We are excited to welcome school groups back to The HC for the 2022-2023 school year! We are offering both in-person and virtual museum experiences led by Museum Educators who will customize the content presented for an interactive and unique experience.
Virtual Museum Experience:
Engage your students in learning about the Holocaust through inquiry-based conversations led by a Museum Educator. Rather than a survey of Holocaust history, our VMEs are designed to explore a particular question, theme, or event in-depth.
For example, students often ask why the Jewish victims didn’t just fight back. By focusing on the theme of resistance, our Museum Educators will use photos, video testimony of survivors, artifacts from our collection, and other primary source material to help students understand the ways in which Jewish people did fight back – not only through physical and armed resistance, but by maintaining their humanity despite attempts to dehumanize them.
All content is customized to your teaching goals and objectives, and your students’ needs and interests. These experiences are hosted on your school’s platform (Zoom, GoogleMeet, Microsoft Teams, etc.) and take place in real time.
Sessions last to 30-45 minutes, and we can accommodate groups of all sizes. Due to high demand, we can schedule 4 presentations per teacher/class.
Cost: $50 per session (limit 4 sessions)
Length: 30-45 minutes
- Reservations are required for all VMEs. Space is limited! Please make your reservation as far in advance as possible.
- A VME is appropriate for students in the seventh grade or above.
- Please complete the Museum Experience Request Form. All groups MUST complete this form.
- All VMEs are confirmed in writing by email. Important information regarding your tour will be sent to you in the confirmation letter.
- Upon confirmation, a Museum Educator will reach out to schedule a phone conversation to discuss content for your VME.
- Please have three possible dates in mind when arranging for your VME.
- PLEASE CHECK YOUR SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR TEST DAYS, IN-SERVICE, AND OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS TO BE CERTAIN OF AVAILABILITY FOR VMEs.
In-Person Field Trip:
When your students visit The HC, it is an extension of your classroom. Each in-person museum experience features a 60 minute tour led by a Museum Educator who will work with you to customize the tour content to your students’ interests and your teaching goals and objectives.
In addition to a tour, you can elect for your group to participate in an Education Program. We cannot guarantee which Education Program your group will experience. Next Generation Speaker presentations are based on the availability of our Speakers, and therefore cannot be guaranteed.
Education Programs:
- 30-minute Next Generation Speaker (Please allow 2.25 hours for your visit)
- 30-minute introductory/culminating program with a Museum Educator (Please allow 2 hours for your visit)
If your field trip will include a tour ONLY, please allow 1.5 hours for your visit. We ask that you arrive at least 15 minutes before the start of your tour, and leave 15 minutes to return sound equipment and use the restrooms before your group leaves.
Cost:
- Students – $3 per student
- Teachers – free admission
- Bus drivers – free admission
- Chaperones – 1 chaperone for every 10 students in required, and receive free admission. A $6 admission fee will be charged for each additional chaperone.
Information & Policies:
- Reservations are required for all in-person museum experiences. Space is limited! Please make your reservation as far in advance as possible.
A museum experience is appropriate for students in the seventh grade or above. - Please complete the Museum Experience Request Form. All groups MUST complete this form, and student groups must have a Museum Educator.
- All tours are confirmed in writing by email. Important information regarding your tour will be sent to you in the confirmation letter.
- Upon confirmation, a Museum Educator will reach out to schedule a phone conversation to discuss content for your visit.
- The maximum group size is 120, including teachers and chaperones. There must be 1 teacher or chaperone for every 10 students.
- Please have three possible dates in mind when arranging for your tour.
- PLEASE CHECK YOUR SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR TEST DAYS, IN-SERVICE, AND OTHER SCHOOL EVENTS TO BE CERTAIN OF AVAILABILITY FOR FIELD TRIPS. PLEASE HAVE APPROVAL FOR YOUR VISIT PRIOR TO REQUESTING A TOUR.