School Visits Category: Onsite Program

Bring your students to a live performance of Sleuth, presented as part of Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre.

Bring your students to a live performance of A Christmas Carol, presented as part of Shaw Festival at Harbourfront Centre.

Students will learn how textile arts can bring communities together and encourage collaboration. After being presented with textile works that champion sustainability and stewardship, students will create a two-dimensional textile work that brings awareness to an environmental issue within their community.

Students will divide their day between a printmaking workshop and skating on our rink. For the visual arts portion, students will create winter-inspired artworks while exploring the printmaking process. Skating on the rink is self-guided by the visiting school. Free skate & helmet rentals! Need helmets or skates? Rental information will be available closer to the […]

We’re excited to introduce Make & Play! Students will divide their day between any half-day visual art workshop and a soccer workshop on our Jumpstart Community Pitch. Students will experiment with visual art techniques and gain a deeper understanding of contemporary art. Play on the Jumpstart Community Pitch will include a workshop designed to get students moving and […]

Students will gain an understanding of Indigenous connections to land and place, while engaging in an experiential learning opportunity as they explore the waterfront community. Following a community walk, students will create an artwork in response to their personal connections to land and place; experimenting with shapes, colours, lines and textures to express their reflections.

Let’s celebrate dance! Students will have the opportunity to experience two different workshops with professional dancers, a theatre showing and an artist Q&A! Each dance style will be a 60-minute session with a scheduled 30-minute lunch break. It’s a fun, active and engaging way for students to experience the art of dance, brought to you […]

Through the examination of artists, students will gain an understanding of the printmaking process. With the help of our educators, students will explore printmaking through shape, texture and colour. Students will use their creative expression to think through the composition of their prints.   

Take your classroom outdoors with our seasonal Waterfront Explorations program! Set against the scenic backdrop of our 10-acre campus, students will learn about the habitats, biodiversity and ecosystems surrounding us. When booking, you must participate in a cumulative one Full-Day’s worth of programming. For example, book one Full-Day program, or combine two Waterfront Exploration Half-Day […]

From washes to mark-making, students will discover the creative possibilities of watercolour and mixed media. Students will be encouraged to build their confidence by taking risks so they can explore the concept of abstraction. An examination of both historical and contemporary works of art will provide context for students to express themselves through their composition […]

In this workshop, students will work with one of our Educators to explore the fundamental techniques of ceramics: slab, pinch pot and coil. Students will be encouraged to combine two or more shapes to create their own clay sculpture. *Grades 9-12 groups have the option to fire pieces for an additional cost

Students enjoy a truly experiential learning opportunity as they explore our 10-acre campus, building connections between the relevant social studies or science curriculum areas. Discover the beauty of Harbourfront Centre’s waterfront community and everything it has to offer!  Kindergarten: Community Helpers  Grades 1–3: The Waterfront Community Grade 1: The Local Community (SS) Grade 2: Global Communities (SS) Grade […]

Textile Arts brings communities together and encourages collaboration. Students discuss contemporary and traditional textile works that have encouraged storytelling. Students create a collaborative piece based on a cherished memory involving friends or family using recycled fabrics, collage and fibre arts techniques.

Students gain an understanding of the printmaking process and insight into how artists draw inspiration from the world around them. With the support of our Artist Educators, students explore the collograph printmaking process by collaging an imaginary animal using textured materials, then ink and print at least one image!

Students will be supported through the reduction process, carving away their soft linoleum blocks to create colourful, layered prints. Students draw inspiration from examining works by prominent artists, focusing on prints by Inuit artists. Students will learn about editions and leave with their unique prints. 

Your students will be introduced to a brief history of relief printmaking by examining the artworks of prominent artists, focusing on prints by Inuit artists. Students will design, carve and print a series of colourful relief prints. Students will learn the techniques of relief printmaking using a soft linoleum block. 

Students will examine printed artwork by celebrated artists. They will discover texture through the art of collograph – a relief collage used to make prints. Best of all, students will leave with a series of colourful prints. 

Inspired by Surrealist artists, students are encouraged to let go of their inhibitions so they can experiment with the concept of chance and how that can influence their creative process. Your students will explore drawing and painting techniques and gain a deeper understanding of abstract art.

Students will view historical and contemporary representations of colourfully painted creatures as sources of inspiration for their works of art.  They will transform their ideas into imaginary creatures by exploring the wonders of colour, shape and expressions through various drawing and painting techniques.  

Students will explore the effects of natural light and other elements on the waterfront landscape’s colours, shapes and textures. In the studio, students will rotate through play-based activity centres, experimenting with colours, lines, shapes, textures and space. The students will then combine their colour experiments to create a collaborative landscape mural.

Students are introduced to the rich diversity of body percussion across cultures through an exploration of contemporary artists. Students will use their bodies as instruments to discover the potential for musical expression through rhythm and sound.

Inspired by one of Jamaica’s famous storytellers – Louise Bennett-Coverley, fondly known as “Miss Lou” – our storytelling program will begin with discussing the importance of sharing stories to learn about ourselves and others. Next, students will hear a favourite story of Miss Lou to honour her legacy. Students will then be guided through a series of drama activities designed […]

This workshop provides an opportunity for students to explore improvisation techniques, build confidence through spontaneous collaboration and envision creative possibilities. 

This program provides students an opportunity to cultivate self-expression and build community by drawing from a variety of Street Style dance traditions.