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.
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
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
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
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
