Our latest podcast highlighting education programs at the Guggenheim Museum is now available, visit our podcast page to listen. To learn more about offerings for Educators and Students, select one of the following topics: For Children For Teens For Educators For School Groups Resource Center Learning Through Art Curriculum Resources For Children Art after School 8 Tues: Mar 4, 11, 18, 25, Apr 1, 8, 29, May 6, 4–6:15 p.m. Afternoons become an adventure as kids tour the museum’s architecture and explore the exhibition Cai Guo-Qiang: I Want to Believe. Children participate in gallery visits and hands-on workshops experimenting with techniques ranging from clay to digital media. The program culminates with a showcase in which students invite their families to view their work. For information: 212 423 3637. $275 ($250 members); includes 8 sessions, all art materials, snacks, a family pass, and a CD-ROM with photos documenting the program Summerscapes: Art Camp AGES 8–10 Program 1 Mon.–Fri., Jul. 21–25 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Program 2 Mon.–Fri., Jul. 28–Aug. 1 9 a.m.–4 p.m. Join us for Summerscapes, an exciting and creative mini-camp that will spark your child’s imagination and foster his/her critical thinking skills. Led by arts educators, each session includes guided gallery explorations followed by hands-on art workshops. Individual and collaborative projects are carefully designed to be age-appropriate and use various mediums and methods including painting, sculpture, collage, and digital media. This is a drop-off program. Space is limited and advance registration is required. To register for any session, call 212 423 3637. $500/program ($450 members). Fee includes all art materials, snacks, a family pass, an exhibition of the children’s works with a reception, and a CD-ROM with photos documenting the week. Save 10% when you register your child for both programs. For Teens Digital Workshop: Sounding Off Mons-Fris, Jul 7-Aug 1, 10 a.m.-1 p.m. (20 sessions) During this intensive four-week program, participants explore the sculpture and installations of artist Louise Bourgeois through group discussions and individual creative writing projects. Students then turn their written work into short audio pieces, rehearsing, performing, recording, and digitally editing their own projects. Warm-up activities include improvisational theater games as well as writing exercises. This program is open to incoming tenth-, eleventh-, and twelfth-grade students. Students must apply. Application deadline is Wednesday, June 4, 2008. Download the application. $100 per student, includes all materials. Tuition assistance available upon request. For Educators For more information, call (212) 423-3637. Teaching Literacy Through Art: Strategies for Discussing Art in the Classroom FRIS OCT 12, DEC 7, 2007, FEB 8, MAY 2, and MAY 9, 2008, 9 a.m.–3 p.m. Learn how to facilitate open-ended conversations around works of art, and how to apply this methodology to teaching literacy and critical-thinking skills. Teachers of grades 2–12 in all subject areas are welcome to apply. Enrollment is limited to 15 participants. For more information, call 212 423 3788 or e-mail learningthroughart@guggenheim.org. For an application, visit www.learningthroughart.org. Completed applications, with principal's approval, must be received by September 20. $350 for four days, includes resource materials for the classroom. Open House: A Year with Children 2008 Wed, May 28, 3:30–5:45 p.m. Explore the exhibition A Year with Children 2008, featuring art created by New York City elementary school students, and speak with the teaching artists who designed the projects on view. Then join us in the Sackler Center for Arts Education for a look at the Guggenheim’s educational Web sites, an investigation of the role of sketchbooks in the classroom, and refreshments. To register: 212 360 4231 or schoolprograms@guggenheim.org by Fri, May 23. Connecting Collections: Integrating Modern and Contemporary Art into the Classroom Summer Teacher Institute Mon.–Fri., July 14–18, 10 a.m.–4 p.m. This weeklong program for teachers is a collaboration between The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and the Whitney Museum of American Art. Working with modern and contemporary art from each collection, educators develop techniques for integrating the study of visual images into their classrooms. Participants return to their schools with the ability to create meaningful object-based learning activities that can be integrated into a wide variety of curricula and meet standards for student achievement. For more information please call 212 570 3985. Click here to download the registration form. For School Groups At the Guggenheim's Sackler Center for Arts Education, we aim to enhance students' appreciation of modern and contemporary art while fostering observation, language, and critical-thinking skills using a student-centered, object-based approach. All tours can be adapted to support specific curriculum as well as to accommodate students with special needs. Our programs meet New York City Standards for the Arts as well as other state and national learning standards. For more information, or to schedule any of the programs below, call 212 423 3637. Tour and Workshop Program for Students MONS, TUES, WEDS, and FRIS, 10 AM–12:30 PM Teachers of grades 2–12 have the opportunity to bring their classes to the Guggenheim Museum for educator-led interactive tours, which may include drawing and writing activities in the galleries, followed by related hands-on art projects. Studio workshop: $300 per group of 30 students; Technology workshop: $400 per group of 30 students. Fee can be adjusted depending on class size. Tuition assistance is available for Title I NYC public schools. Download Tour and Workshop Program Reservation Form Totally Tour MONS, TUES, WEDS, and FRIS BY APPT Teachers of grades 6–12 can bring their students for a 90-minute interactive thematic gallery tour including discussion, drawing, writing, movement, and/or drama activities. $250 per group of 30 students. Download Totally Tour Program Reservation Form NEW! First Impressions: Stories and Art at the Guggenheim BY APPT The Guggenheim is pleased to welcome pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and 1st graders into our galleries! This four-part program aims to make meaningful connections to art objects through the use of stories while fostering language, visual literacy, and critical-thinking skills. $500, includes a planning meeting, pre- and post-visits in the classroom, an interactive museum visit, and a picture book. Programs for Students These programs are supported by The Bahl Foundation, The Barker Welfare Foundation, the Elroy and Terry Krumholz Foundation, and The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation. Resource Center Located in the Sackler Center, this facility provides educators with reference materials including information on exhibitions and collections of the Guggenheim museums. Staff are available by appointment to assist teachers with curriculum development. For more information, call 212 423 3780. Learning Through Art Since 1970, The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum's Learning Through Art program (LTA) has inspired New York City public school students to explore and learn through the arts. Based on the notion that art is a powerful means to deepen student learning, LTA sends practicing artists into the classroom to create process-oriented art projects that examine ideas and themes related to the school curriculum. Learning Through Art residencies introduce art techniques, promote critical thinking and creativity, and encourage students to view, analyze, and discuss works of art. For further information, as well as tools for use in the classroom, please visit: www.learningthroughart.org To find out about other Guggenheim Museum education programs, including tours, workshops, and professional-development opportunities, call Miriam Bader, Education Coordinator, On-Site School Programs, at 212 423 3637.