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NEW!Parc de la Chute-Montmorency now offers educational and recreational activities to children attending early childhood centres and all cycles of elementary and secondary schools. Through our activities, students will have the opportunity to enjoy captivating incursions in time and take an active part in history amid natural surroundings with exceptional panoramas. Our range of full-day or half-day programs are sure to meet your expectations. All our activities are in line with the Québec Education Program and Ministère de l’Éducation et de l’Enseignement supérieur objectives. With a historical and environmental approach, youngsters will enjoy expressing their creativity as they participate in a creative and learning experience with our enthusiastic interpreter guides.

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EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

ZOO AND MYSTERY • • • 1 h 30

THE SMALL THEATRE OF THE WHITE LADY • • • 1 h 30

APPRENTICE TIGHTROPE WALKER • • 1 h 30

THE MISSION OF THE WHITE LADY - GEOCACHING COURSE • • 1 h 30

MONTMORENCY ATTACK • • 1 h 30

SELFIES OF FREDERICK HALDIMAND - PHOTO RALLY • • 1 h 30

SCIENCE ACTIVITIES

YOUNG EXPLORERS • • • 1 h 30

MYSTERIES OF THE RIVER • • 1 h 30

EXPLORER GENIUS • • 1 h 30

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

THE DOUBLE ZIPLINE • 1 h 00

VIA FERRATA, THE EXPLORER • • • 3 h

VIA FERRATA, THE MONTMORENCY TORRENT • • 3 h 15

VIA FERRATA, ASCENSION TYRO 120 • 3 h

ACTIVITIES ELEMENTARY SECONDARY

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ZOO AND MYSTERY Hey, everyone! Did you know that Québec City’s first zoo was located at Parc de la Chute-Montmorency? In 1910, naughty elves from Île d’Orléans travelled through time to remove the animals from the zoo. They transformed the animals into objects that are now here with us in our times! Help the zoo keeper to find the animals and return them to the past.

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: early childhood, preschool and 1st cycle elementary

Period: from May to October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRESCHOOL• Interacting harmoniously with others.• Using language resources to communicate efficiently.• Enhancing their understanding of the world.• Successfully carrying out an activity or project.

ELEMENTARY• Adopting a healthy, active lifestyle.• Making the most of information.• Putting creative thinking to work.• Cooperating.• Communicating appropriately.

THE SMALL THEATRE OF THE WHITE LADYDuring this theatrical activity, children can take part in the recreation of the Legend of the White Lady by playing the role of Montmorency falls historical figures. Who will play Louis Tessier, the White Lady’s ill-fated lover? Who will play the role of General Wolfe or the Amerindian? Children will have to adapt the legend to change the course of history and find a new fate for the heroes of this story. Will the White Lady remain broken-hearted?

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: early childhood, preschool and 1st cycle elementary

Period: from mid-May to mid-October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRESCHOOL• Asserting their personality.• Interacting harmoniously with others.• Using language resources to communicate efficiently.• Enhancing their understanding of the world.• Successfully carrying out an activity or project.

ELEMENTARY • Inventing drama sequences.• Interpreting drama sequences.• Appreciating theatrical works, their production and that of their

classmates.• Making the most of information.• Putting creative thinking to work.• Cooperating.• Communicating appropriately.

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APPRENTICE TIGHTROPE WALKERCome and recreate the feats of tightrope walkers Hardy and the Great Blondin on our Slackline course! One interpreter guide will talk about the life of famed Hardy and tell the story of the Great Blondin. Who crossed the Montmorency Falls on a steel wire after the first suspended bridge collapsed? Who crossed the Niagara Falls? Many exciting challenges await students!

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: 1st and 2nd cycles elementary

Period: from May to October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Functioning in various contexts of physical activity.• Interacting in various contexts of physical activity.• Adopting a healthy, active lifestyle.

THE MISSION OF THE WHITE LADY

GEOCACHING COURSE

Did you know about the tragic legend of the White Lady? The White Lady has travelled to the present using GPS technology to try and find her lover Louis Tessier. However, she needs your assistance! Help her to find traces of her beloved and embark on an adventure along this historical geocaching course!

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: 2nd and 3rd cycles elementary

Period: from May to October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Discovering how society is organized within its territory.• Interpreting social change and its impact within a society’s territory.• Opening up to the diversity of societies and their territories.• Adopting a healthy, active lifestyle.• Using science and technology tools, objects and processes.• Cooperating.• Communicating appropriately.

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MONTMORENCY ATTACKAhoy, Ahoy! Amerindians, French and English are cordially invited to participate in a re-enactment of the Montmorency battle, on July 31! Travel back in time to the summer of 1759 and impersonate your favourite characters along this educational tour. Muster enough courage and rise to the challenges of collecting Louis gold pieces and taking part in the final great battle. On your marks, get set, go!

