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Museum-Based Programs for School and After-School Groups
Programs feature
- inquiry-based learning
- hands-on activities with Museum objects
- connections to school curricula
- interdisciplinary connections
- attention to varied learning styles
Programs promote
- critical thinking
- visual literacy
- oral expression
To learn how to schedule a visit, click here.
For more information about Museum-Based Programs please contact Jennifer Beradino,
Manager of School and Tour Services, JBeradino@brucemuseum.org or (203) 869-6786,
ext. 324.
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Grades Pre-K, K
Grades 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Middle School and High School
Programs
- All programs are one hour in length, unless otherwise noted.
Grades Pre-K, K
All programs are 45 minutes.
Temporary Exhibition-Related Programs
- March 8, 2008 – November 30, 2008
Phenomenal Weather
School Programs available beginning March 12, 2008
Students will explore the science behind wind, rain, snow and extreme events like hurricanes. Touch a tornado and listen to the sounds it makes. Learn to be a sky watcher, forecasting the weather from cloud observations and scanning the skies for rainbows, halos and glories. Enjoy freaky weather factoids and examine the history of weather observations across cultures through artifacts and historical scientific instruments.
- April 26, 2008- June 15, 2008
Junior Curators
School Programs available beginning April 29, 2008
This exhibition will allow students to explore the Bruce Museum collection by engaging in an inquiry-based tour. Students are encouraged to create narratives and stretch their critical thinking skills through visual exploration. The program concludes with a drawing activity.
- May 10, 2008 – September 7, 2008
Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker
School Programs available beginning May 17, 2008
Rarely seen Old Masters' work drawn from the collection of Jacques Goudstikker, who was the preeminent dealer of Old Master paintings in Amsterdam prior to World War II. Approximately thirty-five of the finest and most representative works for an international touring exhibition that will showcase the eye of Jacques Goudstikker and emphasize the importance of both the artworks and the historic restitution. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through observation and interpretation of artworks. Programs can be adapted to focus on aesthetics, art history, history, sociology.
Art Programs
- Student art programs are based on current museum exhibitions. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through observation and interpretation of artworks. Programs can be adapted to focus on aesthetics, art history, history, sociology literature, writing etc. Let us know the objectives for your class when making a reservation.
Science Programs
- Woodland Indian Life
By listening to storytelling in the wigwam and handling Native American artifacts
and reproductions, children can recreate the life of a Woodland Indian family
before colonial contact. Games and a craft activity are included.
- Animal Adaptations
Different body coverings, colors and physical structures help vertebrates
(mammals, birds, reptiles and fish) adapt to their environment, find food
and escape from enemies. Children learn these concepts and develop their
observation and communication skills while handling fur pelts and animal
mounts and through activities in our woodland gallery.
- Crusty Crabs (May - November)
An introduction to marine life using basic observation, counting and
classification skills. Is it alive? How can you tell it’s a crab,
seastar, seasnail, etc.? How do different sea animals grow? Participants
will learn to safely handle small live sea creatures and do a hermit
crab craft.
- Butterflies
Explores symmetry in nature while learning about the structure and
patterns of butterflies. The life cycle is also covered. The program
ends with a symmetry game and project.
Grades 1 - 5
Temporary Exhibition-Related Programs
- March 8, 2008 – November 30, 2008
Phenomenal Weather
School Programs available beginning March 12, 2008
Students will explore the science behind wind, rain, snow and extreme events like hurricanes. Touch a tornado and listen to the sounds it makes. Learn to be a sky watcher, forecasting the weather from cloud observations and scanning the skies for rainbows, halos and glories. Enjoy freaky weather factoids and examine the history of weather observations across cultures through artifacts and historical scientific instruments.
- April 26, 2008- June 15, 2008
Junior Curators
School Programs available beginning April 29, 2008
This exhibition will allow students to explore the Bruce Museum collection by engaging in an inquiry-based tour. Students are encouraged to create narratives and stretch their critical thinking skills through visual exploration. The program concludes with writing and drawing activities.
