EXPLORATIONS FOR KIDS & TEENS Each program welcomes up to 25 participants. Programs normally last 45 minutes; fully attended programs may last one hour. All programs show items and artifacts from our historic collection and include a take- home craft project. Parents are strongly encouraged to stay for Pre-k programs. Are you more than 15 miles away? Check out our simple mileage tiers to find out if there’s a mileage fee. Visit cshwhalingmuseum.org/museum-to-you for the listing, or give us a ring! ABOUT OUR THE WHALING MUSEUM & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor 279 Main Street Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 Phone 631.367.3418 | Fax 631.692.7037 cshwhalingmuseum.org Spring Pricing Mon-Fri Sat & Sun 1 program $250 $275 2 of the same programs in 1 day $230 $250 BOOKINGS Programs are booked on available mornings, afternoons, and evenings. We generally ask for: an area where we can sit together as a group (clear floor space is perfect) 5 separate tables on the other side of the room for activities an instructor’s table. A nearby sink is appreciated. Please have your tables lined if possible. Available pages are helpful. Patrons attending programs which mention the use of food should be advised allergens may be present. Some programs which do not explicitly mention food may use some food products in demonstrations. SEA REFLECT EXPLORE PROTECT our mission The Museum engages the community in exploring the diversity of our whaling heritage and its impacts to enrich and inform our lives. our programs We use innovative, creative, and hands-on programs modeled on science inquiry to connect children with the history, art, science, conservation, culture of our oceans and maritime heritage. Our outreach programs Reach over 5,000 individuals all over the Island every year! Only 5% of museums are Accredited for following the highest national standard for best practices. We’re one of them! PROGRAMS Contact Katie Kelly, Business Manager (631) 367-3418 x10 [email protected]View this brochure online @ cshwhalingmuseum.org/museum-to-you
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EXPLORATIONS FOR KIDS & TEENS
Each program welcomes up to 25 participants.
Programs normally last 45 minutes; fully attended programs may last one hour.
All programs show items and artifacts from our historic collection and include a take-home craft project.
Parents are strongly encouraged to stay for Pre-k programs.
Are you more than 15 miles away?
Check out our simple mileage tiers to find out if there’s a mileage fee. Visit cshwhalingmuseum.org/museum-to-you for the listing, or give us a ring!
ABOUT OUR
THE WHALING MUSEUM & Education Center of Cold Spring Harbor
279 Main Street Cold Spring Harbor, NY 11724 Phone 631.367.3418 | Fax 631.692.7037
cshwhal ingmuseum.org
Spring Pricing Mon-Fri Sat & Sun
1 program $250 $275
2 of the same programs in 1 day
$230 $250
BOOKINGS
Programs are booked on available mornings, afternoons, and evenings.
We generally ask for:
an area where we can sit together as a group (clear floor space is perfect) 5 separate tables on the other side of the room for activities
an instructor’s table.
A nearby sink is appreciated.
Please have your tables lined if possible.
Available pages are helpful.
Patrons attending programs which mention the use of food should be advised allergens may be present. Some programs which do not explicitly mention food may use some food products in demonstrations.
SEA REFLECT
EXPLORE PROTECT
our mission The Museum engages the community
in exploring the diversity of our whaling heritage and its impacts
to enrich and inform our lives.
our programs We use innovative, creative, and hands-on programs modeled on science inquiry to connect children with the history, art, science, conservation, culture of our oceans and maritime heritage.
Our outreach programs Reach over 5,000 individuals all over the Island every year!
Only 5% of museums are Accredited for following the highest national standard for best practices. We’re one of them!
View this brochure online @ cshwhalingmuseum.org/museum-to-you
2020
GRADES 1-5 adaptable for K PATRONS
MARCH
IRISH PIRATES IRISH-AMERICAN HERITAGE MONTH Sail the Seven Seas and explore tales of
Irish Pirates of yore, including female
pirates. Have fun creating at our Pirate
Craft stations and design your own Jolly
Roger flag to take home.
