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Curriculum Based Programs & Attractions
to Visit in Ontario
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Take your next field trip
to Ottawa’s Historic Sites!
Discover, experience and explore your local history
only minutes away from downtown Ottawa!
Half day and full day programs available at
The Cumberland Heritage Village Museum.
School programs are also available from September
to June at Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
and Billings Estate National Historic Site
For more information or to register please contact:
Billings Estate National Historic Site
2100 Cabot St., Ottawa
613-247-4830
Cumberland Heritage Village Museum
2940 Old Montreal Rd., Cumberland
613-833-3059 ext. 221
ottawa.ca/museums
Facebook.com/billingsestate
Facebook.com/cumberlandmuseum
Unforgettable Aviation Experience Air Combat
Zone’s “Top Aces Test Pilot School” gives students the opportunity to experience the world of
a Fighter Pilot as they train and fly real fighter jet
flight simulators. Flight training, an aviation focused documentary video, a team work survival
exercise and more, combine to tie this trip into
your teaching plan making this an awesome and
educational aviation experience.
Located: 5170 Dixie Road, Unit 101
Mississauga
Phone: 905-602-4775
Email: [email protected]
www.aircombatzone.com
Allan Gardens Conservatory
A 16,000-square-foot indoor botanical garden
that’s home to plants from around the world.
Five themed, connecting greenhouses hold
cacti, palm trees, orchids and more. Full Access. Mon.- Fri. 9 a.m.- 4 p.m., Sat. & Sun. 10
a.m.-5 p.m. Free. Please book at least 1 week in
advance. Details: ESL
Teachers: Download an ESL Vocabulary Package before your booked tour.
Located: 777 Lawrence Avenue East Toronto
Phone: 416-397-1340
www.torontobotanicalgarden.ca
Art Gallery of Ontario
Explore, imagine and create at the AGO. Explore
the AGO with your students and experience the
art, architecture, culture and history that it has
to offer. View the works of art from the past to
the present and from around the world including
Canadian, African, European, and Contemporary. Plus, take part in customized tours and
workshops available for school teachers, early
childhood educators, school administrators, and
more. BOOK YOUR CLASS TRIP TODAY!
See ad on page 7
Phone: 416-979-6608
www.ago.net/school
Bata Shoe Museum
A visit to the Bata Shoe Museum is an engaging
way to reinforce classroom learning for students
Junior Kindergarten and up. Shoes can teach
about art, history, culture, technology - and our
programmes can be tailored to fit many strands
in the Ontario curriculum. Tour 1 hour. Group
rates. Pre-registration is required.
Located: 327 Bloor St. West, in downtown
Toronto
Phone: 416-979-7799 ext 242 or 228.
www.batashoemuseum.ca
Black Creek Pioneer Village
Black Creek Pioneer Village recreates the life
and times of a 19-century rural community complete with costumed interpreters who help guide
you through Canadian history. Tour through
35 carefully restored homes and workshops.
Hands-on activities and ½ day to week-long
programs. We use the Ontario Curriculum Social Studies, History, Language, Health and
Physical Education as our development guide.
Programs are categorized into three areas: New
Programs, Hands-On Experience and Interactive
Programs. Now open all winter!
Located: 1000 Murray Ross Parkway Toronto
Phone: 416- 736-1733
www.blackcreek.ca
Blue Willow Garden &
Landscape Design Centre
Butterflies and Blooms
Casa Loma
Canada’s majestic castle was built between
1911-1914 by Canadian financier Sir Henry Pellatt. It is complete with decorated suites, secret
passages, towers, and a 243- metre (800’) tunnel leading to luxurious stable of mahogany and
Spanish tile. From May to Oct visitors may stroll
through the five-acre exquisite estate gardens.
Druxy’s Famous Deli and Gift Shop on site. Curriculum based school tours available.
Located: 1 Austin Terrace
Phone: 416-923-1171 or Group Sales Dept.
Or 416- 923-1171 ext. 211.
www.casaloma.org
Cedar Ridge Creative Centre
Art / Special Exhibit Galleries
Come visit our beautiful indoor & outdoor gardens.
A place where you can observe over 30 species
of colourful native & tropical butterflies and moths.
Feel the butterflies landing on you or simply be
amazed at their grace as they flutter from flower
to flower is search of tasty nectar. Experience the
magic of caterpillars turning into butterflies.
Located: 23834 Hwy. #48, Box 61, Baldwin,
Phone: 905-722-5849 · 1-800-598-0041
www.bluewillowgarden.com
Situated in a restored mansion and surrounded
by lush, well-groomed gardens, Cedar Ridge
Creative Centre houses an art gallery and provides art classes and special interest workshops
for artists of all ages. The gallery dedicates three
months of each year to contemporary art exhibits and shows a variety of artwork – including
sculpture, pottery, installation, mixed media and
visual arts during the rest of the year. Call about
school tours.
Located: 225 Confederation Dr., Toronto.
Phone: 416-396-4026
www1.toronto.ca/wps
Bowmanville Zoo
CN Tower
Come talk with the animals, over 300 of them!
Explore 42 acres of untamed, natural parkland; a meandering creek, duck-filled ponds
and grazing deer. Try an elephant ride, animal
interactions, and lion feedings. Restaurant and
souvenirs on-site. Experience the dynamic
AnimaTheatre, live. Designed for making young
Canadians, the future of our nation, aware of
their role as stewards and ambassadors of our
planet and its survival, the Bowmanville Zoo
has developed an educational and entertaining
program,. Ontario Curriculum.
Located: 340 King St. E, Bowmanville, ON
Phone: 905- 623-5655
www.bowmanvillezoo.com
Bronte Creek Provincial Park
Enjoy the great outdoors! Camp, swim, picnic,
fish, hike, roller blade, toboggan, skate and
cross-country ski. Children can meet the farm
animals at the Children’s Farm or see nature up
close at the Nature Centre or tour the 100 year
old Spruce Lane Farm. Call about school tours
and Campsite 24, resources for teachers on-line.
Located: Day-use 1219 Burloak Dr. at QEW
109, Oakville /Campground: 3210 Upper
Middle road off Bronte exit 111
Phone: 905-827-6911
www.ontarioparks.com
TORONTO
Air Combat Zone
Canada’s National Tower offers a fun and exciting learning environment providing the basis
for lesson planning around a variety of subjects
for grades 3-12. Our structures & mechanisms,
geography & urban planning, and hospitality
& tourism programs feature curriculum based
content designed by educators for educators.
Performance groups are invited to sing or play
in front of an international audience on our outdoor patio. Elevate your classroom to a higher
level and enjoy all the CN Tower has to offer
Rocket to the top aboard the world’s #1 elevator ride and enjoy spectacular views from the
world famous observation levels including the
Glass Floor and SkyPod (the highest level of
them all!). Other great attractions include the
motion theatre ride, 3D movie, shopping and
three restaurants that offer fine and casual dining – it’s an experience not to be missed. We
make group visits simple with easy booking, a
dedicated group check-in desk and express elevation. Group dining is also available in 360 Restaurant, Horizons Restaurant and Le Café.
See ad on page 5
Located: 301 Front St. W., Toronto
Phone: 416-601-4707
www.cntower.ca
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TORONTO
Directors Cut
Our in class field trips are more than just about
mentoring your students in the digital film and
media making process. We provide opportunities to engage your students to become savvy
consumers and producers of media, and work
with them to develop media literacy skills that
they can use as they grow in their digital world.
Choose from one of our blockbuster teacher /
film maker created in class workshops, complete
with equipment and materials! Please ask your
Chief Imaginator about our DC subsidy program.
This year, we are excited to have numerous companies involved, including Warner Bros, eOne,
Penguin, Crayola, Scholastic and NEDIC.
www.directorscut.ca
Fantasy Fair
Fantasy Fair is an exciting and thrilling family
oriented indoor amusement park Take the train,
ride a horse on a 1911 Antique Carousel, race a
car & float 32’ into the air, while learning about
gears, pulleys, hydraulics, safety and more!
Our mechanics will show students the inner
workings of two rides of your choice and then
students can enjoy the park. . Ask about our
field trips and EDUFUN seminars.
Located: inside Woodbine Centre, 500 Rexdale Blvd., 1 km east of Hwy. 427, Etobicoke
(Hwy 27/Rexdale).
Phone: 416-674-5437 ext. 325
www.visitfantasyfair.ca
Gardiner
Museum of Ceramic Art
Roll up your sleeves and prepare to get your
hands dirty! The Gardiner’s curriculum- based
education programs are a fun, active way to
learn about art and human history. Programs
combine study of the permanent collection and
special exhibit with a hands-on clay experience, where students create their own sculptural
artworks and functional pottery. They will draw
their inspiration from the Museum’s collections.
Themes include ancient Americas, dragons,
gargoyles, animals and more.
Located: 111 Queen’s Park, Toronto, ON
Phone: 416-408-5064
www.gardinermuseum.on.ca
Great Lakes Schooner Co.
The Great Lakes Schooner Company is offering
their highly unique shipboard educational programme. Your class can come aboard one of the
three masted Tall Ships and experience maritime
history and science first hand. Tied to the Ontario
curriculum requirements for science, technology,
history, geography and social studies.
Located: Harbourfront, Toronto. Five minutes from CN Tower
Phone: 800-267-3866 or 416-260-6355
www.greatlakesschooner.com
NOTE: Please call attractions and
museums ahead to confirm.
Information is subject to change.
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Hockey Hall of Fame
Let the passion for Hockey ignite the passion
for learning! The Hockey Hall of Fame wants
your students to celebrate unity and patriotism
through the history of Canada’s game. Discover
how hockey can be used as a tool to captivate
students through the Hockey Hall of Fame
Education Program. Available in three levels:
Junior, Intermediate, and Senior, the Hockey
Hall of Fame Education Program is created by
teachers, for teachers. Each program features
Pre-visit, Hall visit, and Post-visit activities
that cover a variety of subject areas. Materials
can be printed for classroom use and can be
downloaded online at HHOF.com. And while
your students are learning, they’re having fun
experiencing 60,000 square feet of interactive
games, captivating movies, and the greatest
collection of hockey artifacts from around the
world including hands-on access to The Stanley
Cup! Special school group rates are available.
Subject Areas: Language, Math, History, Geography, Business and Physical Education. Located: Brookfield Place, 30 Yonge Street,
Toronto, M5E 1X8
Phone: 416-360-7735 ext. 292 or
1-888-501-9770
www.hhof.com
Harbourfront Centre
Gibson House Museum (1851)
Explore the experiences of 1837 rebel David
Gibson and Eliza, his wife, who, with their seven
children lived and worked on this rural family farm.
Located: 5172 Yonge St. Toronto
Phone: 416-395-7432
Historic Fort York (1793-1837)
The birthplace of modern Toronto, Fort York was
founded in 1793 and is home to Canada’s largest collection of original War of 1812 buildings.
