School Programs
School Programs
Suspended until further notice
If your group is planning a trip to Britannia, it's recommended to call in advance to speak to a staff member and to also read the information below.
Group visits
See below for information on programs that may be offered in the future.
Britannia Shipyards' school programs are based on local history that cover the new curriculum's BIG IDEAS through inquiry-based learning. To request a school programs booking, review the 2019-2020 school programs brochure below, click on the link to complete the online booking form. Call 604-238-8037 for school inquiries.
School Programs Brochure 2019 2020
Grades K-5, $8 per student, minimum fee applies
90 minutes, year round, 9:30-11:00am and 12:30-2:00pm
Discover Britannia’s fishing and boat building community by exploring the Shipyard and a Japanese boat builder’s family home. Students experience the making of small wooden boats in the Murakami Boatworks building.
For educators booking this program, find the Teacher's Guide here:
Britannia Boatbuilders Teacher's GuideWorking on the Waterfront
Grades K-3, $5 per student, minimum fee applies
90 minutes, Sep-Jun 9:30-11:00am and 12:30-2:00pm
Experience Britannia’s diverse cultural community by exploring the Shipyard building and workers homes while engaging in stories, playing a game and making a toy to take home.
For educators booking this program, find the Teacher's Guide here:
Working on the Waterfront Teacher's Guide
Grades 4-6, $5 per student, minimum fee applies
90 minutes, Sep-Jun 9:30-11:00am and 12:30-2:00pm
Investigate Britannia’s immigrant community from 1890 to 1940 through role-play as newspaper reporters. Then students research people’s lives by unpacking artefacts, creating a timeline and exploring historic buildings.
For educators booking this program, find the Teacher's Guide here:
How We Lived Teacher's Guide
Grades 6-7, $5 per student, minimum fee applies,
90 minutes, Sep-Jun 9:30-11:00am and 12:30-2:00pm
Students can challenge their understanding of how people in Richmond’s maritime industry faced change during historical eras of progress and decline. Students will observe the landscape by map making, artefact research and primary sources to discuss past and current challenges to consider solutions.
Inside the Britannia Shipyards
Grades 8-12 $5 per student, minimum fee applies
60 minutes, year round 10:00-11:00am and 1:00-2:00pm
Tour the Shipyard and homes of a multi-ethnic workforce that lived at Britannia Shipyards from 1890 to 1940. Students discuss the living conditions and how social, cultural, economic and environmental factors determined people’s lives.