Ready for 2021-2022!

We are thrilled to announce our 2021-2022 educational program offering. We have an exciting line-up of safe, fun, and curriculum-based experiences for all students. We are happy to present these experiences in-person and virtually, and are ready to work with parents, teachers, and students on the platform they are most comfortable with. We are also happy to provide live meeting opportunities or pre-recorded programs.

We’re Excited!

We are most excited about our new programs and are happy to partner with the Salem Chapel, BME Church, to present a downtown walking tour titled Last Stop: the Underground Railroad in Downtown St. Catharines. This program will be available for select dates in May and June only.

We also continue to offer a number of what we call ‘adventure style’ programs. These experiences – in-person or virtual – incorporate games, physical activities, critical thinking, inquiry, and inferencing for students to learn through discovery. History Hunters, Hiking Through History, and, Where’s the Pig? all offer a fun look at our local history.

Our regular programming continues as well, including a new Black History program titled On the Liberty Line: Early Black History in St. Catharines. Other programs about the history, construction, engineering, and operation of the Welland Canal are available for all grades. And back by popular demand, is our Travelling Museum programs (ELKP-3, and grades 4-6) which is available virtually and broadcast from the Museum’s collection spaces.

For the full program offering, you can view and download the entire Educational Program brochure here:

Please Share!

If you know, or are, a parent, teacher, administrator, or enthusiastic about history education, please take the time to share our programs.

We hope to see you this year, and we wish everyone a very happy and safe school year.

Book with Us!

Please connect with our friendly staff to inquire or schedule an in-person or virtual experience. We are eager to ensure your expectations for a fun and fulfilling Museum experience are met.

• T.: 905.984.8880 or 1-800-305-5134
• F.: 905.984.6910
• TTY: 905.688.4TTY (4889)
• Email the St. Catharines Museum

Please be advised of our new 2021 rates:

• Elementary School Group: $4.50 per student
• Secondary School Group: $4.60 per student

Our rates and fees allow for an adult chaperone ratio of one complimentary adult for every 10 students (1:12 for secondary schools). Additional adults are $5.25/adult (HST included).

Please note the above pricing includes the HST charged on Secondary School Student rates.

Self-guided tours are also available by donation. Please let us know of your arrival in advance of your visit.

For more information about group experiences, please visit our website.

Adrian Petry is a public historian and Visitor Services Coordinator at the St. Catharines Museum & Welland Canals Centre.