School Program
2024-2025 shows | Educational approach | Rates and registrations | Practical information | Financial support for schools | Contact information
Creating opportunities to put young Montrealers in touch with the performing arts. This is the philosophy behind Place des Arts’ School Program, which has been offered in the city’s schools for close to 10 years now. The program gives students, working with their teachers, a chance to take part in true creative experiences alongside enthusiastic artist-mediators.
Each of the program’s projects includes:
• A workshop held in class*, led by artist-mediators.
• A show at Place des Arts, relating to a specific artistic discipline: Pub Royal (musical), Richardson Zéphir (comedy), Kanen (writing and music), David Goudreault (slam), and Waahli (hip-hop).
* With the exception of schools outside Greater Montreal.
Complementary options:
• For students: additional in-class cultural mediation workshops.
• For teachers: specialized training in aesthetic education at Place des Arts, free of charge.
2024-2025 Shows
Here are the five options being offered this season:
Pub Royal with Les 7 Doigts | MUSICAL
Photo credit: JF Savaria
Students will explore the many art forms behind the creation of a show combining singing, circus and theater.
Show: December 4 and 5, 2024 at 1:30 pm
School levels: High school 2 to 5 and Accueil beginner, intermediate and advanced
Learn more about the show
Richardson Zéphir | COMEDY
Photo credit: Eric Myre
This project introduces young people to comedy writing, improvisation, and the performance of a text, with professional artists.
Date: March 25, 2025 at 1:30 pm
School levels: High school 2 to 5 and Accueil intermediate and advanced
Learn more about the show
Kanen | WRITING AND MUSIC
This project familiarizes young people with the steps involved in the writing, composing, and performance of a song, with professional artists.
Date: March 26, 2025 at 1:30 pm
School levels: High school 1 to 5 and Accueil beginner, intermediate and advanced
Learn more about the show
David Goudreault | SLAM-POETRY
Photo credit: Jean-Marie Zucchini
This project introduces young people to poetic and emotionally involved writing and to spoken word performance, with professional artists.
Date: April 1, 2025 at 10:30 am, and 1:30 pm (full)
School levels: High school 1 to 5 and Accueil intermediate and advanced
Learn more about the show
Waahli | HIP-HOP
Photo credit: Jennifer-Lynn Christie
This project introduces young people to the rhythmic and coded writing of hip-hop and to spoken word performance, with professional artists.
Date: April 2, 2025 at 10:30 am, and 1:30 pm
School levels: High school 1 to 5 and Accueil intermediate and advanced
Learn more about the show
Educational Approach
Aesthetic education and cultural mediation are at the heart of Place des Arts’ school program. Its main goal is to foster academic success by guiding young people as they develop their sense of engagement, critical thinking, and personal empowerment. At the end of this process, students are better able to understand the creative process artists undertake before taking to the stage.
To achieve this goal, the program encourages teacher participation. In preparing for the workshops, teachers have access to a complete toolkit, including a study guide and video links to further explore the artistic discipline. The activities suggested in the toolkit are designed to be easily incorporated into the teaching of several subjects on the school curriculum. Place des Arts’ education program also offers training for teachers of the participating groups to familiarize them with aesthetic education and cultural mediation approaches, along with meetings with the artist-mediators prior to the start of the projects.
Targeted school subjects: French | French as a second language | English | English as a second language | The Contemporary World | Geography, History, and Citizenship Education | Culture and Quebec Citizenship | Arts | Science and Technology
Rates and Registration
Shows and workshops
$13 per person (students and teaching staff), with the exception of Pub Royal at $28 per person.
One preparatory workshop is included in this price. However, you have the option of adding more ($200 each).
Are you from the CSSDM? You are entitled to a discount when purchasing your projects - register before November 28 to take advantage. For more information, write to education@placedesarts.com.
Registration for shows: until November 28, 2024.
Registration for workshops: from September 10 to November 28, 2024.
Tax included. Limited spots available.
Training for teachers
November 14 and 15, 2024
At Place des Arts
FREE
To reserve to spot, please confirm your participation when registering for the show of your choice. Limited spots available.
Registrations for the training: until October 30, 2024
Practical information
Preparatory Workshops
- Duration : 75 minutes per workshop;
- Maximum number of participants: 40 students per workshop;
- Location: at your school.
Shows
- Duration: 60 minutes without an intermission + a 30-minute discussion after the show;
- Arrival time: 30 to 45 minutes before the show’s start time (latecomers will only be admitted at an appropriate time—as determined by the on-site staff);
- Rest rooms: accessible in the hall;
- Coat check: not available (students must hold on to their coats and personal effects);
- Food and drinks: not permitted in the performance hall;
- Note: Teaching staff and accompanying adults are responsible for ensuring that students are well behaved in the performance hall.
Getting to Place des Arts
By metro (Place-des-Arts station)
Direct access to the performance hall without stepping outdoors. This station is now equipped with an elevator and offers access for people in wheelchairs.
By STM school shuttle
The STM has a shuttle service for school groups. Consult details on the STM website.
By STM bus
Bus routes 15, 24, 35, 55, 80, 125, and 129 all stop at Place des Arts, as do express buses 465 and 480. Plan you itinerary.
Financial support for schools
Schools in Montreal and surrounding areas registered for Place des Arts’ cultural mediation projects may benefit from government support for school cultural outings.
Learn more: www.education.gouv.qc.ca (French onyl) or visit our section Support for School Field Trips.
Contact information
If you have any questions about the School Program, you can contact a member of our team at education@placedesarts.com or by phone at 514 285-4258.
School Program is made possible through the financial support of the Fondation de la Place des Arts.