School Programs 2009-2010

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Thank you!

The Walters would like to thank the following organizations for their generous support of our educational programs: U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services The Helen P. Denit Trust Maryland State Department of Education The Ausherman Family Trust The Goldsmith Family Foundation The Macht Philanthropic Fund The Helen and Merrill Bank Foundation Miriam Lodge K.S.B., Inc.

TEACHER PROGRAMS

TEACHER PROGRAMS Visit teachers.thewalters.org/development to register.

Pre-registration is requested for all programs.

Back to School Breakfast Saturday, September 12, 2009, 9:30–11:30 a.m., $5 Start your year off with the Walters! This informal event is ideal for new teachers who are looking for ways to use the museum as a teaching resource. Enjoy a light breakfast, network with other teachers, and get new ideas for the upcoming school year.

Evenings for Educators This private viewing time just for educators gives you the opportunity to take a guided tour of the special exhibitions and enjoy wine and cheese. $5 members and students, $8 non-members Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece Thursday, October 22, 2009, 4:30–6:30 p.m. (guided tours begin at 5 p.m.)

Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection Thursday, March 25, 2010, 4:30–6:30 p.m. (guided tours begin at 5 p.m.)

Heroes Teacher Workshop Saturday, October 17, 2009, 9:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. $15.00 members, $20.00 non-members (price includes guided tour, workshop supplies, educator’s guide, and light refreshments) Explore the important role heroes play in past and present cultures.

Participate in interdisciplinary activities and learn how to bring the world of ancient Greek and modern heroes into your classroom.

Ideal for social studies, language arts, and visual arts teachers.

Customized Professional Development and Workshops Learn how to use the museum as a resource for teaching in the classroom. Tailored to your curriculum and applicable to all disciplines, these workshops are ideal learning opportunities for teachers. Topics include arts integration and technology and can take place at the museum or the site of your choice.  E-mail schoolprograms@thewalters.org for more information.

Integrating the Arts

Teachers.thewalters.org/resources This interdisciplinary resource connects the visual arts to social studies, language arts, science, and math. Featuring selections from our ancient, medieval, and Renaissance collections, the site includes interactives and printable lesson plans. Be sure to check the site in November when our new module on China is launched.

Teacher training is available on how to use the site.

Integrating the Arts: Technology Workshop Saturday, February 6, 2010, 9:30 a.m.–4 p.m., Free Receive a stipend while learning about arts integration. Focusing on the new China module of our education website, Integrating the Arts, this program includes an introduction to arts integration, gallery tours, ideas on how to make better use of technology in your classroom, and time to create an arts-integrated lesson seed.

Participants should apply in interdisciplinary pairs (arts teacher with non-arts teacher).  Application required, due by January 10, 2010, available at teachers.thewalters.org/development

Accepted participants receive a $75 stipend, lunch, and free parking.

Revive, Contemplate, and Integrate Workshop (Earn CPD credit) Apply to this four-part workshop, learn to use our collection of Chinese art, and work with teaching artists from Young Audiences ⁄ Arts for Learning to create arts integrated lessons. Participants should apply in interdisciplinary pairs (arts with non-arts teacher).  Application required, due by September 25, 2009, available at teachers.thewalters.org/development Thursday, November 5, 2009, 5–8 p.m.

Saturday, November 14, 2009, 9 a.m.–4 p.m.

Thursday, January 14, 2010, 5–8 p.m.

Thursday, April 29, 2010, 4:30–6:30 p.m. (Celebration) $130 ⁄ pair includes workshop, refreshments, and 1 MSDE credit Celebration Meet educators who participated in our Revive workshop (see above) while they present arts-integrated lessons inspired by the Walters collection of Chinese art. Receive copies of all lesson plans to use in your classroom, meet with artsintegration specialists and teaching artists, and enjoy wine, light refreshments, and entertainment.

Thursday, April 29, 2010, 4:30–6:30 p.m. $8 members and students, $10 non-members

SCHOOL TOURS

SCHOOL TOURS–Always Free!

Register at teachers.thewalters.org/register A detailed chart outlining tour alignment with the Voluntary State Curriculum is available at teachers.thewalters.org VA Visual Arts LA Language Arts SC Science

SS Social Studies MA Math MU Music

Age of Exploration Explore the cultural exchanges that took place between Europe and other regions of the world as a result of travel, trade, and colonization.

Grades 5–12 Max # of Students 30* Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS SC

Ancient Egypt Look at art from thousands of years ago and discuss how it reflects the beliefs and customs of ancient Egypt.

Grades 2–12 Max # of Students 30* Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

Ancient Greece and Rome Compare and contrast the art, culture, and daily life of ancient Greece and Rome.

Grades 2–12 Max # of Students 30* Outreach Available No Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

Ancient World Compare community life in ancient Egypt, the Near East, Greece, and Rome. (Ancient Americas and China can be included upon request.)

Grades 2–12 Max # of Students 60 Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

Animals in Art Discover and identify animals both real and imaginary.

Grades K–2 Max # of Students 120 Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA

Chamber of Art and Wonders Learn about collecting in the 17th-century. Marvel at the man-made and natural objects that astounded collectors of the past.

Grades 2–12 Max # of Students 30* Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS SC

Developing Language & Literacy through the Arts (DLLA) Designed for first grade Baltimore County students, this tour is a perfect complement to the DLLA curriculum.

Grade 1 Max # of Students 60 Outreach available No Studio available Yes VA LA

Mathematical Masterpieces starting March, 2010 Discover how artists have used geometry, measurement, and patterns throughout history.

