Oakville Galleries School Programs
Oakville Galleries is committed to presenting an innovative program of exhibitions and learning experiences. Our school programs for primary, intermediate and secondary students explore a diverse set of curricula—not just visual art! Designed by professional artists and educators in collaboration with consultants and teachers from Halton- and Peel-region school boards, our programs are offered from September to June in both English and French.
Where we are
Unless otherwise specified, all school programs are held at Oakville Galleries in Gairloch Gardens, located at 1306 Lakeshore Road East, 2 km east of downtown Oakville. We are easily accessible by school bus and Oakville Transit. Get directions through Google maps.
Our educational staff is second to none.
Our team of instructors is made up of university-trained artists and educators with art practices range from printmaking, painting, drawing, and bookbinding to sculpture, photography, video, installation, and writing. Click here for instructor bios.
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For program details, please select a program below.
Programs for all grade levels
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Lunch-hour & after-school programs
Art Break (Elementary)
Test Projects (Secondary)
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Programs for primary students (Grades 1, 2 & 3)
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Seasons and Weather (Grade 1)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Science and Technology
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Air & Water (Grades 1 & 2)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Science and Technology
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Shelter and Structures (Grades 1 & 3)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Science and Technology
Mapping Out Our Sense of Place (Grade 3)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Social Studies
No-Kit (Grades 1, 2 & 3)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
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Programs for junior students (Grades 4, 5 & 6)
No-Kit (Grades 4, 5 & 6)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Air and Water (Grade 5)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Science and Technology
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Shelter and Structures (Grade 5)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Science and Technology
Write Now: Let’s Write About Art (Grade 6)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Language Arts
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Programs for Intermediate students (grades 7 & 8)
No-Kit (Grades 7 & 8)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Framing the Landscape (Grades 7 & 8)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
Re-interpreting Canadian Identity (Grade 8)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, History
Artist Trading Cards: Migrating Ideas (Grade 8)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, History, Geography
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Programs for Secondary Students (grades 9 through 12)
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Framing the Landscape (Grades 9 through 12)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Weather Dynamics (Grades 9 through 12)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Science
Exploring Gairloch Gardens: Humans and their Environment (Grades 9 through 12)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, Science
No-Kit (Grades 9 through 12)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
Write Now: Let’s Write About Art (Grades 9 through 12)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts, English (Writing & Media Studies)
The Printed Image (Grades 9 through 12)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
Postmodernism: A Video Program (Grades 11 & 12)
Curriculum links: Visual Arts
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Programs for Teachers (all grades)
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Oakville Galleries acknowledges the support of the Corporation of the Town of Oakville, the Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Ontario Trillium Foundation.
In-kind support provided by DeSerres.
