The Library offers museum-based programs for elementary, middle and high school students from September to June:
Elementary School:
In a new approach to the guided museum program, Who Was John F. Kennedy?, elementary students in grades 3-6 play an active role as they explore the museum galleries as biographers. We also offer two specialized programs for this age group: Presidential Campaigns and Elections and Equal Rights for All: Investigating the Civil Rights Movement. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Esther Kohn at esther.kohn@nara.gov, (617) 514-1649.
Middle School:
Students are usually the ones being graded, but in Report Card for the President, a guided museum program, the tables are turned as students get to develop an evaluation tool for assessing a Chief Executive's performance. The 3-hour program includes pre- and post-visit materials. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Sam Rubin at Sam.Rubin@nara.gov, (617)514-1650.
High School:
Teachers may choose from one of the following programs: The Civil Rights Movement: 1960-1963, The Cold War Heats Up, Launching into the Sixties, and Approaching a DBQ: An Introduction for AP U.S. History Students. Each program begins with a session in the museum classroom where students explore events and issues of the early 1960s using primary source documents and audiovisual materials. Students then visit the museum and make connections between the museum exhibits and classroom discussions. These 3-hour programs may be arranged for between 20-50 students. For more information or to make a reservation, contact Nina Tisch at nina.tisch@nara.gov, (617)514-1647.