ONSITE PROGRAMS
Wonder & Discovery at the Museum
The Museum of Health Care offers hands-on, curriculum-linked programs, guided tours for: kindergarden to grade 12, post-secondary students and educators, adults and seniors, summer day camps, and community groups.
We offer unique and tailored programs, all led by trained and enthusiastic educators committed to bringing Canada’s healthcare story to life for you and your group. Online programs are delivered onsite at the Museum of Health Care and all day programming is available.
Program Overview
Take a look at our Education Program Schedule (2024-2025) for all available onsite programs for K-12, seniors, adults, and special groups.
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Grades: Kindergarten to Grade 3
Length: 60 to 90 minutes
Get ready to explore the amazing human skeleton! Discover how our bones give us shape, strength, and the power to move. Uncover the fascinating history of the X-ray, learn top tips for keeping your bones healthy, and then put your knowledge to the test by building your own skeleton.
Curriculum Links
Daily Physical Activity
Skeletal System
Animal Growth
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Grades: Grade 1 to Grade 4
Length: 90 minutes
Ever wonder why you get the sniffles? Dive into the sticky world of germs and find out how the common cold takes hold! Learn all about the role mucus plays in protecting your body and whip up your very own batch of “snot.” You’ll also get an up-close look at some fascinating tools from an old-time doctor’s bag.
Note: gelatin is used in recipe for “snot”.
Curriculum Links
Body systems
Hygiene promotion
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Grades: Grade 4 to Grade 6
Length: 90 minutes
Take a road trip through your amazing body systems and discover how they all work together to keep you going. Get hands-on with fun activities as you explore the nervous, respiratory, and circulatory systems. Its science, history, and biology all in one journey!
Curriculum Links:
Human Health and Body Systems
Technologies and Human Health
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Grades: Grade 3 to 6
Length: 120 minutes
Travel back in time to explore 300 years of health and healing! Take a peek inside an early doctor’s bag and discover how Indigenous knowledge like the medicine wheel played a vital role in caring for the body and spirit.
Curriculum Links
Evolution and development of Canada
Evolution and development of health care
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Grades: Grade 4 to Grade 6
Length: 120 minutes
Imagine a time when medicine could make things worse, not better! Learn about the evolution of early medicine and pharmacy and examine the marketing strategies used to sell “quack medicine”. You will also get the chance to design and make your own brand of medicine.
Curriculum Links
Evolution and development of Canada
Evolution and development of health care
Media literacy
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Grades: Grade 7- Grade 12
Length: 120 minutes
Do you know the difference between viruses and bacteria? Find out by analyzing specimens first hand. Learn the history of Canadian epidemics and understand the importance of vaccines.
Curriculum Links
Public Health and Hygiene promotion
Science of Infectious diseases
History of Canadian epidemics
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Length: 90 minutes
Explore how art shapes medical understanding. Through collaborative exploration, students will discover how art teaches, influences decisions, and fosters self-expression in health care.
Curriculum Links (Visual Arts)
Creating and Presenting
Critical Analysis
Identifying elements and principles of design
Education programs at the museum:
$5 per student/participant (Teachers, Supervisors, Leaders free of charge!)
We accept cash (on the day off), cheque payments (via invoice), and credit card payments (online).
