Outreach

Community engaged learning

McGill University's Macdonald Campus offers many opportunities for local community members to engage in lifelong learning, such as community programming on food and nutrition (Lunch & Learn initiative), Let's Talk Science events to engage youth in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), and the annual A. Jean de Grandpré Distinguished Speaker and Seminar Series.

We also offer engaging and educational activities on the fascinating world of science through a series of free online self-paced activity booklets for children and adults.  

A child in a crowd holds a large insect with an expression of amazement on her face

Join us at the Eurêka! Festival

Experience three days of scientific discovery with over 100 free outdoor activities for the entire family! From May 30 to June 1, enjoy interactive lectures and shows, explore creative hands-on workshops and experiments, and more.

View 2025 programming

Activity booklets

20 Jun
Activity Booklet: The Buzzing World of Pollinators - 2025 edition

Upcoming events

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Group visits and tours

Looking for a unique, hands-on activity for your day camp, classroom, homeschool group, or organization? Macdonald Campus offers educational experiences that spark curiosity through practical learning.

Whether its immersing yourself in nature to discover our amazing local wildlife or seeing the inner workings of a farm that produces the food you eat, each participant will leave this memorable experience with a better understanding of how the world around us works.

Apple trees in the Macdonald Farm orchard

Food production

The Macdonald Campus Horticulture Centre features greenhouses, orchards, research plots, gardens, a community market, and more. It's equipped with specialized facilities and machinery to support agricultural research and production.

Tour the farm fields & greenhouses
Taste the produce we grow

Two people strolling down a forest path in the arboretum

Quebec biodiversity

The Morgan Arboretum is a 245-hectare forested reserve featuring a wide variety of trees, flowering plants, and shrubs, as well as a vibrant pollinator garden and wildflower field. It is home to amphibians, birds, insects, mammals, and reptiles.