School & Education programs
We offer several onsite and virtual programs for students Pre-K through college. Because we host only one class or group (up to 50 students) at a time, we can tailor our programs to meet the group’s needs. To learn more about any of these programs, contact us at mail@montclairhistory.org or 973-744-1796.
In Person Field Trips (for 2024-2025)
Cost is $12.50/student. $180 minimum per group. One chaperone is required for every 10 students. That chaperone receives free admission. Each additional chaperone is $12.50.
Our Littlest Historians
Pre-K to Kindergarten
For many of our littlest visitors, this is often their first introduction to history. We want to make it fun! Students will participate in story time, experience cooking on our open hearth kitchen, and will complete a historical scavenger hunt. This program is approximately 1 hour in length.
Life In Early New Jersey
Grades 1 through 5
Our Life in Early New Jersey program offers an immersive experience for students to learn about the area’s history as an agricultural community along with providing a timeline to its connection to our present day life. Students will take an interactive, age-appropriate tour of the Crane House & Historic YWCA Museum and experience cooking on our 1800s open hearth. Additionally, they will visit our 19th century schoolhouse where they will solve math problems using an abacus and participate in spelling and writing lessons using slate boards and chalk. Students will also learn about 19th century toys. This program is approximately 90 minutes in length.
Discovering Black History through Primary and Secondary Sources
Level 1: Grades 5 through 8 Level 2: Grades 9 through 12
Discovering Black History Through Primary and Secondary Sources is specifically designed to introduce students to primary and secondary documents. This program gives students an opportunity to explore Black history spanning over 200 years. Students will have the opportunity to examine a Bill of Sale of an enslaved person as well as “runaway ads,” investigate local redlining maps, and listen to first-hand accounts from the women of the segregated Montclair YWCA. This program opens the doors to dialogue pertaining to the value of research materials in relation to our understanding of history. This program is approximately 90 minutes in length.
Virtual Field Trips (for 2024-2025)
Cost is $150/class. Pricing is subject to change based on program requests.
Early American Life on the Hearth: Virtual Program
Grades 3 - 6
Led by our museum educators, students will be able to participate in an interactive, inquiry-based “visit” to our historic hearth kitchen. They will experience a live cooking demonstration while learning about early life in agricultural communities and will draw connections to the present day. This virtual program is approximately one hour long at a cost of $150 per class. Days and times can be tailored to your needs.
