Student group tours
Reservations are required for docent-led group tours of Temples and Tombs and will be accepted beginning Feburary 15, 2007. Tour slots are expected to fill quickly.
Docent-led tours are offered for students in grades 3 and up. Tours require a minimum of 10 participants.
For school group tours of Temples and Tombs, contact Angela Faulk, tour coordinator, at (919) 664-6820 or afaulk@ncmamail.dcr.state.nc.us.
(For Temples and Tombs group tours with dining or other service, contact Connie Pope at (919) 664-6841 or cpope@ncmamail.dcr.state.nc.us.)
School group tour dates and times
School group tours are offered April 24 through June 22.
School group tour reservations can be made for 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m., Tuesdays thru Fridays.
School group tours are limited to 60 people per time slot.
For educators
Teacher workshops
Partial credit of .25 CEU will be awarded per session. Teachers attending all four workshops will be eligible for 1 CEU credit (10 hours).
Workshop Follow-up: Teachers who participate in the workshop series will submit a proposal for a programming option for the Museum's Spring Park Festival celebrating Temples and Tombs. This proposal should be based on a classroom application of concepts explored in workshops. Examples include running a workshop based on a classroom activity that uses students as peer-instructors, creating a performance, or participating in park storytelling sessions.
Festivals and Celebrations in Art
Saturday, February 10, 9:30 a.m. until noon Fees: $18 per workshop ($16 for Educator Members)- How do cultures around the world celebrate? View NCMA artwork as evidence for the use of art for ceremonial or ritual purposes in a variety of cultures, from Egypt to New Orleans.
- Main Curriculum Areas: Visual Arts, Social Studies; Grades K-5 focus
Egypt Through the Eyes of Ancient Artists
Saturday, February 24, 9:30 a.m. until noon Fees: $18 per workshop ($16 for Educator Members)- Learn more about the culture and beliefs of ancient Egypt through an exploration of art in the Museum's collection and viewing images from the upcoming exhibition Temples and Tombs: Treasures of Egyptian Art from The British Museum with exhibition co-coordinator Caroline M. Rocheleau.
- Main Curriculum Areas: Visual Arts, Social Studies; Grades K-12
Art and the Natural World
Saturday, March 17, 9:30 a.m. until noon Fees: $18 per workshop ($16 for Educator Members)- Investigate artistic attitudes and beliefs about the natural world. How can ancient Egyptian art be explored through a range of topics that includes the roles of the Nile River, life cycles, natural resources, and artists' materials? How do similar issues operate in the Museum's other galleries and our Museum Park?
- Main Curriculum Areas: Visual Arts, Social Studies, Science; Grades 5-12 focus
Teaching Ancient History through Storytelling
Saturday, March 24, 9:30 a.m. until noon Fees: $18 per workshop ($16 for Educator Members)- Use storytelling strategies to make ancient history, culture, and faith traditions come alive for students, and get a backstage pass to understanding the gods, goddesses, and heroes that populate ancient Greek, Roman, and Egyptian art in the NCMA galleries.
- Main Curriculum Areas: Visual Arts, Language Arts, Social Studies; Grades K-7 focus
On-line resources
For lesson plans and tips on how to bring Temples and Tombs into your classrom, visit artNC, the Museum's on-line educational resource.
