FortWhyte Alive

How to Book

NEW 2011/12 FortWhyte School Programs brochure! Click here to download. 

Book your school program online or download the Program Booking Request Form to Register for your School Program.

Book your Winter Fun Day program online or download the Winter Fun Day Booking Request Form to Register for your Winter Fun Day.

Bookings will be made on a first come first serve basis and CANNOT be booked over the phone. Some black-out dates apply so please see the booking forms for winter dates. All of the information on the booking form must be completed before a space will be held.

Note that Winter and Spring program bookings will be processed after October 11, 2011 to allow sufficient time to schedule Fall program bookings.

Phone: (204) 989-8353
Email: schools@fortwhyte.org
Fax: (204) 896-5753

When booking your programs, keep in mind the current school year timetable including days off for students, winter and spring break and report card weeks. Booking your programs on welltimed dates will make the FortWhyte Alive experience that much more enjoyable for you and your students.

Leave No Teacher Inside!

Teaching the students of today the importance of maintaining thriving ecosystems, reducing pollution and protecting habitats will help ensure a healthy planet for the future. That is why education for sustainable development is a priority for the Province of Manitoba. FortWhyte can help incorporate E.S.D. themes into the classrooms with new workshops for teachers. Choose from:

The Outdoor Classroom: Learning opportunities are abundant in your own schoolyard. Learn from leaders in the environmental education field the tools needed to plan a safe, educational, and fun outdoor learning experience for your students. (September–May)

Naturescape: Bring biodiversity into your school yard! From butterfly gardens to attracting birds, this program will help during the planning process of a naturalization project, or how to use one that’s already established. (February–May)

Slow the Flow: Water is a hot topic, especially after a spring of record breaking floods. This workshop will walk teachers through our water conservation program and will help students understand the value of this seemingly endless resource with lesson plans and home activities. (September– May)

Workshops can be tailored to be half or full day programs. For information on pricing and availability email education@fortwhyte.com

Jody Watson
Director of Education

Our Natural Assets

• Newly expanded property comprising 640 acres of forests, lakes and wetlands.
• 70-acre Bison Prairie Exhibit.
• 5 lakes (walleye, pike, largemouth bass, perch, rainbow trout)
• 150-acre forest
• 8-acre cattail marsh
• Captive Interpretive Wildlife including  25 fish, 25-40 Plains Bison, prairie dogs, burrowing owls, honeybees, garter snakes, Gray Tiger Salamanders
• Wild Wildlife including white-tailed deer, fox, raccoon, skunk, mink, porcupine, squirrels, waterfowl, songbirds, muskrat, etc.

Our Facilities

• 10,000 sq. ft. Interpretive Centre
• 6,700 sq. ft. Alloway Reception Centre
• 2,000 sq. ft. Outdoor Adventure Centre
• Sailing dock
• Floating marsh boardwalks
• 7 kilometres of interpretive trails
• Computerized, on-site weather station
• 16-seat Voyageur canoes, kayaks, canoes and sailboats
• 25 foot high Saturn Family Treehouse
• Prairie Partners Exhibit
• Aquarium of the Prairies
• Prairie Soils Diorama
• Honeybee Hive
• Climate Change Greenhouse
• Planet H2O Exhibit
• Multi-media Theatre
• Designated year-round fishing areas, covered picnic pavilion, toboggan slide and skating pond