School Activities
Looking for a unique activity for your students that is bound to leave them smiling and full of stories to bring home? Bringing your students over to the historic Lachine canal for a dragon boat activity is perfect.
Dragon boat racing is the ultimate school activity. It promotes teamwork, health and exercise, and lets students experience the adrenaline and thrill of a race! It’s perfect for school activities! Dragon boat is easy to learn, extremely safe, and accessible! Regardless of age and physical condition dragon boating is an activity that you will remember. In just 30 minutes, a crew can be ready to race!
Blend in your physical education, history and geography classes with a dragon boat activity!
With a dragon boat activity, your students will learn how to paddle, promoting physical education and an active lifestyle. Concurrently, you can build in this activity with your local history and geography curriculum by introducing the role of the Lachine canal in the development of Montreal and Canada as an industrial powerhouse. The Canal was built in 1825 and was used until 1970, welcoming hundreds of factories along its banks and offering passage to the Great Lakes to up to 15 000 ships yearly. Our club is located in Ville Émard, a neighborhood rich in history, tightly intertwined with that of the Lachine Canal and the factories it was once home to, in fact, our offices are located inside an old wool spinning company that was one of the hundreds of factories that was established here because of the Canal. A dragon boat activity with us can enrich your students in so many ways!
Two turn-key options for school activities
1-Hour Off-site Physical Education Class
Enrich your physical education classes by bringing your students to a dragon boat activity! Offer them a unique and routine-breaking experience by doing an introductory dragon boat class which can include racing! This is bound to be a physical education class they will look forward to and and will leave with great memories!
Half-day or Full-day Activity
Bring one class, the entire grade, or the entire school to the Canal for a fun half (or full) day dragon boat event! We can plan events for as little as 10 students and as many as 400 students. Whatever your needs are, we can accommodate.
We can do introductory dragon boat lessons and finish off with a few races a full on tournament with a grand champion. Anything in between is possible too!
Not sure which formula is better for you? Give us a call at 514-509-1032 ext 3 or send us an email at corpo@22dragons.com to start a conversation! We’d be happy to talk to find the right fit for you!
Want teach your students about event planning and fundraising?
We help dozens of organizations raise funds for foundations and charitable organizations! Raise funds for grad activities, school foundations, or a charitable organization your students want to support by holding a small or large scale dragon boat fundraiser! We help raise more than $3 million every year across Canada and the USA. See our Event Production page for more information.
Get In Touch With Us
+1 514-509-1032 ext 3
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- Your name
- Your school
- Your expected event date
- Number of participants
Frequently Asked Questions
What should I bring?
We provide the paddles, personal flotation devices, and the boat. All you need to bring is:
- Athletic clothes
- Sun protection (sunscreen and hat)
- Filled water bottle
- Water shoes or sandal (optional)
What should I expect?
We have different packages depending on your needs! Our most popular package is the multi-boat 2-hour activity which includes:
- On land warmup and safety briefing (15 minutes)
- Learning how to paddle on the dragon boats (1 hour)
- Optional on land break (5 minutes)
- Learning how to race dragon boats (20 minutes)
- Dragon boat races (15 minutes)
- Cooldown and end of activity debrief (5 minutes)
Where will this activity be held?
Our club is located at 5527 Rue Saint-Patrick in the Lachine Canal Park. You can use the area in front of the docks as your group’s meeting point.
Are there any fitness requirements for me to participate?
Dragon boat is an accessible activity! Anyone can take part, no matter your fitness level or your physical abilities!
Where do I put my personal belongings?
You can leave your personal belongings in our facilities, they will either be locked or an attendant will be present while you are on the boat having fun! We recommend you to leave your phones on land so that you don’t lose your phone in the Canal!
It’s raining! Is the activity cancelled?
The activity will take place rain or shine! We only cancel the activity in the case of lightning or if the Canal is closed due to heavy rainfall.
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