The pandemic has stopped many classes from taking field trips and halted in-school visits, but some Canadian cultural institutions have revamped their educational programming to offer virtual experiences that are reaching students in their neighbourhoods and beyond.
UBC’s Master of Museum Education is a unique graduate degree program focusing on the study of education and learning that occurs in museums and other informal learning contexts (such as, art galleries, science centres, parks, historic sites, etc.). This program draws together museum professionals, educators and those with an interest in using the community to support teaching and learning to further their thinking and scholarship around museums as sites of education and learning.
Teachers - take your learning on the road with Teacher Professional Development workshops offered by informal learning sites around southern British Columbia. Below are a few examples of the incredible learning opportunities educators in the informal learning community are offering to help teachers make better use of learning outside the classroom.
Audain Art Museum and the Squamish Lilwat Cultural Centre (Whistler)
Join us at the Orpheum Theatre in downtown Vancouver on Tuesday, September 17, 3:30 - 6:30 pm (arrive when you can).
- Preview programs from more than 50 field trip sites
- Win one of 50+ free field trips for your class
- Draws to support your field trips
- Door prizes
- Explore the magnificent Orpheum Theatre
- Refreshments - adults only due to liquor licensing
Teacher registration is now open. Registration for teachers is FREE but required.
BC Field Trips has been selected as one of 10 "Change Makers" by the BC Museums Association. Read more about our contributions and the other nine individuals and organisations making contributions to BC's museum community.
