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Enroll your class in an innovative and exciting hands-on program at the Museum of the City of New York while fulfilling the NYS Standards for Social Studies.
Choose from a variety of educational experiences, Monday through Friday.
Morning, afternoon, and after-school programs are available.
Call 212.534.1672, ext. 3334, or email schoolprograms@mcny.org, or visit our website, http://www.mcny.org/
Gallery Experiences: $100 per class
Traveling through Time: New Amsterdam – New York Grades K - 8
Students will learn how and why New Amsterdam became New York as they tour the Trade and New York Interiors exhibitions. Children will create their own “Delft tiles” to take home.
NEW pre- and post-visit materials available upon request.
Leave It to the Beavers: Trade & Transportation Grades K – 8
Beginning with the Lenape Native American and Dutch encounter, students will explore the evolution of trade and transportation in New York City through the 19th century. Each child will create an advertisement in the spirit of the clipper ship cards displayed in the Trade gallery.
NEW pre- and post-visit materials available upon request.
Growing Up in New York City: New York City Childhood Grades Pre-K - 5
Through paintings, old photographs, and the Museum’s toy collection, students will learn about the roles and lifestyles of children in New York City over the past 150 years. Students will create murals depicting their own New York City childhood.
NEW pre- and post-visit materials available upon request.
Museum of the City of New York Highlights Tour All grades
Museum Educators will lead students on an introductory tour of the Museum, using inquiry and discussion to explore a variety of permanent and temporary exhibitions. Students will explore historical and contemporary themes that may include New Amsterdam and Colonial New York, trade, domestic life, and social history.
Independent Programs: $100 per class
Please note: these programs take place in the Museum’s classrooms
Over the Bridges and through the Tunnels, to the Boroughs We Go…Bridges Connect Our City Grades 3 - 8
Using maps and photographs, students will discuss how transportation between boroughs changed over time. Students will build their own model bridges based on the structure and style of bridges found throughout New York City.
The Grid: Urban Planning in New York City Grades K - 6
Students will be introduced to the concept of city planning and explore how planning helps ensure that communities serve the needs of the people who live in them. Students will construct and model a neighborhood that is based on community needs and conforms to Manhattan’s grid system.
Special offerings in conjunction with temporary exhibitions
Available until December 31, 2008
Catholics in New York 1808-1946 Grades 3 and up
The story of Catholics in New York is part of the formation of the great mosaic of the city—of struggle against prejudice, of constant renewal through immigration, and of the perpetual transformation of life and culture in a changing city. Through inquiry and discussion, students will analyze the various primary sources available in the exhibition, including photographs, paintings, documents, and objects.
Self-guided materials for Catholics in New York 1808-1946
Worksheets for the exhibition
Pre- and post-visit materials - upper elementary grades
Pre- and post-visit materials - middle school
Worksheet scenarios to use in the classroom
Coming April 2009!
Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson
In celebration of the 400th anniversary of the discovery of New York by Henry Hudson and the Dutch East India Company, this program will encourage students to explore the world from which Henry Hudson came and the world that he helped make, New York City. Students will learn about the significance of Hudson’s voyages as well as the commercial development, political and religious tolerance, and urban growth of Amsterdam and New Amsterdam.
Self-guided visits
Self-guided groups may visit the Museum Tuesday through Friday; from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Groups must register before visiting. Students are $3.00 and chaperones are free.
A variety of self-guided materials are available for the Museum’s changing and permanent exhibitions. These can be mailed or emailed to you upon request.
Before your visit, the Museum will provide you with one copy of requested self-guided materials.
MCNY Investigations: Self-guided materials to download
History Detectives New York Interiors (1690-1906) - lower elementary grades
New York Interiors (1609-1906) - upper elementary grades
Trade: A History of New York City Ports and Commerce - upper elementary grades
Perform: A History of New York Theatre and Broadway - upper elementary and middle school
MCNY Analyzing:
Teachers are responsible for equipping students with copies of these materials, pencils, and clipboards. These items will not be available at the Museum.
Please read Self-guided rules here.
Self-guided Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York Grades 5 and up
Timescapes, a 25-minute multimedia experience, traces the growth of New York City from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Africans, and Native Americans to its present status as one of the world’s great cities.
Timescapes runs every half hour Tuesday through Sunday from 10:15 to 4:45.
Download the Timescapes: Trivia Challenge for upper elementary or middle school and high school students
In order to ensure that you can visit on the date of your choice, we suggest contacting us at least one month in advance. A reduced fee may be issued in cases of documented need. Fees for schools in Community School District 4 are waived through the Museum’s I'm a Neighbor Program. A $25 deposit must be received one week prior to the date of the visit. The deposit will be refunded if cancellations are made at least 48 hours before the scheduled visit.
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