Education – What’s Happening!
New Field Trip Programs
Magic Tree House® Exhibit
Available November 29, 2011 through May 24, 2012
The Magic Tree House® Exhibit is spinning into The Magic House to whisk students away on an adventure exploring American history! Based on the best-selling children’s book series written by Mary Pope Osborne, illustrated by Sal Murdocca and published by Random House Children’s Books, this limited engagement exhibit invites visitors to join Jack and Annie as they travel back in time to a way of life only read about in books. Magic Tree House® selections featured in the exhibit include:
• Thanksgiving on Thursday, challenging students to climb Plymouth Rock and prepare a Thanksgiving feast the Pilgrim way!
• Civil War on Sunday, offering students a bumpy ride in a horse-drawn ambulance and a job helping Clara Barton tend to wounded soldiers in a field hospital!
• Twister on Tuesday, calling students to become the conductor of a steam locomotive, experience life on the prairie in a one-room school house and crawl into a storm cellar to escape a twisting tornado.
PNC Preschool Programs
The Magic House is proud to partner with PNC to give disadvantaged young children a great start in learning! PNC Preschool Programs offer these educational programs free of charge for early childhood educators, preschool students, and families of preschoolers:
A Little Bit of Magic
This field trip is offered
(Free workshops for teachers in a limited number of schools)Storytime Science and Math
This professional development workshop offers suggestions on how to bring science, math and children’s literature connections into the preschool classroom.
(Free workshops for teachers in a limited number of qualifying schools)A Little Bit of Arts and Science Family Nights
A little bit of art and science goes a long way in this hands-on program that brings parents and preschoolers together for an evening full of discovery, exploration and fun at your school.
(Free family nights for a limited number of qualifying schools)Sense-ational Science
In this interactive science experience, Magic House educators visit preschool classrooms to present a hands-on exploration of sight, sound, touch and smell.
(Free outreach programs for limited number of qualifying schools)
Special Discounts
Fall Field Trip Special – September and October 2011
Reserved field trip admission rates are falling to $3 per person for schools visiting during September and October. Make your reservations early before this good buy sells out. (Regular field trip price is $5.75)
Fall Outreach Special – October and November 2011
Half-price for daytime outreach programs scheduled for the months of October and November. Review the many programs available by visiting Outreach Programs.
Kids Can Help – November 2011
It is better to give than to receive. During November, each student and adult who donate a can of food will receive FREE admission when visiting on a reserved Classic or Science Detectives field trip tour. All canned foods will be donated to the St. Louis Area Foodbank.
Read All About It! – November 2011
Donate a NEW picture book for children under 5 and receive FREE admission when visiting on a A Little Bit of Magic reserved tour. One book per person is required. Books will be donated to Ready Readers, a program for young children from low-income communities.. Please note: NO chapter books, textbooks, activity books, workbooks, sticker books, or coloring books can be accepted for FREE admission.
Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees
(FREE Teacher Workshop and Field Trip)
This October workshop is designed to assist teachers in preparing students to participate in the Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees financial literacy field trip program and provide ideas on integrating economic education into the classroom. Attendance at the FREE teacher workshop grants each teacher a FREE field trip! Find more details in Professional Development.
Sponsored by The Wachovia Wells Fargo Foundation.
Meet Mr. Lincoln
(FREE Teacher Workshop and Field Trip)
To commemorate the 148th anniversary of the Gettysburg Address, President Abraham Lincoln, one of our most beloved presidents, is hosting a FREE state reception at The Magic House on Thursday, November 17, 2011 from 5:00 to 7:00 pm. Honest Abe (played by actor Larry Greer) will share insight into the history of 19th-century America, conduct a guided tour of the Star-Spangled Center and provide an all-American dinner of his favorite Chicken Fricassee, gingerbread, berry cobbler and a good cup of coffee! This special event, for classroom teachers in grades K-8, will afford everyone attending a FREE civic education field trip to our Star-Spangled Center! A drawing that night will award a limited number of visits by the 16th President to lucky schools. Teachers from member schools of the Cooperating School District should register in teams of two or more and attendance is limited to 100. Add yourself to the guest list by contacting the Education Department: educationinfo@magichouse.org or 314.822.8900, ext. 513.
Sponsored by The Boeing Company.
New Year Special – January 2012
Ring in the New Year at The Magic House! Schools visiting on a reserved field trip tour during January will be admitted for a special admission rate of $3 per person.
For further information or to make a reservation, please contact the Education Department: educationinfo@magichouse.org.