Located: 100 Garrison Rd, off Fleet St, between Bathurst St. and Strachan Ave
Phone: 416-392-6907
Historic Zion Schoolhouse
Built in 1869 and restored to the 1910 period to reflect schooling as it was in the farming community
of L’Amaroux, at the beginning of the century.
Located: 1091 Finch Ave East, North York
Phone: 416-395-7435
Mackenzie House (1859)
This Victorian townhouse was the last home of
Toronto’s first mayor, newspaper publisher and
firebrand rebel, William Lyon Mackenzie.
Located: 82 Bond St., 2 blocks east of Yonge,
south of Dundas St.c
Phone: 416-392-6915
Theatre, art galleries and music galore. HarbourKids Creative Workshop, a crafts program
for children aged 3 to 13. Tour the Craft Studio
at York Quay Centre and see artisan at work,
Call about education programs.
Located: Queens Quay West at York Street,
Phone: 416-973-4600 Fax: 416-973-6055
www.harbourfrontcentre.com
Montgomery’s Inn (1847-50)
Historic Sites
& Museums of Toronto
Scarborough Historical
Museum (1800-1914)
Toronto’s museums and arts centres offer a wide
array of dynamic curriculum based learning opportunities that enhance most subjects taught in
Ontario. From the founding of Muddy York to the
beginnings of industry and commerce from rural
settlement, the City’s Historic Museums can
bring the myriad of Canadian stories alive for
students of all ages. Download a pdf file of our
education programs guide or our ESL programs.
Phone: 416-396-2819
www.toronto.ca/culture/education.htm
The following are Toronto’s
Historic Museums offering
education programs:
www.toronto.ca/culture/museums
Colborne Lodge (1837)
This was the country home of John and Jemima
Howard. The Howards deeded the grounds of their
home (High Park) to the people of Toronto in 1873.
Located: Colborne Lodge Dr., south end of
High Park.
Phone: 416-392-6916
Learn about the bustling, domestic and business life of Thomas Montgomery and his family
in their stone hotel / farmhouse on the Dundas
Street highway.
Located: 4709 Dundas St. West, 2 lights
north of Bloor St, east of Islington Ave in
Etobicoke.
Phone: 416-394-8113
This is a living history site which interprets and
promotes the history of Scarborough between
1800 and 1914 through historical demonstrations and activities. Students explore early settler life in hands-on, interactive programs.
Located: Thomson Memorial Park, 1007
Brimley Rd, north of Lawrence Ave E.
Phone: 416-338-8807
Spadina Museum: Historic
House & Gardens (1866-1982)
Built in 1866, Spadina was home to four generations of the wealthy Austin family and reflects
the changing times and tastes of its owners.
Located: 285 Spadina Rd, next door to Casa
Loma
Phone: 416-392-6910
Todmorden Mills Heritage Museum & Arts Centre
Founded more than 200 years ago, this site
was once a thriving industrial community on the
Don River with a saw mill, flour mill, paper mill,
brewery and distillery.
Located: 67 Pottery Rd, West of Broadview
Ave and east of the Bayview Extension
Phone: 416-396-2819
Laser Quest is the ultimate field trip, combining
learning with fun! The Quest for Knowledge Education Programs are two hour outings designed
by professionals for grades 4-10. The Lasers
and Mazes module is ideal for the younger
students, and the Lights and Optics module for
the higher grades. Program includes demonstrations, lesson plans, plus two games of Laser
Quest. Seven locations in Ontario.
Phone: Contact Arlene Duncan at
905-678-4492
www.laserquest.com
LEGOLAND® Discovery Centre
New! Now Open
Toronto’s newest field trip destination! It’s like
you’ve just jumped into the biggest box of
LEGO® bricks ever! • 4D Cinema • Master Model Builder • MINILAND - see iconic landmarks of
Toronto built entirely out of LEGO • and more…
You can build on your lessons with an imaginative, hands-on learning experience. With over 3
million LEGO bricks under one roof it’s the ideal
place to combine creativity with learning and
fun! See ad on page 6
Located: 1 Bass Pro Mills Drive, Vaughan, ON
Phone: 1-855-356-2150
www.legolanddiscoverycentre.ca/toronto
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre
for Young People
A not-for-profit theatre, is dedicated to staging
professional performances for the enjoyment
of children and their families. From classic to
contemporary, productions are selected from
Canada and around the world. Call about weekday school group rates.
Located: 165 Front St, Toronto
Phone : Box Office: 416 862-2222
www.lktyp.ca
Mad Science of Toronto
Mad Science is devoted to introducing
elementary school children to the wonderful
world of science. Offering curriculum based
programmes, science workshops, after school
and lunch time activities in over 1,000 schools,
community centres and camps.
Located: 14-1170 Sheppard Ave. West
Phone: 416-630-5282
www.madscience.com/toronto
Markham Museum
Markham Museum is a 25-acre Open-Air Museum representing life from the 19th and early
20th centuries. Historic Homes and Businesses;
a Land Transportation Exhibit; Historic Gardens;
and an Apple Orchard bring the Museum to life
as we celebrate Markham’s early settlers and its
Natural Heritage.
Located: 9350 Hwy. 48 (Markham Rd. at 16th
Avenue
Phone: 905-294-4576
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McMichael
Canadian Art Collection
McMichael Canadian Art Collection See works
by the Group of Seven as well as contemporary Canadian, First Nations andInuit art.
The gallery offers a wide range of educational
programs and resources specially created for
teachers and students of all ages. All school
programming integrates the Ontario curriculum.
Discovery Studio: Exciting hands-on programs
for students grades 4 to 12. Two floors of gallery
and program space, including the Library and
Archives, the Gallery Shop, and a restaurant – all
surrounded by 100 acres of beautiful conservation land. Explore a network of paths and trails.
Located: Kleinburg, North of Hwy. 400, exit at
Major MacKenzie Drive, west to Islington
Phone: 905-893-1121
or toll free 1-888-213-1121.
www.mcmichael.com
TORONTO
Laser Quest
Nature Visits
Our programs are based on 30 years of experience in the natural history education field, where
we developed and delivered in- field and inclassroom presentations. Nature Visits has been
providing schools with dynamic presentations
on topics ranging from skulls and rocks to birds
and butterflies.
www.naturevisits.com
Learning is fun with
CN Tower’s New
Education Programs:
• Structures & Mechanisms
Grades 3 & 7
• Geography &
Urban Planning
Grades 9 & 10
• Hospitality & Tourism
Grades 9 – 11
• Science and Technology with
Legends of Flight 3D Film
All Grades
cntower.ca • [email protected]
416.601.4707
Toll Free North
America 1.888.684.3268 5
TORONTO
Ontario Science Centre
The Ontario Science Centre is your one-stop
resource for engaging and inspiring education.
In addition to 600 hands-on exhibits and IMAX®
Films, we offer over 45 science and mathematics school programs–all connected to the Ontario the Science & Technology and Mathematics Curricula. We also offer Sleepovers (groups
& families) and Day Camps during PA days and
school breaks.
Located: 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, Ontario M3C 1T3 (Don Mills & Eglinton)
Phone: 416-696-3140
[email protected]
www.OntarioScienceCentre.ca/TeachersStudents/
Planet Play
Give your students a whole new way to cover
curriculum expectations, that’s both challenging
and exciting. We offer 10,000 sq ft. of fun for all
ages. Our educational program is designed to
provide students the opportunity for interactive
student based learning, where they will connect
their knowledge to a physical adventure in either
our Orion’s indoor playground or Area 51 laser
tag arena.
Located: 2501 Rutherford Rd, Vaughan,
Phone: 905-303-8393
www.planet-play.ca
Putting Edge
Make learning fun with the Putting Edge EducaPeel Art Gallery & Archives
tion Program. Engage your students with a
PAMA offers a wide spectrum of school
hands-on look at “The Science Behind Colour
programs for Kindergarten to Grade Twelve
and Light”. For teachers, you will receive a
students. Programs are delivered either at PAMA comprehensive package including pre- and
or on-site at your school. School programs at
post- lesson plans and easy interactive in-class
PAMA can include an art gallery or museum tour, experiments. Plus, you’ll get to visit Putting
and studio and classroom workshops. We are
Edge Fun Center for a facilitated experience in a
excited to introduce a new line-up of art gallery true black light environment, and a round of the
and museum tours that showcase our exhibiultimate glow-in-the-dark mini golf.
tions and historic buildings.
Located: 6 locations in GTA- see website,
Located: 9 Wellington Street East, Brampton, Phone: 1-866-887-3343
Phone: 905-791-4055
www.puttingedge.com
www.pama.peelregion.ca
Riverdale Farm
A small farm that’s five minutes from downtown.
Recent animal births are posted. Young children
can do crafts from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The Riverdale Farm is a perfect example of a turn-of the
century Ontario farm. It is located in the heart
of the city within historic Cabbagetown. The
farm allows anyone to envision and experience
life on a farm and gain appreciation for a rural
environment.
Located: 201 Winchester Street, Toronto
Phone: 416-392-6794.
www.riverdalefarm.ca
Rogers Centre Tour Experience
Home of your Toronto Blue Jays and formerly
known as SkyDome. Learn how the stadium can
change configurations from baseball, football
and concert modes. Experience a one hour
fully guided behind-the-scenes tour. Highlights
include a visit to different levels, a press box and
a luxury suite among other stops.
Located: Rogers Centre, Front & John Sts.
Tour entrance is between Gate 1 & 2.
Phone: 416-341-2770
www.rogerscentre.com
Role Call Theatre Company
Role Call Theatre can lead curriculum based
drama workshops within the classroom or can
come in and work with the students and teachers in your school to put on a fantastic curriculum-based play or musical
Located: Toronto
Phone: 647)201-8787
www.rollcalltheatre.com
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Indoor Attraction • LEGO® Rides • LEGO® MINILAND
LEGO® Studios 4D Cinema • LEGO® Master Builder Academy
LEGO® Factory Tour • Soft Play • LEGO® Racers: Build & Test
Birthday Rooms • Café
Toronto’s newest field trip destination!
We would love to welcome you and your class to LEGOLAND®
Discovery Centre, where you can build on your lessons with an
imaginative, hands-on learning experience. With over 3million LEGO®
bricks under one roof, it’s the ideal place to bring your lessons to
life and combine creativity with learning and fun!
For more information please email
[email protected]
To Book your Field Trip Now, Please Call 1.855.356.2160.
Located at Vaughan Mills,
Vaughan,
Ontario
T eacher
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T ri p G u ide
An adventurous journey through history awaits
you in Canada’s largest museum of culture
and nature. Explore an active beehive in the
Hands-on Biodiversity Gallery or creep up to
the crawlies in Insects and Their Relatives. For
a medieval feast of the senses, charge into the
Arms and Armour Gallery or drop by the CIBC
Discovery Room for an interactive experience.
Call about school tours.
Located: 100 Queen’s Park, Toronto
Phone: 416-586-5549
www.rom.on.ca
Science North (in Sudbury)
Dynamic Earth, a Science North attraction, is a
unique earth sciences centre combining both
above and below ground visitor experiences and
exhibits. Discover properties of rocks and minerals, understand the formation of the Sudbury
Basin, become familiar with mining processes
and many more Earth-related facts. You can
download your grade appropriate information
and School Visit Guide.
