• The churches of San Antonio were the heart of the Spanish colonal mission communities.

    San Antonio Missions

    National Historical Park Texas

Curriculum Materials

Ranger-led Education Programs

Curriculum-based education programs are offered Tuesdays through Fridays at 9:30 am, 10:45 am, and 1:00 pm. Programs are conducted at Mission San José. Reservations are required at least two weeks in advance. Late arrivals may forfeit the guided program. These education programs are not guided tours through the mission.

A Day in the Life, 65 minutes in length

Meets 4th grade TEKS standards, but suitable for most elementary grades.
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Summit of Empire, 65 minutes in length

Meets 7th grade TEKS standards, but suitable for secondary grades.
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Teacher-led Tour Support Materials

Pre-Visit Activities

But One Little Touch Won't Hurt" times 55,000 Kids = Damage

To Preserve and Protect

Post-Visit Activities

Journaling

 

Intermediate Curriculum for Grades 3 through 5

Daily Life in the Mission

 

Middle School Curriculum for Grades 6 through 8

Water and the San Antonio Missions: An Integrated
Curriculum for Middle School Grades

 

Individual Mission Brochures

Mission Concepción

Mission San José

Mission San Juan

Mission Espada

Did You Know?

The four churches within San Antonio Missions National Historical Park are active Catholic churches.

that the four churches within San Antonio Missions National Historical Park are active Catholic parish churches? While they have not been in continuous operation since established in the early 1700s, many parishioners today are direct descendants of the mission Indians who built the churches.