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Programs for students
In-person and virtual workshops, videos-on-demand, free resources and other opportunities for schools.
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Student matinees
The NAC helps students and educators in the National Capital Region bring the performing arts alive through in-person student matinees for all grade levels.
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Educator professional development
Professional development, free workshops, networking, and learning resources for teachers and other arts educators.
Current Programs
In the spotlight
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Great Canadian Orchestra Field Trip
Join orchestras, musicians, activists, and scientists from coast to coast on a musical journey. This free video-on-demand learning series explores the transformative power of music and art in the climate emergency.
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Interview
Creative workshops unlock the imagination
Franco-Manitoban multidisciplinary artist Marie-Ève Fontaine talks about her L’école à l’oeuvre workshop series and working with young newcomers to Canada.
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Bring Reggae Roots to your school!
Give your classroom a front-row seat to our video-on-demand learning series about the evolution of Jamaica’s most famous export: Reggae music.
Support Performing Arts Learning and Engagement!
Your donations through the NAC's National Youth and Education Trust help the NAC provide learning and engagement opportunities for all — from young children in the classroom, to artists, to the lifelong learner.
Learning and engagement at Canada’s National Arts Centre is made possible through the support of many generous individuals and organizations from across the country. The Music Alive Program is made possible thanks to the leadership support of National Partner, The Azrieli Foundation, and Major Supporters, The Slaight Family Foundation and TD Bank Group. Thank you also to Grant and Alice Burton, Canada Life, A Donor-Advised Fund at the Community Foundation of Ottawa, Friends of the NAC Orchestra, Donors to the NAC Foundation's Future Fund, The Janice and Earle O’Born Fund for Artistic Excellence, and the donors and sponsors of the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust, the primary resource for youth and education funding at the National Arts Centre.