Educator Open House 2025

Event Details

This event finished on 24 October 2025.

Venue: Beaty Biodiversity Museum

A FREE program for educators with ID (Teacher Federation, Association ID, or employer). Pre-service teachers can show their Student Cards for free entry.

Registration is required! Details below.
Enter promo code PDD2025

Visit the Beaty Biodiversity Museum in person for a professional development day. Learn how we can support your lessons with curriculum links in our exhibits, activities, and programs.

The Beaty Biodiversity Museum is a great place to take your class. Whether you teach elementary, secondary, or post-secondary, your lessons can be supported by our exhibits, activities, and programs. Learn about the onsite and digital opportunities available to your school at the museum, and the offerings we have for this year.

K-12 teachers and all other educators, including home-learning facilitators, librarians, early learning specialists, pre-service teachers, and post-secondary faculty, are welcome to attend this professional development day.

Registration:

Advanced registration is required. Register here!

In order to maintain a comfortable visiting experience, book a timed ticket with the timeslot when you will arrive at the museum. Drop-ins are not permitted!

Click here to book timed tickets:

- Select the date: October 24, 2025
- Select a timeslot between 10:00 am and 3:00 pm
- Enter promo code PDD2025
- Select your free tickets (up to 2 Promo Adult comps for you and your partner, and up to 3 Promo Child comps for your children)
- Create an account and receive your tickets via email

Program Schedule:

10:00am to 3:00pm	Throughout the Museum	Explore the collections at your own pace Find our staff to chat about your museum and field trip questions Visit the Discovery Lab and various exhibitions
10:00am to 3:00pm	Visit the Pacific Museum of Earth	Visit the PME team under the whale to learn more about Earth science education opportunities! Just across Main Mall is the Pacific Museum of Earth (PME), Vancouver’s “Hidden Gem”, a museum filled with climate, geology, fossil, and mineral exhibits for self-led activities all day.
10:00am to 3:00pm	CEDAR STEM Outreach and Mentorship	Since 2005, CEDAR STEM Outreach and Mentorship has supported scientific learning for Indigenous youth on the UBC Vancouver Campus. In the many years that CEDAR has been running, hundreds of Indigenous youth have come to the Musqueam campus, with several participants returning as students in a variety of degree programs. Visit them under the whale, and learn more on their website.
10:00am to 1:00pm	X̱wi7x̱wa Library	Meet staff from X̱wi7x̱wa Library, the only Indigenous branch of an academic library in Canada. X̱wi7x̱wa Library is a centre for academic and community Indigenous scholarship. Its collections and services reflect Indigenous approaches to teaching, learning, and research. Everyone is welcome to visit X̱wi7x̱wa Library! Take time to look through their Research Guides, which are an amazing resource for your classroom.
10:15am 11:00am 12:00am 1:00pm 2:00pm 3:00pm	Under the Whale	Museum Tour – Explore the Beaty Museum on a tour, featuring stories selected by our museum interpreters
10:30am 11:30am 12:30am 1:30pm 2:30pm 3:30pm	Theatre	“Raising Big Blue” documentary screening Approximately 45 minutes
5:00pm	Upper Atrium	Museum and Gift Shop Close

Frequently Asked Questions:

Can I bring my partner and our kids?

- - Yes, you can bring your children and a partner to the museum for free but the activities are created with teachers in mind.

How much does it cost?

- - - Free for all educators – K-12 teachers, home-learning facilitators, librarians, early-learning specialists, and post-secondary faculty are welcome to attend this professional development day.
    - Please bring an ID card (Teacher Federation, Association ID, or employer). Pre-service teachers can show their Student Cards for free entry. If you do not have a card, bring in a paystub or letter on letterhead from your employer or association for free entry.

Do I have to register?

- - Yes, registration is required. In order to maintain a comfortable visiting experience, choose a timeslot when you will arrive at the museum. Book your timed ticket.
  - Drop-ins are not permitted
  - If you register and can no longer attend, please cancel your registration so we can pass it to another person.

Can I drop in?

- - - Drop-ins are not permitted. Registration is required. In order to maintain a comfortable visiting experience, choose a timeslot when you will arrive at the museum. Book your timed ticket.
    - If you register and can no longer attend, please cancel your registration so we can pass it to another person.