Museum Programs

Educational Programs Description

Welcome to our education programs. Learning adventures at the Museum link directly with Ontario's Ministry of Education curriculum requirements. Our skilled docents like kids, they love history and their mission is to connect your class to the past in the spirit of discovery and fun. We have much to offer educators or group leaders looking to provide a richer historical experience. We can offer curriculum based programs on-site at the Museum and educational kits that can be taken into the classroom to enrich the subject matter. We can tailor the exprience to your group size and needs. Give us a call and we'd be happy to help make this a great visit for your group!

Basic Educational Tours

The museum offers guided educational tours relating to the Welland Canals, black history and community heritage as well as special programs that have been developed to specifically support one of our exciting travelling exhibits. A lacrosse tour is also available by request.

All tours are 60 minutes and have content tailored to cover the educational requirements based on the Ontario Curriculum. Field guides are provided for each basic tour and are available free of charge upon confirmation of your tour with the museum. Please contact us to book a tour or for more information.

Cost for guided educational experiences at the Museum is $4 per student including all applicable taxes and may vary based on the based on the length of the tour.

Our NEW 2012-2013 Educational Programs Brochure is now available for download!

Download the School Programs Brochure

Super Saturdays Night at the Museum

Kids, are you eager to have a night at the museum? Parents, are eager to have a night out alone?

The City of St. Catharines has the solution to ensure an entertaining evening for all.

The City hosts Super Saturdays, each packed with a variety of themed activities and a pizza dinner for children 5 to 12 years old.

Super Saturdays at the museum include an exclusive after hours flashlight tour, dinner, crafts and games for $21.75 per child. Family rate discounts are available.

Learn more about Super Saturdays

Educational Resource Kits

Educational kits are a great way to take a part of the Museum's programming into the classroom! These kits are chock full of great resources that will add depth to the curriculum. The educational kits come in two sizes and cover a vast range of topics to meet your educational needs.

Early Settlers in Upper Canada Kit and Medieval Life Kit are larger and contain teacher's notes, student activity cards, resource material, objects/artifacts, and reference material. They provide lesson plans and student activities suitable for full-class (25-30 people) participation.

The medium resource boxes are ideal for small groups or independent student inquiry. They can also be used to highlight specific points of a topic in a full class (25-30 people) setting. They contain teacher's notes, student activity cards, objects/artifacts and resource material.

We offer Educational Resources kit on the following topics:

Follow the North Star - Black History in Canada
The Welland Canals
Early Settlers in Upper Canada
Vikings; An Introduction to European Explorers
War, Peace & Remembrance
Traditions and Celebrations
Medieval Life
Peoples of Niagara (First Nations)
Early Civilizations
Citizenship and Government

Rental Period

Kit rentals are for seven to ten days. Pick-up days are Friday and return days are Wednesdays.

Rental Costs:

Large Education Resource Kit: $40

Medium Education Resource Kit: $25

Small Education Resource Kit: $18

Prices shown include HST. Please contact us to book a kit or for more information.