Located: 100 chemin du lac Ramsey Lake
Road, Sudbury
Phone: 705- 522-3701 or 1-800-461-4898
www.sciencenorth.ca/schools
Sony Centre
for the Performing Arts
Your students can experience the best in the
performing arts at one of Canada’s premiere
performing arts centres. Age appropriate performances range from family friendly live musicals
to thought-provoking dance and theatrical
presentations.
Located: 1 Front St E, Toronto, ON, M5E 1B2
Phone: 416 393 7463 or 1 866 737 0805
www.sonycentre.ca
Textile Museum of Canada
The Textile Museum of Canada is the only
museum in the country dedicated to the collection, exhibition and documentation of textiles
from around the world. The Museum provides a
wide variety of school programs connected to
Ontario curriculum requirements. In Fibrespace,
a hands-on interactive gallery, students can also
spend time weaving, braiding, spinning and
discovering.
Located: 55 Centre Ave, Toronto M5G 1H5
close to Dundas and University.
Phone: 416-599-5321
www.textilemuseum.ca
Toronto Symphony Orchestra
Experience the magic of live orchestral music
with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with over
100 unique concert programmes for Kindergarten to Grade 12. The TSO Student Concerts feature performances by the TSO at Roy
Thomson Hall. Four different programmes are
designed specifically for primary/junior/interme-
Explore. Imagine. Create.
diate/ intermediate senior level/ French language
students. All concerts are one-hour in length.
These programmes are planned in consultation
with the Music Coordinators of the Toronto-area
Boards of Education.
Located: 212 King Street West, 6th Floor,
Toronto
Phone: 416-593-7769 ext. 373
www.tso.ca
TORONTO
Royal Ontario Museum
Toronto Zoo
The Toronto Zoo is a fantastic place for your
students to discover and learn about wildlife
and conservation. With over 5,000 animals
representing 450 species. Many half-day and
full-day curriculum programs are available for
both elementary and secondary level students.
Special group rates for schools.
Located: 361A Old Finch Ave.
www.torontozoo.com
Willowgrove Outdoor Education
Bring your students to Toronto’s finest 100-acre
outdoor classroom for the ultimate hands-on
learning experience. Just tell us your needs and
we will plan a day full of interactive programs
that suits your grade level and specific focus
of study. All programs are linked to the Ontario
Curriculum and we have the flexibility to change
length and content of a program to suit the
needs of your students. Ask about overnight
trips.
Located: 11737 McCowan Road., Stouffville
Phone: 905-640-2127
www.willowgrove.ca
A fun and educational
field trip awaits!
With a collection of more than 80,000
works of art, the Art Gallery of Ontario
is among the most distinguished art
museums in North America.
Engage your students with original
artworks from the past to the
present and from around the world.
Experience exclusive exhibitions,
interactive guided visits or
do-it-yourself visits and hands-on
artmaking workshops all in a
spectacular building designed by
celebrated architect Frank Gehry.
Book your
class trip today
ago.net/schools
[email protected]
416 979 6608
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Battlefield House Museum
Costumed interpreters invite visitors to experience life in Upper Canada in the 1830’s.
Battlefield House Museum offers hands-on
educational programs addressing specific expectation clusters in the Social Studies, Science
and Technology and Canada and World Studies
curricula from Kindergarten to Grade 12.
Located: 77 King Street West, Stoney Creek,
Phone: 905-662-8458
www.battlefieldhouse.ca
Canada Marine
Discovery Centre
The Canada Marine Discovery Centre located at
Pier 8 in Hamilton, gives visitors the opportunity
to experience Canada’s national parks, national
historic sites and national marine conservation
areas. Visiting the Centre provides both a fun and
educational, providing a place to discover and appreciate our rich natural and cultural heritage.
Phone: 905-526-0911
www.pc.gc.ca
Hamilton
Phone: 905-546-2872
www.hamilton.ca/museums
Hamilton Children’s Museum
Because children learn in many different ways,
we incorporate activities where they can use all
of their senses and challenge them to explore,
ponder and discover the world around them.
LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION! Children and their
adults can view themselves on T.V. while putting
on their show. So get your act together, get
dressed up in costumes and create your own
stories. This exhibit encourages dramatic play
and will address components of media literacy.
Located: 1072 Main Street East (Gage Park),
Hamilton
Phone: 905-546-4848
www.hamilton.ca/childrensmuseum
Hamilton Civic Museums
The museum offers fun, interactive education
programs, collections, a library and archives. The
museum is also home to the hallowed Grey Cup.
Phone: 905-528-7566
www.footballhof.com
Enjoy quality, curriculum-based educational
programs at very reasonable rates. Choose from
four National Historic Sites of Canada, the Hamilton Children’s Museum, the Hamilton Farmers’
Market and more. Download your free copy of
Learning Adventures- Field Trip Planner at
Phone: 905-546-2424
www.hamilton.ca/culture
Canadian Warplane Heritage
Hamilton Farmers’ Market
Canadian Football Hall of Fame
Educators can use the museum as an extension of the classroom. Students will learn about
teamwork and leadership. Tours embark on a
journey of learning at our living history museum,
which features over 40 aircraft used by Canadians or Canadian Military from the beginning of
WWII to the present.
Located: 9280 Airport Road, Hamilton International Airport, Mount Hope
Phone: 905- 679-4183
www.warplane.com
Doon Heritage
Crossroads Museum
Set against sixty beautiful acres of environmentally sensitive forest, marsh and farmland, Doon
Heritage Crossroads is a living history museum,
re-creating a rural village and two farms, where
costumed interpreters welcome you to the year
1914. Over twenty historic buildings, period
furnishings, farm animals, heritage gardens,
and demonstrations of daily chores help 40,000
visitors annually to discover an exciting era of
change in Canadian history. Each year over
18,000 school children and their teachers participate in educational programs which enlighten
and inform.
Located: 10 Huron Road at Homer Watson
Boulevard, Kitchener
Phone: 519-748-1914
waterlooregionmuseum.com
The Historic Hamilton Farmers’ Market offers
much to those teaching subject areas such as
Healthy Living, Local Community, Traditions and
Celebrations and Farming, including 80 stallholders representing 20 ethnic communities.
Located: 55 York Blvd., Hamilton
Phone: 905-546-2096
Hamilton Military Museum
Exhibits include an extensive collection of
uniforms, weapons and artifacts from the War
of 1812 to World War II, offering a unique opportunity for young people to learn about the
experience of men and women who were part of
Canada’s military history.
Located: Dundurn National Historic Site of
Canada 610 York Blvd., Hamilton
Phone: 905-546-2872
Hamilton Museum
of Steam & Technology
Hamilton’s first waterworks constructed in
1859 preserves two 45-foot steam engines,
the oldest surviving Canadian-made engines.
Diverse teaching strategies demonstrate simple
machines, force, energy and design and animate
life in a 19th-century workplace.
Located: 900 Woodward Ave. (at the QEW),
Hamilton
Phone: 905-546-4797
Royal Botanical Gardens
Experience the Gardens’ outdoor classroom
year-round! The education programs are built
around Cootes Paradise and the Arboretum,
which boasts 12 kilometres of nature trails. The
two-hour programs are seasonally based and
cover a variety of topics, such as birds, weather,
habitats and seasonal cycles. Discover what the
Gardens can offer your students by downloading our Educational Programs brochure! Our
programs adhere to the Province of Ontario’s
Ministry of Education guidelines.
Phone: 905-527-1158, ext. 291
E-mail: [email protected].
www.rbg.ca/pages/edu_teachers.htm
Westfield Heritage Village
Step into memorable education adventures. Feel
the winds of change that transformed Canadian
culture from its Upper Canada pioneer roots, as
depicted among 35 historical buildings — open
weekdays and weekends. Teachers’ kits are available. Costumed interpreters will guide you through
a full or half-day hands-on curriculum, from pioneer settlement and survival and native Canadians
to participating in actual archaeological digs.
Located: Regional Road 552 in Rockton, ON,
minutes from Hamilton or Cambridge.
Phone: 1-800-883-0104 or (519) 621-8851.
www.westfieldheritage.ca
Dundurn Castle
Dundurn Castle was the mid-19th-century home
of Sir Allan Napier MacNab, his family and their
servants. Young people can experience living
history at this fascinating palatial mansion.
Located: Dundurn Park, 610 York Blvd,
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Royal Botanical Gardens
Four time winner of Niagara’s “Attraction Of the
Year”. Discover the world’s largest indoor, free
flying aviary with over 400 exotic birds from
around the world, nine specialty areas to explore.
Children can search for treasures from the past
in the Kids Archaeology Dig and learn about Niagara in the Historic Niagara Room. Curriculum
designed educational tours.
Located: 5651 River Road, Niagara Falls, ON
Phone: 905-356-8888 ext. 232
www.birdkingdom.ca
Butterfly Conservatory
The on-sight Niagara Parks Butterfly Conservatory is always in bloom with over 2,000 free
flying tropical butterflies in a lush rain forest
setting, complete with water falls and pools.
Take part in one of the educational programmes.
Viewing live specimens of eggs, caterpillars and
pupae enrich many of these programmes.
Located: Niagara Parks Commission,
Niagara
Falls, ON follow Niagara parkway north to
the Botanical Gardens.
1-877-NIA-PARK or 905 371 0254 ext. 2
www.niagaraparks.com
Daredevil Hall of Fame
A wide range of attractions from around the
world includes: Daredevil Hall of Fame (descriptions of those that dared to plunge into the Falls)
and Hall of Dinosaurs. Mineralogical collection,
Indian Lore gallery, Zoological collection and
more. Open year-round, 9am - 10 pm
Located: 5651 River Rd, Niagara Falls, ON
Phone: 905-356-2151
Fort George
Parks Canada National Historic Site from the
1812 period. Games and activities abound, let
your students play the same games as their forefathers would have played in the early 1800’s.
Located: Niagara Parkway,
Niagara-on-the- Lake
Phone: 905- 468-4257
www.pc.gc.ca/fortgeorge
Great Wolf Lodge
Students will experience an amazing class trip,
enjoy more than 100,000 sq. ft indoor water
park with 13 huge water slides, a giant wave
pool, 4 swimming and activity pools, a giant
water fort, a lazy river and 60,000-sq.-ft outdoor
water park (weather permitting). Call us about
school group rates.
Located: 3950 Victoria Ave Niagara Falls,
Phone: 800-605-9653 Or 905.354.4888
www.greatwolf.com
Guinness World Book of Records
Encounter the world’s most extraordinary
humans. Discover the tallest, shortest, heaviest,
fastest, loudest and thousands of amazing facts
and feats.
Located: 4943 Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, ON
Phone: 905-356-2299
www.guinnessniagarafalls.com
Historic Fort Erie
The year is 1812. You’re far from home in the
unknown wilds of Upper Canada. The place is
Fort Erie and war is in the air. All around are the
sights and sounds of men preparing for battle.
