Adult Programs
At The Lincoln Museum, we encourage everyone to be life long learners. We partner with Elderhostel International in their Day of Discovery programs. We also offer our own life long learning programming for adult learners, which can be scheduled at your groups’ convenience.
- Elderhostel Day of Discovery
Interested in an educational day away? Our Day of Discovery programs provide that, and an opportunity to meet and talk to others with the same interests. The day begins at 9 with light refreshments and a morning presentation followed by a tour of our exhibits. After lunch, another presentation and a self-guided tour of the exhibits follows. Visit The Lincoln Museum events page or go to www.elderhostel.org for more information and to register for an upcoming program. - Lincoln’s Looking Glass, a Life Long Learning Experience at The Lincoln Museum
Are you a member of a group looking for a half-day or day-long program that is both fun and educational? Then Lincoln’s Looking Glass, A Life Long Learning Experience at The Lincoln Museum, is just for you. Tailored to fit your groups’ needs and interests, each program provides visitors a unique and intimate learning experience through speakers and docent-led tours of our award-winning exhibits. You might choose a morning program with a speaker and a tour of the museum, or opt for a full day, including light refreshments in the morning and a catered boxed lunch. Call the education department at 260-455-5606 or 260-455-4517 to find out more.Topics subject to availability of staff and associates’ availability.
Speaker’s Bureau
Is your group looking for a memorable presentation for an event or meeting? The Lincoln Museum Speaker’s Bureau is a list of museum staff and associates who can speak on all manner of topics related to Abraham Lincoln and his life and times. Please contact The Lincoln Museum education department at 455-5606 or 455-4517 for more details on availability and price.
Classroom Programs Finding it hard to schedule a field trip to The Lincoln Museum? We can come to you! All of our educational programs are built around Indiana and National Academic Standards and can also be adjusted to fit your specific needs or cover a requested topic. Contact us for more information by phone 260-455-5606 or email Sarah.Chesebrough@thelincolnmuseum.org.
- Hoosier Youth
This interactive program looks at the life of Abraham Lincoln during his formative years, environment for frontier settlers, and early Indiana statehood. It has been developed with Indiana 4th grade academic standards in mind, but can be adjusted to meet specific student needs. It can include several aspects, such as games, hands-on activities, work with an activity booklet, a lincoln-log building contest, and a PowerPoint presentation. Or come to the museum and experience the program in combination with a tour, or have the museum come to you! 45-60 minutes. $3.99/person for groups of 12 or more, $50 minimum. Special discount rate when booked in combination with a tour of The Lincoln Museum. Contact Lisa Howe, Educational Program Assistant, (260) 455-4517 or email at Lisa.Howe@thelincolnmuseum.org, for more information.
February 12, 2008 is the kickoff date for our newest type of program at The Lincoln Museum—live, interactive videoconference programs for audiences of all ages! Initially we will offer one program, ‘Vote for ME! Media and Elections in American Politics’. We will be adding more programs to our lineup soon, so check our website, or sign up for our educator e-newsletter, Thinkin’ Lincoln, to hear the latest! Our programs will be designed to align with Indiana state as well as National educational standards for social studies and any other applicable disciplines. We are currently ISDN. For information on individual programs, pricing, bridging and/or scheduling, please contact Lisa Howe, at 260-455-4517, or email, Lisa.Howe@thelincolnmuseum.org.
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Vote For Me! History of Elections and Media in American Politics
This inaugural program for 8th through 12th grade audiences is highly interactive and really gets discussion going! Whether we’re talking about newspapers and new telegraph and photograph technology in 1860, the radio and FDR’s fireside chats in the 1940’s, the first televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, or the current election, this program gets your students thinking and talking about the democratic process. Click here for course content document. Contact Lisa Howe, Educational Program Assistant, at 260-455-4517, or email, Lisa.Howe@thelincolnmuseum.org. -
Future Programs
We want to hear your feedback! It is our goal to provide quality educational programs for students of all ages, based on curriculum needs and aligned with Indiana and National standards. If you have a specific program you would like to see us offer, email Lisa.Howe@TheLincolnMuseum.org, and let us know about your ideas.
