Discover the wonders of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens through a collaborative mural painting workshop! This field trip invites students in grades 4-8, and their guardians, to explore the gardens by transforming […]
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Exploring and Describing Small Worlds at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Discover the wonders of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens by exploring the creatures that reside here! This field trip invites students in grades 2–5 and their guardians to explore the gardens using […]
iSpy at Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens
Discover the wonders of Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens through a unique, immersive iSpy adventure! This field trip invites students in grades 1–5 and their guardians to explore the gardens using all […]
Dumbarton Oaks Conversations: Peace, Power, and Equity in the Making of the United Nations
Discover how a local DC site played a pivotal role in the making of the United Nations. Students will explore the historic property through the lens of the “Dumbarton Oaks […]
Music Through the Ages: Sounds of the Americas in Practice
Explore the history of music/sound in ancient Mesoamerica & the Andes through instruments in the Pre-Columbian collection, listening to recordings & imagining how they were used in ritual, celebration, & […]
Chocolate: The Columbian Exchange in a Cup
Explore the intertwined histories of cacao and sugar across the Old & New Worlds, examining trade and culture. Students begin with a tour of the Pre-Columbian Galleries and the “Stimulant […]
Cemetery Grave Hunter: Discover DC History
This 90-minute program asks students to explore U.S. and Washington history through the lives of those buried at Historic Congressional Cemetery. Guided by an educator, students will locate gravesites, working […]
Trees as Witness: Ancestor, Property, Archive
Explore the layered histories of DC, from the perspective of witness trees at Dumbarton Oaks Gardens. Students will tour historic trees in the gardens & consider the history a tree […]
Byzantine Medallions: Power in your Hands
Explore the history of the Byzantine Empire through an arts activity making coins or seals. Far from “falling,” the Eastern Roman Empire, which we call Byzantium, continued to thrive at […]
Purlie Victorious
Purlie Victorious is a satirical play that tells the story of Reverend Purlie Victorious Judson, a dynamic traveling preacher returning to rural Georgia to save his small hometown church. Purlie […]