Programs for School Groups, 2007/2008

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• Hands-on activities and projects for your students;
• Information about group visits to the Museum;
• Descriptions of VisitPlus workshops for grades K-9;
• Professional development opportunities for teachers;
• Information on Museum programs that come to your school.

 

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Visit the Museum

A visit of 1 1/2 to two hours allows your students to explore at their own pace and interest levels. Museum "Explainers" are usually on hand to enrich the experience with special demonstrations during your visit. We suggest one chaperone for every eight students. Montshire offers workshops for students and teachers at the Museum.

Fee: $5.25 per person (minimum of ten people to receive group rate)

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VisitPlus

Combine a Museum visit with a workshop led by a Montshire educator. The Museum offers over two dozen 50-60 minute workshops on a wide range of topics including natural history, the human body and the physical sciences.

Check suggested grade levels [pdf] for each of our hands-on workshops. Find out how Montshire programs meet science curriculum standards for Vermont [pdf] and New Hampshire [pdf].

Fees: $7.75/student, $5.25/adult.
Minimum fee: $115/class.
Adult Montshire members free with card (no discount or free admission for students of members participating in the program). Younger siblings accompanying the group will be admitted at the student rate.

Fee: $5.25 per person (minimum of ten people to receive group rate)

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Montshire Presents!

These new 30-45 minute presentations combine a staff-led multimedia presentation with hands-on artifacts from the Museum's collection on a variety of science topics. Montshire Presents! programs are designed to connect with your curriculum. From natural history to the earth and space sciences, these programs will provide your students with rich science content while exploring topics that are often difficult to observe directly.

Fees: $6.75/student, $5.25/adult.
Adult Montshire members free with card.
Minimum fee: $75/class.
Adult Montshire members free with card (no discount or free admission for students of members participating in the program). Younger siblings accompanying the group will be admitted at the student rate.

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Outreach (Montshire programs in your school)

Montshire is committed to bringing quality hands-on science programs to schools throughout Vermont and New Hampshire. If the bus ride is too long, then we'll come to you! Below are options for Montshire's outreach programs.

Scientifica

This program includes a dozen high-quality portable exhibits that together create a hands-on science center in your school's gym or multi-program room.

StarLab

This is a portable planetarium system that brings the stars, planets, and galaxies to life for your school with a variety of carefully designed programs for all ages. With only one class under the dome at a time, students become actively involved in "hands-on astronomy." Your astronomer-in-residence will spend one hour with each class, up to five classes per day. StarLab fits in gyms, cafeterias, or any other large room with an 11-foot ceiling. Grades 1-9. Fee: $650/day, plus $0.485/mile round-trip for travel.

Science Residency

This residency program brings a Montshire science specialist to your school for an entire week. The program begins with a workshop for the school faculty, after which we will teach hands-on science lessons in your classrooms for the next five days (up to four lessons each day). Each participating teacher chooses one topic area for us to concentrate on while working in the classroom, such as light and shadow; mechanics and simple machines; chemistry; or properties of air.

Grades: 1-6.
Fee: $2700 plus travel for one-week residency.
Other options and fees are available based on length of residency and needs of school. Please call the education department at the Museum for more details.

Workshops on Wheels

We arrive complete with an unusual conglomeration of simple materials and your classroom becomes a bustling learning lab. Our 50- to 60-minute programs can be tailored for non-school groups as well. Choose from these workshops.

Fee: $350 for one outreach workshop.
Discounts for multiple workshops on same day: two workshops $450, three workshops $550, four workshops $650.
$0.485/mile round-trip for travel.