Although we collaborate closely with our colleagues at the Royal BC Museum, IMAX® Victoria is a separate organization. There are barriers to collaboration (such as operation differences, the timelines on which decisions need to be made, resources available, scheduled content, pricing, and mandates), but the Learning Department of the Museum and the theatre have historically tried to offer cohesive programming. This is especially true when we get films that meet the needs of British Columbian Educators. Dream Big: Engineering Our World was one of those films. We had a very successful experience designing and implementing a collaborative program for school groups, and it continues today.

Challenger Learning Center develops learning labs for every giant screen film on their schedule, which provides students the opportunity to apply what they learned in the film, and reinforces the message and educational content in the film. The film/learning lab combo has also convinced school principals and committees to approve field trips. Read more

The World Golf Hall of Fame IMAX Theater in St. Augustine, Florida, hosted the Galapagos 3D: Nature's Wonderland  Educational Day with local partners, giveaways, and a film viewing to educate the community as well as promote the theater and the film. Read more

Omniversum's program for D-Day: Normandy 1944 was winner of the 2015 GSCA Best Educational Program. The interdisciplinary program includes history, philosophy, social studies, geography and environmental studies. In just four months, 4,438 students had participated in the project. Read more