Come to the Archives for some hands-on history! The City of Toronto Archives offers curriculum-based programs for elementary and high school groups, tours for college and university students, programs for ESL students and guided visits for all other interested groups.

The Archives also runs educational programming at City Hall. The Muncipal education Program is offered to Grade 5 classes studying Aspects of Citizenship and Government in Canada, Grade 10 classes following the Civics curriculum, and to ESL groups.

All programs are free. Programming at the Archives is available on Wednesdays and Fridays, while programs at City Hall can be booked for Tuesdays and Thursdays. 10:00-11:30 am and 1:00-2:30 pm. Advanced booking is required.

For more details, please follow these links:

• Grade 3
• Grade 5
• Grades 9 and 10
• Grade 12
• Other grades
• University
• ESL

• City Hall Education Program

The Archives also offers two tours for English Literature students:

• In the Skin of a Lion
• Consolation

Minimum size of groups is 10, maximum is 30.

To make a tour reservation, please contact public programming at
416-392-0558 or archives@toronto.ca

The City of Toronto Archives is a program of the City Clerk's Office. Find more information about education programs offered by the City Clerk's Office.

For high school and other students, the Archives offers two online resources that you can use to visit the Archives without leaving your classroom:

The Archives' online database contains both descriptions of archival resources, and scans of thousands of historical images.

Ontario History Quest contains over 3300 historical documents from 1820 to 1970. High school students - use the database to find information and images to use in your projects. Teachers - use the site’s webquests to guide your grade 7, 8, 10, and 12 students through curriculum-relevant activities.

Ontario History Quest was developed by the City of Toronto Archives in partnership with the Toronto Public Library and the Archives of Ontario.