Pioneer School
2020 dates to be announced in May
The two-day Day Camps are held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. each day.
Pioneer School is for 1st-8th graders at the Gainey-McCarthy Schoolhouse at our Rural Heritage Museum in St. Charles, Minnesota. Students explore life as a pioneer student with class lessons, games, crafts, and more. Pioneer School is taught be a licensed teacher with a partnership with the Winona State University Education Department, with future teachers offering special lessons and activities. WSU was founded as the Winona Normal School, the first west of the Mississippi, opening in 1858. Teachers were trained there and were sent to the surrounding area schools in our rural region.
Registration is open and you can register your pioneer student by calling 507-454-2723 ext. 0 or stop in at the Tickets Desk at the Winona County History Center. Pioneer School costs $50 per student or $40 for WCHS members. Space is limited! Payment is due upon registration.
The two-day Day Camps are held from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. each day.
Pioneer School is for 1st-8th graders at the Gainey-McCarthy Schoolhouse at our Rural Heritage Museum in St. Charles, Minnesota. Students explore life as a pioneer student with class lessons, games, crafts, and more. Pioneer School is taught be a licensed teacher with a partnership with the Winona State University Education Department, with future teachers offering special lessons and activities. WSU was founded as the Winona Normal School, the first west of the Mississippi, opening in 1858. Teachers were trained there and were sent to the surrounding area schools in our rural region.
Registration is open and you can register your pioneer student by calling 507-454-2723 ext. 0 or stop in at the Tickets Desk at the Winona County History Center. Pioneer School costs $50 per student or $40 for WCHS members. Space is limited! Payment is due upon registration.
