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 (excluding school vacations).
To make a reservation:

Reservation form

Children's group brochure 2025

Animal feeding

Torchis

Out-of-home school workshops

Nos médiateurs et leurs mallettes pédagogiques se déplacent pour proposer un atelier en classe en hiver (de novembre à mars 2025-2026), complété au printemps par un second atelier sur le site du musée.
Thème au choix parmi : “Le rôle des abeilles et autres insectes pollinisateurs” et “Alimentation responsable : l’histoire des légumes”

Educational 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

Trail games :

The treasure hunts allow children and their guides to explore the site on their own. They contain simple questions about housing, daily life, farming and gardens.

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 on reservation on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from April to early July and in September (outside school vacation periods). Workshops for leisure centers are available on reservation on Wednesdays and every day during school vacations in zone A.
To reserve, call us on 03.81.55.20.17 or use the reservation form.

Reservation form

Rates per student

Admission for self-guided tour: €5.00
Admission and guided tour (duration 1h): €7.50 (from age 8)
Admission and one educational workshop: €10.00
One accompanying adult (per group of 10 children): free
Additional accompanying adult: €5.00

Filter activities by cycle

Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 high school

Market gardening

Cycle high school

Objectives :

Understand how a food garden works and find out about market gardening. Explore the role of vegetables in our diet.

Procedure :

Presentation of greenhouse cultivation techniques.
History of market gardening and our vegetables.
Practical application in the museum's educational garden: use of tools, planting and garden maintenance.

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing and footwear

Teacher's sheet

Little weavers

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Understand the origin of fibers and how yarn is made. Discover the weaver's tools and how to use a loom to design a fabric. Make a weave from wool yarns.

Procedure :

Discover the Rurey weaver's workshop
Discovering yarn-making techniques
Introduction to wool weaving: demonstration on a loom followed by group practice on frames

Capacity: 14 students

Teacher's sheet

From yarn to fabric

Cycle 4

Objectives :

Understand the origins of fibers, how yarns are made and dye plants. Discover the weaver's tools and how to use a loom to design a fabric. Make a weave from wool yarns.

Procedure :

Discover the Rurey weaver's workshop and dye plant garden
Discovering yarn-making techniques
Introduction to wool weaving: demonstration on a loom, followed by group practice on frames. Each group leaves with its own creation.

Capacity: 14 students

Teacher's sheet

Basketry

Cycle 3, 4

Objectives :

Learn about plant weaving. Recognize the plants used by basket weavers. Experience an age-old, universal craft (CM2 and up).

Procedure :

Introductory walk: learn to recognize the basket weavers' plants in the museum
Discover the various applications of basketry in everyday life
Making a wicker basket.

Capacity: 12 children

Messy workshop. Bring suitable clothing.

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

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

Gauge : Gauge : 12

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

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 the evolution of bread's place in our daily diet.

Procedure :

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

Gauge : Gauge : 12

Bring a heat-resistant container to take the bread away. Workshop ends at 3:15 p.m. due to bread baking.

Teacher's sheet

The little 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 cheese making
Collective production of a dairy product
Visit to the dairy

Capacity: 14 children - per group

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
Hands-on experience in the educational garden: learn how to use tools, plant and maintain your garden.

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: bring appropriate clothing and footwear.

Teacher's sheet

Making the wall

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Enhance the value of local natural resources, raise awareness and introduce 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 creatures, 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 bees

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Discover the fascinating world of bees and beekeeping. Learn about the role of pollinating insects.

Procedure :

Visit the collection apiary
Introduction to beekeeping and hive products
Discovering the pollination mechanism
Observation of a glazed hive
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

Gauge : 12 gauge

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 :

(Up to CP) - Discover farm animals and the products they produce.

Procedure :

Reading of a Kamishibaï (picture theater) or association game about farm animals for first graders.
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 :

Discover the different stages of cheese making
Visit to the breeding farm and fruit farm
Explaining milk bacteria
Collective production of a dairy product

Capacity: 14 children - per group

Provide a container in which to return 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

The 5 Senses Path

Cycle 1

Objectives :

Stimulate the senses with a variety of educational tools based on games and a learning garden. Acquire basic vocabulary. (Up to CP)

Procedure :

Discover the 5 senses on a nature trail punctuated by several fun activities.

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