Book a free, staff-led school program—whether you’re visiting us in Ottawa for an unforgettable field trip or joining online from anywhere in Canada.
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All About Money
Virtual program: Get your students talking about money with this lively and interactive virtual classroom presentation.
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
Health,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 01,
Grade 02,
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06
Inflation Busters
Onsite program: How do you plan for the future when you don’t know what things will cost? Join the fight against inflation in Inflation Busters, a game-based program for students. Who knew learning about monetary policy could be fun? We did!
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Economics
Grade level(s):
Grade 09 / Secondary 3,
Grade 10 / Secondary 4,
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
Surprise, It's Money!
Onsite program: See and touch an amazing array of objects that have served as money at one time or another.
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Financial literacy,
History,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 03,
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2
The Central Bank in Your Classroom
In-person or virtual program: Learn more about the Bank of Canada and career paths in economics, finance and data analysis with this informative classroom presentation led by an employee of the central bank.
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Business,
Economics,
Financial literacy,
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grades 11 and 12 / Secondary 5
Trading Planets
Onsite program: Travel to planet Plutopia on a trade mission with your students. Once there, you will see that trading goods without a common currency poses some serious problems. Trading Planets uses interactive, game-based learning to teach about trade, currency, and supply and demand.
Content type(s):
School programs
Subject(s):
Social studies
Grade level(s):
Grade 04,
Grade 05,
Grade 06,
Grade 07 / Secondary 1,
Grade 08 / Secondary 2