Elementary Schools
Costumed guides welcome you to the Plains of Abraham Museum or the Martello Towers for educational animations that are both captivating and entertaining. Some activities are also available in the classroom.
Dive into the heart of the 17th century and meet Abraham Martin. Discover the differences between family life in New France and today's life. Handle period objects, hum old tunes, and have fun with the Martin children's toys.
Accessories: music and period objects
Period: September to mid-May
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: $6.00 / student
Note: minimum fees apply and/or travel charges may be added beyond 50 km
Activity also available in class from November to April starting at $6.00 / student
Travel back in time and discover the history of Christmas past and present in the unique setting of a Martello Tower. Relive the festive atmosphere by actively participating in historical games where the magic and wonder of Christmas come together.
Accessories: period decorations, music, symbols, and Christmas legends
Period: late November to late December
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Martello Towers
Cost: $6.00 / student
Note: minimum fees apply and/or travel charges may be added beyond 50 km
Activity also available in class from November to April starting at $6.00 / student
In the evocative setting of a Martello Tower, relive family life at the end of the 19th century. Discover the ancestors of everyday objects and have fun like the children of the past.
Accessories: tower discovery rally, period games, and objects
Period: September to mid-May
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Martello Towers
Cost: $6.00 / student
Note: minimum fees apply and/or travel charges may be added beyond 50 km
Leave Europe, New France needs you. Set sail for this new world! Discover a life full of adventures. Learn all the ins and outs of the work and life of settlers in New France.
Accessories: costumes for all students, period objects, dance game, military game, and quiz
Period: September to mid-May
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: starting at $6.00 / student
Note: minimum fees apply and/or travel charges may be added beyond 50 km
Let yourself be transported by the many stories of the village gossip, in the evocative setting of the Martello Tower. Learn to differentiate between a tale and a legend while participating in the narrated stories.
Accessories: voting cards, costumes, treasure hunt, and period objects
Period: September to mid-May
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Martello Towers
Cost: $6.00 / student
Note: minimum fees apply and/or travel charges may be added beyond 50 km
Take a leap back to the fur trade era. Let our character recount the adventurous life of the coureurs de bois. Learn how to trade with the First Nations and recognize animal tracks and furs. Sing popular tunes from the past, participate in a historical objects quiz, and learn more about life in New France.
Accessories: theatrical animation, furs, and period objects
Period: September to mid-May
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: $6.00 / student
Note: minimum fees apply and/or travel charges may be added beyond 50 km
Activity also available in class from November to April starting at $6.00 / student
Welcome Marguerite and Abraham Martin, famous farmers of New France, to whom the Plains of Abraham owe their name. Become inhabitants of New France! All students will dress up to discover the trades of the time.
Accessories: New France games, costumes, images, and period objects
Period: November to April
Ratio: 1 guide / class
Duration: 1 hour or 1 period
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: $6.00 / student
Note: minimum fees apply and/or travel charges may be added beyond 50 km
Activity also available in class from November to April starting at $6.00 / student
PLAINS AND HURON-WENDAT PACKAGE
1 Day, 2 Activities
Period: Available from September to mid-May
Maximum: 60 participants
Cost: $13.75 / student
THE VOYAGEUR
At the Plains of Abraham Museum (morning)
Take a leap back to the fur trade era. Let our character recount the adventurous life of the coureurs de bois. Learn how to trade with the First Nations and recognize animal tracks and furs. Sing popular tunes from the past, participate in a historical objects quiz, and learn more about life in New France.
Duration: 2 hours
Accessories: theatrical animation, furs, and period objects
BARTER: FROM THE LONGHOUSE TO THE WIGWAM
At the Huron-Wendat Museum (afternoon)
In this role-playing activity, students are invited to portray members of the Huron-Wendat Nation and members of the Algonquian peoples in a commercial exchange activity.
Barter: from the Longhouse to the Wigwam allows 4th and 5th-grade students to review their knowledge and acquire new information about the lifestyle of Iroquoian and Algonquian societies in the 16th century. The activity includes a visit to the Huron-Wendat Museum and the national longhouse.
Duration: 1.5 hours
Lunch: at the Plains of Abraham Museum (guaranteed indoor seating) or outside on the Plains
HALLOWEEN ACTIVITY
Become an investigator! Unmask the perpetrators of a crime committed many years ago and learn about the punishments used at that time. Visit the Jeanne d'Arc Garden while discovering the legends that haunt the Plains. Beware, bad spells are lurking!
