Bricks and Beams: Building New Jersey - Homeschool Program at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum
September 24, 2013 |
This fall Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is pleased to announce our new Homeschool program series “Bricks and Beams: Building New Jersey.” Homeschool families can explore the built environment using 19th century Macculloch Hall and Morristown’s original Historic District as the focus. In this three-part series, students will discover why buildings look the way they do and ask, “Can a building be a work of art?” With our architectural “tool kits”, students learn how to identify basic building elements: material, form, color, and ornament, and how the past influences the present. Each session includes mini-building team exercises which lead to a larger, final building challenge. Students will see firsthand how math + science + art = architecture and how this is reflected in the world we have built.
The programs meets for the first time on September 24th for "First Impressions: Studying Architectural Styles,” then on October 22nd for “Stepping Through History: A Walking Tour,” and on November 26th for “Time To Build: The Sky is the Limit.” Every day has a morning session from 10 a.m. to noon, and an afternoon session from 1 to 3 p.m. Pre-registration is required. Register by phone at (973) 538-2404 ext. 16, or by email to cwinslow@maccullochhall.org. Recommended for ages 7 to 13 years old. Full series registration/payment due by September 12, 2013. Cost: $24/per child. No fee for accompanying adult.
Macculloch Hall Historical Museum preserves the history of the Macculloch-Miller families, the Morris area community, and the legacy of its founder W. Parsons Todd through its historic site, collections, exhibits, and educational and cultural programs. The Museum is open for house and exhibit tours on Wednesdays, Thursdays & Sundays from 1 to 4 p.m. The last tour leaves at 3pm. Adults $8; Seniors & Students $6; Children 6 – 12 $4. Members and children under 5 are free. The gardens at Macculloch Hall Historical Museum are open Monday to Friday 9am - 4pm and Sundays 1pm - 4pm unless posted otherwise. The gates are secured at all other times. Please check our website for any holiday closings. Call (973) 538-2404 ext. 10, visit our website www.maccullochhall.org or find us on Facebook. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum, 45 Macculloch Ave., Morristown, NJ 07960. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum received an operating support grant from the New Jersey Historical Commission, a division of the Department of State. Macculloch Hall Historical Museum is a nonprofit educational affiliate of the W. Parsons Todd Foundation.
Note: Registration for the September 24th afternoon session is full and therefor closed.
Image courtesy of Stan Freeny.
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Macculloch Hall Historical Museum |
45 Macculloch Ave
Morristown, NJ 07960 |
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Cynthia Winslow |
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cwinslow@maccullochhall.org |
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973-538-2404 ext. 16 |
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