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: 2nd and 3rd cycles elementary

Period: from May to October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Functioning in various contexts of physical activity.• Interacting in various contexts of physical activity.• Adopting a healthy, active lifestyle.• Making the most of information.• Putting creative thinking to work.• Cooperating.• Communicating appropriately.• Discovering how society is organized within its territory.• Interpreting social change and its impact within a society’s territory.• Opening up to the diversity of societies and their territories.

SELFIES OF FREDERICK HALDIMAND

PHOTO RALLY

Students are invited to imitate selfies of Frederick Haldimand on this photo rally. This man was the first resident of the Manoir some 200 years ago, so he has a great deal of experience in having his picture taken! Take part in this zany rally and discover the wonders of the sites. Which team will bring back the most pictures? Will they end up in your school yearbook?

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: 1st and 2nd cycles elementary

Period: from May to October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Functioning in various contexts of physical activity.• Interacting in various contexts of physical activity.• Adopting a healthy, active lifestyle.• Creating personal images.• Creating media images.• Appreciating works of art, cultural objects of artistic heritage,

personal images and media images.

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YOUNG EXPLORERSGosh! A vandal has intruded on the site and caused some damage. The Park’s animals are not happy and want our help to find the culprit! An interpreter guide will provide a series of sensory and educational discovery activities on mammals. Perhaps we will find clues along the way to solve this mystery!

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: early childhood, preschool and 1st cycle elementary

Period: from June to October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

EARLY CHILDHOOD AND PRESCHOOL • Functioning efficiently in various contexts in terms of sensory and

motor abilities.• Interacting harmoniously with others.• Building their understanding of the world.

ELEMENTARY• Maintaining a dynamic relationship with their surroundings,

while keeping a critical distance regarding the exploitation of the environment, technological development and consumer goods.

• Exploring the world of science and technology.

EXPLORER GENIUSDid you know that the Montmorency Falls are the result of a fault in the Earth’s crust? Did you know that the first hydroelectric plant in Canada was operated at the foot of this spectacular geological phenomenon? Join us to learn more about the geology of the site.

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: 1st and 2nd cycles elementary

Period: from May to October

MYSTERIES OF THE RIVERChildren will explore the river at the foot of the falls. Using a net, they will capture small creatures and examine their finds under a magnifying glass. Through this activity, children will learn more about fish and invertebrates. Pull on your boots and discover the life teeming in the Montmorency River!

Duration: 1 h 30

Clientele: 2nd and 3rd cycles elementary

Period: from June to October

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Cooperating.• Maintaining a dynamic relationship with their surroundings,

while keeping a critical distance regarding the exploitation of the environment, technological development and consumer goods.

• Proposing explanations or solutions to scientific or technological problems.

• Making the most of science and technology tools, objects and processes.

• Communicating using the languages of science and technology.

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Seeking answers or solutions to scientific or technological problems.• Making the most of their scientific and technological knowledge.• Communicating using the languages of science and technology.• Reflecting on social issues from a historical perspective.

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THE DOUBLE ZIPLINEAnchored atop the cliff near the panoramic staircase, the Double Zipline lets two people cross simultaneously the 300-metre distance to the other side of the falls and land next to the nearby La Baronne belvedere. Head into the wind, feet dangling in mid-air – adrenaline rush guaranteed! The ride offers an exciting challenge and a different perspective of the full height of the falls and cliffs. Enjoy the breathtaking view!

Duration: 1 h

Clientele: 2nd cycle secondary

Period: from mid-May to October

NOTES: Minimum weight: 41 kg (90 pounds) Maximum weight: 118 kg (260 pounds)

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Adopting a healthy, active lifestyle.

VIA FERRATAThree Via Ferrata courses have been set up in the Boischâtel fault, near the falls. Accessible to all, a climb on a wall of rocks promises a striking view of the falls and Île d’Orléans.

Enjoy an exclusive experience with a professional guide! To ensure that the guide is close by during the activity, groups are very small and participants are tied to the guide with a safety tether.

THE EXPLORER

Duration: 3 h

Clientele: 3rd cycle elementary, 1st and 2nd cycles secondary (Minimum age: 8 years old)

Period: from June to October

THE MONTMORENCY TORRENT

Duration: 3 h 15

Clientele: 3rd cycle elementary, 1st and 2nd cycles secondary (Minimum age: 12 years old)

Period: from June to October

ASCENSION TYRO 120

Duration: 3 h

Clientele: 3rd cycle elementary, 1st and 2nd cycles secondary (Minimum age: 14 years old)

Period: from June to October

NOTES: Minimum height: 4.27 feet | Maximum weight: 100 kg (220 pounds)

Youngsters will put their skills to the test by:

• Adopting a healthy, active lifestyle.• Cooperating.• Communicating appropriately.

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GENERAL INFORMATION

• Reservation required• The activities take place in any weather

HOW TO GET THERE

PARC DE LA CHUTE-MONTMORENCY5300 boul. Sainte-Anne, Québec (Québec) G1C 0M3

PARC DE LA CHUTE-MONTMORENCY

Photos: Steve Deschênes, Geneviève Roussel, Fokus Productions.

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