MAKING WAVES WOMEN’S HISTORY MONTH Explore the fascinating and
trailblazing experiences of whaling
wives. See 19th century women’s
fashion items from our collection,
including whalebone busks. Construct
a spinning Victorian Thaumatrope.
APRIL
EARTH SCIENTISTS EARTH DAY IS APRIL 22 Cleaning up Earth has never been
more fun! Strap on goggles and clean
up an oil spill, test solutions to wash
oiled feathers, and more in fun
science experiments. Design your own
reusable tote bag to take home.
SPRINGTIME CELEBRATION Learn about the creatures that emerge
and migrate in the Spring, including
migrating whales and birds. Touch
whale teeth and baleen, and create a
bird feeder to attract migrating birds.
PENGUIN EXPLORATION! WORLD PENGUIN DAY IS APRIL 25 Dive into the world of penguins!
Learn about some unique penguin
habitats and adaptations, see real
penguin feathers and create a cute
penguin diorama of your own.
MAY BUTTERFLIES & BLUE WHALES Did you know butterflies taste with
their feet, and Blue Whales eat with
hairy bristles? Explore amazing and
unique adaptations creatures use to
eat. Touch baleen from a whale’s
mouth and create a butterfly feeder.
SPRING FLOWERS OF THE SEA
As Spring sets in, discover the
amazing world of blooming colors
and blossoming shapes beneath the
ocean waves. See and touch real coral
from underwater reefs. Decorate a
pot to plant and bring home some
flower seeds to start your own
garden.
JUNE SUMMER SOLSTICE WORKSHOP SUMMER SOLSTICE IS JUNE 20
Celebrate the summer solstice, the day which has the most sunlight of the year! Learn about the sunlight zone in the sea and the unique creatures that live there. Create a colorful summer solstice lantern to hang up!
SHIP IN A BOTTLE WORKSHOP FATHERS DAY IS JUNE 21 Celebrate Fathers Day with this creative workshop creating a traditional maritime folk craft. Design your own commemorative ship-in-a-jar with a special family member. Specify preference for a kids-only workshop or including adults.
A DAY AT THE BEACH Get ready for summer beach days! Be a conchologist and discover how to identify shells found on our shores. See and touch sea shells and sea stars from our collection. Decorate a picture frame with seashells to hold your future summer memories.
PRE-K& K
APRIL JR. EARTH SCIENTISTS EARTH DAY IS APRIL 22 Celebrate Earth Day and explore
ways to keep our oceans clean at
our hands-on stations. Design a
reusable tote bag to use again
and again.
JUNE SENSATIONAL SEAHORSES
FATHERS DAY IS JUNE 21 Did you know Seahorse fathers
carry the eggs and give “birth” to
baby seahorses? Explore special
ways devoted fathers in the sea
help care for their little ones.
Create a special seahorse craft for
a special Dad or grownup.
BABY SHARK CELEBRATION! JUNE IS NATIONAL OCEAN MONTH Love the Baby Shark song? Come
explore the incredible world of
sharks. Find out about their super
smelling senses! See a real shark jaw
and decorate a Baby Shark hat to
wear.
GRADES 5+
MARCH: MAKING WAVES Explore the
fascinating and trailblazing experiences of whaling wives for Women’s History Month. See 19th century women’s fashion items from our collection, including whalebone busks. Construct a spinning Victorian Zoetrope.
MAY & JUNE: OCEAN BLOOMS Did you know that an overgrown algae colony is called an “ocean bloom?” Learn about this phenomena and why they may threaten marine life. Decorate a bloom– inspired “tie dyed” reusable tote.
SHELL MOSAIC WORKSHOP Shell-ebrate both National Seashell Day (June 20) and National Selfie Day (June 21) in our workshop. Choose from hundreds of tiny colorful shells to create a shell mosaic on a picture frame for the start of summer.
