The Steveston Heritage Sites offer programs and tours that bring history to life for students and groups of all ages and interests. From field trip programs that cover the BC Curriculum Big Ideas to special interest tours focusing on a variety of topics such as social history, cultural heritage, innovation and sustainability, we can customize your program to match your interests and needs.
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
School Program
My Community on the Waterfront
Grades 1-3
Explore the historic houses and engage in story time and eye-spy activities to learn about Steveston’s unique cultural community. Students will participate in a shopping relay game while representing a…
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
School Program
Guided Heritage Tours (School Groups)
Grades 8-12
Discover the stories of a diverse fishing, canning, and boat building community at the scenic Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site on the shores of the Fraser River. This one-hour guided…
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
School Program
How We Lived
Grades 4-6
Investigate Steveston’s history of immigrant workers from 1890 –1940 through role-play. Students “research” people’s lives as newspaper reporters, by unpacking artefacts, creating a timeline, and exploring the heritage buildings at…
Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site
School Program
Britannia Boatbuilders
Grades K-5
(Coming soon in March 2023!) Discover Britannia’s fishing and boat building community by exploring the Shipyard and a Japanese Canadian boat builder’s former family home, then make a small wooden…
Steveston Museum
School Program
Education Kit: The Internment Years
Grades 4-6
The Internment Years: The Japanese Canadians During World War II encourages a more meaningful and comprehensive understanding of the forced removal of Japanese Canadians from Richmond, while developing critical thinking…
Steveston Museum
School Program
Education Kit: Japan Through the Senses
Grades 4-6
Explore the stories of joy and hardship that reflect the history of the Japanese community in Richmond and what it truly means to be Canadian. Big Ideas: Immigration and multiculturalism…
Steveston Museum
School Program
Education Kit: Musqueam – People of the River Grass
Grades 3-4
Understand the significance of fishing for the Musqueam First Nation in the past, present and future. Big Ideas: Indigenous societies throughout the world value the well-being of the self, the…
Steveston Museum
School Program
Education Kit: Mudflatters – Richmond’s Pioneer History
Grades 3-5
Trace the stories of Richmond’s past through the lives of six pioneers: Hugh McRoberts, Joseph Steves, Charles London, Otokichi Murakami, Asayo Imamoto and Chung Ling Lam. Big Ideas: People from…
Steveston Museum
School Program
Education Kit: Steveston Stories
Grades K-3
Learn how one person can make a difference. Explore the history of the citizens in Steveston who contributed to their community. Through the examples of Dr. Richard Whitefield Large (1874–1920),…
Steveston Museum
Public Program
Songs in the Snow
The Steveston Historical Society’s annual Songs in the Snow event returns to Steveston’s Town Square Park this December on the following dates: December 3, 10, and 17 from 4 to…
Steveston Tram
School Program
Education Kit: Sockeye Special Stories
Grades K-3
Get a glimpse into Richmond’s transportation history to discover what ways the Interurban Trams built “community” for people and their families. This education kit is available for loan and is…
London Farm
Public Program
London Farm Society
All Ages
The London Farm Society is a non-profit organization that together with the City of Richmond preserves, restores and maintains the London Farm. Look for programs and events offered by the…
