School-related

Educational Workshops

Educational workshops promote independence and a “do-it-yourself” approach by empowering students to take an active role in their own learning.

School workshops are available by reservation on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from April through June and in September (excluding school vacation periods).
To make a reservation:

Reservation Form

2026 Children's Group Brochure

Animal Feeding

Cob

Off-campus school workshops

Our educators and their teaching kits visit schools to lead a classroom workshop during the winter (November through March 2025–2026), followed in the spring by a second workshop at the museum.
Choose from the following topics: “The Role of Bees and Other Pollinating Insects” and “Responsible Eating: The History of Vegetables”

Educational Tools

These ready-to-use activity packs (which include answer keys) are designed to be used before and during your visit to the museum. They can be downloaded for free from the website and printed by you.

Access to Educational Resources

Scavenger hunts:

Scavenger hunts allow children and their chaperones to explore the site on their own. They include simple questions about housing, daily life, farming activities, and gardens.
Please print these out yourself

Guided tours:

The museum also offers one-hour general or themed guided tours, by reservation (for students from 4th grade through high school).

Reservation

School workshops are available by reservation on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays from April through early July and in September (excluding school vacation periods). Workshops for recreation centers are available by reservation on Wednesdays and every day during Zone A school breaks.
To make a reservation, you can call us at 03.81.55.20.17 or use the reservation form.

Reservation Form

Fees per student

Admission (self-guided tour): €5.00
Admission and guided tour (1 hour): €7.50 (ages 8 and up)
Admission and an educational workshop: €10.00
One chaperone (per group of 10 children): free
Additional chaperone: €5.00

Filter activities by cycle

Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 high school

Vegetable Farming

Cycle High School

Objectives:

Understand how a vegetable garden works and learn about vegetable farming. Reflect on the role of vegetables in our diet.

Procedure:

An Introduction to Greenhouse Farming Techniques.
The History of Vegetable Farming and Our Vegetables.
Hands-on experience at the museum's educational garden: Using tools, planting, and maintaining the garden.

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: Be sure to wear appropriate clothing and shoes

Teacher's Guide

Young Weavers

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

Understand the origin of fibers and how yarn is made. Discover a weaver’s tools and learn how to use a loom to create fabric. Make a woven piece using wool yarn.

Procedure:

A Tour of the Weaver's Workshop in Rurey
Exploring Yarn-Making Techniques
Introduction to Wool Weaving: Demonstration on a loom, followed by hands-on practice in groups using looms

Class size: 14 students

Teacher's Guide

From Yarn to Fabric

Cycle 4

Objectives:

Understand the origins of fibers, the process of making yarn, and dye plants. Discover a weaver’s tools and how to use a loom to create fabric. Make a woven piece using wool yarn.

Procedure:

Explore the weaver’s workshop in Rurey and the garden of dye plants
Exploring Yarn-Making Techniques
Introduction to wool weaving: a demonstration on a loom, followed by hands-on practice in groups using looms. Each group takes home the piece they made.

Class size: 14 students

Teacher's Guide

Basketry

Cycle 3, 4

Objectives:

Learn about plant weaving. Learn to identify the plants used by basket weavers. Try your hand at this ancient and universal craft. (Starting in 5th grade)

Procedure:

Guided tour; learn to identify the basketweaving plants on display at the museum
Exploring the Various Uses of Basketry in Everyday Life
Making a wicker basket.

Capacity: 12 children

This workshop can get messy. Please wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's Guide

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 challenges. Discover the physical and chemical processes behind these inventions.

Procedure:

Explore the history and techniques of lighting in several of the museum’s houses
Experimenting with Different Types of Lighting
Analysis of an LED and Making a Beeswax Candle

Class size: 14 students

This workshop can get messy and takes place partly outdoors: be sure to wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's Guide

In the oven and at the mill

Cycle High School

Objectives:

An introduction to the history of baking and bread-making techniques. A reflection on bread’s place in our diet. An exploration of the role of grains and their domestication in agriculture.

Procedure:

The History and Importance of the Communal Oven in Daily Life
Exploring the Grain Garden
Making, kneading, shaping, and baking rolls

Gauge: Gauge: 12

Bring a container to take the bread home in.

Teacher's Guide

From Flame to Light Bulb

Cycle 4

Objectives:

Shedding light on the history of lighting from prehistoric times to the present day: How did our ancestors see at night before the invention of electricity? Exploring energy consumption and current challenges.

Procedure:

Explore the history and techniques of lighting in several of the museum’s houses
Experimenting with Different Types of Lighting
Introduction to the Incandescent Light Bulb
Making a Beeswax Candle

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop will be held partly outdoors; please wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's Guide

Of Bricks and Cob

Cycle 4

Objectives:

Promotion of local natural resources, awareness-raising, and introduction to traditional construction techniques and bioclimatic architecture

Procedure:

An Introduction to the Principles of Vernacular Architecture Using Half-Timbered Houses as an Example
Building a wall using cob or cordwood and making adobe bricks

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop can get messy: please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's Guide

Apprentice vegetable farmers

Cycle 4

Objectives:

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

Procedure:

Introduction to the Educational Garden and Its Compost
History of Vegetables and Vegetable Farming
Using Tools, Planting, Sowing, and Garden Maintenance

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's Guide

In a Bind

Cycle 4

Objectives:

To introduce children to the tradition of baking and bread-making techniques, as well as to how bread’s role in our daily diet has evolved

Procedure:

Overview, History, and Significance of the Communal Oven in Daily Life
Kneading, shaping, and baking rolls

Gauge: Gauge: 12

Please bring a heat-resistant container to take the bread home. The workshop will end at 3:15 p.m. because the bread needs to bake.

