Pre-Visit Information Package

Maximum of 30 children plus adults.
Available March to June and September to November*. Monday to Friday.

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Water, Water, Everywhere

10 am to 12 pm or 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. K to 3

Water is powerful, and small droplets become a force that shapes the landscape. Peek into a small tributary of Lynn Creek and see some of the many animals who live there. Learn about their life cycles and explore some of the characteristics that help these animals survive in their aquatic habitat.

Super Survivors

10 am to 12 pm or 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. K to 3

How do animals and plants survive in the cool, wet, temperate rainforest? From magnificent mayflies to charismatic conifers, learn about the amazing adaptations of animals and plants and discover the diversity of forest life. Through hands-on and sensory activities, explore how animals and plants work together to create a thriving ecosystem.

Once Upon a Tree

10 am to 12:30 pm. Grades 2 and 3

Deep in Lynn Canyon Park live giant plants that clean the air and water and create food and habitats for animals. What are they? Trees of course! In this program, students will learn about the life cycles of these giant plants, discover how trees grow food and create habitats, and learn about the connections between trees and the soil, air, and water cycles.

No Bones About It*

10 am to 12:00 pm or 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm. K to 7

Discover the differences between vertebrates and invertebrates. Take a close-up look at the interesting features of vertebrate skulls, bones, teeth, and claws. Learn about the amazing adaptations that help temperate rainforest animals thrive in this cool, wet environment.  

*Available all year round.

Stream Ecology

10 am to 12:30 pm. Grades 4 to 7

A wondrous world exists below the chilly waters of Lynn Creek. What’s living there? Most of the creatures in the creek are much smaller than salmon and trout. Invertebrates form the basis of the aquatic food chain. During this program, you’ll discover how aquatic invertebrates have adapted to, depend on, and survive in their environment. Students will identify aquatic invertebrates and use simple chemical tests to measure water quality in Lynn Creek.

BC Biodiversity

10 am to 12:30 pm. Grades 4 to 7

British Columbia is rich in plants, animals, and habitats! This program explores the concept of biodiversity with a fun indoor introduction, followed by a hands-on outdoor field study. By exploring microhabitats in the park, students gain an appreciation for the biodiversity of the rainforest and discover how different animals and plants survive in this wet and diverse environment.

Building a Rainforest

10 am to 12:30 pm. Grades 4 to 7

What makes the temperate rainforest unique? Discover how our forest is different from other ecosystems around the world. Through field studies, we will learn about the building blocks of ecosystems and discover how light levels, water, and nutrient cycles help build a temperate rainforest in Lynn Canyon Park. Head outside to explore the connections between the plants and animals of the temperate rainforest, and peer into the miniature worlds of the rainforest with our magnifying projector.

Step into the vaults at Lynn Valley for a hands-on investigation of local history. Students will analyze primary sources like diaries, maps, and newspapers, building essential primary source literacy through critical analysis and a "behind-the-scenes" cold storage tour. 

Program Highlights:  

• Analysis of images and documents relating to topics in North Vancouver history  

• Primary and secondary source game 

• Behind-the-scenes cold storage tour 

Students will explore the changing relationship between people and animals on the North Shore through hands-on activities, games and Coast Salish teachings.

Program Highlights: 

• A Coast Salish legend, teachings and language 

• Image and object analysis 

• Bird beak adaptation game 

Learn, explore, and create through art! Led by our wonderful Arts Educators, these two-hour workshops include a tour of the Art Gallery at Evergreen for inspiration and conversation, followed by hands-on art making in the studio.

Maximum Class Size (K – Grade 2): 24 students
Maximum Class Size (Grades 3+): 30 students

Workshops Available at 9:30 – 11:30AM and 12:30 – 2:30PM.

How have Indigenous people used public events to claim agency over their representation during times of colonial oppression? How do our experiences, knowledge, and identities shape the way we interpret archival photographs?

This program is inspired by one of MOA’s past feature exhibitions, To Be Seen, To Be Heard: First Nations in Public Spaces, 1900–1965. This exhibition It explored how First Nations people represented themselves as Indigenous, self-determined and modern in urban public spaces during the period of the potlatch prohibition and other forms of erasure in Canada. Prior to this program, teachers will share excerpts from this exhibition’s documentary with students in the classroom. During the program at MOA, students will visit a selection of works by contemporary Indigenous artists and makers to expand on the ideas of To Be Seen, To Be Heard. Finally, students will participate in a reflective art making activity using mixed media self-portraiture to explore themes of representation, agency, and futurity.

Please note: Teachers must facilitate a pre-visit activity in class to introduce key concepts for the To Be Seen, To Be Heard program. Please refer to the accompanying Teacher’s Notes for instructions and complete the lesson prior to your visit.

• Teacher’s Notes: To Be Seen, To Be Heard
• MOA Field Trip Information + Guidelines

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Visit the Laboratory of Archaeology (LOA) and be an archaeologist for the day! Discover the rich, 9,000-year history of the First Nations people who live along the lower Fraser River by learning about their ways of life, tools, and technologies. This program was designed in collaboration with archaeologists from the Laboratory of Archaeology at UBC. We also recognize with appreciation the Musqueam people whose knowledge guides the ongoing evolution of the program.

This program includes a hands-on introduction to cultural materials used long ago for hunting, fishing, wood-working and home life. Students will engage with real and replica belongings to determine how they were made, how they might have been used, and why they survived for thousands of years. After a brief introduction to First Nations’ use of the cedar tree and a rope-making demonstration, the program will conclude with each student making a bracelet.

• MOA Field Trip Information + Guidelines

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Drawing upon diverse primary sources, the VHEC's acclaimed teaching exhibition, Age of Influence: Youth & Nazi Propaganda, examines the Nazis’ efforts to manipulate the attitudes, experiences and aspirations of German children and teens. Youth magazines, photos, testimonies, video clips, books and posters are just some of the primary sources that students analyze to discover how the Nazi regime targeted young Germans for indoctrination in Nazi ideology. The VHEC's museum educators introduce students to core concepts of propaganda and guide them to critically evaluate messages and images. The tour includes a workshop and a small group activity which allows students to practise communication and collaboration skills while sharing their knowledge with others. The exhibition challenges viewers to look critically at both the messages and the techniques used by Nazi propagandists to influence youth. On view at the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre until June 2024. Book now: https://www.vhec.org/school-programs/exhibition-tours/