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School Tours
Western Fair School Tours provide a fresh, entertaining but educational experience for Middlesex area students (Grades 3 thru 6) and teachers from the Thames Valley and Catholic school boards. Using an interactive approach and focusing on agricultural topics, each tour visits seven Places of Discovery (PODs) as listed below. An expert in each area will inform, involve and inspire our young visitors.
Dates & Times:
Mon. September 12th
Tues. September 13th
Wed. September 14th
Thur. September 15th
Open to:
Grades 3, 4, 5 & 6
Thames Valley and Catholic School Boards in the Middlesex area
Cost:
FREE admission to all students, teachers and volunteers
For More Info:
For more information please contact Beth Sayler
519-438-7203 ext 381
What's New:
PODs this year have been split between the Agriplex and the Canada Building. This will enable the PODs to be larger so the students will have more interaction and education. During your lunch break you can either sit in the Agriplex and watch one of the horse shows, enjoy a picnic lunch in Queen's Park, or take a quick tour of the fair. It's up to you.
Special Note:
Completed registrations will be accepted on a “FIRST COME - FIRST SERVE” basis. Space is limited so register early.
There are no water fountains in the buildings. Please make sure you bring drinking water.
6 POD’s
Packed full to not only entertain, but to educate.
POD's (Points of Discovery). Free time to visit other displays in the Agriplex.
Water Conservation
POD 1
With the importance of water conservation we will take a fun and active approach to teaching the importance of the value of water in Today's World to youth.
Local Foods and Nutrition:
POD 2
Encourage our youth to follow healthy eating patterns and grow your own fruits and vegetables in Today's Busy Lifestyle. Take a close look at what is grown locally in your community.
Horsing Around
POD 3
An Agricultural tour would not be complete without some horse sense. Our goal for this POD is to encourage you to become interested in horses, through learning about their health, their history and why they are still an important part of country life.
Country Corral:
POD 4
An array of sheep, pigs, and cows all broght together in one ring is sure to not only entertain but teach everyone how valuable animals are in our everyday lives. From food, to clothing to nutrition, their importance will be brought to life, like only Cowboy Fred can do.
Dairy
POD 5
Students will have an opportunity to recognize milk's role in healthy living by analyzing essential nutrients found in milk and their functions in maintaining a healthy body.They will also learn how milk is processed into dair products for consumers and finish with a milking demonstration.
Incubation
POD 6
Chicken meat and eggs make up a remarkable and substantial portion of our average diet. Although chicken based food products are popular in restaurants and grocery stores, the complicated biology that produces the chicken is taken for granted and not understood by most consumers. Chicks, that mature to provide meat or eggs or both, whether hatched by the millions daily on a commercial scale or by exhibition hobbyists in home operations, arrive usually as a result of artificial incubation. The Great Lakes Poultry Association will explain egg/chick production and how artificial incubation mimics natural incubation.
