Bring NewfoundlandLand to your school

Part of the mandate of NewfoundlandLand is to celebrate and sustain our province's rich history of storytelling and folklore. As we further move into the technological age traditional storytelling and homespun entertainment continues to be a dying art form. 

Engaging students in a new way
NewfoundlandLand utilizes technological and entertainment approaches to engage our young population in our cultural heritage. From the rich tradition of fairy lore to showcasing how people in our outport communities used material on hand for entertainment - NewfoundlandLand is committed to complimenting our educational curriculum when it comes to learning about and appreciating our traditions. 

Diverse entertainment 

On a school visit we provide all or any of our attractions to engage youth. ​

Fairy Rescue celebrates the traditional fairy lore that has been part of Newfoundland culture since the first European settlers came to the island.

Students will learn how fairy stories were used to explain the unexplainable along with hearing traditional fairy stories documented throughout the years. Hosted by our Fairy Rescue Professors, as well as a video featuring Folklorist Dale Jarvis, this is a great way to share lore with a new generation through entertainment value - as students are encouraged to visit our real live fairy. 

The environment is also a very important focus of NewfoundlandLand. Our stories about fairies needing rescue from today's littering and other environmental hazards encourages youth to help protect the fairies by being environmentally friendly and picking up litter in our communities.

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Dark Night of the Ugly Stick is a puppetry film that showcases Newfoundland an outport community that has since been deserted - an example of countless communities in the province that have ceased to exist due to out-migration and re-settlement.

"Pop", the character in the film, can be seen observing his now desolate community while he builds an "ugly stick" in the comfort of his wood shed. It's an inside look on traditional ways of life and how Newfoundlanders used material on hand to create instruments and entertainment. Most of all, the exhibit sparks conversation about outport life and what is lost in the current day of metro living and an aging population.

Students also get an inside look at the magic of film as they visit the actual scaled down set, props and actual puppets used in the film. ​

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Land of the Talls engages our young population in the tradition of Newfoundland Tall Tales.

Providing pictures and artifacts of the legendary Talls Family of Talls Island in Placentia Bay, students are introduced to a unique lineage who never stopped growing as they aged - ultimately becoming a family of giants. Students are challenged to determine if this is fact or a "tall tale".

​This exhibit encourages youth to use reasoning and deduction when it comes to where they receive their information and the validity of "research". 

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My co-worker's daughter has been raving about the fairy she saw on the weekend at NewfoundlandLand - she loved it! And this morning was picking up garbage on their front lawn because she learned they have to keep the environment clean for the fairies..."

I studied folklore at Memorial University - it was my minor. NewfoundlandLand is one of the most imaginative and fun approaches I've seen in a long time that not only teaches about our rich traditions but also makes it fun for kids and adults alike. Highly recommend.

CONTACT us to learn how you can arrange to bring NewfoundlandLand to your school!