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Group visit with exhibition introduction“The gallery is a small street level space, so this is a short visit rather than a morning out. There is nowhere on site to eat that the gallery mentions, so plan lunch somewhere else. Ask which of their two galleries you are booked into, downtown or on campus, because the booking address is the same for both.”Free
Group beginner lesson“This is the general group lesson rather than the school one, and the page currently prices nothing. Get the per person rate and the minimum group size in writing before you plan a budget. It also sets no age floor, so check the child policy first: under-12s cannot belay at all and need one belay-tested adult each.”—
Group Visit“Everything is behind glass and there is no touching at all, which is a lot to ask of under fives in a room full of toys. The entrance is through a working toy shop, so a group walks past the merchandise on the way in and out. Contact them for a class rate before you go, because only the walk in prices are published.”$80
School and group paddling trip“This is the one to ask about for a class. Send them the group size, the ages and the date in one email, and ask about the education rate at the same time, because nothing is priced on the site.”—
Self-guided visit to the displays“This is a set of display cases inside a working arena rather than a museum with a front desk, so the first thing to settle is whether the building is open and unticketed on the day you want to come. No staff contact for visits is published. The president's contact form is the only route, and a volunteer board may take a while to answer.”—
Insect kit rental for the classroom“This is a box you fetch and bring back, not a visit, so count two trips downtown. The mealworm add on runs for weeks rather than an afternoon, which is worth knowing before you say yes to it.”$75
Family Storytime with Stay & Play“This is a public session, not a booked group slot, so a daycare group would be joining whoever turns up that morning. Ask the branch first whether a group of ten is welcome. Every child needs an adult with them, which fixes your ratio at one to one.”FreeClass visit to the library“Nothing about the shape of the visit is on the site, so treat it as a conversation with one branch rather than a program you book off a page. Send the card forms home early; each needs a parent signature before the day, and a child without one cannot take a book home.”Free
Student and school group tour“Everything about this one is arranged by email or form, including the price, so send the age of the group and the number of students and ask for a written quote. If you are booking for under-sixes, say so - the Ghostly Walks content is flagged as possibly unsuitable for young children.”—White Jade Tiger Chinatown tour“This only works if the class has read the book - it is built on the novel rather than on Chinatown generally. It is $10 more than the standard Chinatown tour because of the author agreement.”$160Chinatown tour for Grade 4 through 12“The topics are set with you beforehand, so come to the request form with your unit already in mind. Adding the Tam Kung Temple visit costs an extra $1 per student paid to the temple, which is easy to forget in a budget.”$150Chinatown tour for K through Grade 3“This is the only offering written for children under about eight, and the $150 is for the group rather than per child, so a full class costs the same as a half one. It is all on foot outdoors on public sidewalks, so plan a washroom stop before you start.”$150
Group and Class Field Trip“It is all behind glass, so this is a looking visit and not a touching one. It sits inside the Empress on a busy street with almost no parking, so plan how you will drop off and pick up. The site never says how long a class should allow or how many adults have to come, so ask when you phone.”$156
Private Mini Mariners for your group“This is the one thing on the site aimed at young children rather than school classes, so it is worth asking about if your group is under five. Neither the price nor the age range is published, so ask for both, and ask what the children actually do in the session.”—Pollution Solutions“This is the only one of the four topics written for the youngest classes. The price is for the whole booking rather than per child, so a class of 12 pays the same as a class of 30. Adults may be given a job to do during the stations, so bring people who are happy to join in.”$150In Search of Equality: Deconstructing Immigration Experiences to the West Coast of BC“Serious subject matter handled through a suitcase activity, so it suits a class that can sit with a hard topic. The museum also lists it for grade 9, so it stretches further than the grade band on the card suggests. The price covers the booking, not each child.”$150Furs, Forts, and Fervour: The Impact and Legacy of Contact“This is the one with real pelts and a blanket to handle, so it works well for a class that needs something in front of them. It does not travel to schools, so it is the museum or a video session. The price covers the booking, not each child.”$150Self guided group visit“The museum is two rooms and most people are through in half an hour to an hour, so this works better as one stop in a downtown morning than as the whole outing. Groups of eight or more still have to book ahead even though nobody is guiding you. This is the price per child, not per group.”$64Voyages to the Coast: Sails, Savvy and the Spirit of Curiosity“Knot tying and navigation make this the most hands on of the four topics. If the bus is the problem, this is one of the three they will bring to your classroom. The price covers the booking, not each child.”$150