Step back into a time of red coats, black powder
and gray fortress walls. Over 200 years of living
history resides within, at Old Fort Erie.
Located: 350 Lakeshore Blvd, Fort Erie
Phone: 905-871-0540 or 1-877-NIA-PARK
www.oldforterie.com
IMAX Theatre
The world’s most famous waterfalls and exciting
historical events that have made them a source
of legends and death defying feats, comes to
the giant IMAX screen. All IMAX films come with
FREE comprehensive Teacher Resource Guides
which are prepared by professional educators.
Located: 6170 Fallsview Boulevard,
Niagara Falls, ON
Phone: 905-358-3611 Or 866-405-IMAX (4629)
www.imaxniagara.com
Jordan Historical Museum
Museum complex features a pioneer home
furnished with original material, a stone schoolhouse and more. Join costumed interpreters for
a guided tour of the Fry House, which depicts
the lifestyle of a Mennonite family in the 1830’s
Located: 3800 Main Street Jordan, ON.
Phone: 905-562-5242
www.lincoln.ca
Journey Behind The Falls
At Journey Behind the Falls, experience the
awesome spectacle of one-fifth of the world’s
fresh water crashing down to the basin below.
Located: Niagara Parks Commission,
Niagara Falls, ON
Phone: 905-354-1551
www.niagaraparks.com/niagara-falls
Laura Secord Homestead
Home of Canada’s most famous heroine during
the war of 1812. A brave woman set out on a
perilous journey in the service of her country,
and stepped forever into the history and folklore
of Niagara. Travel back in time to her lovingly
restored homestead. Guided tours are provided
by qualified costumed interpreters, providing information about this historic house and the history of the area. Light refreshments, ice cream,
Laura Secord chocolates and souvenirs
are available.
Located: 29 Queenston St. in the Village
of Queenston, Ontario, a 15-minute scenic
drive north of the Falls along the Niagara
Parkway.
1-877-NIA-PARK or 905 371-0254 ext. 2.
www.niagaraparksheritage.com/laura-secord- homestead
Movieland Wax Museum
This museum features life-size wax figures of
movie, television and recording stars. Celebrities are displayed in authentic recreations of the
scenes which made them famous. Kids will love
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Wizard
of Oz…
Located: 4848 Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls,
Phone: 905-358-3061
www.cliftonhill.com/attractions/movieland
NIAGARA FALLS
Bird Kingdom
Niagara Falls History Museum
The collections of the Niagara Falls Museums
contains many important artefacts related to the
War of 1812. Visitors will explore the history that
changed a nation in vivid colour, with images,
artefacts, videos and hands-on experiences
meant to put you in the action.
Located: 5810 Ferry Street, Niagara Falls
Phone: 905-358-5082
www.niagarafallshistorymuseum.ca
Niagara Parks
Botanical Gardens
One hundred acres of beautifully maintained
gardens. Science & nature store on site. Open
year-round. Admission is Free
Located: Follow the Niagara Parkway north,
to the Gardens. Niagara Falls, ON
1-877-NIA-PARK or 905 371-0254 ext. 2.
Parks Canada
Teachers’ Resources: This is the site for
classroom-ready educational resources that will
enhance your students’ learning experiences
about Canada’s national historic sites, national
parks and national marine conservation areas.
www.pc.gc.ca/eng/apprend-learn/index.
Ripley’s Believe It
Or Not Museum
This museum is a collection of the strange, the
odd, and the unbelievable. Hundreds of exhibits
and illusions.
Located: 4960 Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, ON
Phone: 905-356-2238
www.ripleys.com
Safari Niagara Zooz
Take guided tours, interactive animal presentations and feeding demonstrations, splash pad,
fishing, paddle boating, kite-flying, playgrounds,
live concerts and one of Canada’s largest steel
sculpture exhibits! Restaurant and picnic areas
are on-site.
Located: 2821 Stevensville Rd, Stevensville,
ON (10 minutes from Niagara Falls)
Phone: 1-866-367-9669
www.safariniagara.com
Sir Adam Beck 2
Power Station Tours
Since 1958, Sir Adam Beck 2 Generating Station
has captured that potential energy in one of
Ontario’s largest hydroelectric facilities. It’s an
example of a natural, non-polluting and reliable
power source that has worked in harmony with
the beauty of Niagara for over 4 decades.
1-877-NIA-PARK or 905 371-0254 ext. 2.
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Billings Estate Museum
Currently, three Billings Estate Museum programs are available on Canada’s Digital Collection. Teachers are free to download images and
text for educational purposes. Ontario Ministry
of Education curriculum guidelines and documents. On-Site Programs are offered Tue to
Fri during the months of May, June, Sept, Oct.
Bilingual Programs.
Located: 2100 Cabot St, Ottawa,
Phone: 613-247-4830 ext. 221
www.ottawa.ca/museums
Canada Agriculture Museum
(Located on the Central Experimental Farm)
Discover farm life in the heart of the city as
students explore seasonal cycles, make apple
cider, bake bread, see farm technology at work,
and experience barn sights, smells and sounds.
Programs are directly linked to school curricula
— including the Ontario Science and Technology
Curriculum and the Quebec Education Program.
See website about Educational Activity Kits; curriculum based Edu-Kits and did you know that
we have a Youth Fund to help defray program
or transportation costs for some schools and
groups? When you call to book a program, ask if
your school or groups is eligible.
Located: Prince of Wales Drive (north of
Baseline Rd.), Ottawa
Phone: 613 -991-3053 or 1-866-442-4416
www.agriculture.technomuses.ca
Canada Aviation Museum
School programs complement courses in
science and technology, self and society, and
language. The Museum offers a multi disciplinary approach where aviation is studied in the
content of history, geography, science and
technology. A visit to the Museum enables
students to understand and better appreciate
Canada’s aeronautical heritage. See website for
details about Flight Night Sleepovers; school
programs and workshops. Catch the photo essay: High Flyers: Canadian Women in Aviation.
Located: Aviation and Rockcliffe Parkways,
Ottawa
Phone: 1-800-463-2038 or 613-993-4264
www.aviation.technomuses.ca
Canadian Museum of Civilization
A world of discovery! Students will journey
through a thousand years of Canadian history. The
Museums offers interactive and engaging learning
experiences supporting the Ontario and Quebec
curriculum for students from preschool through
high school. The Museum of Civilization is home
of the Children’s Museum and a selection of educational films are available at the IMAX® Theatre.
See Ad on Page 14
Phone: 1-800-555-5621
www.historymuseum.ca/education/schoolprograms
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Canada Science
& Technology Museum
Explore a stimulating atmosphere where students
discover, enjoy and marvel at science, technology and social studies. Programs are designed
to complement school curriculum, emphasizing
active participation, hands-on opportunities, and
problem-solving. Looking for resources, strategies,
and fun ideas? Our curriculum-based workshops
just for teachers are offered on a variety of topics.
Free one-day sessions at the Museum are available for groups of 20 or more teachers. Virtual
programs bring a part of the Museum to you, learn
more about these teacher resources: Astronomy;
Cycle-ology; Weather Wise; Canadian Science
and Engineering Hall of Fame; How to View and
Print the Exploration Guides
Located: 1867 St. Laurent Blvd. at Lancaster
Rd, Ottawa
Phone: 613-991-3044 or 613-991-3053
www.sciencetech.technomuses.ca
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Canadian Museum of Nature
Come explore, investigate and discover our
hands-on workshops! Your students will be
amazed and inspired by our dinosaurs, grizzlies, cougars, birds, dazzling minerals, creepy
crawlies, a giant blue whale skeleton and
more. The Museum’s awesome exhibitions and
curriculum-based workshops offer so much for
students to see and do. See ad on page 13
Phone: 613-566-4701
Fax: 613-566-4798
www.nature.ca/education
Canadian War Museum
Students will discover the military history and
explore the human conflicts that have shaped
Canada. Using a variety of stories and artifacts,
animators guide students through dynamic educational programs which help them understand
how war affected Canada and their own lives.
Programs are offered for students from kindergarten through senior high school and support
the Ontario and Quebec curricula.
See Ad on Page 14
Located: 1 Vimy Place, Ottawa, Ontario
Phone: 1-800-555-5621 or 819-776-7014
www.warmuseum.ca/education
Cumberland Heritage
Village Museum
Located on a 100-acre site, the living history site
features 28 heritage buildings including: an operating sawmill, a one room schoolhouse, farmsteads, a fire hall, forge, train station, church and
more! Costumed interpreters recreate what rural
life was like in the early depression era. Curriculum centered school programs offered.
Located: 2940 Old Montréal Road,
Cumberland
Phone: 613-833-3059
www.ottawa.ca/museums
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The Goulbourn Museum offers on-site multimedia presentations, which provide our guests with
a rich understanding of our community’s unique
heritage with emphasis on the War of 1812 and
British military settlements. Children’s groups
explore themes relating to pioneer life in an ageappropriate context. Following the presentation, guests are welcome to tour our exhibits. Museum staff is on hand to answer any questions. All of our programming is developed in
accordance with Ontario’s curriculum guidelines
Located: 2064 Huntley Road , Stittsville
Phone: 613-831-2393
www.goulbournmuseum.ca
Diefenbunker:
Canada’s Cold War Museum
This 100,000 square ft. underground bunker turned museum unlocks the mysteries of
Canada, during the Cold War. Exhibits include
the Bank of Canada vault, the emergency
government situation centre and an authentic
CBC radio studio to be used had there been a
nuclear war. Also view the Medical Centre, the
Bank of Canada Vault, the Prime Minister’s Suite
and more. Cold War Comes to the Classroom:
An educational programmer will come to your
classroom to discuss “Canada and the Cold
War.” Please allot one period (approximately 75
minutes) for this programme. Call for details
Located: 3911 Carp Road, Carp, ON
Phone: 613-839-0007 or 1-800-409-1965
www.diefenbunker.ca
Osgoode Township
Historical Society and Museum
Located on the southern rural fringe within the
City of Ottawa, the Osgoode Township Historical Society and Museum presents the story of
agricultural development, pioneer life and the
people of Osgoode Township from its humble
beginnings in 1826 to the present day.
Located: 7814 Laurence Street, Vernon
Phone: 613-821-4062
www.magma.ca/~oths/
Nepean Museum
Nepean Museum now offers engaging, curriculum based education programs. These on-site
and outreach programs celebrate the rich history of Nepean. Housed in the original Nepean
Library, and established in 1973, the Nepean
Museum has nearly 12,000 objects that reflect
the story of what was formerly the City of Nepean from 1870 to the present, and particularly
the modern, suburban development era, from
1946-2005. We invite you to turn your classroom
into a one-room school house with our Early
Settler School Program. See website for details.
Located: 16 Rowley Avenue, Nepean
Phone: 613-723-7936
www.nepeanmuseum.ca
Vanier Museopark
The Vanier Museopark is a museum in a park
right in the city! The Museopark offers exhibits
and the only urban sugar shack in Canada. You
can come to explore the Circuits Vanier, walking
tours highlighting Vanier’s history and its outdoor murals. Educational programs for school
groups are also available. We can also present
the educational programs at your school!
