Field Trips at The Reach

Offered by
The Reach
Last updated on
Thursday, September 4th, 2025
Experience type: 
In-Person
Program Description

Bring your class to The Reach for an interactive field trip that connects art, history, and culture to the curriculum in fun and meaningful ways. Students explore exhibitions through guided tours, hands-on activities, and creative projects that encourage critical thinking and personal connections.

Tour Options:

  • Tour & Try – Exhibition tour + art activity (70–90 min) – $10/person

  • Tour Only – Exhibition tour (30–45 min) – $7/person

  • The Reach + Clearbrook Library – Tour & Try + Storytime and new Library Cards (2 hrs) – $10/person at The Reach, free at the Library

Exhibitions & Activities:

  • Parallax(e): Perspectives on the Canada–U.S. Border – Explore how borders shape communities, cultures, and ecosystems. Includes a scavenger hunt for added fun!

  • Collective Making – Get hands-on by painting your own “Personal Geography,” exploring Stó:lō waterways on an interactive map, and learning about the border through creative activities.

  • Voices of the Valley – Discover Abbotsford’s past through artifacts, photos, and documents. Interactive touchscreens let students dig into primary sources while exploring stories of how our community has grown and changed.

Details:

  • Open to groups of all ages and abilities

  • Available Tuesday–Friday

  • Maximum group size: 90 at The Reach / 120 with Library partnership

  • One adult chaperone per 10 students - teachers & chaperones free entry

Make history and art come alive for your students—book your group tour today!

Big Ideas
  • Engaging in creative expression and experiences expands people’s sense of identity and belonging.
  • Experiencing art challenges our point of view and expands our understanding of others.
  • Exploring stories and other texts helps us understand ourselves and make connections to others and to the world.
  • Exploration, expansion, and colonization had varying consequences for different groups.
  • Collective identity is constructed and can change over time.
  • Trip Details
    City: 
    For Grades: 
    6, 7, 8, 9
    Days Offered: 
    Duration: 
    90 minutes unless otherwise stated.
    Maximum Students: 
    Offered In French: 
    No
    Also Offered For: 
    Adult Groups, Daycamps, Guides, Homeschool, Preschool, Scouts
    Packages Provided: 
    No Packages Provided
    Fee Details
    Cost Per Student: 
    $10.00
    Fee Notes: 

    teachers & chaperones - free entry!

    Additional Notes

    Maximum group size: 90 at The Reach / 120 with Library partnership