Last week, new parent Diane Bastin came to visit our Lower School staff meeting. Her daughters attended a Montessori school where the students went on dozens of field trips every year before joining the 5th grade at HTS this year. She is an amazing resource, and generously offered to share her list of favorites.
She also includes some online programs her school participated in, such as the St. Jude's Math-a-Thon, and a Finance Course for kids... and provides some free programs for teachers at local museums.
She also includes some online programs her school participated in, such as the St. Jude's Math-a-Thon, and a Finance Course for kids... and provides some free programs for teachers at local museums.
Thanks Diane!
Free Programs:
Kids Euro Festival (reserve in August/September): http://www.kidseurofestival.org
DAR museum tours: http://www.dar.org/museum/edprogrms.cfm
Air Force Band Holiday Matinee (reserve in September): http://www.usafband.af.mil/holidaykids/index.asp
Corcoran Gallery of Art—tour + craft: http://www.corcoran.org/educators-students/school-tours-and-workshops
American History Museum—Greensboro lunch counter sit-ins presentation: http://americanhistory.si.edu/events/index.cfm - /?i=2
Capitol tours: regular school tours http://www.visitthecapitol.gov/education/planning_a_field_trip_to_the_capitol/
White House tours: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours-and-events/, including Kitchen Garden tours: http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/tours_and_events/garden
National Museum of the American Indian: http://nmai.si.edu/visit/washington/group/
National Geographic: http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/article/group-sales/
National Gallery of Art: http://www.nga.gov/education/school.shtm - kthru3
Rock Creek Park planetarium, puppet Show, Peirce mill: (202) 895-6070 -- http://www.nps.gov/rocr/forteachers/rangerguided.htm
Nature/Science:
Arcadia Farm: http://arcadiafood.org/arcadia-farm-field-trips
Huntley Meadows: http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/parks/huntley-meadows-park/
Pumpkin Playground in Burke: http://pumpkinplayground.com
DC Farm to School LEAF program: http://commongoodcityfarm.org/programs/LEAF
Monarch Butterflies: http://www.eirc.org/website/programs-services/global-connection/monarch-teacher-network/
History:
Mount Vernon—mansion and distillery: http://www.mountvernon.org/educational-resources/teachers-students/field-trips
Gunston Hall: http://www.gunstonhall.org/education/outreach.html
Lincoln’s Cottage: http://lincolncottage.org/visit/education/
Claude Moore Colonial Farm: http://1771.org
On-site learning opportunities:
Free - Online:
St. Jude’s Math-a-Thon: http://www.mathathon.org
Kids Euro Festival performance—begin planning in late August
Finance course for kids: http://www.handsonbanking.org/en/instructional-resources.html
National Geographic Geography Awareness Week: http://education.nationalgeographic.com/education/collections/geographyawarenessweek/?ar_a=1
Nominal Fee:
Adopt-a-whale: http://www.whalecenter.org/adoption/features.html
Gunston Hall—Meet George Mason, grades 4 to 6.
Free programs for teachers:
National Gallery of Art occasionally offers teacher preview events
Smithsonian Teacher’s Night in September: http://www.smithsonianeducation.org/educators/professional_development/teachers_night.html
National Geographic Teacher Preview night on November 7th: Birds of Paradise http://events.nationalgeographic.com/events/exhibits/2012/11/01/birds-paradise/
Newseum Teacher Open House: http://www.newseum.org/education/teacher-resources/upcoming-workshops/teacher-open-house/index.html
Ascanius Latin Program: http://www.ascaniusyci.org
Feel free to contact Diane with questions:
Diane Bastin
xanthippe@mindspring.com
(202) 422-1181
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