Teacher's Guide

Small Candles

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

Shedding light on the history of lighting from prehistoric times to the present day: How did our ancestors see at night before the invention of electricity?

Procedure:

Exploring the history and evolution of lighting techniques and their spread throughout rural areas
Experimenting with Different Types of Lighting
Introduction to the Incandescent Light Bulb
Making a Beeswax Candle

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop takes place partly outdoors: please wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's Guide

Apprentice Cheesemakers

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

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

Procedure:

Exploring the Different Stages of Cheese Making
Collective Production of a Dairy Product
Tour of the dairy

Group size: 14 children per group

Bring a container to take home the children's artwork

Teacher's Guide

In the vegetable garden

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

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

Procedure:

Introduction to the Educational Garden and Its Compost
Exploring the History of Vegetables
Hands-on experience in the educational garden: learning how to use tools, planting, and caring for your garden.

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's Guide

Sneak out

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

Promotion of local natural resources, awareness-raising, and introduction to traditional construction techniques.

Procedure:

An Introduction to the Half-Timbered Houses of the Belfort Sundgau Region
Identification of the materials used and their application
Building a wall using cob or cordwood

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop can get messy: please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's Guide

Seeds of Naturalists

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

Discover the local wildlife through an immersive experience in the world of naturalists of yesteryear, and develop your artistic sensibility.

Procedure:

Collecting plants and making charcoal
Searching the undergrowth for stuffed animals
Observational drawing and a fun exploration of their lifestyles

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop can get messy and takes place partly outdoors: be sure to wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's Guide

Once upon a time, there was a tree

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

(Re)discover trees as living beings and learn about the importance of forest ecosystems. Discover the various uses of wood and the related professions.

Procedure:

An Immersive Experience in a Wooded Area of the Museum
Creating a mini herbarium or a demonstration of how to make a tavaillon (spruce roof tile)
Exploring the Uses of Wood in Some of the Museum's Houses

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's Guide

Bees

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

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

Procedure:

Tour of the Collection Apiary
Introduction to Beekeeping and the Various Products of the Hive
Discovering the Mechanism of Pollination
Observing a glass beehive
Making a Beeswax Candle

Capacity: 10 children

Teacher's Guide

Rolling Up Our Sleeves

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives:

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

Procedure:

Introduction to the communal oven, kneading, shaping, and baking rolls

Gauge: 12-gauge

Bring a container to take the bread home in

Teacher's Guide

The Awakening of Clay

Cycle 1

Objectives:

Develop dexterity and creativity through working with clay.

Procedure:

An Introduction to Clay, Its Properties, and the Pottery Wheel
Learning to Identify Clay
Making an Object

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop can get messy, so please wear clothing suitable for working with clay.

Teacher's Guide

Farm Animals

Cycle 1

Objectives:

(Through first grade) - Learn about farm animals and the products humans produce from them

Procedure:

A Kamishibai (picture-story show) reading or a matching game about farm animals for first-graders.
A pastoral stroll to meet some of the museum's animals and feed them

Capacity: 14 children

Be sure to wear appropriate clothing. Children's umbrellas are provided.

Teacher's Guide

Let's knock on wood

Cycle 4

Objectives:

Discover trees as living beings and learn about the importance of forest ecosystems. Learn to identify tree species. Discover the various uses of wood and the related professions.

Procedure:

An immersive exploration of trees in a wooded area of the museum
Making a tavaillon (spruce shingle) for the class
Exploring the Uses of Wood in Some of the Museum's Houses

Capacity: 14 children

Outdoor workshop: Please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's Guide

Little Cooks

Cycle 1

Objectives:

Discover the joy of cooking and understand the role of food

Procedure:

A Fun Way to Learn About Different Food Groups
Making a Small Cake

Capacity: 12 children

Please report any food allergies when making a reservation

Teacher's Guide

Apprentice Cheesemakers

Cycle 4

Objectives:

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

Procedure:

Exploring the Different Stages of Cheese Making
Tour of the livestock farm and the cheese dairy
Explanations About Bacteria in Milk
Collective Production of a Dairy Product

Group size: 14 children per group

Bring a container to take home the students' work.

Teacher's Guide

Let's get cooking!

Cycle 4

Objectives:

Understand the impact of diet on health, reflect on our eating habits and the origins of the food we eat. Discover the joy of cooking

Procedure:

Guided Tour of the “Let’s Eat!” Exhibition
Discussions about the different food groups, their roles, and their origins
How to Make a Small Whole-Grain Pancake

Capacity: 14 children

Please report any food allergies when making a reservation.

Teacher's Guide

The Path of the Five Senses

Cycle 1

Objectives:

Stimulate the senses using various educational tools centered on games and the educational garden. Build a basic vocabulary. (Through first grade)

Procedure:

Explore the five senses on a nature trail featuring several fun activities.

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop takes place partly outdoors: please wear appropriate clothing and shoes

Teacher's Guide

Green Building

Cycle High School

Objectives:

Promoting the use of local natural building materials, raising awareness, and providing an introduction to traditional construction techniques as well as bioclimatic architecture.

Procedure:

An Introduction to Half-Timbered Houses
Understanding the connections between climate, available natural materials, and local construction techniques

Class size: 14 students

This workshop can get messy: please wear appropriate clothing and shoes.

Teacher's Guide

Budding Naturalist

Cycle 4

Objectives:

Discover the local wildlife through a historical exploration of naturalists and major discoveries, and develop your artistic sensibility.

Procedure:

Collecting plants, making charcoal and gall ink
Searching the undergrowth for stuffed animals
Observational drawings and studies of their lifestyles

Capacity: 14 children

This workshop can get messy and takes place partly outdoors: be sure to wear appropriate clothing.

Teacher's Guide