School programs with the Abbe Museum are a great way for teachers to meet the requirements of LD 291, the Wabanaki Initiative, and the Maine Learning Results in a fun and dynamic setting. Whether school groups come to the Museum, or Abbe educators come to your classroom, all programs offer hands-on, objects based learning opportunities for students of all ages. Our programs can be adjusted to fit almost any age group, and include teacher’s guides with pre and post-visit activities.
All Abbe Museum programs compliment each other, and teachers can plan a series of visits to develop a structured curriculum based on grade level and interest. Abbe Museum educators are happy to work with teachers, schools, or districts to help facilitate this arrangement. All programs stand alone, so teachers are free to select a program based on their curriculum needs and grade level. All programs can be used to meet Maine Learning Results and LD 291 requirements and generally last two hours (classroom visits, storytelling, Cultural Adaptations and Basket Comparisons last one hour). Programs engage students through questions and discovery, free time to explore, and hands-on activities.
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What teachers have to say about Abbe Museum school programs:
"This is one of the best educational museum programs I have ever taken my students on!"
"Content was excellent, pace and depth of information was great!"
-2007 Teacher Evaluation Form
Visiting the Abbe
School programs at the Abbe offer students the opportunity to learn from the exhibits, as well as with objects. School programs are available year-round at the Abbe’s downtown Bar Harbor museum, and seasonally at our trailside museum in Acadia National Park.
Fees:
Downtown Museum visit: $3.00/student
Sieur de Monts Museum visit: $1.00/student
Minimum Fee: $30
Chaperones are always free!
In Your Classroom
If you cannot bring you class to the Abbe Museum, we can come to you. Museum educators can deliver most of our programs in the classroom, and we have developed additional programs that can be presented to larger groups such as school assemblies.
Fees:
Classroom visit: $3.00/student plus mileage, and lunch and accommodations if necessary
Minimum Fee: $100, excluding mileage and accommodations
Stereotyping program: $300 minimum, excluding mileage and accommodations
Adaptations
This unique program is offered by the Abbe, the Dorr Museum of Natural History and the Bar Harbor Whale Museum. Each museum examines a different aspect of adaptation: cultural, environmental, and biological. Teachers may book a program at one, two, or all three museums for a discounted rate. Students will gain a more comprehensive understanding of the concept of adaptation and how it shapes the world around us.
To learn more about Adaptations, contact Astra at (207)288-3519 or astra@abbemuseum.org.
This program is only available on Tuesdays. If you book at least two of the Adaptation programs, there is a discounted fee of $2 per student at each museum, with a minimum of $100. If you are booking only one program at one museum, regular fees apply.
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For more information, contact Astra Haldeman, Museum Educator at (207)288-3519 or astra@abbemuseum.org.