Beyond Classroom Walls: The YRDSB Museum & Archives in Action
From Tune In YRDSB by YRDSB Communications
May 21, 2026 · 27 min
About this episode
This episode explores the YRDSB Museum and Archives' interactive program that brings history to life for students through hands-on learning experiences.
In this second episode of our two-part series for Museum Month, Tune In YRDSB goes live on location to Mulock Secondary School. We follow the York Region District School Board Museum and Archives team as they bring history to life on the road, operating as a true "museum without walls" for a Grade 10 Canadian history class. The episode centres on the interactive program "York Region and the World Wars," where students dive into hands-on learning through six unique inquiry stations. Listeners will hear students analyze wartime bias and propaganda in local newspapers from 1941, examine the structural details of a Royal Canadian Air Force bomber jacket, and discover the historical significance of the No. 2 Construction Battalion, Canada’s largest segregated Black battalion. You’ll also hear profound reflections from the high school students on why primary sources matter. They discuss how firsthand evidence prevents history from being altered, how reading local letters connects them to the real people who walked their neighbourhood streets, and how historical thinking concepts apply to the modern media they consume today. Finally, the museum team highlights their…
People in this episode
Host: YRDSB Communications
Topics covered
- museum education
- hands-on learning
- Canadian history
- World Wars
- primary sources
- community partnerships
Keywords
- YRDSB
- museum
- history
- education
- World Wars
- primary sources
- Canadian history
- community partnerships
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: York Region District School Board, No. 2 Construction Battalion, Standing in the Doorway
Places: Mulock Secondary School, Canada
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