School programs

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.

Is your school in the National Capital Region? If you could use a little help getting your class to the Museum, apply for our free transportation bursary.

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All About Money

Virtual program: Get your students talking about money with this lively and interactive virtual classroom presentation.

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!

Surprise, It's Money!

Onsite program: See and touch an amazing array of objects that have served as money at one time or another.

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.

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.