Artillery Park Heritage Site

Learning Experiences

Educational Programs

***Activities offered upon reservation.***

Soldier Vadeboncoeur's Great Game

Discover the life led by soldier Vadeboncoeur in the Dauphine Redoubt, circa 1750. Learn about the food, clothing and lifestyle of soldiers during this era.

This activity is designed to correspond with the social skills of students from 8 to 10 years old.   

Date: from September to June
Capacity: two classes of eight to ten-year-old students
Length: 2 hours

Key Features of the Quebec Education Program

• To understand the organization of a society in its territory
• To interpret change in a society and its territory
• To be open to the diversity of societies and their territories

Costume Workshop

Activities focusing on the life of French and British soldiers that stayed in Artillery Park during the colonial era. Two volunteers from among the students will be costumed, allowing us to compare jobs and clothing styles of the 18th and 19th centuries.

Date:   all year round
Capacity: 120 thirteen to seventeen-year-old students
Length: 1 hour

Also available during evening, $4.85/person

Themes Linked to the Quebec Education Program

• Way of life of French soldiers in New France and of British soldiers in Canada
• Living and work conditions, clothing styles and food between the 18th and 19th centuries
• Social realities, beliefs and values of the time, using examples from various periods

Visit to the Park

Artillery Park is a crucial part of Quebec City's fortifications, having been the main barracks for the city as well as the first arsenal in the country's history. Visiting superb historic and masterfully restored buildings, discover the French, British, and Canadian military history written in Quebec City's stones.

Date:   from September to June
Capacity: 120 eight to sixteen-year-old students
Length: 1 hour

Group rates

6 to 16 years old: $3.15
Teachers: free
Accompanying adults: one free per group of 20 students, $3.15 for others
Area available for lunch