School programs at the Museums of Mississauga
Make history meaningful!
Come to the Museums of Mississauga for a field trip experience designed to enrich and enhance classroom learning. We offer interactive, hands-on experiences. Students are encouraged to explore the vibrant heritage of the area, including topics of Indigenous history, Truth and Reconciliation, Black and early Settler history, with authentic local connections.
We also offer programs for Guide and Scout groups.
View a copy of our School Educational Field Trips brochure. Information in this brochure was current at the time of printing and is subject to change.
Duration and cost
Programs are 1.5 hours in length for Pre-K to Grade 1 and 2 hours for Grades 2 to 12. 1.5 hour programs cost $6.70 per student and 2 hour programs cost $7.00 per student. Up to 6 adults may attend the program for free. Additional adults will be charged the program fee, plus tax.
School program descriptions
On June 4, 2025, students will learn how to start making a beginner-level beaded broach with Indigenous Artist Katie Longboat. Katie will share stories, family connections, and her journey as a beader. She will also share examples of contemporary Indigenous beadwork.
Mississauga schools can apply to have bussing costs subsidized, courtesy of the Friends of the Museums of Mississauga. For more information, contact museums@mississauga.ca.
About the Artist
Katie Longboat is a Toronto-based Indigenous bead artist, originally from Six Nations of the Grand River. Her beadwork style incorporates inspirations from the natural world, her travels, her family, and uses contemporary materials to create one-of-a-kind jewellery pieces and art works. Katie is also inspired to create beadwork that is reflective of her family and identity and draws inspiration from both Cree and Haudenosaunee styles of beadwork. Katie’s beadwork is currently on display at the Bradley Museum as part of the exhibition, Spirit Seeds, curated by Naomi Smith (Chippewas of Nawash First Nation).
Location: Bradley Museum
Date/Time slots: Wednesday, June 4, 2025 (10:00am – 12:30pm)
Grades: 5 to 12 (Space is limited to 50 students)
Subject: Social Studies, History, Geography, Arts
Explore the daily life and customs of the Bradley family and the Ross family (early Black settlers) in 19th century Upper Canada and learn about relationships between Early Settlers and the ancestors of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates available: September to June
Grades: 3
Subject: Social Studies
Explore what we know and don’t know about the history of early Black settlers in Peel Region, and discover how we learn about the experiences of people who lived in the past.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: September to June
Grades: 6 to 12
Subject: Social Studies
Discover how levers, pulleys, inclined planes, and screws made everyday tasks easier for Early Settlers in the early 1800s through a series of hands-on activities.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: September to June
Grades: 2
Subject: Science and Technology
Explore traditions and customs of celebrations at home and around the world. Compare how you celebrate with how families celebrated 100 years ago.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: September to June
Grades: JK/SK to Grade 3
Subject: Social Studies
Learn about the ways communities in Canada developed through migration by exploring the impact of early settlers on the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the arrival of black settlers in Mississauga and the daily lives of the Harris family of Benares Historic House and their servants. Learn why people chose Mississauga as their home, how they migrated here and how they experienced community between 1850 and 1914.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: September to June
Grades: 6 to 12
Subject: Social Studies/History
Explore the experiences of Canadians on the home front and the war front during World War 1. Learn how those experiences were different for Black and Indigenous communities at home and at war.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: September to June
Grades: 6 to 12
Subject: Social Studies/History
Learn about the history of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation in Mississauga and explore what Truth and Reconciliation means and how we all can contribute to the process.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: September, October, May, June (outdoor activities)
Grades: 4 to 12
Subject: Social Studies/History
Compare how Christmas traditions have changed and stayed the same from the 1830s to today.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: November and December
Grades: JK/SK to Grade 6
Subject: Social Studies
Discover how maple syrup is made from start to finish and compare the maple sugaring traditions of Indigenous communities, Early Settlers, and modern maple sugar bushes.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: Mid-February to Early April (includes outdoor activities)
Grades: JK/SK to Grade 8
Subjects: Science and Technology, Social Studies, History and Geography
Learn about the urban wildlife and native pollinators that live in Mississauga and how we can protect our shared environment.
Location: Benares Historic House
Dates: April to June (outdoor activities)
Grades: 1 to 8
Subject: Science and Technology, Social Studies, History and Geography
Explore how games of coordination, imagination, cooperation and memory helped prepare early settler children with the skills they needed at home and school.
Location: Bradley Museum
Dates: May and June (outdoor activities)
Grades: JK/SK to Grade 6
Subject(s): Social Studies