Inclement Weather Day - School Transportation Cancelled

Due to inclement weather conditions, transporation services(buses and taxis) are cancelled. Schools remain open to students.

Website Maintenance

Our website will be unavailable on June 4, 2021 from 9:00-11:00 P.M. due to scheduled maintenanace.

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Secondary Programs (Grades 9-12)

Currently all of our Outreach Programs are suspended. Teachers can access our new virtual programs and resources on our new Museum & Archives Google Classroom! Please contact museum@yrdsb.ca for access. 

Everyone’s War:  WWII & Propaganda

Museum staff bring a selection of artefacts into the classroom and using artefact analysis help students further understand the roles of youth during WWII, and will use primary sources to learn about how Propaganda at the time affected youth. Students will explore:

How teenagers and their families reacted to and supported WWII on the home front in York Region and across Canada.

Develop historical literacy skills through the use of primary sources.

Learn primary source analysis using a critical thinking approach.

Curriculum Connections: Grade 10 Applied & Academic - Canadian History since WWI