Accessories: puzzles and period objects
Period: late September to early November
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Martello Towers
Cost: $6.00 / student
Accompanied by a Canadian militiaman, explore the history of the Siege of Quebec and the Battles of the Plains of Abraham. In an evocative and interactive setting, discover the crimes, punishments, and laws in effect. Then, during a stunning immersive projection, listen to the poignant stories of those who lived through the Battles of the Plains of Abraham. Next, explore military life in all its aspects in a participatory manner. Finally, admire the treasures of the magnificent artifact collection in the Identities exhibition.
Period: year-round
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 1 hour
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: $6.00 / student
ALSO AVAILABLE IN RALLY VERSION:
Period: November to April
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: $6.00 / student
Immerse yourself in 20th-century history with a factory worker. Discover on foot how this historically rich place is closely connected to the major events of the last century (world wars, the Great Depression, baby boom).
Accessories: interactive whiteboard, photos, and period objects
Period: September to late May
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: $6.00 / student
THE BATTLES OF THE PLAINS OF ABRAHAM
Join the military training under the command of Generals Wolfe and Montcalm: analysis of the military strategies used in 1759 and 1760, theatrical animation, and a grand military review on the battle site (weather permitting).
Accessories: interactive whiteboard, wall map of the territory in 1759-1760, regiment flags, drums, officer uniforms, and bibs in the colors of the armies
Period: year-round
Ratio: 2 guides / activity
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Plains of Abraham Museum
Cost: $6.00 / student
Activity also available in class from November to April starting at $6.00 / student
IN CLASS
Let yourself be transported through the many stories of Marguerite and Abraham. Can you tell fact from fiction? Learn to separate the myth and legend from the truth while participating in the storytelling.
Accessories: theatrical presentation, participatory stories, historic objects, lantern, and voting cards
Period: November to April
Ratio: variable
Duration: 1 hour or 1 period
Cost: starting at $6.00 / student
Join the defense of Quebec by occupying the Martello Tower and experience garrison life. Travel back to 1812, stay alert, and take part in the challenging life of an artillery soldier.
Accessories: rifles, cannon, cartridges, and period furniture
Period: September to late April
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 2 hours
Reception location: Martello Towers
Cost: $6.00 / student
Come storm the Martello Tower. Become a 19th-century soldier. Experience military life from that era and be ready to perform all sorts of military maneuvers.
Accessories: rifles, cannon, cartridges, and period objects
Period: All year round
Ratio: 1 guide / 30 students
Duration: 1.5 hours
Reception location: Martello Towers
Cost: $6.00 / student
FREE VIRTUAL EXHIBITION
Dive into the heart of the Battle of the Plains of Abraham and its preparations. Relive, alongside the French, the British, the Canadians, and the First Nations, the highs and lows of a fight to the finish for the conquest of America, a significant chapter in the country's military history.
A total of 67 interactive learning activities (illustrated narrations, maps, games, videos, evolving comics, period music, etc.).
Period: year-round
PLAINS AND CITADEL PACKAGE
1 Day, 2 Activities
Maximum: 75 participants
Cost: $10.50 / student
THE MILITARY
At Plains of Abraham Museum
(If the weather permits)
Duration: 2 hours
Join the military training under the command of Generals Wolfe and Montcalm: analysis of the military strategies used in 1759 and 1760, theatrical animation, and a grand military review on the battle site.
ON THE HEIGHTS OF CAP DIAMANT
At the Citadel
Duration: 1 hour
Dive into the history of Cap Diamant through its occupants, from the French Regime to World War I. Discover the strategic importance of Quebec and the unique character of the Citadel, the largest British fortress in North America.
Please contact the reservations department. A team member will reach out to you to discuss your request as soon as possible.
Accessibility
- Some activities can be adapted for school adjustment groups and groups of people with disabilities
- Martello Towers are not accessible to persons with reduced mobility
- Restricted space with loud noises in Martello Towers
We are registered with the Répertoire culture-éducation of Ministry of Culture and Communications of Quebec under the name Plaines d'Abraham. The cultural activities of the organisations that have subscribed to this directory are eligible for financial support from the Government of Québec.
When booking a group, activity cancellation or schedule modification fees may apply. This policy will be sent to you in writing at the time of reservation.
Reservation required for every activity.
A dining-room can be available on request.
Costs don't include taxes.
A minimum fee will apply and/or travel expenses may apply beyond 50 km.
The fees of the National Battlefields Commission may be adjusted annually, on April 1 or August 1, due to increases in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) or other factors.
Please contact the reservations department. A team member will reach out to you to discuss your request as soon as possible.
Phone: 418 648-5371 | 1 855 648-5371
Fax: 418 648-3809
Email: reservation@ccbn-nbc.gc.ca
