gardening tools and how to grow vegetables. Understand the role of vegetables in our diet.

Procedure :

Presentation of the educational garden and its compost
History of vegetables and market gardening
Use of tools, planting, sowing and garden maintenance

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

Teacher's sheet

In trouble

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Introduce children to traditional baking and bread-making techniques, as well as to the changing role of bread in our daily diet.

Procedure :

Presentation, history and importance of the communal oven in daily life
Kneading, shaping and baking bread rolls

Capacity: 9 children

Provide a container to take the loaves away.

Teacher's sheet

Small candles

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Shed light on the history of lighting from prehistory to the present day: how did our ancestors see at night before the invention of electricity?

Procedure :

Discover the history and evolution of lighting techniques and how they were used in the countryside.
Experimenting with different types of lighting
Introducing the incandescent bulb
Making a beeswax candle

Capacity: 14 children

Part of the workshop is outdoors: bring appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet

Apprentice cheesemakers

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Introduce students to cheese-making through a presentation of dairy products and the different stages of production and maturing.

Procedure :

Discover the different stages of production from milking to maturing
Collective production of a mini-fromage
Visit to an old pastoral farm and a fruit farm for Cycle 3.

Capacity: 14 children

Provide a container for children's products

Teacher's sheet

In the vegetable garden

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Discover how a vegetable garden works and how to use gardening tools. Understand the role of vegetables in our diet.

Procedure :

Presentation of the educational garden and its compost
Discover the history of vegetables
Use of tools, planting, sowing and garden maintenance

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

Teacher's sheet

Making the wall

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Enhancing the value of local natural resources, raising awareness and introducing people to traditional building techniques.

Procedure :

Half-timbered houses in the Belfort Sundgau region
Recognition of materials used and their application
Erecting a cob or corded wood wall

Capacity: 14 children

Messy workshop: wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's sheet

Naturalist seeds

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Discover the local fauna through an immersive approach to the world of old-time naturalists, and develop your artistic sensibility.

Procedure :

Gathering plants and making charcoal
Searching the undergrowth for naturalized animals
Observation drawing and playful discovery of their lifestyles

Capacity: 14 children

Messy workshop, partly outdoors: make sure you wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet

Once upon a tree

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

(Re)discover trees as living beings, and learn about the importance of forest ecosystems. Discover the different uses of wood and the associated trades.

Procedure :

Immersion in a wooded area of the museum
Create a mini herbarium or demonstrate how to make a "tavaillon" (spruce tile).
Discover the uses of wood in some of the museum's houses

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

Teacher's sheet

The inhabitants of the pond

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Learn about the biodiversity that surrounds us by discovering the living creatures in the museum's pond. Learn how to protect natural environments and their inhabitants.

Procedure :

Discover the pond's living creatures through a sensitive approach
Net fishing and identification of harvested animals

Capacity: 14 children

Boots are a must! Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet

The bees

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Discover the fascinating world of bees and beehive products. Learn about the valuable role of pollinating insects.

Procedure :

Visit the apiary
Discover beekeeping and the different products of the hive
Presentation of the insect pollination mechanism
Observation of a glazed wild beehive
Making a beeswax candle

Capacity: 10 children

Teacher's sheet

La main à la pâte

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Introduce children to the tradition of baking, bread-making techniques and its place in our diet.

Procedure :

Presentation of the communal oven, kneading, shaping and baking bread rolls

Capacity: 9 children

Provide a container to take the loaves away

Teacher's sheet

Awakening clay

Cycle 1

Objectives :

Develop dexterity and creativity through clay manipulation.

Procedure :

Discover clay, its characteristics and the potter's wheel
Learn to recognize clay
Making an object

Capacity: 14 children

Dirty workshop: wear clothes suitable for handling clay.

Teacher's sheet

Farm animals

Cycle 1

Objectives :

Discover farm animals and the products derived from their use by man.

Procedure :

Reading of a Kamishibaï (picture theater)
A bucolic stroll to meet some of the museum's animals and feed them.

Capacity: 14 children

Please wear suitable clothing. Children's umbrellas provided.

Teacher's sheet

Touch wood

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Discover trees as living creatures, and learn about the importance of forest ecosystems. Learn to recognize tree species. Discover the different uses of wood and related trades.

Procedure :

Discover trees in a wooded area of the museum
Making a "tavaillon" (spruce tile) for the class
Discover the uses of wood in some of the museum's houses

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

Teacher's sheet

Little cooks

Cycle 1

Objectives :

Discover the pleasure of cooking and understand the role of food

Procedure :

Fun discovery of the different food families
Making a cupcake

Capacity: 12 children

Notify us of any food allergies when booking

Teacher's sheet

Apprentice cheesemakers

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Introduce students to cheese-making through a presentation of dairy products and the different stages of production.

Procedure :

Introduce students to cheese-making by presenting the chemical process
Collective production of a mini-fromage.

Capacity: 14 children

Provide a container to hold the students' work.

Teacher's sheet

In the kitchen!

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Understand the impact of food on health, question our consumption and the origins of what we eat. Discover the pleasure of cooking

Procedure :

Guided tour of the exhibition "À table!
Discuss the different food families, their roles and origins
Preparing a small complete galette

Capacity: 14 children

Notify us of any food allergies when booking.

Teacher's sheet

Garden of the 5 senses

Cycle 1

Objectives :

Awaken the senses and acquire plant-related vocabulary

Procedure :

Discover the senses in a fun activity
Practical application in the 5 senses garden

Capacity: 14 children

Workshop partly outdoors: bring appropriate clothing and footwear

Teacher's sheet

Ecoconstruction

Cycle high school

Objectives :

Enhance the value of local natural building materials, raise awareness and introduce visitors to traditional building techniques and bio-climatic architecture.

Procedure :

Presentation of half-timbered houses
Understanding the links between climate, available natural materials and local building techniques

Capacity: 14 students

Messy workshop: wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's sheet

Budding naturalist

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Discover local fauna through a historical approach to naturalists and major discoveries, and develop your artistic sensibility.

Procedure :

Gathering plants, making charcoal and black gall ink
Searching the undergrowth for naturalized animals
Observational drawing and study of their lifestyles

Capacity: 14 children

Messy workshop, partly outdoors: make sure you wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's sheet