School Programs

Builders of the City

This tour focuses on the people who have influenced the city’s cultural, social, and political history.

This program follows YOUCAN Ottawa’s teaching of conflict resolution skills, which has been successful for twenty years.

This program uses primary sources from a scenario that took place in 1986, when the Diefenbunker was active.

In this program, students explore what life would have been like in the Diefenbunker during a lockdown.

This team-building activity uses the Cold War as a backdrop, while students work together to solve a series of puzzles and challenges.

What did people do to stay safe during the Cold War?

Discover the Ottawa Locks, set next to majestic Parliament Hill in the heart of the nation’s capital.