Half Day Programs – 90 minutes
$3 per student
available Mon-Fri morning or afternoon
Riding the Rails (grades K-2)
Experience the exciting world of trains in this interactive hands-on program. Re-enact a 1920s train trip across Canada in our authentic railway car, the Venosta. Learn to send a telegraph and signal a train in an historical CPR station with real railway artifacts.
Teacher Resources
Connect the Dots activity page
Station Wordsearch activity page
Building a Community in Pioneer Times
(grades 2-4)
What does it take to start a community? Participate in an art activity, recreating the budding town of Port Moody in 1907. Examine objects from turn-of-the-century facilities such as the pharmacy, the school, and the general store. Explore the Museum displays in a guided scavenger hunt.
*Art activity available as a do-it-yourself kit.
Teacher Resources
Building a Community Pre-visit Activity
Building a Community Post Visit Activity
Industry and Community (grades 4-6)
How does industry impact a community? Learn about the railroad, lumber mills, fur trade and others as you play our industry bingo. Listen to the stories of industry workers of the past, handle objects and examine historical photos and documents. Program adjusted to meet curriculum objectives for each grade level.
Industry Backgrounds
Pre-Visit Resource
Post-Visit Resource
Industry Oral History Interview Guide
Industry and Community Web Resources
Joining a Nation (grades 9-12)
Tour a CPR office and station master quarters from the 1920s. Discuss the role of Port Moody in the fur trade and the creation of the trans-Canada railway. Examine artifacts from railway history and explore the Museum’s exhibits with a guided question sheet.
Teacher Resources
Guided question sheet
Question sheet answer key
“Engine 371″
Engine 371 is a 9 minute animated film that explores the construction of Canada’s transcontinental railroad by examining the relationship between man, machine and nature. A film without words. Visit “Film Collection – National Film Board of Canada – Engine 371” for more information and teacher resources.
Full-day program – (9:30am – 2:00pm)
Animating History (grades 4-8)
$15 per student (including HST)
Offered Monday – Friday 9:30am-2:00pm
Animating History is an innovative hands-on workshop that connects media literacy and storytelling through the creative exploration of BC history. During the workshop, youth create a 1-2 minute animated film based on the story of the building of the trans-Canada railway. Students work cooperatively with a professional animator and museum interpreter to experience Bc history and the stop-motion animation process. The goals of the workshop are to:
- promote an understanding of how animation works,
- learn how to develop a story and create characters,
- learn the tools and techniques for creating an animated film using cut-out animation,
- understand the concept of historical fiction and
- develop a better understanding of events in BC history.
Teacher Resources
Flipbook Instructions
Storyboard Template
Suggested Animated Films
Telling the Story
What is Animation?
Animate at Home
In Class Kits
In class kit may be checked out for a period of 3 weeks for $20.
Industry and Community Kit (grades 4+)
Learn about the railroad, lumber mills, fur trade and others. Listen to the stories of industry workers of the past, handle objects and examine historical photos and documents.
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