Photo Courtesy of the FDR Library

We're Celebrating Women's History Month

On March 2, 2012

Join us in a Polycom Webcast on Eleanor Roosevelt's Legacy on Human Rights.

All Schools are welcome to join in!

Ranger-led Education Programs

The Bus Could Be On Us For Your Next Field Trip!

Hyde Park has a lot to offer students - the programs listed below for instance - but as you know only too well all the history, culture, and nature in the world don't do students or teachers much good without bus money to get here.

That's why the National Park Service and the FDR Presidential Library and Museum plan to cover bus fees for a limited number of students to visit Hyde Park during calendar year 2012.

TEACHER RESOURCES

Teaching the Hudson Valley helps educators and others interested in the region's culture, environment, and history to explore places and discover the world.

• Free resources like Farms & Food: A Teaching the Hudson Valley Resource Guide.
• Learning opportunities including a three-day Summer Institute featuring workshops, extended field experiences and more.
• Grant programs
• Free, searchable lesson plans and activities with supplementary materials, such as handouts, reading lists Power Points and more.
• An interactive map featuring more than 300 places near your school or home to visit with students and family.....museums, historic sites, parks, waterways, art galleries, and more.

OTHER SITES

Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt

This online education program, prepared by the Eleanor Roosevelt Papers, contains lesson plans and 700 pages of historical information about the First Lady and her home Val-Kill for use by teachers and students.

Teaching with Historic Places

"First Lady of the World: Eleanor Roosevelt at Val-Kill"

Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library

This site offers capabilities for students and teachers, program descriptions, background information and is continually being updated.

Exploring the Real Thing

A statewide guide to Curriculum-based programs at National Park Sites. Plan your class visit to a National Park. Each web site provides you with complete information for weaving a National Park visit into your statewide educational framework.