School tours and adventure programs · Joggins Fossil Cliffs, Nova Scotia, Canada (UNESCO World Heritage Site)

Notice — we are not providing group programing for the 2020 season. Groups are still welcome to book a visit and explore the site.

Exploring for fossils on the beach is the highlight of any educational trip to Joggins

The Joggins Fossil Institute invites teachers and their students to explore palaeontology, geology, biology and cultural history at a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

School tours and adventure programs are hands-on, incorporate visual, auditory and kinetic learning styles and address Nova Scotia Department of Education curriculum outcomes.

School tours

A guided interpretive gallery tour (30 minutes) plus guided beach tour (30 minutes) is $8.50/student.

Adventure programs

Teachers, customize your class visit by adding these adventure programs to your school tours.
Adventure programs are 30 to 45 minutes in length.

Daycare/elementary

Scavenger hunts: $1/student
Fossil excavations: $5/student
Fossil casting/painting: $5/student

Junior/senior high

Geological timeline: $20/session (maximum 20 students)
Natural selection game: $20/session (maximum 10 students)
CSI: Joggins: $30/session (maximum 10 students)

University/college