School Programs

Your group follows a personalized tour of the site with a Parks Canada guide and then explores the site on an 18th-century treasure hunt. Who in your group will be first to solve the mysteries?

Grades: suitable for grades 4 to 12

Length: 45 minutes

Along with the human inhabitants of 18th century Louisbourg, many animals have resided in the barns, grassy areas and historic features at Fortress of Louisbourg. Come and learn about the Species at Risk who call Louisbourg home, and find out what Parks Canada is doing, and what you can do to help protect them!

Grades: suitable for grades 4 to 12

Length: 45 minutes

This hands-on exploration gives students a fun opportunity to handle everyday objects from the past and to guess what they are and what they were used for. You'll be surprised at the interesting and useful things that people used in the old days.

Grades: suitable for grades 4 to 12

Length: 45 minutes

Students will learn about the people who navigated their way to this multicultural town in the 18th century, and will have to find their own way around the reconstructed site to the hidden caches, each containing a story about the cultures represented in Louisbourg in the 1700s.

Grades: suitable for grades 4 to 12

Length: 45 minutes

Examine 300-year-old artifacts from the Fortress of Louisbourg archaeological collection. This hands-on experience brings the past into the present as the students are able to touch and feel items from another era. Students will then be challenged to find reproduced items currently on display in our exhibits and period spaces.

Length: 60 minutes

Grades: suitable for grades 6 to 12

21^st Century Camping

Modern tents and ground mats are available to set up in the King’s Bastion courtyard.
Capacity: maximum of 90 people -- 14 four-person tents & 14 six-person tents; 95 floor mats

The Soldiers’ Barracks

A night in the barracks where the soldiers once lived provides participants a first-hand experience of the challenging living conditions of 18th century Louisbourg.
Capacity: maximum of 44 people; possibility of 2 ppl. /bed

Ghost Tour

There is no shortage of ghost stories at the Fortress of Louisbourg. Hear some of them as you are guided by only the light of a lantern. A unique experience that you will not forget!
1 hour

Dark sky kits

Discover the planets and stars at the location of the first observatory in Canada, built in Louisbourg in 1750. The kit comes with binoculars, star charts, and more tools to help enjoy the dark skies

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