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Homeschool Programs

Homeschool programs include self-paced explorations of the aquarium, with the option to add on a grade-appropriate Workshop.

Homeschooling at the Aquarium!

Let Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada be your classroom away from home as your students engage in fun, hands-on learning! Homeschool families are welcome to join us for our Homeschool Days this fall. You can come for a self-guided visit or add on a Workshop. Please note that Workshop spaces are limited and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis.

Registration will start on August 18, 2025. Please see the details section below for more information.

Need to Know Info

Need to Know Info

Details

Homeschool Days are back for the 2025-26 school year.

This year, we are dividing the Workshops into smaller grade ranges and adding an older age range. Homeschool Days will take place on September 24 and 25, October 22 and 23, and November 19 and 20.

The December 17 Homeschool Days Workshops will be for students in grades 7 to 12 only . Younger grades are welcome to visit on a self-guided basis.

Students can attend one Workshop per month for an additional cost of $5 plus HST.

Don’t want to visit on one of our designated days? Take advantage of our school field trip rates by bringing a group of 10 or more students on any regular school day. Must be pre-booked.

Homeschool Workshop Schedule :

Wednesday, September 24 and Thursday, September 25 :

  • Primary Workshop (Grades K-2):
    Sensational Sharks: 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • Junior (Grades 3-5):
    New Engineering Workshop (Grade 5): 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • Intermediate (Grades 6-8):
    Plankton Challenge: 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, October 22 and Thursday, October 23:

  • Primary Workshop (Grades K-2):
    My Own Aquarium: 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • Junior (Grades 3-5):
    Amazing Algae and other plants: 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • Intermediate (Grades 6-8):
    Pollution Solution: 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, November 19 and Thursday, November 20 :

  • Primary Workshop (Grades K-2):
    Creatures Undercover: 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.

  • Junior (Grades 3-5):
    Squid Dissection (8 years+) [Grades 3–6]: 10:30 a.m., 12 p.m., and 1:30 p.m.

Wednesday, December 17 (Grades 7–12 only) :

  • What’s in the Water (Grades 7–8): 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • Squid Dissection (Grades 7-12): 10:30 a.m. and 12 p.m.

  • Aquarium Careers: 1:30 p.m.

*Maximum Workshop capacity is 25 (Including adults).

How to Book:

  • Each family should submit their own booking request form.

  • Click on "Request your Visit" at the top of the page.