• Looking up at the Gateway Arch

    Jefferson

    National Expansion Memorial Missouri

For Teachers

EDUCATION RESOURCES

Below is a list of resources for teachers, homeschool parents, scout leaders and educators. Click on the links below for more information. To make reservations for our free Museum Education Programs, Boy Scout, and Girl Scout programs, please call 877.982.1410, ext. 0.

Education Flyer (PDF)
Click on the link above for the park's current education flyer with information on museum education programs, educational resources, traveling trunks, teacher workshops, and more.

FREE TEACHER WORKSHOPS
Click here for more information.

Archival Resources

Museum Education Programs

Outreach Programs

Scouting Programs

Self-Guided Tours

Special Lewis & Clark interactive website

Special Programs

Teacher Activity Guides

Teaching with Historic Places

Traveling Trunks

Video loan program

If you are taking your class to the top of the Gateway Arch or to one of the movie theaters, please visit gatewayarch.com for ticket information.

Education programs and resources at Jefferson National Expansion Memorial are made possible by funding from Jefferson National Parks Association. The Association is a not-for-profit organization and operates stores offering a wide selection of books, audio and video materials and replicated living history items. For more information, please visit their online bookstore. Education discounts for schools are available by calling (voice) 314-231-5474 or (voice) 1-800-537-7962.

 
students in rotunda of Old Courthouse
Students participate in education program at Old Courthouse
NPS Photo

Did You Know?

Dinosaur cartoon

On September 10, 1804 on Cedar Island, in South Dakota, William Clark discovered the fossilized remains of the ribs, backbone and teeth of a plesiosaur. Plesiosaurs were animals who lived at the same time as the dinosaurs, but swam rather than walking on land. Clark thought it was a giant fish bone! More...