Educational Programs
The Musée maritime du Québec’s programming seeks to allow visitors to experience the history and maritime heritage of the St. Lawrence River from the Great Lakes to the high seas, including the Arctic territories. The educational program offers students the possibility of exploring the maritime world through social studies, science and the arts.
Download the 2018-2019 educational activities programming brochure Programme d’activités éducatives 2018-2019 in PDF format – in French only. It contains information on the exhibitions and various activities offered at the Museum.
2018 – 2019 PROGRAMMING
VISITS-GUIDED TOURS OF EXHIBITIONS
Permanent Exhibitions
Sea Roots
This exhibition showcases unique maritime artefacts from the 19th and 20th centuries and authentic tales of adventures and shipwrecks that bear witness to the strong ties that bind Quebecers to the St. Lawrence.
Duration: 30 minutes
Target clientele: all levels
Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier, 1852-1934
Learn about this son of L’Islet, a captain at age 17and an internationally renowned navigator. Follow his career that culminated in providing Canada with an Arctic frontier. The Museum is dedicated to the memory of this captain.
Duration: 20 minutes
Target clientele: all levels
The Ship Model Reserve
Enter this mysterious reserve in the Museum and admire more than 200 scale models of boats and ships that have marked the history of Quebec and Canada.
Duration: 50 minutes
Target clientele: all levels
New (starting July 4, 2018)
A Boathouse that sparks an interest in sailing!
A tour of the all-new exhibition at the Boathouse allows visitors to find out about the importance of traditional small watercraft in Quebec. Learn about the many types of small boats used on the river and its tributaries.
Duration: 45 minutes
Target clientele: all levels
SHIP MUSEUM TOURS
Presented by ICI EXPLORA
The Icebreaker NGCC Ernest Lapointe
Board the icebreaker NGCC Ernest-Lapointe, a proud Canadian Coast Guard retiree. Visit the ship from the engine room to the captain’s quarters.
Duration: 50 minutes
Target clientele: all levels
The Hydrofoil NCSM Bras D’or FHE-400
Explore this experimental ship of the Royal Canadian Navy built to detect submarines during the Cold War. Avantgarde prototype designed to skim over the water.
Duration: 50 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 2 and 3 students and secondary cycle 1 and 2 students
Temporary Exhibition
Ships that sailed nowhere
(July 5, 2017 to April 1, 2019)
This temporary exhibition sheds light on the captivating story of the lightships of the St. Lawrence and the men who manned them.
Duration: 30 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 2 and 3 students
SCIENCE WORKSHOPS
Why does it float?
This workshop on floatability focuses on the mass and volume of objects. Students learn to handle objects in a basin of water and record their mass using an electronic scale.
Duration: 45 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 1 and 2 students
Simple machines
This workshop focuses on the division of mass using different simple machines: inclined plane, lever and a hoist.
Duration: 45 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 1 and 2 students
New
Navigate Without Getting Lost
This workshop focuses on making a compass, calculating your position using the stars and understanding how GPS calculates your position on earth using satellites.
Duration: 45 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 3 students and secondary cycle 1 students
The science workshops can be offered in a comprehensive program that includes a tour of the permanent exhibition Sea Roots and a recap quiz.
CREATIVITY WORKSHOPS
Beach Glass Mobiles
Make a mobile from pieces of beach glass that you find along the shores of the St. Lawrence. Learn about how the glass got on the beach in the first place. The youth leave with their creations.
Duration: 90 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 2 and 3 students, secondary cycle 1 and 2 students
Driftwood boats
Driftwood to build the hull, string and thumbtacks for the rigging and pieces of cloth for the sails. Build pretty boats while learning about a ship’s architecture. The youth leave with their creations.
Duration: 90 minutes
Target clientele: all levels
Bracelet Making Workshop
Make a pretty bracelet using a sailing knot. The youth leave with their creation.
Duration: 45 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 2 and 3 students
WORKSHOP
Rope Making
Workshop on how to make rope the old-fashioned way using a rope walk. Presentation on the history and techniques of rope making.
Duration: 30 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 1, 2 and 3 students
ACTIVITIES
Polar Expedition
Polar walk along the icy foreshore to learn about the ices of the St. Lawrence River, Rocher Panet and the legend behind the rock’s name. In the warm premises of the Museum, learn more about the particular conditions of expeditions to the Canadian Arctic.
Duration: 90 minutes
January, February and March at low tide
Target clientele: elementary cycle 3 students, secondary cycle 1 and 2 students
(Snowshoes with cleats required)
The Short Polar Expedition
This short polar expedition includes a short tour of the icy foreshore to learn about the kinds of ice on the St. Lawrence River. In the warm premises of the Museum, participate in a presentation on the lifestyle of the Inuit during the era of Captain Joseph-Elzéar Bernier’s explorations.
Duration: 60 minutes
February and March at low tide
Target clientele: elementary cycle 1 and 2 students
(Snowshoes with cleats required)
Mud and Shallows: An Adventure!
At low tide, follow the guide and trek through mud to the legendary Rocher Panet. Learn more about navigation as ships approach the shoal and shallow waters, the journey of the snow geese and the mysterious legend behind the rock’s name.
Duration: 90 minutes
June, July and August at low tide
Target clientele: elementary cycle 2 and 3 students, secondary cycle 1 and 2 students
The Mysteries of the Franklin Expedition
Treasure hunt in the Museum’s river park and presentation indoors of recent discoveries made by Park Canada’s underwater archeology team on the wrecks of the HMS Erebus and HMS Terror.
Duration: 45 minutes
Target clientele: elementary cycle 2 and 3 students
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