Virtual Visit Webinars for Grades 6-8
This program is suitable for schools and classes that are not able to visit the Museum in person. The webinar is facilitated by a Museum Educator, using the Toronto Holocaust Museum Virtual Museum Experience.
Through the THM’s Virtual Museum Experience, we bring the learning in the Museum directly to your classroom. Our Virtual Museum Experiences explore the Holocaust through the lens of survivors who immigrated to Canada after the Second World War and through Canadian history, connecting directly to the learning strands in the Ontario Grade 6 social studies curriculum.
Through primary source materials, this webinar will offer students the opportunity to ask questions about the Holocaust and the Jewish community.
Learning Goals
- Students will learn about the Holocaust through a virtual tour of the four Museum galleries with an emphasis on personal stories of Canadians who survived the Holocaust, and specific connections to Canada’s role during the Holocaust.
- Students will develop an appreciation for museum learning through the discovery of primary sources including artifacts, historic photographs, and oral history.
- Students will make connections with key topics in Grade 6 social studies, including the new curriculum expectations, as well as practice the inquiry process and work with concepts of disciplinary thinking.
This webinar is only available in English.
Available dates & times
All sessions are in the 2026 year
- Apr 10
- Apr 24
- May 1
- May 8
- May 15
- May 29
- June 5
- June 12
- June 19
Sessions run from 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM, and has a cost of $50 per class.
Additional resources for teachers
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