Grades 6–8 Max # of students 30* Outreach Available No Studio Available Yes VA MA SS

Medieval Art Explore Byzantine, Ethiopian, Islamic, and Western medieval art. View sculptures, stained glass, and even a knight in shining armor!

Grades 2–12 Max # of Students 60 Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

Mythology Compare mythological stories and creatures from various cultures and examine the functions of myths in ancient and modern times.

Grades 2–12 Max # of Students 60 Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

Nature in Asian Art Discuss the theme of Grades Max # of Students Outreach Available Studio Available VA LA SS

nature in the arts of China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

4–12 30* Yes Yes

Renaissance Art Discover how advancements during the Renaissance are reflected in the art of the period. (Baroque art can be included upon request.)

Grades 6–12 Max # of Students 45* Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

Sounds of the Centuries Listen to musical excerpts from different cultures and discover the relationship between music and art.

Grades K–5 Max # of Students 45* Outreach Available No Studio Available Yes VA LA SS MU

Stop, Look, Listen, and Touch Examine paintings and sculptures for lines, shapes, colors, and textures.

Grades K–2 Max # of Students 120 Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA

Telling Stories in Art Journey through time and explore how stories can be told through art. Perfect for those who want to see a little bit of everything.

Grades 2–12 Max # of Students 120 Outreach Available Yes (Grades 2–6 only) Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

World of the Samurai Study objects of war and peace used by the famous Japanese warrior class.

Grades 4–12 Max # of Students 30* Outreach Available Yes Studio Available Yes VA LA SS

19th–century Art Analyze 19th–century decorative arts.

Grades Max # of Students Outreach Available Studio Available VA LA SS

Tours are not available in December and January.

America and Europe through painting, sculpture, and the 6–12 60 No Yes

* Max # of students varies if a studio component is added.

outreach, studios, and buses

SPECIAL EXHIBITIONS Guided school tours of Heroes: Mortals and Myths in Ancient Greece (October 11, 2009–January 3, 2010) and Japanese Cloisonné Enamels from the Stephen W. Fisher Collection (February 14–May 9, 2010) are available upon request. Studios are available for both exhibitions. Outreach component available for the Heroes exhibition. Download the Heroes educators guide at thewalters.org/exhibitions/heroes.  Register at teachers.thewalters.org/register

Outreach Visits local outreach Extend your field trip with an outreach presentation at your school.

Outreach is FREE and prepares your students for their museum field trip. A professional museum educator will come to your school and lead an object-based lesson. Check the appropriate box on the registration form.

Distant outreach ⁄ Trunk Program This FREE resource trunk is designed to bring the art of the Walters to your students without leaving the classroom. Priority is given to Maryland schools located beyond a fifty-mile radius of the museum. Check the appropriate box on the registration form.  For more information, email schooloutreach@thewalters.org.

Studio Experiences Enhance your guided tour by having students participating in a studio at the museum. Students will make personal connections to the art in the gallery and take their new creation home to remember their museum trip. Check the appropriate box on the registration form.

Cost of studios: $1.50 ⁄ student (FREE for Title I schools) Minimum number of students: 15, Maximum number of students: 60 Combined length of tour and studio: Grades K–1: 1 ½ hours, Grades 2–12: 2 hours

Need a Bus? Bus stipends are available on a first-come, first-served basis for Maryland Title I schools.

Check the appropriate box on the registration form.  For details and restrictions, go to teachers.thewalters.org/field-trips and click on Important Visit Information.

Artist-in-residency program

mosaic masterpieces from Young Audiences and the walters Work with professional ceramic artist Amanda Pellerin to observe, analyze, and be inspired by the Walters permanent collection. Create a mosaic mural for your school that reflects both your experience at the Walters and your time with the artist.  For details and pricing, email info@yamd.org

School ⁄ Group Name Street Address City, State, Zip District ⁄ County Title I school?  Yes  No  Public  Private  Parochial  Homeschool Grade Level

Number of Students

Number of Chaperones

Contact Name  Administrator  Teacher  Parent  Other School Phone # (+ area) Home Phone # (+ area) Email Address How do you prefer to be contacted?  Email  Home Phone  School Phone Is this your first time bringing students to the Walters?  Yes  No

Desired Tour (see tours selections) 1st Choice Tour Name 2nd Choice Tour Name  Guided Tour  Self-guided tour (available ONLY W–F, after 1 p.m.)

School Tours are available Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.

1st Choice Date

 10 a.m.  11 a.m.  12 p.m.  1 p.m.  2 p.m.

2nd Choice Date

 10 a.m.  11 a.m.  12 p.m.  1 p.m.  2 p.m.

3rd Choice Date

 10 a.m.  11 a.m.  12 p.m.  1 p.m.  2 p.m.

4th Choice Date

 10 a.m.  11 a.m.  12 p.m.  1 p.m.  2 p.m.

 I would like a School Outreach Visit. (A staff member will contact you.)  I would like a Studio Experience with the tour.  I am a Title I school and would like to be contacted about a possible bus stipend.

Please list any special needs you or your students may have.

Submit Information Online Fax Mail

(No phone registrations accepted) teachers.thewalters.org/register (410) 837-4886 The Walters Art Museum, Education Division, Attn: Tour Scheduler, 600 North Charles Street, Baltimore, MD 21201

Please duplicate this form for multiple requests and keep a copy for your records. Submit this form at least six weeks in advance of your earliest tour request date. Submission of this form does not confirm your visit. Written confirmation will arrive via email within two to three weeks of receipt. If a conflict exists, we will contact you.

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SCHOOL TOUR reGISTRATION FORM

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