There’s A Pilgrim In My Classroom

March is in a couple days and it will soon be time for you all to book your Field Trip Enhancements. Here’s a description from our part of the site:

Bringing your school or youth group to Plimoth Plantation?

In our Wampanoag field trip enhancement, Wampanoag museum educators discuss their relationship to the land and their seasonal ways of life. Participants get a hands-on lesson in working with natural materials, play a Wampanoag game, and handle artifacts and furs.
Our Colonial field trip enhancements take place on our new Colonial Education Site, which includes two fully furnished reproduction 17th century houses. Over the course of the program, each participant gets a chance to play Colonial games and take part in one of the many chores that occupied a 17th century child’s day, such as grinding corn or “laying the board.”

These are really fun activities for the whole family and everyone gets a chance to contribute and join in the fun.

For more information click HERE

Although winter is winding down I wanted to post this so that area schools can plan for next year. Most of you know that museum teachers travel to schools and deliver colonial and native programs. Most of you have had us at your schools. But in my travels I have come to realize that not everyone knows that we have winter workshops that coincide with our classroom visits.  I’ll put a link at the end of this post so that you can read more information about these programs. Just click HERE.

Buddy

The new year is upon us and we in the Education Department are looking for a fruitful year to come. You can help us with his task. We look forward to your comments and suggestions on how we can better improve our programs and workshops. Come here and tell us how we’re doing and what sort of things you’d like to see from us in the future.

Happy New Year,

Buddy