Interpretive Program
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The Interpretive Program provides schools with the opportunity to walk around the grounds in groups and be greeted by costumed volunteers in a variety of MHV’s heritage buildings. Students will experience how life was lived in late 19th-century Mennonite villages by exploring the themes of Migration, Early Settlement Life, Home, School, and Work.
Available: May, June, and September.
Grades: K-12
Time: Programming runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Cost: $8/student, 120 students maximum
Potential Experiences:
- Visit an underground sod house called a Semlin
- Walk through the Choritz Housebarn and learn why Mennonites built their houses attached to their barns
- Experience what a Private Mennonite school was like
- Discover Canada’s only fully functioning, wind-powered grist mill
- Visit the blacksmith shop
All stations are volunteer-run. Please note that no station is guaranteed until confirmed by MHV staff before your tour date.
Tour Add-on’s:
- Wagon Rides ($2/student, $75 minimum)
- Souvenir Bags ($2/student)
- Livery Barn Restaurant lunch (cost varies, pre-order two weeks in advance)