See ad on page 12
Located: 300, des Pères Blancs Ave. Ottawa
Phone: 613-580-2424 poste: 32001
Watson’s Mill
Watson’s Mill is a unique 1860’s grist and flour
mill located in Manotick, on the shores of the
Rideau River. A working industrial heritage site
in greater Ottawa, it has a remarkable history
linked to local politics, the building of a country,
and a tragic love story. It is designated as part
of historic Dickinson Square, the nucleus of the
Village of Manotick
Phone: 613-692-MILL (6455)
www.watsonmill.com
ATTRACTIONS
Aboriginal Experience
–Turtle Island
After hosting over 7,000 students each year at
the popular cultural attraction, “Aboriginal Experiences,” we can now bring all of our experience in presenting an authentic and educational
performance that celebrates Aboriginal cultures
in Canada direct to your school or event to enrich your students’ experience in the classroom.
Voted best New Attraction and Developed
Outdoor Site in Ontario for 2001, please call for
details.
Located: Turtle Island Tourism Company,
Victoria Island, Ottawa
Phone: 613-564-9494
www.aboriginalexperiences.com
Calabogie Peaks Resort
Spring Programs include hiking and paddling
adventures; a unique mix of outdoor activity
and nature interpretation. Explore pristine pine
forests, paddle picturesque waters and hike
to hidden lookouts. Our wide variety of Snow
Programs include skiing, snowboarding, tubing,
racing, cross-country skiing and snowshoeing.
Teachers will attain their curriculum goals while
students build lifetime skills. Rental equipment
is available for all our programs. Adhering to the
guidelines recommended by the OPHEA/OSBIE,
we take pride in ensuring your students are in
the safest environment possible. Call for details.
Mountain, Lake and Land!
Located: 30 Barrett Chute Road, Calabogie
Phone: 1-800-669-4861 ext. 1705
www.calabogie.com
Camp Fortune:
Zip Lining and Aerial Parks
Come experience the thrill and excitement of the
Fortune Aerial Experience! You will be trekking
through the tree tops challenging yourself on
a course of bridges, tight ropes, suspended
walkways and net gangways. All while safely
harnessed in the entire time. Helmets are also
provided. The three-hour trek culminates with
the ultimate thrill of soaring down the giant zip
lines. We have 2 course for teens and adults and
1 course for children. Camp Fortune is conveniently located in the heart of the Gatineau Park,
just 15 minutes from downtown Ottawa. Full
catering services and evening activities including dinner dances are available. We also offer
affordable ski and snowboard package in the
winter months.
Located: 300 Dunlop Road, Chelsea Quebec
Phone: 819-827-5517
www.campfortune.com
OTTAWA
Goulbourn Museum
Cosmic Adventures
Ottawa’s largest and safest indoor playground
offers kids the chance to bounce, climb, explore
and let loose in our multilevel soft sided play
structure. Meeting many curriculum expectations for physical development and self-guided
exploration.
Located: 1373 Ogilvie Rd., Ottawa (3 blocks
east of the St. Laurent Shopping centre)
Phone: 613-742-8989, x 216
www.cosmicadventures.ca
Gym Tale
Classes! Sleepovers! Play Groups! Sport Teams!
A Gym Tale boasts the most exciting, the safest,
and the highest quality equipment in children’s
play programming. Surrounded by visually stunning fairytale murals from floor to ceiling and
padded flooring that blankets the play space,
this equipment includes soft foam climbers, ball
pits, swings and trapezes, ropes, tunnels, gymnastic equipment, and trampolines. Call about
group rates.
Located: 3777 Strandherd Road Unit 100
(Behind CIBC
Phone: 613-825-9165
www.agymtale.com
Kanata Leisure
Centre & Wave Pool
Swim and surf in the ocean-like waves in the
40-metre wave pool. A waterfall, kiddie’s slide
and beach toys provide hours of enjoyment.
Facility provides spacious change rooms, snack
bar, and observation area and is wheelchair accessible. Call about group bookings.
Located: 70 Aird Place, Kanata, Ottawa
Phone : 613-591-9283
www.city.ottawa.on.ca
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Laser Quest
Cabane à sucre/Sugar Shack
Laser Quest is the ultimate field trip, combining learning with fun! The Quest for Knowledge
Education Programs are two hour outings
designed by professionals for grades 4-10. The Lasers and Mazes module is ideal for the
younger students, and the Lights and Optics
module for the higher grades. Program includes
demonstrations, lesson plans, plus two games
of Laser Quest. Located: 1800 St. Laurent Blvd, south of Hwy
417, across from McDonald’s Restaurant
Phone: 613-526-4000 or 905-678-4492
www.laserquest.com
Circuit Vanier
Library and Archives Canada
The National Archives is Canada’s memory
bank. Here you can discover the story of
Canada, not as it is interpreted in history books,
but through direct contact with original documents from the past. The Archives’ preserves
tens of millions of records ranging from personal
photographs to official government documents. The Learning Centre – brings quality
educational products and services to teachers
and students by making some of our treasures
available online. Have a look at For Teachers.
You’ll find comprehensive teaching units and
strategies, lesson plans, ideas and activities for
the classroom, quizzes, games and guides on
using primary sources, as well as workshops for
professional development.
Located: 395 Wellington Street, Ottawa
Phone: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777
www.collectionscanada.gc.ca
Little Ray’s Reptile Zoo
A one of a kind, fun, interactive, educational
zoo experience and approach to Eco-Education
like no other. With over 250 animals on display,
including reptiles, amphibians, fish, insects and
arachnids, small mammals, and our newly expanded “Birds of Prey” attraction, a trip to Little
Ray’s is unforgettable. Or have a zookeeper visit
the classroom for a dynamic interactive hands on presentation.
Located: 5305 Bank St., 8 minutes south of
Hunt Club Rd, Ottawa
Phone: 613-822-8924
www.rayreptiles.com
Mont Cascades Resort
Mont Cascades Resort offers safe, educational
and economical fresh air outings winter or
summer for school groups. Only 20 minutes
away from downtown Ottawa, we offer bilingual
lessons, helmet, ski & board rentals.
Located: Cantley, Quebec
Phone: 819-827-0301 or 888-282-2722
www.montcascades.ca
Mount Pakenham
With a huge, modern rental fleet and our
industry-leading advance fitting system we are
able to quickly outfit young skiers, snowboarders, cross-country skiers, snowshoers and
even Snow Tubers. No other area offers school
groups such a wide range of winter activities.
Call for our Skiing in Schools brochure and see
what 20 plus years of experience will mean for
your students.
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[email protected]
613-580-2424 poste: 32001
Located: Pakenham, 20 minutes from the
Scotia Bank Place (formerly the Corel Centre) just west of Ottawa
Phone : 613-624-5290
Email : [email protected]
www.mountpakenham.com
National Arts Centre
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is proud to present strong and dynamic education programmes
which provide opportunities for students and
teachers to experience first-hand the passion
and artistry of music, theatre and dance. The
NAC is home to the critically acclaimed NAC
Orchestra, as well as being one of the country’s
most active producers of English theatre, French
theatre and dance. Look for a copy of the NAC
Programmes for Students and Teachers guide in
your school.
Located: 53 Elgin Street, downtown Ottawa
Phone: 613-947-7000 NAC Orchestra ext. 39
English theatre, French theatre, Dance
ext.332
To book a backstage tour call: 613-947-7000
ext. 384
www.artsalive.ca
www.nac-cna.ca
National Capital Commission:
Your Capital Experience
Offer your students a truly fantastic trip in the nation’s Capital! Let us save you time by building a
FREE dynamic itinerary that will offer a rich array
of educational and entertaining programs, which
support learning curricula. Also take advantage
of our very popular classroom pre-visit tool – Get
Ready for the Capital – the perfect way to excite
your students about their upcoming trip.
See ad on page 10
Phone: 1-800-461-8020 or 613-239-5100
Email to make a reservation at: [email protected]
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/education
National Capital Commission
Canada’s Capital
Walking and Bus Tours
Confederation Boulevard is a discovery route
linking many of the national symbols and major
attractions in the Capital region. The Boulevard
links many of the Capital’s major landmarks,
including the Parliament Buildings, the Canadian
Museum of Civilization, the National Gallery, and
the official residences of the governor general
and prime minister. The National Capital Commission offers your class ways to discover some
of the sites and institutions along the Boulevard.
Our bus tours offer your students an overview of
the Capital as they journey along the Boulevard.
Our walking tour is an active way of learning
some of the fascinating stories surrounding
the Capital’s most important people, sites and
institutions. See ad on page 10
Phone: Toll Free: 1- 800 -461-8020 or
613-239-5100,
Fax: 613-239-5758
www.canadascapital.gc.ca/education
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ON!
National Gallery of Canada
See the greatest collection of art in the country,
enjoy exciting concerts and workshops. Check
out Cyber Muse, Student and Teacher Programs
are designed to assist teachers with planning
their Gallery on-site visits and to support visual
arts education in the classroom. You can now
virtually view over 10,000 images of works in the
permanent collection and access educational
resources with a simple click of the mouse! We
offer Guided Visits, Discovery Visits, and Studio
Activities for students from kindergarten to high
school, enhancing provincial visual arts curricula.
Located: 380 Sussex Dr, Ottawa
Phone: 1-800-319-ARTS or 613-990-1985
www.national.gallery.ca
Parliament of Canada Tours
Free Centre Block guided tours available daily
except on Christmas, New Year’s and Canada
Day ( July 1 ). Groups visiting Parliament
from September to April can choose a gradespecific tour, designed to introduce students to
Canada’s Parliament. Schedules and tour routes
are subject to change or cancellation without
notice due to parliamentary activity.
Located: Parliament Hill, Wellington St.
Downtown Ottawa
Phone: 613-239-5000 or 1 800-465-1867
www.parl.gc.ca/vis
Pinhey’s Point
Located on the beautiful Ottawa River the
88-acre site provides the perfect opportunity
for children of all ages to investigate their local
history. Visitors will explore the English Gentry’s
experience during settlement in the Ottawa area
through the story of Hamnett Kirkes Pinhey and
his family: ca 1820-1850.Picnic facilities are
available. See website for details.
Located: 2100 Cabot St., Ottawa
Phone: 613-832-4347
www.ottawa.ca
Pirate Adventures
Arrgh maties, join our scurvy crew on the high
seas. First we transform you into pirates with
costumes, face painting and pirate names.
Aboard the 50 foot ship our animators lead a 75
minute interactive adventure cruise. Discover
treasure maps, sunken treasure… Daily May
through August
Located: 588 Hogs Back Road, Across from
Canoe Club, North of Mooney’s Bay Beach,
Ottawa
Phone: 613-859-5199
www.pirateadventures.ca
Putting Edge
For information about
school workshops
nature.ca/education
Engage your students with a hands-on look at
“The Science Behind Colour and Light”. For
teachers, you will receive a comprehensive
package including pre- and post- lesson plans
and easy interactive in-class experiments. Plus,
experience in a true black light environment, a
round of glow-in-the-dark mini golf.
