Historic New Harmony: Explore and Learn-Information for Teachers

INFORMATION FOR TEACHERS

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Historic New Harmony offers an array of educational opportunities and tours for students.

Heritage Artisans Week, which is held the third week of April, is a unique and exciting experience for students which helps them learn about daily life in New Harmony, circa 1814-1860.

Challenge Programs
Pioneer Challenge Program - designed for third graders. The program culminates with a field trip to New Harmony that allows the students hands-on demonstrations. Demonstrations include open hearth cooking, rope making, candle dripping and more.

All of these demonstrations relate to the classroom curriculum. The curriculum is available with this program and includes lesson plans, bibliography, pretests, exercises, and a list of standards met by this program.

Victorian Challenge Program - designed for fourth graders. The program culminates with a field trip to New Harmony that allows the students hands-on demonstration of Victorian crafts and manners.

Every year, thousands of students visit New Harmony with their classmates. As part of its mission, Historic New Harmony is dedicated to the education of students of all ages. Our group programs fulfill not only this mission but meet several Department of Education standards for Indiana (.pdf), Illinois (.pdf) and Kentucky (.pdf).

Information on these standards can be found at www.doe.state.in.us ( Indiana), www.isbe.state.il.us ( Illinois) and www.education.ky.gov ( Kentucky).

For more information please contact Jan Kahle, Education Coordinator, at 812.682.4488 or jkahle@usi.edu.

Discounted group rates are available for school groups. For help planning your group’s outing contact Sara Brown at 800-231-2168 or ssbrown1@usi.edu.