SCHOOL PROGRAMS
Welcome, teachers! Supplement your classroom curriculum with one of the Longmont Museum’s school tours and programs. We offer high-quality, interactive guided tours and programs, all of which address Colorado Model Content Standards and are led by trained docents (a fancy word for tour guides). You also can bring your students on a self-guided tour to see any of the exhibits on display. Please see the “Plan a Visit to the Museum” section for reservation and program information. We look forward to seeing you soon!
 St. Vrain Valley History
Grades: 3 - 5
Length: 1 hour
Cost: $1 per student
Our most popular interactive gallery tour explores the settlement of the St. Vrain Valley. Students take an imaginary journey to the old Burlington School house, “ride” on a train to the Chicago-Colorado Colony, and “work” in the sugar beet fields.
 Working Together
on the Front Range
Grades: 3 - 5
Length: 40 minutes
Cost: $1 per student
Students discover how people have worked together on the Front Range to create communities. This interactive gallery tour features Cheyenne Indians, fort traders, and Longmont colonists.
 Take a Closer Look
Grades: 3 - 5
Length: 40 minutes to 1 hour
Cost: $1 per student
Visiting thematic stations, students play detective with real artifacts from the Museum’s education collection. This program complements the St. Vrain Valley and the Working Together guided tours.
 Create Your Community
Grades: 3 - 5
Length: 40 minutes to 1 hour
Cost: $2 per student
Using a copy of the 1871 Chicago-Colorado Colony map, kids create their own community using a variety of art materials. This program complements the St.Vrain Valley and the Working Together guided tours.
 Life as a Cheyenne Child
Grades: PreK - 1
Length: 1 hour 15 minutes
Cost: $2 per student
Through activity stations, students work and play as Cheyenne children did as they play a moccasin game, make parfleches, build a miniature village, crawl inside a tipi, learn about buffalo, and pack and move a travois.
 Cheyenne Stories
of the Plains
Grades: 2 - 5
Length: 1 hour 30 minutes
Cost: $2 per student
Using ledger book drawings and Indian artifacts as clues, students discover stories about the roles of Cheyenne men, women, and children. Students visit the fort and tipi, play a trade game, and create a pop-up ledger book drawing.
 Buffalo Harvest
Grades: 2 - 5
Length: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Cost: $1 per student
The buffalo was vital to the Plains Indians. Using a custom-made 3D fabric buffalo along with real buffalo objects, students learn how and why it was hunted and harvested and how every part was used. This hands-on program is a hit with the kids – and adults, too!
SELF-GUIDED TOURS
For a visit on your own, call to reserve a self-guided tour. Explore history in the interactive Front Range Rising exhibit and in the Longs Peak Room Interactive Gallery, or visit a temporary exhibit on history, art, or science. For more information on current exhibits, call 303-651-8723, or visit www.ci.longmont.co.us/museum.
Grades/ages: All
Recommended visit time: 1 hour
Group size: 30 maximum (larger classes please divide into smaller groups while at the Museum)
Available: Tuesday – Sunday (reservations required)
Cost: Free for most. Admission fee applies to special exhibits marked with an asterisk *
2010 - 2011 SPECIAL EXHIBIT SCHEDULE
July 17 – September 26, 2010
From Swords to Plowshares:
Metal Trench Art of World War I and World War II
October 9 – November 7, 2010
La Ofrenda de los Muertos: Honoring Days of the Dead
November 13, 2010 – January 2, 2011
Frida Kahlo: Through the Lens of Nickolas Muray
January 15 – March 13, 2011
America Celebrates Quilts
March 26 – May 22, 2011
Niwot on the Rails
March 26 – May 22, 2011
Jill Soukup: Industrial and Equine Architecture
June 4 – Sept 18, 2011
John James Audubon: American Artist and Naturalist*
DISCOVERY KITS
A teacher favorite, these kits are filled with hands-on artifacts and activities for use in the school classroom.
Grades: PreK - 8
Rental Cost: $5 per kit
 • Prehistoric People
• Archaeology
• Corn Grinding
• Explorers
• Plains Indians #1
• Plains Indians #2
• Trappers and Traders
• Settlers of the St. Vrain
• Cowboys and Ranchers
• Hispanic History and Culture
• Japanese History and Culture
• Beyond the Horizon: A History of Space Exploration
To reserve Discovery Kits call 303-651-8374 from 9 am to 5 pm, Tuesday through Saturday.
PLAN A VISIT TO THE MUSEUM
Reservations
Reservations are required. Call 303-651-8723 or e-mail jill.overlie@ci.longmont.co.usMake reservations early. November and late April/early May are the busiest times. Reservations for the 2010-2011 school year will be taken beginning September 7.
Fall Semester Tours: October 5 – December 10, 2010
Spring Semester Tours: February 1 – May 13, 2011
Class Schedules and Sizes
Guided tours and programs are offered Tuesday through Friday, generally at 9:30 am and 1 pm, or as arranged. Each requires a minimum of 10 students and has a maximum of 30.
Need it in Spanish?
All guided tours and programs are available in Spanish upon request and with advance notice. Each one is led by a native Spanish-speaking docent.
Teachers and Parent Chaperones
Teachers and parent chaperones are admitted free. One adult is requested for every eight students (unless otherwise instructed) and must stay with the group to assist the children.
Lunch Facilities
School groups are welcome to enjoy their sack lunches in the Museum’s courtyard or in front of the Museum near the pond. Please make lunch arrangements when reserving your tour.
Reschedule or Cancel?
To reschedule or cancel your visit, please call the Curator of Education at 303-651-8723.
Payment
Pay with cash, credit card, or check payable to the Longmont Museum at the Museum’s front desk upon arrival.
TEACHER E-NEWS
Created just for you…..the Museum’s Teacher e-News periodically notifies you of the latest news on school programs, teacher workshops, available resources, and other fun and educational stuff available at the Museum. Sign up for Teacher e-News at www.ci.longmont.co.us/museum, or send an e-mail to museum@ci.longmont.co.us with the subject line “Subscribe Teacher e-News.”
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