Lower East Side Tenement Museum | Education Programs

Overview

K-12 Teachers

Tours of the historic tenement building embody the Museum's educational philosophy. The Tenement's tours use history as a resource for considering the present, as well as to help people confront difficult issues and encourage dialogue around these issues.

This section of the web site has information for:

This section includes:

Descriptions of the Museum's tours for K-12 groups.
Information on how to make reservations for these programs. K-12 groups must reserve tours at least three weeks in advance.
Pre- & post-visit activities.

This section includes:

An overview of Shared Journeys, the Museum's series of workshops for ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) classes.
Descriptions of the different workshops offered as part of the Shared Journeys program.
Information on how to make reservations for this program.
Pre-visit materials for this program.

This section features resources for people who lead or are training to lead the Museum's tours and/or dialogues, including:

The Educator Manual.
Training Materials for every tour.
Contact information for the Museum's Education Department.
Back issues of the Educator and Facilitator Newsletter.