Britannia Shipyards, National Historic Site
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Address5180 Westwater Drive (at south foot of Railway Ave)Richmond, British Columbia V7E 6P3 Canada Website |
General Contact604-718-8050 604-718-8040 |
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Our Field Trips
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In this program, your class will learn that who you were - First Nations, European, Japanese or Chinese - determined where you lived and worked at Britannia. Contrast the luxury of the manager's house with the griminess of the men's bunkhouse. See how a Japanese family lived and hear about the gruelling yet resilient lives of the Chinese workers.
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Your students will be taken on a guided tour of the site, and learn about the different industries and ethnic groups that once called Britannia home. They will visit a reconstructed Japanese home, and search for clues to learn about the leves of a Japanese boatbuilding family and the secret Asayo Murakami kept hidden from her family for almost eighty years.
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Students will tour a working historic shipyard and see wooden vessels under repair. They will learn basic boat terminology before heading back to the shop and then apply their knowledge to building a model wooden fishing boat to take home.
