Student Historian Program
Student Historian Program
– Marcia White, 2012 Student Historian
WWII & NYC: December School Vacation Week
Fun activities all week long!
Thursday, December 27, 2012 – December 30, 2012, Tuesday, January 1, 2013
Father's Day
Free with Museum admission!
Kids and dads practice their history detective skills with a scavenger hunt designed with dads in mind!
Family Album Scrapbook
Pre-registration required.
Save those movie ticket stubs! Alan Balicki, Senior Conservator, shows tools and materials to preserve the past. Families work with talented teaching artists to create an album that will showcase precious images, documents and objects. Great for grandparents!
To pre-register, please e-mail familyprograms@nyhistory.org.
Writing Workshop: Historical Fiction of the Civil War
Two-day workshop for young writers ages 8-14
The New-York Historical Society and the DiMenna Children’s History Museum are proud to host a young writers workshop in partnership with Writopia Lab, a nationally recognized non-profit organization that has led workshops for kids ages 8 to 18 since 2007. This unique Historical Fiction Writing workshop will be co-facilitated by a New-York Historical Society educator, who will introduce the writers to many different themes related to the Civil War.
P-Credit Courses
Take advantage of our fantastic menu of hands-on Professional-Credit Courses. Register through the DOE's After School Professional Development Program (ASPDP). These courses are each 36 hours and you will earn three credits. Be sure to visit the ASPDP's website. They fill up quickly, so register today!
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Join the New-York Historical Society for our exciting menu of teacher workshops! Expand your content knowledge and enrich your use of primary sources in the classroom through these interactive, Common Core-aligned professional development programs.
Participation in New-York Historical Society professional development is applicable towards maintaining professional certification from the New York City Department of Education.
