A young girl wearing aviator goggles, a white scarf and a brown aviator helmet sits in front of a float plane in the museum. She has a brown stuffed dog on her lap and her arms are outstretched as though she is flying.

School Programs

From the basics of aerodynamics to the evolution of aviation and space technology, school programs offered at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum help ingenuity take flight.

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Two girls stand in front of a wooden table covered with materials used to fashion airplanes. The girl on the left has long blonde hair, a pale tshirt and jeans. She is holding a rectangular prism. The girl on the right has long brown hair and is holding a large grey cylinder. In the background are the noses of two Canadian jets in the aviation museum collection.

Aviation and Technology

What do swimsuits and sharkskin have to do with aircraft? Find out in the Museum’s Aviation and Technology school program.

A blond boy with chin length hair and a black long sleeved top and black shorts sits at the controls of a Cesna aircraft.

Flight

How do aircraft fly? Students learn about the properties of air and the four key forces that get an airplane into the air and help keep it there.

A blue and white float plane in the museums Bush Plane exhibition.

Made in Canada

Explore the impact of aviation and the development of Canada’s aerospace industry since our first powered flight in 1909

A group of smiling school aged children pose in front of a white aircraft.

Solo Mission: Self-guided school tour

Three Scavenger Hunts are available for self-guided school groups. Students can work in groups to see if they can complete all missions before their friends!

A smiling Caucasian child wearing a pink top, white scarf and a brown aviator hat and goggles on her head is holding a stuffed dog toy. Her arms are extended as though she is flying. Behind her is the front of a grey propeller plane with a red nose.

The Big Blue Balloon Adventure

Hunt for shapes, build flying machines, and dress up like aviators in the Museum’s Big Blue Balloon Adventure school program.

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