Dear Educators,
Whatever challenges you face in your 2021 teaching plans, the Peabody Museum and the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East are ready to help make your classes be fun, intellectually exciting, and aligned with Massachusetts History and Social Science Frameworks and Common Core Standards.
Launched in Fall 2020: You can bring Harvard history and archaeology museums into your classroom. Our most popular group social studies programs are now available as live, virtual field trips at significant savings over an off-site bus trip.
Programs can be live-streamed to your students whether they are in a physical classroom or learning from home. We can easily accommodate Skype, Zoom, and other web conferencing platforms.
Our museum educators will engage your K–12 students with exhibits and objects from the museums. Students can ask and answer questions in real time by typing into a chat field or by raising their hand to be called on when they want to speak with the museum educator.
We have been teaching online programs for years and are comfortable helping teachers use simple technologies for maximum engagement.
Topics include
Maya
Maya and Aztec Leaders
Indigenous North America
Day of the Dead (taught in Spanish or English)
Mesopotamia
Fees
Programs are charged at a flat fee of $150 for up to 50 students per session. If a Massachusetts school is eligible for CEP (free and reduced lunches for 40% or more of students), the fee is further reduced to $22.50 for 10–50 students. Reservations staff can help schools determine if they are eligible.
Reservations
- schedule two sessions a day for up to 50 students in each session
- sessions are typically 60 minutes long
- sessions can be scheduled from 9:00 am–4:00 pm
Paid reservation includes
- free, curated resource page with links to websites and age-appropriate activities that support pre- and post-visit learning
- conversation with the museum educator in advance of the session to test your connection and review how to handle student questions
- if using Zoom, an audio-video recording of your session with a transcript included for rewatching or accommodating student needs is available
- educator dedicated specifically to your program—no multi-school broadcasts
Complete a reservation request form to tell us about your needs. For more information about program topics, please review the details here. We look forward to sharing museum experiences this Fall that support your social studies goals.
Polly Hubbard
Director of Peabody Museum and Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East K–12 Education
