Flashback Friday - Field Trips and Workshops

During the Student Fair Day on Friday, May 1, this year's Heritage Fair participants were able to attend both a field trip and a workshop. There were several different options, which included two off-site field trips where students were able to interact with historical objects, as well as three unique workshops where students used art, historic photos and documents to explore aspects of Canadian history.

Artefact Collections Tour

Students visited the Richmond Museum's top-secret artefact collection warehouse, where they learned about artefact care and storytelling through objects. They were given the challenge of trying to figure out the best way to pack an object in a box that could withstand being dropped.

YVR Explorer Tour

Students visited North America's number one airport for a tour with highlights including their First Nations art collection, architecture and airport operations.

Cityscapes with Shape and Texture Workshop

Students visited the Richmond Art Gallery where they viewed Richmond/Kowloon, Greg Girard's exhibition on the social and physical transformation of cities through his photographic work. They then unleashed their inner architect by designing a city as they explored the materials and structural forms of the built environment.

Saltwater City Revisited Workshop

Students were treated to the captivating storytelling of renowned author Paul Yee. Together they explored Chinese Canadian history and culture as he shared fictional stories about Chinese immigrant experiences in early BC.

Nostalgia Workshop

Students spent time in the Richmond Brighouse Library discovering what life was like for their ancestors by exploring Canada's past from automobiles to the War Years through the use of documents and historic photos.

Many thanks to all of our field trip and workshop hosts - the Richmond Art Gallery, the Richmond Museum's Artefact Collection Warehouse, the Richmond Brighouse Library, Paul Yee, and YVR Airport - for offering this year's Heritage Fair students the unique opporunity to get their hands on history!