Canadian War Museum

A veteran and two students at the Canadian War Museum
Canadian War Museum

The Canadian War Museum offers a wide range of learning opportunities that will fascinate students of all levels. Through historical artifacts, personal stories, artwork, photographs and interactive presentations, the Museum's school programs help students discover Canada's rich military history. Our programs ensure that your students come away with a greater understanding of the human stories behind historical events. Our programs closely match Ontario and Quebec curricula for Social Studies, History and Geography.

In addition to workshops, the Museum offers theatrical presentations, activity sheets and guided tours around the following themes: Museum Highlights, Hidden Treasures and a Lightning Tour. Our programs cover the following eras: Early Wars in Canada, the First World War, the Second World War, From the Cold War to the Present and Remembrance Activities.

Student programs
Program/Tour Target Grades and Subjects Duration Cost: $ or Free
The Battles of the Plains of Abraham: Lasting Legacies
(Workshop)

Ontario: Grade 7 (Social Studies: Heritage and Identity; Language: Reading, Oral Communication and Media Literacy)

Quebec: Secondary 1 (Geography, History and Citizenship Education; General History; English; Language Arts)

45 minutes $
1812: One War, Four Perspectives (Workshop)

Ontario: Grade 7 (History; Language Education: Reading and Oral Communication; the Arts: Drama)

Quebec: Secondary 1 (Geography; History and Citizenship Education: Interpreting Change in a Society and its Territory; General History; Language Arts)

45 minutes $
Canada and the First World War: Think like a Curator
(Workshop)

Ontario: Grades 10 to 12 (Canadian and World Studies: History; English)

Quebec: Secondary 4 to 1st year of cégep (History of Quebec and Canada; The 20th Century: History and Civilizations; English; Language Arts)

45 minutes $
Canada and the Second World War—Learning Through Evidence
(Workshop)

Ontario: Grade 10 (Canadian and World Studies: History; English)

Quebec: Secondary 4 (History of Quebec and Canada; The 20th Century: History and Civilizations; English; Language Arts)

45 minutes $
Witness to History: Personal Accounts of Military Service (Presentation) All 45 minutes $
Extraordinary Lives: A Theatrical Orientation
(Presentation)
All 10 minutes Free
Guided Tours All 20 minutes
and
45 minutes
$
Self-Guided All 45 minutes $

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For more information about programs and the Canadian War Museum, visit the museum's website.

Location

1 Vimy Place, Ottawa ON K1A 0M8

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