Art and Peacebuilding
What role did art play in the Cold War? How can art be used to build and promote peace? This program encourages dialogue and discussion about the role of art
Artefact Analysis
Using the provided activity sheets, this program will challenge students to analyse various artefacts from the Bytown Museum’s collection, in order to determine their purpose and significance. Students will first
Builders of the City
This tour focuses on the people who have influenced the city’s cultural, social, and political history, and how interactions between various groups helped shape our city right up until today,
Confederation: Have your say!
Explore everyday life in Victorian Canada. Learn about the major figures in the debates surrounding Confederation and the unification of the distinct colonies of British North America. The tour group
Conflict Resolution
This program follows YOUCAN Ottawa’s teaching of conflict resolution skills, which has been successful for twenty years. Students begin by exploring the communication and decision-making skills needed in conflict resolution.
Continuity of Government
This program uses primary sources from a scenario that took place in 1986, when the Diefenbunker was active. As air-raid sirens blare, students are assigned key roles and tasked with
Daily Life in the Diefenbunker
In this program, students explore what life would have been like in the Diefenbunker during a lockdown. Divided into three groups (military, civilian, and government), they discover how each group
Dash for Survival
This team-building activity uses the Cold War as a backdrop, while students work together to solve a series of puzzles and challenges — with the added pressure of working underground.
Des petits becs sucrés pour maternelle à 1e année
Les enfants se promènent dans la forêt patrimoniale du parc Richelieu et découvrent son principal attrait : une rare érablière en milieu urbain! Les enfants sont initiés au cycle des saisons,
Emergency Preparedness
What did people do to stay safe during the Cold War? To find out, students watch a primary source: the 1973 government-issued 11 Steps to Survival video. Students then look at emergency
Exploring Bytown by Map
Using the activity sheets as a guide, this program will allow students to explore various maps from the Bytown Museum’s collection. Through discussion and the examination of historical maps, students
Goode Gardeners
Join us at the museum to learn all about early rural settler gardeners! Explore the tools rural settlers needed to grow essential produce in their gardens in our Agricultural Museum
History Explorers
History Explorers is a scavenger hunt that allows students to have some fun while learning about Ottawa’s, and Canada’s, history. To complete this interactive and investigative program, students will use
Il était une fois… la vie au temps des pionniers maternelle 1e année
Il était une fois, une classe de petits pionniers qui décident de partir vers la Nouvelle-France. Ils se voient remettre un sac à surprise pour les aider à relever de
Lock Talks
Discover the Ottawa Locks, set next to majestic Parliament Hill in the heart of the nation’s capital. Travel back to the early 19th century when Colonel By and his workers
Maple Sap … A Grade Above
Let’s go for a walk in the woods and discover the sugar shack! This activity takes place in the heritage forest of Richelieu Park where the main attraction is one
Mon wigwam est ton wigwam 2e – 5e année
Sauriez-vous vous débrouiller seule dans la nature pour une nuit entière sans aucun équipement modèle? C’est pourtant ce que les Premières Nations ont fait pendant des siècles avant l’arrivée des
Sur la route des métiers en Nouvelle-France 5e – 6e année
Imaginer un monde sans jeux vidéo, sans télévision et sans école! Venez découvrir la vie en Nouvelle-France. Quel genre de vie aurait mené un jeune Français ou une jeune Française
Troc baroque 2e – 4e année
En les situant dans un contexte réel d’échanges commerciaux, Troc baroque vise à permettre à l’élève de comprendre et saisir en quoi consistaient les relations et les interactions qui se
