Your Ultimate Field Trip Destination
2017
New Exhibits! New Fun! Ashton’s Climbing Sculpture and My Town are now open!
2017
Enjoy hands-on fun with your students as they learn how to become a veterinarian, construction worker, auto mechanic and even the Governor! Climb a three-story work of art as you reach new heights. In February, learn about the body with Grossology!
Caperton Planetarium & Theater Grossology Tornado Alley National Parks Adventure Planet Safari
School Performances MLK: I Have A Dream I February 13, 9:30am I Grades: 3 - 8 The Song of Mulan I March 22, 10am I Grades: K - 5 Charlotte’s Web I April 13, 9:30 and 11am I Grades: K - 5
Winter is here and with it comes a whole new field trip experience at the Clay Center! See brand-new exhibits “My Town” and “Ashton’s Climbing Sculpture” right now and enjoy hands-on play like never before. Beginning in February, explore the science of the body with a new traveling exhibit, “Grossology.” As always there is new programming to supplement both your lesson plans and the exhibits you will see here. Can’t come to us? We’ll come to you! The mobile exhibit Power Your Future will be back on the road in February so book your trip early.
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Can’t wait to see you at the Clay Center! Al Najjar President & CEO
How to Book a Field Trip
Field trips can be booked 9:30am to 4pm Monday through Friday. Online reservations: www.theclaycenter.org/educators/book-tour/ Phone reservations: 304-561-3562
Students
Chaperones
Add. Adults
2 Hour Package
$6
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$7.50
3 Hour Package A
$8
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$7.50
3 Hour Package B
$9
$3.50
$11
4 Hour Package
$12
$3.50
$11
2 Hour Package
3 Hour Package
Galleries 1 hour 30 minutes • Lunch 30 minutes
Galleries 1 hour 30 minutes — 2 hours • Lunch 30 minutes
Package A Package A STEAM Workshop
Rates are for tax-exempt organizations that have scheduled in advance only.
Financial Assistance Some West Virginia schools are eligible for admission assistance on a first come, first serve basis. Ask about availability when you make reservations.
1 hour STEAM Workshop (less than 60 students) 30 minutes (less than 60 students) OR Science Alive Demo Science Alive Demo 30 minutes 30 minutes (more than 60 students) (more than 60 students)
Package B Caperton Planetarium & Theater 1 hour
4 Hour Package Galleries 1 hour 30 minutes — 2 hours • Lunch 30 minutes • Caperton Planetarium & Theater 1 hour OR STEAM Workshop 1 hour (less than 60 students) • Science Alive Demo 30 minutes (more than 60 students)
Limited Engagement Art Exhibits HomeGrown | closing January 22 Home is the place we embrace as our natural environment and feel comfort. In HomeGrown, an exhibition of art from the Clay Center’s collection, the influence of family and friends, experiences and memories can be seen in visual tributes to home in West Virginia. Aligns with select Elementary and Middle School 21st Century Visual Art Standards
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The Art of Weather | opening February 4 This exhibition featuring drawings, prints and paintings from the Clay Center art collection will focus on the science of weather and how artists interpret weather conditions. Aligns with select Elementary and Middle School 21st Century Visual Art Standards
Creative Space | closing April 9 See exemplary artworks from 20th century masters like Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Andy Warhol and others in this historically-rich exhibition. Aligns with select Elementary and Middle School 21st Century Visual Art Standards
Patte Loper: Visit to a Small Planet I opening May 6 CLAY CENTER FOR THE ARTS AND SCIENCES
Bring hands-on fun and learning directly to your school with Power Your Future!
The landscape of West Virginia and the economics of energy production led New York artist Patte Loper to create the exhibition, Visit to a Small Planet. This science fiction-like environment of paintings, drawings and an immersive installation invites us to think about social, environmental and technological issues of economic growth, public health and the land. Aligns with select Elementary and Middle School 21st Century Visual Arts Standards
Students can learn about STEM careers using a variety of games and activities. Each student’s performance is tracked and recorded to provide you valuable feedback to understand individual interests, successes and problem areas. Grades: 5 – 12 30 minute sessions with groups of 20 students max
Limited Engagement Science Exhibits Explore-atory | closing January 25 Ride the waves of light, sound and air in this space where learning meets fun! Build an instrument and make beautiful noise at the Wall of Sound, bend laser light with a flick of your wrist or shoot an air donut across the room. Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
Grossology | opening February 11 This “edutainment” attraction brings fun and learning together as kids step inside the world of the human body. Get up-close looks at several parts of the body including the nose, digestive system, kidneys, and GI Tract. Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards
Workshops & Demos Science Alive Demo | “Science in Motion” | Grades K–8 Hang on to your hat as we see and feel the strength behind different types of forces! Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards relating to Motion and Forces
Science Alive Demo | “Big Wave Demo” | Grades K–8
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We demystify the unseen world of light and soundwaves and end with a bang from a high amplitude cannon! Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards relating to Waves
STEAM Workshop | “Shadow Play!” | Grades K–2 Gather around for this great workshop based on the book: “My Shadow.” We will explore light and color through shadow puppets, mirrors, and colored lenses! Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards relating to Waves
STEAM Workshop | “Animal Structures” | Grades K–2 In this great engineering-focused workshop, your class will work together to see just what we can learn from our “buggy” friends! Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards relating to Organisms and Engineering
STEAM Workshop | “Soundwave Engineering” | Grades 2–5 The unseen world of sound is full of surprises and this workshop will help you visualize what a soundwave looks like and how it travels! Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards relating to Waves and Engineering
STEAM Workshop | “Mixed Media Design Challenge” | Grades 3–6 Inspired by our newest sculpture: “Ashton’s Climbing Sculpture” your students will work together to design their own mixed media sculptures and see how Art and Engineering are not so different after all! Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards relating to Engineering Aligns with Elementary and Middle School 21st Century Visual Art Standards
STEAM Workshop | “PhotoChemistry” | Grades 4–6 See chemicals combine to form photographic film and make your own light-reactive print! Aligns with Next Generation Science Standards relating to Waves and Chemical Processes Aligns with Elementary and Middle School 21st Century Visual Art Standards Middle/High School Standards available upon request
The Clay Center would like to thank the following for their generous support of educational programming:
Ann C. and Robert O. Orders Foundation
Herscher Foundation, Inc.
BB&T West Virginia Foundation
Huntington Bank
Charles and Mary Fayne Glotfelty Foundation, Inc.
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation
IVS Hydro, Inc
The Dickirson Corporation Energy Corporation of America The Elliot Family Foundation EQT Corporation Exxon Mobil Corporation Fund for the Arts Gray, Griffith & Mays
JP Morgan Chase Foundation Kanawha County Commission National Endowment for the Arts West Virginia Department of Education West Virginia Humanities Council The Spartan Foundation WesBanco