Museum Visits
Students will learn about Chester County history through exhibits and activities while enjoying time at the Museum. Each lesson includes direct experience with material objects. Programs last 1-2 hours; more than one program may be scheduled, depending on space and availability. Cost is $5 per student PER activity. Chaperones/teachers have free admission (1 free chaperone for every 10 students). Groups may also visit other galleries at no additional cost before or after the program.
Traveling Trunks
Teachers may borrow traveling trunks for a two-week period at a cost of $40 per trunk. Trunks include authentic artifacts along with primary sources, photographs and lesson plans. Trunks are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis, so please call early to reserve the trunk at the best time for your lesson planning.
Classroom Outreach
Our educators come into your classroom for presentations at your school. Programs last approximately one hour; the cost is $5 per student and the same program can be offered up to three times in one day (and/or in a series of two days) to accommodate an entire grade level. Please note that we require a minimum of 14 students for outreach and may charge a fuel fee for programs outside of Chester County.
National History Day
Each year since 1989 the Chester County Historical Society has sponsored the southeastern PA regional National History Day competition. All 6th-12th graders in Chester County and Delaware County (public, private, home-schooled) are eligible to participate. In 2009, nearly 300 students from 19 schools presented projects such as original historical research in the form of a research paper, ten minute performance, exhibit board, short documentary film, or original website. The National History Day regional competition is hosted by Immaculata University on March 5, 2011.
To become involved, contact the regional coordinator, Mary Galligan, at 610-692-4800 ext. 202 or sepaNHD@chestercohistorical.org.
For new and returning teachers, see the calendar of fall events for teacher workshops on how to run a program in your school.
Also visit the local History Day website at www.immaculata.edu/historyday or the National History Day website at www.nationalhistoryday.org.
The Chester County Historical Society appreciates the generosity of its 2008-2009 National History Day contributors: American Legion, Bernard Schlegel Post # 134, Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary, West Goshen-Westtown Rotary, West Goshen Lions Club, and the Turks Head Exchange Club of West Chester.
Students will learn about Chester County history through exhibits and activities while enjoying time at the Museum. Each lesson includes direct experience with material objects. Programs last 1-2 hours; more than one program may be scheduled, depending on space and availability. Cost is $5 per student PER activity. Chaperones/teachers have free admission (1 free chaperone for every 10 students). Groups may also visit other galleries at no additional cost before or after the program.
Traveling Trunks
Teachers may borrow traveling trunks for a two-week period at a cost of $40 per trunk. Trunks include authentic artifacts along with primary sources, photographs and lesson plans. Trunks are reserved on a first-come, first-served basis, so please call early to reserve the trunk at the best time for your lesson planning.
Classroom Outreach
Our educators come into your classroom for presentations at your school. Programs last approximately one hour; the cost is $5 per student and the same program can be offered up to three times in one day (and/or in a series of two days) to accommodate an entire grade level. Please note that we require a minimum of 14 students for outreach and may charge a fuel fee for programs outside of Chester County.
National History Day
Each year since 1989 the Chester County Historical Society has sponsored the southeastern PA regional National History Day competition. All 6th-12th graders in Chester County and Delaware County (public, private, home-schooled) are eligible to participate. In 2009, nearly 300 students from 19 schools presented projects such as original historical research in the form of a research paper, ten minute performance, exhibit board, short documentary film, or original website. The National History Day regional competition is hosted by Immaculata University on March 5, 2011.
To become involved, contact the regional coordinator, Mary Galligan, at 610-692-4800 ext. 202 or sepaNHD@chestercohistorical.org.
For new and returning teachers, see the calendar of fall events for teacher workshops on how to run a program in your school.
Also visit the local History Day website at www.immaculata.edu/historyday or the National History Day website at www.nationalhistoryday.org.
The Chester County Historical Society appreciates the generosity of its 2008-2009 National History Day contributors: American Legion, Bernard Schlegel Post # 134, Greater West Chester Sunrise Rotary, West Goshen-Westtown Rotary, West Goshen Lions Club, and the Turks Head Exchange Club of West Chester.