SCHOOL PROGRAMS

Take on our building challenges and learn about water stewardship, explore simple machines, or explore our seasonal exhibition at the unique site of Kingston's first waterworks.

Water stewardship program photo
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For Educators

BOOKING AN IN-PERSON PROGRAM

We are now accepting booking requests for programs in February - June 2023 at the museum! Bookings are available on Fridays at 10 or 10:30 am. 

To make a booking please contact us at pumphouse@cityofkingston.ca. Please submit your program request at least 2 weeks in advance of your requested date. 

In-Person Program Fees

Program 2022 Fee Description
Children
(75-90 minutes)
$4.67 A 75-90 minute hands-on program
Children
(Half Day)
$8.43 A 2-hour hands-on program
Children
(Full Day)
$16.60

Two programs (75-90 minutes each) plus a 1-hour lunch break**.

Youth  $6.99* Program for 13-24 years 
Adult $6.99* Adult education program
Senior $6.99* Program for 65+ years

*Prices are subject to HST.
Free admission for chaperones.

**Lunch can take place outdoors in our backyard (weather permitting) with teacher supervision. We also recommend City Park as an alternative option. 

Program Descriptions

Water, Water Everywhere – L1 | K-3

Level 1 for Grades JK-3
Kindergarten: 75 minutes; Grade 1-3: 90 minutes

Don’t take water for granted! Learn about the technology that brings clean water into your home and how we can be good stewards of this important resource. Learn about the technology behind the old Kingston waterworks, discuss responsible water use and build a water filter using earth and other common-place materials.

Curriculum Connections

Grade 1

Science & Technology
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections

Strand B: Life Systems: Needs and Characteristics of Living Things

Social Studies
People and Environments
The Local Community

Grade 2

Science & Technology
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections

Strand B: Life Systems: Growth and Changes in Animals

Strand C: Matter and Energy: Properties of Liquids and Solids

Strand E: Earth and Space Systems: Air and Water in the Environment

Social Studies
People and Environments
Global Communities

Grade 3

Science and Technology
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections

Strand E: Earth and Space Systems: Soils in the Environment

Social Studies
Heritage and Identity
Communities in Canada, 1780–1850

Water, Water Everywhere – L2 | 4-6

Level 2 for Grades 4-6
90 minutes

Don’t take water for granted! Learn about the technology that brings clean water into your home and how we can be good stewards of this important resource. Learn about the technology behind the old Kingston waterworks, discuss responsible water use and build a water filter using earth and other common-place materials.

Curriculum Connections

Grade 4

Social Studies
People and Environments
Political and Physical Regions of Canada

Science & Technology
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections 

Strand B: Life Systems: Habitats and Communities

Grade 5

Social Studies
People and Environments
The Role of Government and Responsible Citizenship

Science and Technology
Strand B: Life Systems: Human Health and Body Systems

Strand C: Matter and Energy: Properties of and Changes in Matter

Strand E: Earth and Space Systems: Conservation of Energy and Resources

Grade 6

Science and Technology
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections

Social Studies
Heritage and Identity
Communities in Canada, Past and Present

People and Environments
Canada’s Interactions with the Global Community

Simple Machines - Level 1 | K-1

Level 1 for Grades K-1
Kindergarten: 75 minutes; Grade 1: 90 minutes

We challenge you! Move a load from point A to point B by constructing and operating your own simple machines. Learn about how simple machines work to make our lives easier, and the many different forms they take through this new interactive museum program.

Curriculum Connections

Grade 1

Science and Technology
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections

Strand D: Structures and Mechanisms: Everyday Materials, Objects, and Structures

Grade 2

Science and Technology
Strand A: STEM Skills and Connections

Strand D: Structures and Mechanisms: Simple Machines and Movement

Browse the calendar to find an educational workshop, and submit the form to request a session.