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School Programs 2009-2010
Enroll your group 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.
Gallery Experiences: $125 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.
Pre- and post-visit materials may be 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.
Pre- and post-visit materials may be 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.
Pre- and post-visit materials may be 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: $125 per class
Please note: these programs take place in the Museum’s classrooms. Students will not visit the Museum galleries during the following three programs.
The Grid: Urban Planning in New York City- Grades K - 8
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.
Newly Created Based on Popular Demand- Available in November!
Highlights from Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson
Grades 4 - 8
Students will learn about the significance of Hudson's third voyage, which brought him to the area that would become New York, the commercial development of New Amsterdam, and the lifestyles of the diverse people living here in the early 17th century. Inspired by the Museum's recent exhibition, Amsterdam/New Amsterdam: The Worlds of Henry Hudson, the program draws on historic artifacts and reproductions of the primary source documents, paintings, and images that were on display in the blockbuster exhibition.
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.
Self-Guided Visits
Self-guided groups may visit the Museum Tuesday through Sunday; from 11:30 am to 4:00 pm.
Groups must register before visiting. Students and chaperones are $3.00 each.
A variety of self-guided materials are available for the Museum’s changing and permanent exhibitions below.
MCNY Investigations: Self-guided materials to download
History Detectives New York Interiors - lower elementary grades
New York Interiors - upper elementary grades
Trade: A History of New York City Ports and Commerce - upper elementary grades
Use these worksheets to encourage your students to analyze:
Teachers are responsible for equipping students with copies of these materials, pencils (pens are not allowed in the galleries), 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.
New York City History Day - Grades 6 - 12
Bring your students to the Museum to learn more about New York City History Day, an education program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the discovery and interpretation of historical topics. Single visit and three session visits are available for students. Students will meet with the New York City History Day coordinator to expand their understanding of the program and the History Day research model. Email sdueno@mcny.org for availability and pricing.
Single visit option: Students will view an installation of projects from the 2009 New York City History Day program. Classes will have the opportunity to examine students' thesis statements and use of primary and secondary sources, learn about additional History Day categories, and find out how to participate in the 2010 New York City History Day competition.
Three session option: While at the Museum, students will examine and analyze winning projects from the 2009 New York City History Day program. Students will return to the Museum to participate in an in-depth research and thesis-writing workshop with the History Day Coordinator. Third session will take place at your school when students are ready to present their original History Day theses.
In order to ensure that you can visit on the date of your choice, we suggest contacting us at least one month in advance. Schools in Community School District 4 may receive a discount 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.
Support for School Programs is provided by Mr. and Mrs. Paul C. Schorr IV, the Fortin Foundation of Florida, the Henry Nias Foundation, New York State Assembly Member Jonathan L. Bing, and Colgate-Palmolive.
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