School-Museum Partnerships
Art Class Onsite at The Aldrich
Preschool to K
This program, designed as a complement to your school's curriculum, provides young children with the opportunity to make The Aldrich Museum their art class and studio. Classes of up to 15 children visit the Museum once a month during the school year (six sessions or more) to explore the works in our galleries, and are encouraged to make connections between what they see and experience here and their everyday lives, with stories and hands-on activities utilizing a wide variety of materials. Teachers and parent chaperones attend the hour-long sessions along with the children. A Museum educator leads each session and all materials are provided.
- Less than 6 visits: $120 per class session per month (all materials included) Up to 15 students. $8 for each additional student, maximum 20 students.
- Six or more visits: $100 per class session per month (all materials included) Up to 15 students. $8 for each additional student, maximum 20 students.
New Literacies
Grades K to 3
Schools are invited to collaborate with The Aldrich on a multi-part program that takes place both at the Museum and in the classroom, focusing on expanding visual literacy skills. Using resources from our exhibitions, grounds, buildings, and community, educators will expand modes of thinking in students by modeling how artists and professionals in other fields think creatively and critically. They will provide concrete examples of how concepts–such as “light” and “sound”–transcend the school building and textbooks to be applied in the natural and built world. Each topic will be connected to the science, math, or language arts curriculum.
- Schools with 40 or more students participating: $10 per student for a two-unit module
- Schools with 40 students or less participating: $200 per unit