Located: 5 Roydon Place, Unit 1, Nepean
Phone: 613- 224-4887 or 1-866-887-3343
www.puttingedge.com
Rideau Hall - Residence of the
Governor General
What better place to learn about the role and
responsibilities of the Governor General than
Rideau Hall? Our guides offer an educational
tour that will give students insights into the
important role of the Governor General in our
political system and society. Come visit one of
Canada’s most historic buildings, the official
home and workplace of every Governor General
since Confederation
Located: 1 Sussex Drive, Ottawa
Phone: 613- 991-4422 or 1-866-842-4422
Fax: 613-993-1656
www.gg.ca
OTTAWA
EXPLORE,
INVESTIGATE,
DISCOVER
Royal Canadian Mint
See over $1 million worth of pure gold Have you
ever wondered about who makes all that change
in your piggy bank or pocket? Where does it
come from and who designs them? Coins reflect
our Canadian history and culture and for over
100 years, we have been making them at the
Royal Canadian Mint. We make all of the coins
in Canada and we even make coins for other
countries. Call about school tours.
Located: 320 Sussex Dr., Ottawa, ON
Phone: 1-800-276-7714 or 613-993-8990
www.mint.ca
South Nation Conservation –
Watershed Education
Did you know, most backyard insects live underwater as larvae? Have you ever wanted to discover the world of geocaching? Why are turtles
often seen crossing the road? From maple
syrup ecology to the water cycle and everything
in between, we are pleased to offer hands-on,
curriculum based watershed education. For a
complete listing of programs offered please visit
us at www.nation.on.ca
Located: 38 Victoria Street, Finch, ON
Phone: 1-877-984-2984
Email: Karen Paquette :kpaquette@nation.
on.ca
Spring Action Trampoline
Spring Action offers daytime school programs
for all ages from JK to Grade 12. Spring Action
is a member in good standing of Gymnastics
Ontario, and our qualified and professional
instructors are fully certified by the National
Coaching Certification Program for Trampoline
and are also skilled and experienced in teaching
in the circus arts, including juggling, trapeze,
mini trampoline, Diabolo, wire-walking, feather
balancing, acrobatics and more!
Located: 151 Chapel Street
Phone: 613-761-9620
www.springaction.ca
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OTTAWA
Supreme Court of Canada
What better place to learn about the roles and
responsibilities of the judicial system than at the
Supreme Court of Canada? For students and
teachers, we offer guided tours of the Court that
are both educational and fun. In one of Canada’s
most historic buildings, our guides offer an educational tour that will give students insights into
the Supreme Court of Canada’s important role.
We ask that school groups make reservations by
sending the on-line Reservation Request form,
or contact us at the info below.
Located: 301 Wellington Street, Ottawa, ON
Phone: Reserve in advance: 613-995-5361 or
1-866-360-1522
www.scc-csc.gc.ca
Valleyview Little Animal Farm
Valleyview Little Animal Farm
Children will enjoy seeing a wide variety of animals and birds up close, from alpacas to zebus,
goats to geese. Ride the Valleyview Express and
play in our creative farm playgrounds. Explore
Bill’s Old Farm Museum to learn about our
agricultural past. Watch seasonal power point
presentations and singing chicken shows. New
babies in the spring, to pumpkin harvest in the
fall. Picnic areas available for snacks or lunch.
Recommended for day cares, nursery schools
and primary grades.
Located: 4750 Fallowfield Rd., Nepean
(Ottawa)
Phone: 613-591-1126
www.valleyviewlittleanimalfarm.com
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The Friends of Algonquin Park Group Education
Program offers school groups visiting Algonquin
Park a wide variety of educational programs
focusing on Algonquin’s natural and human history with links to Ontario’s curriculum. Programs
are available from September to June. Contact:
Group Education Program Coordinator
Located: Box 248 Whitney, ON
Phone: 613-637-2828
www.algonquinpark.on.ca
Arnprior & District Museum
Situated in a historic Thomas Fuller Post-office
circa 1896, the Museum offers displays of
diverse artifacts, including items from Scottish
Laird Archibald McNab, the lumbering decades
of the McLachlin and Gillies Mills, a photo gallery, and model railway depicting the CPR/CNR
station area circa 1950. Open from mid-June to
mid-September and by appointment year round.
Located: 35 Madawaska Blvd., Arnprior
Phone: 613-623-4902
www.arnprior.ca
overnight educational programs are available for
elementary and secondary students (K-12)
Located: 6905 Hwy 17, Box 430, Mattawa, ON
Phone: 1-888-747-7577 or 705-244-1715
www.canadianecology.ca
Champlain Trail Museum
& Pioneer Village
From a one-room schoolhouse to the County’s largest museum. Pembroke’s Champlain Trail Museum
and Pioneer Village showcases Ottawa Valley history
with museum displays, nineteenth century log home,
school, church and so much more.
Located: 1032 Pembroke Street, East,
Pembroke,
Phone: 1-613-735-0517
www.ottawavalley.org
Coulonge Falls
Every Spring and Fall hundreds of school age
children marvel at the intricate workings of
Mother Nature. Take the fun and educational
guided tour, millions of years in the making. Lying
under a hill of limestone thought to have been
the bottom of a tropical sea before the age of
dinosaurs. The Caves can be seen on their own
or combined with a number of exciting educational Ottawa Valley activities. Bonnechere Caves
is recognized as the top natural outdoor site in
Ontario as designated by Attractions Canada.
Located: Eganville.
Phone: 613-628-2283
www.bonnecherecaves.com
Trails along magnificent 48 metre falls, spectacular canyon, walking trails, interpretation centre
open May-October. Stand above this breathtaking sight of tumbling white water – the area’s
most significant waterfall. Learn about the Pontiac region’s lumber barons, the great log drives
of the Coulonge River and the historic log slide
that was built to by-pass the crushing white
water. A children’s aerial course is 100 m long
ranging in height from 2m (6ft) to 4.5m (16ft)
with a total of 13 obstacles. Obstacles include a
25 m zip line, suspended barrels, bridge jumps,
line walks and a toboggan slide. This course
requires safety equipment and is available only
under the supervision and management of qualified site personnel.
Located: 100 Promenade du Parc des Chutes
off Hwy. 148, north of Fort Coulonge, Quebec
Phone: 819-683-2770 or 1-888-683-2770
www.chutescoulonge.qc.ca
Calabogie Peaks Resort
Logos Land
Bonnechere Caves
Our wide variety of Snow Programs include
skiing, snowboarding, tubing, racing, crosscountry skiing and snowshoeing. Teachers will
attain their curriculum goals while students build
lifetime skills. Rental equipment is available for
all our programs. Adhering to the guidelines
recommended by the OPHEA/OSBIE, we take
pride in ensuring your students are in the safest
environment possible. Spring Programs include
hiking and paddling adventures; a unique mix
of outdoor activity and nature interpretation.
Explore pristine pine forests, paddle picturesque
waters and hike to hidden lookouts. Call for
details. Mountain, Lake and Land!
Located: 30 Barrett Chute Road. Calabogie,
Phone: 1-800-669-4861 ext. 1705
www.calabogie.com
Canadian Ecology Centre
The Canadian Ecology Centre, in beautiful
Samuel de Champlain Provincial Park, is 35 minutes east of North Bay. Whether you have a busy
class of grade 1 students, a small environmental
club or a grade 12 Biology class, the CEC school
and youth programs are individually tailored
to meet the needs and interests of your class.
Programs offered in French or English! Day and
War Museum
Open year round. Take your school group to
Logos Land Resort’s educational nature trails
which lead to the historical site featuring Samuel
de Champlain and his lost Astrolabe. Roaring
Rivers Water Park features 5 giant water slides,
1 water trampoline, paddleboats, mini golf, a
petting farm, picnic areas, and sand beach on
Astrolabe Lake. On site you will find restaurants,
Pizza Hut Express, KFC Express and Genesis
Café Express.
Located: Astrolabe Lake, 2 miles east of
Cobden on Hwy 17
Phone: 613-646-9765
www.logosland.com
Mill of Kintail Conservation Area
Mississippi Valley Conservation emphasizes
hands-on learning with a range of outdoor
education programming for teachers to choose
from. The curriculum based programs include
activities such as; Soils and the Diversity of
Living Things; Five Senses Hike; Home Sweet
Habitat; Collections; Rocks, Minerals and Erosion; and a Stream Study. Join us at the Mill of
Kintail where learning comes naturally.
Located: 2854 Concession 8, RR # 1
Almonte, 8 Km northwest of Almonte
Phone: 613-256-3610
www.millofkintail.com
OWL Rafting on the Ottawa River
Experience the current sensation & thrill of a
lifetime this spring and summer with your class.
Unique worldwide, OWL Rafting combines the
longest river trip on the Ottawa River with a delicious BBQ meal during the return Pontoon Boat
Cruise. Included in every package is your après
trip video presentation, waterfront activities,
beach volleyball, Frisbee golf and more. We can
customize rafting trips and packages for your
school group needs.
Phone: 800-461-7238 or 613-646-2263
www.owlrafting.com
OTTAWA VALLEY
Algonquin Provincial Park
Petroglyphs Provincial Park
The Park’s forests, two small lakes, marshes,
hiking trails and picnic areas are all appealing,
but it is the Petroglyphs that are the greatest
attraction. Hundreds of carvings of symbolic
shapes & figures. According to archaeologists,
these were likely carved by Algonkian speaking
Aboriginal people between 600 to 1,100 years
ago. Call about school programs.
Located: Bancroft, 55 km northeast of Peterborough, off Northey’s Bay Rd & about 11
km from Hwy 28.
Phone: 705-877-2552
www.parkscanada.pch.gc.ca
Rideau Canal Museum
This Museum offers five floors of historic displays,
artifacts, and modern technology to interpret one
of the first engineering triumphs of Canadian History: the building and development of the Rideau
Canal. This recreational waterway, which links
Kingston and Ottawa, was built by Lt. Col. John by
Between 1826 and 1832 as a military alternative
route where blockhouses provided protection from
a feared American invasion.
Located: 34 Beckwith St., Smiths Falls, ON
Phone: 613-284-0505
www.smithsfalls.on.ca
Smiths Falls Railway Museum
You’ll find railway heritage comes alive at this
National Historic site. Visitors can hop on an
antique handcar and ride the rails, sit in the
engineer’s seat of a diesel locomotive, (the
rails), climb up into the cupola of a caboose and
inspect the track in a Wickham Car.
Located: 90 William St, West, Smiths Falls,
Phone: 613-283-5696
www.smithsfalls.on.ca
Wilderness Tours
Wilderness Tours provides schools with a wide
variety of outdoor educational programs developed specifically to meet Ontario curriculum
expectations for students in grades 4 through
12. Our programs provide safe, hands-on learning experiences for teachers and their students.
Activities include: voyageur canoeing, climbing
wall, challenge course and resort center. Call
about our school programs.
