 Scout
Troops & Group Educational Programs
All school and group education programs may be tailored
to your groups needs. Please contact the Education Director for more
information info@wenhammuseum.org
Building Arts
Become an architect, engineer, or decorator for the day and earn the
Building Art Try-It as you join in hands-on activities. Get an overview
of a building project from blueprints to paper model and photos. Design
your ideal Scout meeting place and build a model to take home. Tour
the museum on an architectural scavenger hunt. Program fulfills segments
of the Building Art Try-It. (2 hours)
Grade 2-5 $8.00 per child (badge not included)
History-Herstory
Examine the lives of Colonial women through the eyes of the Gerrish
Family who lived in Wenham during the Salem witch hysteria. Imagine
a life full of responsibilities but no rights. Use primary source materials
to discover how historians develop their theories. Learn to embroider
a colonial “pocket” and write an account of the strange
happenings in this Puritan colony.
Earn the Council’s own History-Herstory badge in this one day
workshop (2.5 to 3 hours)
Grade 4-8 $9.25 (includes Wenham Museum badge)
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Mrs. Horton’s Dolls
Learn about Mrs. Elizabeth Horton, the remarkable woman who started
the museum’s world-renowned doll collection, and visit her childhood
home. Tour the collection and test yourt observation skills through
the use of a search and find game. The program ends with a hands-on
project where each child makes and dresses in their own clothespin figure.
Program fuilfills segments of the Brownie Try-it and Girl Scout Doll
and Puppetry Badge. (1.5 hours)
Grade 1-4 $8.00 per child (badge not included)
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Listening to the Past: Colonial Household
This interactive program provides an overview of daily life during the
Colonial period in rural Massachusetts and includes opportunities for
children to participate in hands-on activities from candle making, soap
making, games, cooking, or schooling. Each child brings home a product
of their activity. Children tour the Claflin-Richards House and participate
in a discussion. Fulfills requirements for Listening to the Past Try-It
Badge. (2.5-3 hours)
Grade 2-5 $8.00 per child (badge not included)
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Listening to the Past: Native Americans on the North Shore
Discover who lived here before the first settlers arrived and how they
lived. Participate in a pow-wow to learn about the Algonquins on the
North Shore using the museum’s Native American artifacts, reproduction
pieces, and renowned doll collection. Each child constructs their own
miniature longhouse to take home. Fulfills requirements for Listening
to the Past Try-It Badge. (2 hours)
Grade 2-5 $8.00 per child (badge not included)
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