Gettysburg National Military Park - For Teachers (U.S. National Park Service)

National Park Service

Young visitors participate in our "Join the Army" program.

August 17, 2009

Dear Educator,

We are excited to present this School Year Planner with all of the information you need to reserve fall, winter and spring school programs, as well as our Traveling Trunks and teacher workshops. We invite the participation of your entire district. . . please copy, pass along and post the enclosed information for your colleagues in all district buildings!

FALL 2009 RESERVATIONS for ranger programs are being processed as they are received. Fall programs build context and enrich your later Civil War unit. Consider a Fall program!

WINTER DAYS AT THE MUSEUM, for younger (K-4) students, can be reserved now too, and include a themed tour of the exhibits gallery along with hands-on history opportunities.

SPRING 2010 RESERVATIONS for ranger programs will be processed on September 29 and 30.

TEACHER WORKSHOPS are offered quarterly. . . providing full days of undivided attention for you to preview and plan all of your field trip activities and related units. (Don’t miss the reprise of Civil War Soldier Camp for Teachers next summer!)

And finally . . . TRAVELING TRUNKS on the life of the Civil War Soldier can be reserved throughout the school year. Please see the enclosures for more information to reserve a trunk.

Reservation Requests should be sent to:

Education Specialist

Gettysburg National Military Park

1195 Baltimore Pike, Suite 100

Gettysburg, PA 17325

ADDITIONAL RESERVATIONS - for the Museum, the film and cyclorama shows, and Licensed Battlefield Guide tours - should be made by contacting the Gettysburg Foundation at 1-877-874-2478, or www.gettysburgfoundation.org.

All of us at Gettysburg send our best wishes for a successful school year; we’d love to be a part of it!

Barbara J. Sanders
Education Specialist

Gettysburg National Military Park

(NPS)

STUDENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS AT GETTYSBURG

Gettysburg National Military Park offers a series of education programs for school groups that visit the park, designed for the enrichment of your students' understanding of the battle and its consequences. These two hour ranger led programs are only available for approximately six weeks in the Fall (October through November) and eight weeks in the Spring (March through May), and require participation in our September program lottery drawing. Check our Plan A Field Trip page for information and descriptions of these programs.

TRAVELING TRUNKS

If your students cannot get to the battlefield, Gettysburg National Military Park is pleased to offer you our Civil War Traveling Trunk. Through various clothing items, military accoutrements, pastime activities, photographs, literature and music, students will be able to appreciate what the daily life of a Civil War soldier was actually like. The curriculum and clothing in the trunk is targeted for the 5th grade student but it can be made adaptable for students in grades 4 to 8. You may set up the six learning stations in your classroom or use a common room so that the whole school can become involved.

So, how do you reserve one for your class? Check the Traveling Trunks page for more information!