- May 10, 2008 – September 7, 2008
Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker
School Programs available beginning May 17, 2008
Rarely seen Old Masters' work drawn from the collection of Jacques Goudstikker, who was the preeminent dealer of Old Master paintings in Amsterdam prior to World War II. Approximately thirty-five of the finest and most representative works for an international touring exhibition that will showcase the eye of Jacques Goudstikker and emphasize the importance of both the artworks and the historic restitution. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through observation and interpretation of artworks. Programs can be adapted to focus on aesthetics, art history, history, sociology.
Art Programs
- Student art programs are based on current museum exhibitions. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through observation and interpretation of artworks. Programs can be adapted to focus on aesthetics, art history, history, sociology literature, writing etc. Let us know the objectives for your class when making a reservation.
Science Programs
- Woodland Indian Life
A full-size reconstruction of a Woodland Indian wigwam and artifacts
from local archaeological sites help recreate the life of coastal Native
Americans of our area. Students use critical thinking skills as they become
history detectives and take part in an artifact interpretation activity.
- I Am an Archaeologist (3,4 & 5)
How do archaeologists work? What kinds of artifacts do they collect and
why? How do they interpret artifacts? Students make observations at a
late Woodland Indian site exhibition and use critical thinking and communication
skills as they work as teams, recording and interpreting artifacts in
reconstructed test pits in our workshop. This program complements “Native
Americans Along the Sound.”
A discount is offered when both are requested for the same school group.
- Coastal Ecology (May - November)
A program about connections and adaptations in the marine ecosystem.
Students learn how to handle live invertebrates and plants in our marine
tank and observe their structure and adaptations to the marine environment.
They also participate in a tidepool ecosystem connections activity.
A craft project is included.
- Mineral Marvels (3, 4 & 5)
What is a rock made of? How can you tell the difference between
various rocks and minerals? Students will identify igneous, sedimentary
and metamorphic rocks and learn about their formation. Primary
science skills (observing, recording and hypothesizing) are used
as they handle and examine specimens.
The Bruce Museum’s environmental galleries are excellent for lessons on conservation, the watershed, ecology, and the formation of Long Island Sound. Please inquire as to how we can develop a program to fit your needs.
Middle and High School
Temporary Exhibition-Related Programs
Student programs are based on current museum exhibitions. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through observation and interpretation of artworks. Art programs can be adapted to focus on aesthetics, art history, history, sociology.
- March 8, 2008 – November 30, 2008
Phenomenal Weather
School Programs available beginning March 12, 2008
Students will explore the science behind wind, rain, snow and extreme events like hurricanes. Touch a tornado and listen to the sounds it makes. Learn to be a sky watcher, forecasting the weather from cloud observations and scanning the skies for rainbows, halos and glories. Enjoy freaky weather factoids and examine the history of weather observations across cultures through artifacts and historical scientific instruments.
- April 26, 2008- June 15, 2008
Junior Curators
School Programs available beginning April 29, 2008
This exhibition will allow students to explore the Bruce Museum collection by engaging in an inquiry-based tour. Students are encouraged to create narratives and stretch their critical thinking skills through visual exploration. The program concludes with writing and drawing activities.
- May 10, 2008 – September 7, 2008
Paintings from the Collection of Jacques Goudstikker
School Programs available beginning May 17, 2008
Rarely seen Old Masters' work drawn from the collection of Jacques Goudstikker, who was the preeminent dealer of Old Master paintings in Amsterdam prior to World War II. Approximately thirty-five of the finest and most representative works for an international touring exhibition that will showcase the eye of Jacques Goudstikker and emphasize the importance of both the artworks and the historic restitution. Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking skills through observation and interpretation of artworks. Programs can be adapted to focus on aesthetics, art history, history, sociology.
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