Through interactive exhibition tours, stimulating discussions and hands-on workshops, participants explore innovative ways to meet performance standards, enrich classroom or after-school activities and strengthen your learning community. All workshops are hands-on. Alternative workshops are available and can be switched with those recommended below.
Ancient Civilizations:
Discover Greece
Investigate exciting
ways to study the ancient world and mythology.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about ancient Greece
through a guided tour of Gods, Myths and Mortals.
Workshop 1: Explore how the ancients told stories through decorations found on
pottery.
Workshop 2: Learn about the importance of weaving in the ancient world.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 3 hours $500.00 (additional participants $10/person) Full
day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person)
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Early Childhood:
Learning through Play
Explore how play
nurtures learning.
Workshop 1: Experiment with different materials to understand how they can be
used to help students explore early childhood science concepts.
Workshop 2: Understand how children learn through their senses through a
series of messy art projects.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion of the importance of
play through a guided tour of PlayWorks™.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of
Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 3 hours $500.00 (additional participants
$10/person) Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person)
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Science: Hands-On
Approaches
Experiment with ways to
incorporate science into your teaching day.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about rain forest
animals and conservation through a guided tour of Adventures with Dora and
Diego.
Workshop 1: Learn how scientists turn careful observations into discoveries
using special tools.
Workshop 2: Experiment with a variety of ingredients in the kitchen to make
things change color, float, produce a gas and even erupt.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of
Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 3 hours $500.00 (additional participants
$10/person) Full day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person)
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Literacy: Making
Connections
Books are just the
beginning of the story. Explore ways to make connections to a variety of
disciplines.
Workshop 1: Explore opportunities to make connections between Dr. Seuss,
literacy and art then create a Seussian inspired
creature.
Workshop 2: Learn about the life of Math Professor Lewis Carroll and author of Alice in Wonderland and how math can be found in the story.
Workshop 3: Learn about how Beatrix Potter, author of The Adventures
of Peter Rabbitwas herself a scientist publishing essays on the nature
and using them as inspiration for her children’s books.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 3 hours $500.00 (additional participants $10/person) Full
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Applied Learning through
the Arts
Explore how art helps
solve problems and promotes innovation.
Workshop 1: Explore the difference ways line can be expressed on paper,
as it occupies space and in performance art.
Workshop 2: Explore how using unusual art materials can offer exciting
opportunities to understand how texture is used in art.
Workshop 3: Experiment with materials that can be found in the home including
biodegradable packing materials, disposable take out packages and more to
inspire creative use of everyday objects.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 3 hours $500.00 (additional participants $10/person) Full
day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person)
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Art in Ancient Greece
Explore some of the many
art forms developed in ancient Greece and explore the connection between them
and commerce, philosophy and identify.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about the importance of the arts in
ancient Athens through a guided tour of Gods, Myths and Mortals.
Workshop 1: Through a drawing activity learn how archeology employs drawing to
document findings and make discoveries.
Workshop 2: Explore how mythology was part of everyday life and then use the
Odyssey as inspiration for a mythical monster sculpture.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 3 hours $500.00 (additional participants $10/person) Full
day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person)
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Teaching about Community
Neighborhoods are a
microcosm of the larger trends in the world and offer multiple learning
opportunities to explore culture and community.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about the people who inhabit our world
through a guided tour of Adventures with Dora and Diego.
Workshop 1: Design a city of the future and then create a model to better
understand the connections between transportation, housing, business and other
city support systems.
Workshop 2: Work as a group to create a theatrical experience that
introduces all the people that make a neighborhood unique.
Food: A light snack and coffee are provided.
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 3 hours $500.00 (additional participants $10/person) Full
day $1,000 (additional participants $20/person)
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Special Needs
Discover new
opportunities to support learning needs at home and school.
Exhibition: Follow a lively discussion about the importance of hands-on
learning through a guided tour of PlayWorks™.
Workshop: Explore a variety of creative activities that use hands on sensory
exploration to encourage self confidence and independence.
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 2 Hours $300.00 (additional participants $10/person)
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Hands-On After–School
Fun
The after school hours
offer exciting learning opportunities. Explore a variety of hands-on approaches
to enriching curriculum.
Workshop 1: Experiment with materials that can be found in the home including
biodegradable packing materials, disposable take out packages and more to
inspire creative use of everyday objects.
Workshop 2: Experiment with a variety of ingredients in the kitchen to make
things change color, float, produce a gas and even erupt.
Number of
Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 90 Minutes; $300.00 (additional participants $10/person) |
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Group Management
Have CMOM encourage
creative ways to work in the classroom that promote a positive atmosphere of
respect and enthusiasm for learning.
Workshop 1: Explore the importance of using transitions to help structure
group activities
Workshop 2: Look for opportunities to use positive reinforcement to support
classroom management.
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: 90 Minutes; $300.00
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Curriculum Planning
Session
Have CMOM join your
teaching staff to lead a brainstorming session. CMOM staff can offer ideas,
suggest resources,
Number of Participants: Up to 20
Session Length: Up to 90 Minutes $300.00
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