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FIELD TRIPS & SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Teachers & Students

Educational Programs

An amazing learning experience for your students

We are excited to offer school field trips and programs to Northern BC schools FREE of charge for the 2023-24 school year, thanks to our generous supporters at the Drax Foundation.

 

 

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Field Trip
Packages

Plan ahead! Field trips must be booked at least 2 weeks in advance and at least 6 weeks in advance during May and June. Bookings are made on a first-come, first-served basis.

Available Timeslots:

  • 9:00am
  • 10:45am
  • 12:30pm

EXPLORAMA

Take your students on a field trip they won’t forget!

 

FREE of charge for Northern BC schools. Must be classified as a school by the BC Ministry of Education

  • $6.00 per elementary student (min. 20)
  • $7.50 per secondary student (min. 15)
  • $10.00 per post-secondary student (min. 10)

Adult supervisors

  • Free up to required ratio
  • $9.00 per extra supervisor over the required ratio
  • A fee will be charged for each required supervisor not in attendance (see ratios below)

90 minutes in galleries

  • Semi-guided tour with a gallery staff member
  • Self-directed discovery in our galleries
  • No outside food permitted. Catered lunch from Origins Kitchen is available. Catering fees will apply.

School Programs

Add a school program to your field trip booking.

FREE of charge for Northern BC schools. Must be classified as a school by the BC Ministry of Education.

  • $6.00 per elementary student admission(min. 20) +$1.50 per student program fee
  • $7.50 per secondary student admission (min. 15) +$2.00 per student program fee
  • $10.00 per post-secondary student admission (min. 10) +$2.50 per student program fee

Adult supervisors

  • Free up to required ratio
  • $9.00 per extra supervisor over the required ratio

No outside food permitted. Catered lunch from Origins Kitchen is available. Catering fees will apply.

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    Supervisor
    Student
    Ratio

    Current
    School Programs

    School Program: Nature Exchange

    Students are encouraged to explore the natural world around them through a trading process. Students investigate nature around them, whether it be in their backyard or around their community, and record their findings in a nature journal.

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    Classroom

    Programs

    Let us come to you!

    Can’t make it to the museum? Our Education Team will deliver programs in your classroom! Classroom visits are free, thanks to our partners at Science World, and our sponsors at the Drax Foundation.

    Available Timeslots:

    • 9:00am
    • 10:30am
    • 1:00pm

    Classroom
    Programs

    Tech-Up

    Coding Workshops

    Through Tech-Up, The Exploration Place and Science World deliver province-wide programs for students and teachers that include coding, computational thinking, and digital skills.

    Our reservable free in-person and online programs are designed by education specialists and reflect British Columbia’s transformed curriculum. Each program provides content enrichment for a “Big Idea” and opportunities to exercise and extend students’ core competencies.

    These programs are part of Tech-Up, Science World’s initiative to enhance existing programs to include coding and computational thinking.

    Available Timeslots:

    • 9:00am
    • 10:30am
    • 1:00pm

    Tech-Up
    Virtual Workshops

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    Tech-Up

    Kits 

    Looking for a way to bring fun, easy-to-use coding lessons into your class? In partnership with Science World, The Exploration Place is offering FREE coding-based Tech-Up Kits for classes in Prince George.

    Thanks to our sponsors, our Tech-Up Kits are free to book. We’re looking for teachers or schools who are interested in borrowing a kit for 1-2 week intervals.

    Tech-Up
    Kits

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    A BIG Thank You…

    Thank you for your interest in The Exploration Place’s educational programs.

    Our wide variety of programs offer your class an abundance of opportunities for learning linked to British Columbia’s latest curriculum through our continued strategic partnership with Science World.

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