Located: Foresters Falls, Ontario just over
an hour west of Ottawa
Phone: 1-888-RAFT-NOW 1-888-723-8669
www.wildernesstours.com
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KINGSTON - BROCKVILLE & 1000 ISLANDS
Boiler Room Climbing Gym
Indoor wall climbing makes a great field trip or
reward for your class. With 41 routes, a bouldering cave, and our 100’ tall chimney (Canada’s
highest indoor climb!!), we offer a safe and
unique option for class outings. Beginners
welcome. We do the teaching! Children under 14
must be accompanied by adults.
Located: The Woolen Mill Bldg., 4 Cataraqui
St., East Wing. Open any time for school
groups of 8 or more with a reservation.
Phone: 613-549-0520
www.boilerroom.ca
Brockville Museum
History comes to life! Nestled on the waterfront
in Brockville’s historic downtown, our community museum features great educational opportunities. A variety of curriculum based programs
investigate the lives of the early settlers, the adventures of the voyageurs and the First Nations
perspective. Every program involves hands-on
crafts and baking activities. Programs are 1-1/2
to 2 hours in length. Grade designation for each
program is based on the Ontario School Curriculum but programs can be adapted to the needs
of your class. Programs labeled “Museum on
the go” can be brought to your school. Inquire
about seasonal programs, traveling exhibits and
special events, crafts, cooking activities and
games with each program.
Located: 5 Henry Street, Brockville
Phone: 613-342-4397
www.brockvillemuseum.com
Confederation Tour Trolley
See Historic Kingston come alive with the Confederation Tour Trolley. Relax and let our guides
take you through an exploration of the historic
sites and modern attractions of Canada’s second oldest city. Highlights of this entertaining
50-minute tour include Royal Military College,
Fort Henry, Fort Frontenac, Kingston’s penitentiaries, Olympic Harbour (site of the 1976 Olympic Sailing events), Bellevue House (residence
of Sir John A. Macdonald, Canada’s first Prime
Minister) and Queen’s University.
Located: 209 Ontario Street, Kingston
Phone: 613-548-4453
[email protected]
www.kingstonchamber.on.ca
Agnes Etherington Art Centre
In partnership with Kingston’s regional school
boards, the Art Centre offers regular Elementary
School Programs (grades 1-8) throughout the
school year. School Programs are linked to an
exhibition on view and feature discussions in
the gallery and studio art making activities, both
tailored to appropriate grade levels. French tours
are offered subject to availability of Frenchspeaking guides.
Located: University Ave, at Queen’s Crescent, Queen’s University
Phone: 613-533-6000 ext. 77053 – Public
Affairs
www.aeac.ca
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Amherst Island Bird Sanctuary
Bluffs and beaches give way to meadows, pastures, and forests, inviting deer and other wildlife. Ferry services are always available, allowing
visitors to see a wide range of migratory birds.
Screen owls, great horned owls, and long-eared
owls, live here year-round, with snowy owls,
boreal owls, and saw-whet owls stopping during
migration. “Owl Woods” and bird sanctuary is
found between the North Shore and the South
Shore on the east end of the island. Snowy
plovers, willets, and wigeons, are also sighted
on Amherst Island.
Phone: 613-386-7351Loyalist Township Offi ce
www.amherstisland.on.ca
Bellevue House
Survey the life and lifestyle of Canada’s first
Prime Minister, Sir John A Macdonald, at his
elegant Kingston home. Guides in period dress
demonstrate household tasks.
Located: 35 Centre St., Kingston
Phone: 613-545-8666
www.parkscanada.pch.gc.ca
Arthur Child Heritage Museum
The Arthur Child Heritage Museum invites
residents and visitors to celebrate the natural
and cultural history of the 1000 Islands. We are a
proud member of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere
Network of regional partner organizations.
Located: 125 Water St., Gananoque, ON
Phone: 613-382-2535
www.1000islandsheritagemuseum.com
Fort Henry
National Historic Site
The award winning Fort Henry National Historic
Site offers a grade 7 and 8 Ontario curriculum
based learning plan, hosted in the place where
the history lesson began! From one hour to a full
day of the most exciting overnight program ever,
Fort Henry takes students out of the classroom and into the past! Fort Henry’s innovative
Education binder designed for grade 7 and 8
classes who wish to take part in the “Overnight
Trip to Fort Henry” immersion program provides
teachers with complete, well researched, strategic history lesson plans, including pre, during
and post classroom activities, complete with
rubrics. It’s a proven environment for accelerated learning through a fun, interactive, handson program and well respected within Ontario’s
educational community. All programs meet
Ontario Curriculum Guidelines.
Located: 1 Fort Henry Dr., Kingston
County Rd 2, just east of the City
Phone: 613-542-7388
www.forthenry.com
Fruition Farm
Acres of strawberries and more! Fruition Farm is
located just 10 minutes from downtown Kingston. Come enjoy a variety of activities, starting
with pick-your-own strawberries, raspberries and
other fruits and vegetables in season. The Corn
Maze and pick your- own Pumpkin Patch open
in early Fall and continue until Halloween. Call
ahead to book school groups. Call for details.
Located: 3208 Hughes Rd, Off Hwy 15.,
Kingston
Phone: 613-548-3378
Gibbons Family Farm Maple
Sugar House & Museum
Learn about maple syrup any time of the
year. Watch a video and take a tour of the maple
sugar house and museum. Talk to the people
who make the syrup. Free taste samples. 30
minutes from Brockville, 20 minutes from Smiths
Falls. Taffy on snow and horse drawn rides in
the syrup season.
Located: 41 Leacock Rd, Frankville, ON 25
km from Smiths Falls 30 km from Brockville
Phone: 1-877-440-7887
www.rideau-info.com/gibbons
Grand Theatre
The newly restored Grand Theatre hosts
dynamic and educational performances for
students and their teachers throughout the year.
These shows teach and inspire through theatre,
humour, movement and music. The Grand Theatre also presents an extensive line-up of public
performances for young children, youth and
their families. Special arrangements for patrons
with disabilities available. For more information
visit our website.
Located: 218 Princess St. Kingston,
Phone: 613-530-2050
www.kingstongrand.ca
Hall’s Apple Market-Maze Quest
The Cornfield Maze Education Adventure Inside
the maze students get to explore three areas of
learning experiences: Tea work, Agriculture and
Navigation. We approach agricultural education
with two goals in mind. First, is to give the student
an appreciation for the food system that feeds
the world and second for students to have an
appreciation for the growing process of fruit and
row crops. Also enjoy an apple tour: wagon ride,
orchard tour, cider sampling, and factory tour.
Located: 2930 2nd Concession Rd.
Phone: 613-342-6320
www.hallsapplemarket.com
Health Care Museum
What did Canadians think caused disease
in the 1700’s and 1800’s? How did students
learn about the human body without microscopes or x-rays? What kind of instruments
did doctors use in the 19th century? Call
about school groups.
Located: Ann Baillie Building, George St.
(Between Stuart and King Streets)
Phone: 613-548-2419
www.museumofhealthcare.ca
Take a self-guided tour on a marked trail to several natural points of interest, like Devil’s Horsestable Cave. Descend 7.5 metres to the depths
of the Hell Hole that widens into a cavern.
Adventure downward below the natural stone
bridge and notice the atmosphere of a miniature
– like rain forest. School tours welcome. Please
call ahead.
Located: Centreville, ON – from Hwy 401, exit
579 north on County Rd. 41 for 10.7 km turn
right on Centreville Rd.
Phone: 613-388-2284
www.ruralroutes.com/hellholes
Kingston Archaeological Centre
Experience Kingston’s 8000 year history of human
occupation through illustrations, models, interactive exhibits and artefacts excavated from local
archaeological sites. The Can You Dig It? series
is an innovative programme of archaeological
research. Each year over 700 students and adults
participate in one of our unique programmes. Ask
for our education programme guide.
613-542-3483
www.carf.info
Kingston City Hall National
Historic Site and Museum
Built while Kingston was the first Capital of
Canada in 1841 – 1843, City Hall is a magnificent museum and historic treasure. Majestic
rooms like Memorial Hall and Council Chambers
are an architectural delight. Call about tours.
Located: 216 Ontario St., Kingston
Phone: 613-546-4291 ext 1520
Email [email protected]
www.city.kingston.on.ca
Kingston Sustainability Centre
The KSC is a youth-led, not-for-profit community education centre aiming to advance
Kingston’s “Most Sustainable City” vision by
delivering a platform for youth to work collaboratively with schools.
Located: 193 Princess Street, Kingston
Phone: 613-544-6660
www.kingstonsustainabilitycentre.com
Little Cataraqui Creek
Conservation Area
The Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
offers curriculum-based conservation education
programs for children from Kindergarten to Grade
12. Programs are seasonal and based on nature
or environmental theme. Programs include nature
studies, ecological footprint, weather, soils, wetlands, mapping and maple syrup.
Phone: 613-546-4228 ext 251
www.cataraquiregion.on.ca
MacLachlan
Woodworking Museum
Penitentiary Museum
Marine Museum
of the Great Lakes
Playtrium
Located on the beautiful grounds of Grass Creek
Park, the MacLachlan Woodworking Museum offers a variety of curriculum linked school programming for Kindergarten to grade eight. Discover the
past with “Pioneer Lifestyles”, explore the role of
the environment with “Focus on Forests” or learn
about building and structures in “Junior Architect”.
Located: 2993 Highway 2 East, Kingston
Phone: 613-542-0543
www.woodworkingmuseum.ca
The Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at
Kingston, the Pump House Steam Museum and
the Museum Ship Alexander Henry offers teachers, parents and volunteers in the Kingston area
a wide range of learning opportunities. Ontario
curriculum based programs.
Located: 55 Ontario St., Kingston
Phone: 613-542-2261
www.marmuseum.ca
Military Communications
& Electronics Museum
Education through Communication! Developed
in conjunction with Ontario curriculum expectations, our programs delve into military communications history, offering a uniquely Canadian
perspective of our nation’s past, and afford
hands-on, experiential learning opportunities.
Programs include: Remembrance Day, First and
Second World War, UN Peacekeeping, General
Education Packages.
Located: 95 Craftsman Blvd (CFB Kingston)
Phone: 613-541-5010 ext. 3289
Email: education_through_communication@
yahoo.ca
www.c-and-e-museum.org
Miller Museum
of Geology and Mineralogy
The Miller Museum is located in the Department
of Geological Sciences and Geological Engineering at Queen’s University in Kingston. It is a
small but active earth-science teaching museum
for local schools and natural-science interest
groups in eastern Ontario. The museum features
many fossil and mineral displays, an extensive
Geology of the Kingston Area exhibit, and an
educational tour program of “hands on” geology
activities for school groups.
