2021-2022 STEM Education Field Trips

A visit to the award-winning Britannia Mine Museum is a one-of-a-kind trip.

Britannia Mine Museum is a STEM Education Partner, providing unique, entertaining & memorable curriculum-based educational experiences that consider the relevance and impact of resource management and geologic exploration.

Students of all ages will have an enjoyable and engaging experience.

IMPORTANT THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE YOU BOOK

Arrival times are 9:45 or 10:15
We are currently accepting one school per day (To be reviewed monthly dependent on the latest health orders)
Each program should include a combination of Underground, Lab, and Around the Site sessions
A minimum of 2 hours must be booked. Depending on your group size 3 hours may be required to allow for group rotations
We have a covered space for classes to eat lunch in our Multi-Purpose Room. If you would like to schedule lunch for 30 minutes during your visit, please select this session and add 30 minutes to your program time.
For the Copper Quest Underground Experience, masks are required for students 12+ years of age

Ready to build your visit?

Create relevant programming experiences that will maximize learning outcomes for your students. Start by choosing the educational programming relevant for your students from the options below. Then, customize your visit by selecting the core educational sessions from the categories listed.

Each program should include a combination of Underground, Lab, and Around the Site Sessions.

For more information about bookings and pricing please contact us at bookings@bcmm.ca or call on 604.896.2233 ext. 226.

Educational Programming

Teacher Resources

Ore and Orcas: the Remediation of Howe Sound |Átl’ḵa7tsem

Now extended through November due to popular demand, the Museum is offering a special school program package that takes students on a journey that details the discovery of copper, the ways it was processed, and the consequences for the nearby Howe Sound ecosystem. Students will get to see our temporary TerraLabexhibit: Ore and Orcas: the Remediation of Howe Sound |Átl’ḵa7tsem, including a chance to see and touch a real killer whale skeleton courtesy of the Strawberry Isle Marine Research Society.

You can download a PDF with full details here.

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© 2021 Britannia Mine Museum. The Museum is a premier, non-profit organization dedicated to presenting mining's relevance today and towards a sustainable future. We would like to acknowledge that the land on which we gather is the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the sovereign Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish) First Nation.