School Programs Overview

2021-2022 Virtual and In-Person School Programs

The Long Island Museum invites you to connect with us through virtual or in-person programs this 2021-2022 school year. Our field trips offer students and teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in our renowned history and art collections, through inquiry-based learning and hands-on activities. From traditional onsite experiences, to live remote sessions with museum educators, the LIM has programs to suit your students from Pre-K through High School. Programs are aligned with national and NYS learning standards, as well as the NYSED Culturally Responsive-Sustaining (CR-S) Education Framework.

Please view the pdf below to see all of our virtual and in-person offerings.

We look forward to connecting with you and helping to spark your students’ curiosity and creativity during this unique time.

Please help us get you started with booking the right program for your group by filling out this Virtual Field Trip Form.

An educator will reply to you within 24-48 hours of receiving your information request.

Take a tour of our Educational Department’s offerings: Education Video

Your Visit

Virtual Programs Our virtual programs offer students and teachers the opportunity to immerse themselves in a topic that we specialize in at the Long Island Museum. Each program features several modules that allow for both synchronous and asynchronous learning. Program content includes: Curriculum for teachers Images and/or replica objects Activity supply materials Recorded videos from...

Virtual Programs Pre-K – Grade 1

Fun & Games at the Nassakeag Schoolhouse Learn about the different ways that children learn at school, both in the past and the present. Focus on recess toys and games and think about how we learn through play. Meet a museum educator inside the 1880 Nassakeag Schoolhouse and make your own historic cup and ball...

In-Person Programs Pre-K – Grade 1

Meet the Museum: A World Before Cars What is transportation and why is it important to us? How do people and things travel from one place to another, and how was this accomplished in the past? Students will learn about some of the exciting vehicles in the museum’s world-renowned collection and begin to understand why...

Virtual Programs Grades 2-4

An 1890s Day at the Nassakeag Schoolhouse Students will have the opportunity to learn about a typical 19th century schoolhouse experience through the lens of the historic Nassakeag Schoolhouse. A discussion of the similarities and differences between school long ago and today will establish context. Students will practice arithmetic, reading, and Spenserian Script like 1890s...

In-Person Programs Grades 2-4

Streets of New York Step into the shoes of everyday 19th century New Yorkers, such as a butcher, a firefighter, a policeman and a doctor to see the streets of New York through their eyes. Through the use of props, hands-on activities and guided discussion in the Carriage Museum galleries, participants will discover the tools...

Virtual/In-Person Programs for Grades 4-8

Vehicles for Change: Elizabeth Jennings and The Fight for Equality on NYC’s Streetcars How do we change unjust systems? Students will learn about Elizabeth Jennings and her fight for equal access on public transportation in New York City in the mid-1800s. Students will explore museum artifacts, analyze historic documents and examine the museum’s 1885 streetcar...

Virtual & In-Person Access Programs

Explore LIM Explore LIM is designed to meet the needs of self-contained classes and life skills classes, as well as non-traditional learning groups. Working remotely or in-person with museum educators, participants will connect with the past and the present through guided discussion and gallery inspired activities. One 1-hour in-person or virtual visit; Curriculum & materials...

Registration and Payment

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LIM Rides for Kids

LIM Rides for Kids is a specially funded program that can provide underserved schools with partially subsidized transportation costs and reduced program fees. This fund was established to help offset the often high costs of field trips. Since its inception in 2013, LIM Rides for Kids has benefitted nearly 7,500 Long Island students by offering...

Colors of Long Island: Student Art Exhibition

The 23rd Annual Colors of Long Island Student Art Exhibition will take place in the spring of 2022. The call for entries will be sent to art educators on our mailing list in October of 2021, with registration for the exhibition opening in December 2021. The information and registration link will be posted here, on...

Thank you

2021-2022 Virtual and In-Person School Programs have been made possible in part by funding from the following:

Avalon Park & Preserve

Bliss Restaurant County of Suffolk

Suffolk County Legislator Kara Hahn

Debbie & Tom Sullivan

Evolve Bank & Trust

Humanities New York

National Endowment for the Humanities

New York Community Bank Foundation

New York State Council on the Arts

Quinn & Feiner Service Company

Stafford Associates Computer Specialists, Inc