Located: Miller Hall, Queen’s University
Phone: 613-533-6767
www.geol.queensu.ca/museum
Kingston Walks
Discover Kingston’s heritage through our entertaining and educational walking tour. Learn about
Kingston’s French beginnings, the fur trade, British conflicts with the French and the Americans,
Kingston’s forts and more, meeting grade 7 & 8
curriculum expectations. Students will enjoy the
hands-on experience as they get to interact with
our friendly and knowledgeable tour guides decked out in 19th century costumes.
Located: 209 Ontario Street, Kingston
Phone: 613-547-2099
www.kingstonwalks.com
A limestone building built between 1871 & 1873
by inmates. Display rooms highlight such things as
uniforms, contraband items ranging from weapons
to home made toasters and escape paraphernalia.
The exhibits also try to portray life in a prison as it
is today. Call about school programs.
Located: 443 Union St. West, Corner of Sir
John A. Macdonald & King St. West, Kingston
Phone: 613-530-3122
www.csc-scc.gc.ca/about-us/006-1002-eng.
shtml
Playtrium is a unique indoor facility providing opportunities for healthy, skill building and
physical activities. For school trips, the 12,000
square foot climbing structure, interactive
games and climbing wall offer stimulating play
for children of all ages.
Located:541 Days Rd., at Bath Road
Phone: 613-389-5553
www.playtrium.ca
Pump House Steam Museum
Located on beautiful Lake Ontario, the Pump
House Steam Museum is a historical gem in
Kingston. Upon entering the building, the visitor
easily steps back in time, to an era when steam
power was king. Featuring guided tours of the science and technology of steam power, the development of railways and locomotive technology, and
hands-on exhibits highlighting simple machines
and educational programs looking at the fun and
fascination of science and technology.
Located: 23 Ontario St., Kingston 10:00am4:00pm
Phone: 613-542-0543
www.steammuseum.ca
KINGSTON - BROCKVILLE & 1000 ISLANDS
Hell Holes Caves & Ravines
In Sir John A.’s Footsteps -A Theatrical Walking Tour
Experience, laugh and be inspired by the story
of the man who gave birth to a nation. Join
members of the SALON Acting Company and
meander through some of the city’s most picturesque neighbourhoods to Macdonald’s favourite
haunts. Watch as our costumed actors bring
the triumphs, scandals and touching personal
story of Sir John A. Macdonald to life. Discover
what vacay.ca in their Best Of Canadian Travel
2012, calls “without a doubt the best tour in
Canada.” Canadian newspapers and television
have been enthusiastic in their praise of In Sir
John A.’s Footsteps. Join us as we lead up to
our first Prime Minister’s 200th birthday and celebrate this proud Canadian legacy for yourself.
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BAY OF QUINTE REGION
Ameliasburgh Historical
Museum & Pioneer Village
The main structure was built in 1868 as the Wesleyan Methodist Church. Now the site features
a log cabin, display barns, a black smith shop,
a sap shanty, dairy and bee-keeping buildings, and the Goldie Corliss 18 foot flywheel!
A highlight is Amelia’s Tea Room, open during
Special Events. The grounds are also home to
the Victoria Schoolhouse
517 County Road 19, Ameliasburgh,
613-968-9678
www.pecounty.on.ca/government/community_development/museums
Bird House City
Located at Macaulay Mountain Conservation
area, this attractions has attracted thousands
of people. There are over 100 birdhouses, most
of them reproductions of historic buildings and
other recognizable structures. Birdwatching
-Comfort Station - Flora -Hiking Trails -Photo
Spots -Picnic Areas
Located: County Road 8 -Union St., on the
eastern outskirts of Picton
www.quinteconservation.ca
Bleasdell Boulder Conservation
Area & Trail, Quinte West
The boulder is believed to be the largest glacial
erratic in Ontario. It is a metamorphic rock originating from northeastern Ontario. It is 44 feet
long, 24 feet wide, and 19 – 22 feet high. Unique
Features: Fishing, Boardwalk - 4 km of trails
Free Admission
Located: County Road 33, Quinte West, Ontario, Canada, @44.146944,-77.584889
Phone: 613-394-4829
www.ltc.on.ca/conservation/ca/bb
Glanmore National Historic Site
Students will discover the story of Glanmore,
the Phillips family and their servants in this
interactive guided tour of Glanmore National
Historic Site. Learn all about Glanmore’s
Second Empire architecture, the recent interior
restoration project, extensive fine art collection and more! Tours can be tailored to meet
a wide range of curriculum needs including
development of language and literacy skills.
Located: 257 Bridge Street East, Belleville
Phone: 613-962-2329
www.glanmore.ca
Mariners Park Museum
Mariners Park Museum explores the many
ways the inhabitants of Prince Edward County
have earned their living from the surrounding waters from fishing and ship building
through ice harvesting and rum running. The
lighthouse relocated from False Duck Island
beckons visitors to the site, where they can
also explore Fort Kente and enjoy a picnic
in the park. More than 50 shipwrecks have
been located in the waters surrounding Prince
Edward County and the Mariners Park Museum has become the home of many treasures
retrieved during early diving expeditions.
Located: 2065 County Road 13, South Bay
Phone: 613-476-8392
National Air Force Museum of
Canada
Are you teaching your students about the Theory of Flight? About Structures and Mechanisms?
About Canadian History? Or are you looking for
a Remembrance Day activity? Then come to the
NAFMC for a hands-on experience to enhance
your classroom teaching.
Located just minutes south of the 401, we are
also an ideal stop on your school trip to Toronto,
Montreal or Ottawa.
Located: 220 RCAF Rd, Trenton
Phone: 613-965-3874 or 613-965-RCAF
E-mail: [email protected]
www.airforcemuseum.ca
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FREE ACTIVITIES!
FREE ADMISSION!
AMPLE PARKING!
Pie Factory & Bakery
Restaurant with a
Healthy Grab ‘n Go Area
Country Gift Store
The Big Apple
A country-themed attraction, right off Highway
401, that provides both a welcome respite from
travelling, and a source of unique shopping and
activities for all ages. A Pie Factory & Bakery
where you can watch goodies being made right
before your eyes! Quick-serve Restaurant,
Country Store, and FREE Outdoor Activities! New
whimsical, treat shoppes just opened! There’s
something for everyone! See ad on this page
Located: 262 Orchard Drive, Colborne, ON
Exit 497 OFF Highway 401
Phone: 905-355-2574
www.thebigapple.ca
• Apple Observatory • Train Ride
• Mini-Putt • Petting Zoo
and much, much more!
National Air Force Museum
New Shoppes Now Open!
BIG BEAN
CAFÉ
www.thebigapple.ca
905.355.2574
262 Orchard Drive, Colborne, ON
Exit 497 OFF Highway 401
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Prehistoric World
September 2015
A great cultural experience, the Akwesasne
International Powwow features traditional native
drumming, singing and dancing. Competitions
are held for all age groups in traditional dances
such as Smoke, Grass and Jingle dances. The
two-day event also includes traditional native
foods and a wide variety of authentic native
arts, crafts and jewelry. Don’t miss this beautiful
cultural event along the majestic St. Lawrence
Located: River on Cornwall Island.,
Akwesasne, Ontario, 325 Island Rd
Phone: 613-575-2467
www.akwesasnepowwow.com
Dinosaurs have taken over Morrisburg! Well…
sort of. Prehistoric World allows visitors to step
into the past and roam amongst the over 50 lifesized reproductions of creatures that wandered
the earth millions of years ago — from the tiniest
lizard to the ferocious Tyrannosaurus Rex. All
reproductions are staged in natural settings to
add to the realistic feel. Walk through the trails
and see these beasts as they would look if they
still remained today. Open daily from the end of
May to Labour Day weekend
Located: Morrisburg, South Dundas, Ontario
5446 Upper Canada Rd
Phone: 613-543-2503
www.all-about-ottawa.com/prehistoric-world
Art Gallery of Cornwall
Upper Canada Playhouse
The Art Gallery (TAG) of Cornwall is dedicated
to promoting the understanding, appreciation,
conservation, and enjoyment of the visual arts
in the community of Cornwall for present and
future generations. TAG emphasizes public arts
and multidisciplinary exhibitions and is also the
custodian of a permanent art collection of close
to 600 works by Canadian artists.
Located: Cornwall, Ontario
168 Pitt Street
Phone: 613-938-7387
www.tagcornwall.ca
McMaze Family Fun Farm
Enjoy the five mazes, including a 4-acre corn
maze! April is time for the Easter Egg Hunt
and October signals the time to pick your own
pumpkins. Other attractions include horsedrawn sleigh rides in the winter and wagon rides
all year (by reservation), Old MacDonald’s Play
Barn, farm animals and much more.
Located: St. Andrews West, South Stormont,
Ontario, 17049 Willy Allen Rd
Phone: 613-932-7630
www.mcmaze.ca
Upper Canada Playhouse provides professional
live theatre to Cornwall and the Counties. Comedies; musicals; holiday shows; Upper Canada
Playhouse showcases them all throughout their
nine-month schedule (April-December) that
includes a spring show, four summer shows,
and a family holiday show. Located in the quaint
village of Morrisburg. Upper Canada Playhouse
is conveniently located on the beautiful St.
Lawrence River,
12320 County Road 2
Phone: (613) 543-0665 Ext. 1
www.uppercanadaplayhouse.com
Upper Canada
Bird Migratory Sanctuary
CORNWALL & THE COUNTIES
Akwesasne
International Powwow
This Sanctuary spans more than 9000 hectares
of various ecosystems that are home to close
to 200 waterfowl, raptor and passerine, among
many other bird species. The over eight kilometres of self-guided nature trails will have you
winding through wildlife habitats such as mature
upland forest, wetlands, open water and old
fields, by foot, or by ski or snowshoe. The summer months offer camping opportunities, while
the spring and fall offer bird banding, feeding
and educational programs.
Located: Long Sault, South Stormont,
Ontario, 13740 S.D.G. County Road 2
Phone: 613-543-3704
www.uppercanadabirdsanctuary.com
Upper Canada Village
60 acres, over 40 heritage buildings, costumed
interpreters; Upper Canada Village is the most
accurate portrayal of life in the 1860s there is.
With events happening throughout the mid-May
to early-October season, Upper Canada Village
provides an interactive, historical experience
and a chance to witness exactly how our ancestors lived. See how they worked, what they ate,
what their values were and how they interacted
with each other in this famous piece of living
history.
13740 S.D.G. County Road 2
Phone: 613-543-3704
www.stlawrenceparks.com
Ontario Power
Generations Visitor Centre
Newly built in 2010, the Visitor Centre is a stateof-the-art LEED certified building and provides
an interactive, historical look at the St. Lawrence
Seaway and Power Project. Learn about the
enormous impact the project has had on communities in the area, the generation of electricity.
Conveniently, the famous Waterfront Trail travels
right by the Visitor Centre, making it easily accessible on foot or bicycle. Learn about one of
the most significant developments of the area,
and take in the beautiful view of the MosesSaunders Dam from the balcony of this beautiful
visitor’s centre.
Located: Cornwall, Ontario
P.O Box 999
Phone: 613- 932-3072 Ext. 3304
www.opg.com
Upper Canada Village
Akwesasne International Powwow
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