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

Children's group brochure 2023

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

Admission for self-guided tour: €4.50
Admission and guided tour (duration 1h): €7.00 (from age 8)
Admission and one educational workshop: €9.50
Admission and two educational workshops: €13.50*
One accompanying adult (per group of 10 children): free
Additional accompanying adult: €4.50
* from April 1 to mid-May.

Filter activities by cycle

Cycle 1 Cycle 2 Cycle 3 Cycle 4 high school

Farm animals

Cycle 1

Objectives :

discover farm animals and become aware of the role and importance of animals for mankind.

Procedure :

Introduction to the theme with a Kamishibaï (picture theater) session
A bucolic stroll to discover the Museum's animals
Care and feeding.

Capacity: 14 children

Bring boots

Teacher's sheet

Touch wood - NEW

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Make students aware of the importance of forest ecosystems. Understand and discover the different facets of wood in the forest and its uses.

Procedure :

Immersive tour of the museum's wooded areas
Creation of a charcoal tree identity card
Manufacture of shingles (for Cycle 3)

Capacity: 14 children

Teacher's sheet

Little cooks

Cycle 1, 2

Objectives :

Discover the pleasure of cooking. Understand the role of food.

Procedure :

Observe and identify different food families
Taste organ experimentation
Making a cake

Capacity: 12 children

Bring boots

Teacher's sheet

Lux

Cycle 3, 4, high school

Objectives :

understand the evolution of lighting from prehistoric times to the present day. How did our ancestors see when the sun wasn't shining?

Procedure :

Visit some houses to understand the living conditions and the control of lighting
Experiment with different types of lighting (fire, candle, gas, electricity...)

Capacity: 12 children

Teacher's sheet

Apprentice cheesemaker

Cycle 2, 3, 4

Objectives :

From goat to milk, from milk to cheese. Understand the origins of milk, the different preservation techniques and how to make cheese and other products derived from milk.

Procedure :

Discover the different stages of production
Visit of the breeding farm and the fruit farm
Making a mini-fromage

Capacity: 12 children

Teacher's sheet

Bread

Cycle 2, 3, 4

Objectives :

To make children aware of the importance of bread in our diet. Understand the steps involved in making it. Learn about the history of bread.

Procedure :

Presentation of the communal oven
Making, kneading and shaping bread
History of the bread oven and baking

Capacity: 9 children

Teacher's sheet

In the kitchen!

Cycle 3, 4

Objectives :

Understand the impact of food on health and discover the pleasure of cooking while taking care of yourself.

Procedure :

Guided tour of the "À table!" exhibition, discussions on nutrition and a cooking workshop.

Capacity: 12 children

Gardening

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Discover the gestures and tools of the gardener.

Procedure :

In the educational garden, children learn to dig, hoe, rake, sow and plant.

Capacity: 14 children

Bring boots

Teacher's sheet

Garden of the senses

Cycle 1

Objectives :

Experience your senses as you explore the 5 senses garden and acquire a basic vocabulary.

Procedure :

Awakening the senses in the garden followed by an art workshop

Capacity: 14 children

Teacher's sheet

Biodiversity

Cycle 2, 3, 4, high school

Objectives :

learn about the plant and animal diversity that surrounds us, by discovering the Museum's flora and fauna through the seasons.

Procedure :

Themes include life in the pond, bees and their importance for pollination, and discovering life in meadows and on the edge of the forest.

Gauge: 14 children (pond), 10 children (bees)

Bring boots. Choice of activities, depending on season and weather conditions.

Teacher's sheet

Eco-construction

Cycle 2, 3, 4, high school

Objectives :

Raising awareness of bio-climatic architecture

Procedure :

Assimilation of the different components of a house
Identifying their function
Recognition of the main materials used in construction
Understanding the influence of the environment on architecture
Erecting a cob or corded wood wall

Capacity: 12 children

Teacher's sheet

Budding naturalist

Cycle 3, 4

Objectives :

discover the Museum's animals through a naturalist approach. Develop sensitivity and artistic culture.

Procedure :

Depending on level: plant picking, charcoal baking, making plant colors.
Observation drawing of the Museum's animals

Capacity: 12 children

Bring a smock

Teacher's sheet

All is good in a pig" fun tour

Cycle 2, 3

Objectives :

Discover the meat industry, understand the current challenges facing livestock farming, and make the link between the animal and the plate.

Procedure :

Guided tour of the exhibition "À table !" and "la Saint cochon
Questions for a pig" game

Capacity: 15 children

Discovery tour of the exhibition and philoludic workshop

Cycle 2, 3, 4

Objectives :

develop critical thinking skills, learn to reflect, dare to express opinions, respect those of others

Procedure :

Launch of the discussion around the exhibition "À table!" followed by a workshop game encouraging reflection on our relationship to food. Suggestion for the day: to be combined with the workshop Apprentice cheese maker, bread, little cooks or in the kitchen!

Capacity: 14 children