Virtual Classroom
The Perfect Virtual Field Trip for Schools, Home-Schooling Groups and Learning Pods
1 & 2 hour workshops
“This is really a great introduction for them, learning how to really look at and feel the paintings; to understand how the painters background etc., helps him/her to express what they are feeling at the moment that they are painting and what they want to convey.”
Grade 7/8 Teacher, Annunciation Catholic School. Participated in Virtual Tour: Guided Viewing of the Group of Seven.
VIRTUAL PROGRAMS
1 HOUR
Fee: $10 per student
These virtual programs, led by a McMichael Educator, guide students through the process of looking at, analyzing and interpreting artworks in the Gallery’s permanent collection and special exhibitions while learning about how they are made and different artistic styles. Each virtual engagement also includes interactive activities that encourage students to practice critical thinking. The McMichael offers virtual programs primarily through the Zoom video conferencing platform. If your school board prefers a different platform, please specify your preference when booking. Please note that virtual studios are available upon request.
Curriculum Connections Legend
Kindergarten Program | KP |
Elementary School | |
Visual Arts | VA |
Social Studies | SS |
Science and Technology | ST |
Language | L |
Environmental Education | EE |
High School | |
The Arts: Visual Arts, Media Arts | VA, MA |
Canadian and World Studies | CWS |
First Nations, Metis and Inuit Studies | FNMI |
English | E |
Science | S |
Environmental Education | EE |
THROUGH THE WINDOW
GRADES JK – 3
Young learners will enjoy getting a different view of the world as seen through the artist’s window in a selection of artworks in the McMichael’s permanent collection. Interactive activities will introduce the elements of design including colour, line, and shape and collaborative storytelling will engage students’ literacy skills. A final artmaking activity will encourage students’ creative response and expression.
Curriculum Connections: KP, VA, L
SPECIAL EXHIBITION TOUR!
GRADES 7 – 12
These virtual programs explore the current special exhibitions on view and engage students with a discussion of exhibition themes and close looking at artworks. For more information on the current special exhibitions on view, please inquire at the time of booking.
Curriculum Connections: VA, SS, CWS
STYLE EXPLORATIONS
GRADES 1– 3, 4 – 8
The options below explore artworks from the McMichael’s permanent collection and are accompanied by a short artmaking activity where students are encouraged to respond creatively to the style of the chosen artists.
Choose below between the artists and styles that your class would like to be inspired by and respond to:
THE GROUP OF SEVEN AND TOM THOMSON
Explore some of the Group of Seven and Tom Thomson’s most iconic paintings from the McMichael’s collection during this interactive program. Students will be introduced to the distinct styles of each of the Group’s members and learn about how the Group and Thomson’s legacies continue to inspire artists more than 100 years later.
Curriculum Connections: VA, L, SS
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NORVAL MORRISSEAU AND OTHER ANISHINAABE ARTISTS
Explore the artwork of Norval Morrisseau and other artists working in the style of the Anishinaabe School of Painting during this interactive program. Discover how Morrisseau employs the elements and principles of design and how his distinct style influenced other artists, such as Carl Ray and Blake Debassige.
Curriculum Connections: VA, L, SS
INDIGENOUS ART AT THE McMICHAEL
GRADES 9 – 12
This virtual overview of Indigenous art at the McMichael highlights the cultural and stylistic diversity of Indigenous art in Canada and how the challenges experienced by Indigenous communities – including Canadian policies of cultural assimilation, the residential-school system, and forced displacement – have been addressed by Indigenous artists past and present. The discussion will encourage students to gain a deeper understanding of the cultural resilience of Indigenous communities and illuminate the role of art in advocating for civil and environmental rights.
Curriculum Connections: VA, SS, CWS, FNMI
100 YEARS LATER: DISCOVERING THE GROUP OF SEVEN
GRADES 9 – 12
More than one-hundred years after its formation, the legacy of the Group of Seven and the work of Tom Thomson continue to influence Canadian art and artists. Students will discover some of the most iconic paintings produced by these groundbreaking artists and engage in debate about how their views of Canada can be understood and interpreted in the context of today.
This interactive virtual experience is based on the images from the exhibitions A Like Vision:The Group of Seven at 100 and Tom Thomson: North Star.
Curriculum Connections: VA, SS, CWS
“This is really a great introduction for them, learning how to really look at and feel the paintings; to understand how the painters background etc., helps him/her to express what they are feeling at the moment that they are painting and what they want to convey.”
Grade 7/8 Teacher, Annunciation Catholic School. Participated in Virtual Tour: Guided Viewing of the Group of Seven.