Grades Pre-k & K Introduce your students to art by practicing slow looking and participate in hands-on gallery exploration. Students will learn the basics of how art is made by building block sculptures, thinking about how colors feel, and what…
American Art Highlights Tour (1 hour) Experience a selection of our American Art—from portraits to landscapes to contemporary pieces and more—on display in the D’Amour Museum of Fine Arts with a knowledgeable docent guide in celebration of America 250. Notable…
Did you know beloved children's author Dr. Seuss grew up right here in Springfield, Massachusetts? Learn how a young Theodor Seuss Geisel may have been inspired by the sights and sounds of the city during his childhood to create some…
Don’t take our earth for granted! This program focuses on environmental changes through Dr. Seuss’s book "The Lorax". Students will learn how climate change can affect the world today and how they can leave a green thumb. Students will learn…
Students will practice the engineering and design process as they work in teams on one of the three different NASA design challenges. Each team will be challenged to work together to come up with a design that will aid in…
Our knowledgeable docents will provide generalized or specialized highlights tours of the Wood Museum of Springfield History. Learn about early transportation, Springfield's firsts, Gee Bee Aviation, early bicycles, and so much more! Tours can be customized to suit your areas…
Our knowledgeable docents will provide an overview of major works in either the D'Amour Museum of Fine Arts or George Walter Vincent Smith Art Museum. Travel through time and explore various styles of art and artists who created them. Tours…
Become a paleontologist! Use tools to discover the mysteries of the dinosaurs and of planet Earths geological timeline. In this program students will participate in hands-on fossil-finding, data-collecting experience! Grades K-5 Program length: 45 minute Capacity: 30 students. $150 for…
Students will engage in STEM based learning through hands-on experiential play. They will explore color chemistry, experience the senses, sort materials, build unique structures, and experiment with light and sound. Pair with Spark!Lab. Grades K-2 Program length: 30 minutes Capacity:…
