SCHOOL VISITS
Come Learn With Us
We welcome school groups, camps and extra-curricular groups from across Hamilton, and beyond.
- School visits are typically one hour long for a tour, or two hours long for a tour and workshop.
- In alignment with our space, and staffing capacity, WAHC can accommodate a maximum of 30 students during a single visit
- Tours are typically $8 per student for primary and secondary students, and for post-secondary students depending on the level of program customization.
- If cost is a barrier, please inquire about our subsidy program offered through support from the Hamilton Community Foundation.
HOW TO BOOK
- Choose your visit theme from the four tours provided in our WAHC School Visits Brochure: https://wahc-museum.ca/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/WAHC-School-Visits-Brochure_Digital.pdf
- Book through our booking portal at least six weeks in advance
- As a courtesy, please let us know a minimum of 48 hours in advance of cancellation
ACCESSIBILITY
WAHC strives to be an accessible place for all. We provide wheelchair accessible facilities and a quiet zone with sensory supports. Please let us know how we can support your students’ needs through our booking form.
CURRICULUM
Our school visits are connected to the Ontario Ministry of Education Curriculum for Elementary and Secondary students. Learn about how our school visits program draws these connections through four tours and hands-on activities:
Learn about the Haldimand Tract, 1492 Land Back Lane, the art of Indigenous activism, and how to be good stewards of the land. What does it mean when we say, water is life?
Curriculum Connections
Elementary: Social Studies | History | Language | Arts | Geography
Secondary: Arts | Social Sciences & Humanities | Canadian & World Studies | English | First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Studies
Art Workshop
Poster Making
Learn about the Days of Action, one of the largest people’s movements in Ontario’s history; what it means to be part of a community; and how to work together to make change.
Curriculum Connections
Elementary: Social Studies | History | Language | Arts
Secondary: Arts | Social Sciences & Humanities | Canadian & World Studies | English
Art Workshop
Button making
Learn about Canadian union history, early political activism in Hamilton through the 9 Hour Movement, and the responsibilities of government.
Curriculum Connections
Elementary: Social Studies | History | Language | Arts
Secondary: Arts | Social Sciences & Humanities | Canadian & World Studies | English
Workshop
Classroom Collective Agreement
Learn about early labour movements, and how art and music can be used to create social change.
Curriculum Connections
Elementary: Social Studies | History | Language | Arts
Secondary: Arts | Social Sciences & Humanities | Canadian & World Studies | English
Art workshop
Zine making
Elementary
Kindergarten Curriculum | Arts | Geography, | History | Language | Social Studies
Secondary
Arts | Canadian & World Studies | English, First Nations, Metis, and Inuit Studies History | Geography | Interdisciplinary Studies | Social Sciences & Humanities
Post-Secondary
WAHC can customize visits for diverse post-secondary groups interested in exploring intersections of art, labour and activism.
To book a school visit, please fill out the booking form below and we will get in touch with you as soon as we receive it.
If you have any questions, please contact Sylvia Nickerson, Programming and Exhibitions Specialist at 905-522-3003 x 29 or by email at sylvia@wahc-museum.ca. We look forward to welcoming your students!