Self-guided visit“It is a working church rather than a museum, so the visit is looking and keeping quiet. Short and calm suits it, and a noisy group will land badly. Nothing on the site tells you whether a group of children needs to give notice, so ring the office at 250.383.2714 first rather than arriving with twenty of them.”—Formal cathedral tour“The only current, on-site evidence that tours still run is a line in the facility rental policy. The programme page behind it is now members only, so phone the office and confirm the tour is still offered before you plan a trip around it. Ask on the same call whether a tour can be shortened for young children; nothing on the site suggests one written for them.”—Labyrinth walk“This is the part of the site that actually works for a small, young group: outdoors, no ropes to hold, no door to be quiet behind, and nothing to book. It is on an open city lawn with no fence mentioned, so plan your adult positions accordingly, and the cathedral's own framing of it is meditative rather than a game.”—
Object Based Learning Lab“This is the most hands on of the labs, with real collection objects rather than a display case. The site gives a lower grade limit but no upper one, so ask if you are near the top or bottom of the range.”$150Super Skeletons Learning Lab“This one is pitched at grades 5 and 6, so it is not a fit for a daycare or an early years group. The $150 covers the class, and the room is capped at 30 students.”$150Museum Career Learning Lab“This is a careers session for senior students, not a gallery activity, and no group size limit is published for it. Ask what the maximum is when you book.”$150Group visit“This is the route for a daycare, a community group or an out of province school, since the cheap school rates are written for BC grade schools. No prices are published for it, so send the rate inquiry form early and ask what a group of your size and age range would pay.”—Amazing Adaptations Learning Lab“The $150 is for the whole class, not per child, and it buys one hour. Ask whether your students also need a self guided ticket for gallery time before or after, because the site does not say whether the lab fee covers the galleries. If the price is a problem, there is a box on the booking form where you can ask for a reduced rate.”$150Enhanced Natural History Tour“The cap here is 20 students, lower than the other labs, so a full class may need splitting or a second booking. Because the content is set by the theme you give them, it is worth sending your topic well before the day.”$150Exploring Identity Learning Lab“The subject matter includes dispossession and internment, so it suits a class that has already met those ideas. One hour, one price for the whole class, 30 students at most.”$150Self-guided school visit“The price per student more than triples when a feature exhibition is on, and there is no way to pay for just the core galleries at those times, so check which rate applies to your date before you budget. Bring your own clipboards and pencils, print the inquiry guides in advance, and plan on one to two hours in the galleries.”$32
Facility tour or workshop“Nothing on this site is built for children: everyone using the reference room registers at 16 or over with photo ID, and under-16s must be with a registered parent or guardian for the whole visit. If a facility tour still appeals, phone the reference desk first and ask what ages they take, what it costs and whether the late-2026 move to Colwood affects your date.”—
Library film screening“The 45 student minimum is the catch here, so a single class will usually be pushed onto a shared screening with other groups instead. If you want a specific title on a specific morning, start the conversation more than two weeks out.”—School visit IMAX screening“Forty five minutes in a dark room with very loud wraparound sound is a lot for under fives, so ask about the monthly sensory sensitive screening if any of your group would find that hard. The film schedule is set by the theatre rather than by you, so pick your date around the title you want.”—
Helmcken House Open House“Only plan around this one once you have a date confirmed. The house is shut most of the year and opens for July and August, weekends in December and occasional events. Email the program developer before you build a trip around it, because nothing on the site says whether a class or a daycare group can come in together or how many people fit inside at once.”—SAMuseumsCustomized group tour“This one is guided and mostly about looking rather than doing, so it suits a group that is already comfortable staying with a guide for an hour. The $5 is per person, not per group, so a class of 25 comes to $125 before you count adults. Ask what the topic will be when you book, because they will shape it around what you want.”$80SAMuseumsA Place in History“It is free and the facilitators run every station, so you are not left improvising. One activity is outdoors and one uses poster paint, so send the children in clothes that can take both. There is a cloakroom for coats and packs, and they will set aside somewhere to eat lunch if you ask for it when you book.”FreeSAMuseumsSelf-guided visit“The public opening is only Saturday and Sunday afternoons, which rules it out for most weekday groups, though weekday site visits can be arranged by phone. Everything is behind rope or in a case, so it is looking rather than touching. Phone before you set out, because a wedding or a film shoot can shut the inside with no warning.”—
Little Legislators“This is the version to ask for if your group is under about eight. You have to say so in the topic box on the booking form, otherwise you will be given the standard tour. Being offered in French as well is worth knowing if you run a francophone or immersion programme.”FreeSchool guided tour“Take the group to the washroom before you arrive. They say plainly that the public washrooms do not suit large groups. Only book the gallery option after checking their sitting calendar, and be aware that the topics debated are whatever the MLAs are dealing with that day. Groups over 40 have to be split into more than one tour.”FreeParliamentary Play and Tour for Schools“The play half is outdoors, so bring what the weather needs and something to sit on. It runs for about five weeks in late spring only, so it is easy to miss. For summer 2026 the meeting spot is sent out closer to the day rather than published, so watch for that email.”Free