Education
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Professional Development at the Museum of the City of New York brings the complex history of New York City to life through objects, artifacts, documents and dialogue. Workshops for elementary, middle, and high school teachers are standards based. Topics range from looking at historic documents to analyzing the physical aspects of New York itself as the ultimate primary source. Participants will discover how to investigate the city we live in today in search of clues of the city’s past.
To find out more information or to book a Professional Development program, please contact EY Zipris, Professional Development Coordinator, at 212-534-1672, ext. 3356 or email ezipris@mcny.org
The Frederick A.O. Schwarz Children’s Center invites educators to participate in the MCNY Investigations Series, offering free open houses, and the Objects Tell Stories Series, offering workshops that showcase how to use take-away materials in the classroom. These are offered throughout the year and are open to educators, parent coordinators, and museum liaisons.
After school, weekend, and all day workshops are offered year round for a fee.
Open houses are free.
Please RSVP to ezipris@mcny.org for all of the events listed below.
Free Open House
Back to School Celebration: Origami in the Classroom
Wednesday, October 6th from 5:00 to 6:30 PM
Join the Frederick A.O. Schwarz Children's Center at the Museum of the City of New York for a back to school event. Enjoy light refreshments while you visit with our staff and your colleagues to learn about our new school programs, latest exhibitions, and tour our new classroom spaces! In addition, celebrate Samurai in New York: The First Japanese Delegation, 1860 with Jan Polish of OrigamiUSA who has been teaching origami for 25 years. See how you can incorporate origami into your lessons!
Special Educator Event
Samurai in the New York: The First Japanese Delegation, 1860
Tuesday, October 12 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Samurai in New York invites visitors to return to the New York of 150 years ago and to share the city's excitement over the visit of a delegation of more than 70 Samurai from Japan - the first Japanese to leave the closed island nation in over 200 years. Join us for a tour of the exhibition before it closes on November 7th. While the tour is geared towards educators, anyone is welcome to join.
Participants will receive a copy of the self guided materials and a discount when booking a self guided visit for their students before the closing date.
Special Educator Event
Free Community Schools Open House
Tuesday, October 19 from 5:00 PM to 6:30 PM
Join Sarah O'Keefe from Friends of the Upper East Side Historic District and EY Zipris from the Museum of the City of New York for a special event celebrating our community schools. Educators working in the neighborhood are invited to participate in a special open house focusing on our programs dedicated to teaching about the history of East Harlem and the Upper East Side. Learn about programs and walking tours designed to to encourage your students to analyze where they live and go to school as if they are historians and architects. Please RSVP and mention which neighborhood school you are joining us from. The Museum is free the last weekend of every month for educators and their families. Bring your school ID or letterhead for free admission and a 15% discount at the Museum Shop!
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