Virtual School Programs
Virtual school programs are live webinars that connect students from across Canada with artworks in the Gallery’s collection.
Interpreters deliver FREE programs that encourage students to discuss a range of artworks while exploring curriculum-based themes. The 30-50 minute programs are also offered in French.
Spotlight on
School Webinars
Try one of our free popular webinars in a condensed version! In less than 30 minutes, you'll discover two highlights from the national collection.
Students can participate from the classroom or online from home. Register your class on Zoom now.
Once you register, you will receive a confirmation email. If you do not receive this email, please check your spam or bulk email folder.
This program is also offered in French.
Grades Kindergarten to 3
February 3
People and Relationships
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
February 10
People and Relationships
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
February 17
People and Relationships
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
Grades 4 to 6
February 2
Indigenous Perspectives
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
February 9
Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
February 16
Gallery Highlights
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
Grades 7 to 12 (sec I to V)
February 1
Gallery Highlights
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
February 8
Indigenous Perspectives
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
February 15
Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection
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10:00 to 10:30 am (EST) 2:00 to 2:30 pm (EST)
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October 5, 2022 to June 30, 2023
2023-24 virtual school programs start October 3, 2023
Registration for the 2023-24 school programs opens on August 28, 2023
Offered free of charge. Virtual school programs are available Monday to Friday, from 8 am to 6 pm ET (8 am to 8 pm ET on Thursdays). Webinars must be booked at least four weeks in advance. To participate, you’ll need access to a computer, webcam, microphone, speakers, projector and a wired Internet connection.
Program
Descriptions
People and
Relationships
How do artists communicate without words? In this guided experience, students will consider how body language and facial expressions convey messages that are open to interpretation and analysis.
Kindergarten Grades 1–3 Grades 4–6
Gallery
Highlights
Which artworks do visitors remember and talk about long after they visit? Students will learn about some of the Gallery’s most iconic works in this engaging and interactive experience.
Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
Indigenous
Perspectives
First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists from Turtle Island/North America have been creating since time immemorial. In this facilitated program, students will be introduced to themes of Indigenous artwork so that they may appreciate the worldviews of First Nations, Métis and Inuit artists, past and present.
Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
Highlights from the Indigenous and Canadian Collection
The Indigenous and Canadian Collection presents a broad range of artworks that date from time immemorial to today and includes artistic practices that operate outside the established western canons of art history. In this guided program, students will consider some of the iconic artworks that give voice to the artists’ visions.
Grades 4–6 Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
Signs and
Symbols in Art
The language of art can be a mysterious blend of signs and symbols. In this facilitated experience, students will decode and discuss the visual language that artists use to communicate ideas.
Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
Why
Photography?
American photographer Ansel Adams said: “Not everybody trusts paintings, but people believe photographs”. In this guided program, students will consider the Gallery’s rich and diverse collection of fine art photography – ranging from daguerreotypes to digital prints – and learn how artists manipulate the medium.
Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
Uninvited: Canadian Women Artists in the Modern Moment
Discover a generation of extraordinary women painters, photographers, weavers, bead-workers and sculptors from a century ago. During this program, students will explore a diverse selection of works by both settler and Indigenous artists from coast to coast to coast.
Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
Movement: Expressive Bodies in Art
Offered until June 30, 2023
Experience a variety of artworks that celebrate the expressive energy of the human body. Students will recognize different visual vocabularies and how the expression of body in space communicates meaning.
Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
General Idea
Offered until June 30, 2023
Discover General Idea, whose witty and eccentric work challenged the art world and the world at large during their decades-long career.
Students will learn about the varied language of contemporary art, and how General Idea used art to address important social issues.
Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
Riopelle: Crossroads in time NEW
Beginning October 3, 2023
Discover the work of 20th-century artistic experimenter and trailblazer Jean Paul Riopelle through a 21st-century lens. During this program, students will explore the diverse creative periods of Riopelle’s fifty-year career and learn about its importance for artists working today.
Grades 7–12 / Secondary I–V
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