School Programs

The Fort Heritage PrecinctSchool Programs

Registration for the 2025/2065 school year opens on June 2 at 9:00am.

We are pleased to announce that we are rolling out a new suite of programs for the 2025/2026 school year to align with the new Alberta Social Studies curriculum and museum education best practices. The Fort Heritage Precinct offers a variety of curricular programs for elementary students designed to support historical thinking, delivery, and synthesis of knowledge as outlined in the Alberta Social Studies Curriculum. Through programs offered by knowledgeable and enthusiastic interpreters, we offer students and teachers an interactive opportunity to engage with the rich history of our province and country.

Connections to Culture – Grade 3

History Centre ProgramGrade 3

2025/2026 Registration opens June 2, 2025 at 9:00am   This one-day program is designed for Grade 3 students to learn about the people of the past that made Fort Saskatchewan what it is today. It includes three hour-long sessions where students will learn through discussion, hands on activities, [...]

Connections to Adventure – Grade 4

History Centre ProgramGrade 4

2025/2026 Program Registration opens June 2, 2025 at 9:00am This one-day program is designed for Grade 4 students to learn about Canadian history and the explorers and fur traders that made this area what it is today. It includes three hour-long session where students will learn through discussion, [...]

Connections to Society – Grade 5

History Centre ProgramGrade 5

2025/2026 Program Registration will open on June 2, 2025 at 9:00am This one-day program is designed for Grade 5 students to build curriculum relevant historical thinking and analysis skills through learning about the creation of Canadian society through the expansion of the British Empire in Canada. [...]

Who Was Here Before Us?

Elementary History ProgramKindergarten - Grade 6

2025/2026 Program Registration will open in Fall 2025, please check back for updates. This full day program, offered annually in June, July, and August, allows participants to enjoy all that the Fort Heritage Precinct has to offer. The program includes interactive tours of the Historical Village and [...]

"Amazing learning connections were made between our study of past and present and your program. Lunch facilities were great. The games and hands on activities we played were so much fun. So many happy faces to be spending time in jail! The tour of village were also extremely well done. Again, the children were kept engaged and involved. The mock trial was great fun. I can’t say enough about your program It is absolutely fanstastic. Your staff does an outstanding job leading the children."