Programs and Events

Education Kits and School Programs

Education Kits
Bring the museum into your classroom with inquiry-based Education Kits. These unique suitcases are packed with ‘artefacts’, photographs and other resources that inspire curiosity and engage active young minds.

Education Kits are designed to meet current BC curriculum expectations and Big Ideas, but can be adapted to fit other grades and ESL.

Cost: $50 per 3-week loan (each loan begins on a Monday and ends on a Friday)
Availability: Year round

COVID-19 Precautions To ensure the safety of students and teachers, Steveston Heritage Sites Education Kits will be quarantined for seven days between bookings. During the quarantine period, all outside surfaces of kit boxes and containers will be sanitized. For conservation purposes, kit contents will not be sanitized with disinfectant, so please do not clean the objects in the kits. Quarantining the contents complies with provincial public health safety protocols and standard museum practice for removing viruses.

The Education Kits will not be available for new bookings until one week after their return to accommodate COVID-19 protocols, quarantine time, and maintenance of the kits. 

In-classroom suggested precautions: Please wear gloves when handling the kits. We recommend using Nitrile gloves for the most protection.

Pick-up and drop-off procedures: Please return the kits in the time frame given to you when booking, while following physical distancing measures. 

Sockeye Special Stories
Grade: Kindergarten
Explore the Interurban Tram stories of the ‘Sockeye Special’ in Richmond through creative play. Discover how the conductor and motorman created community relationships with the passengers.

Big Ideas:

• People from diverse cultures and societies share some common experiences and aspects of life.
• People create art to express who they are as individuals and in the community.

 Sockeye Special Stories Teacher's Manual

To book:  Fill out this form or call 604-238-8037 for more information.

School Programs
Note: School programs are temporarily suspended due to COVID-19. Staff are currently working on the return of School Programs. Check back here for updated information or email interurban1220@richmond.ca to be notified when school programs resume. 

The Steveston Tram offers school programs based on local history that cover the new curriculum's BIG IDEAS through inquiry-based learning.

Call 604-238-8037 for school program inquiries.

All Aboard Tram Car 1220  
Grades: K-3
Climb aboard Tram Car 1220, and listen to stories about the employee’s roles and culturally diverse passengers. Students engage in hands-on puzzles to understand how riding the tram brought communities together.
Cost: $5.00 per student (minimum fee applies)
Availability: September-June
Times: 9:30-11:00am & 12:30-2:00pm (90 minute program)

Rails Across Richmond
Grades: 4-6 
Board Tram Car 1220 and discover how transportation technology transformed Richmond’s landscape, influenced the economy and connected communities. Students explore artefacts to uncover the diverse stories of the tram passengers.
Cost: $5.00 (minimum fee applies)
Availability: September-June
Times: 9:30-11:00am & 12:30-2:00pm (90 minute program)

Living History
Temporarily suspended until further notice

Explore Steveston’s historic sites through Living History! 

Step into the past with historical demonstrations led by heritage interpreters dressed in period costume. Experiences include:

• net mending at Britannia Shipyards National Historic Site 
• talking to the Conductor at the Steveston Tram 
• early banking at the Steveston Museum
• laundry with a scrub board and mangle at London Heritage Farm

Email shsvolunteers@richmond.ca to become a Living History volunteer.