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.
Take a quick tour of the Education Departments programs. View the video and brochure below to see all of our virtual and in-person offerings.
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.
We look forward to connecting with you and helping to spark your students’ curiosity and creativity during this unique time.
Meet the Museum
Meet the Museum: A World without Cars What is the World Without Cars program? This one-hour program will expose students to the world of the carriages in the 19th century. Using the museum’s carriage collection students will learn about parts of a carriage, transportation and life without cars. How does this program fit into my...
Firefighting in Nineteenth Century America
What is the Fire Fighting in Nineteenth Century America Program? This one-hour program is designed to introduce students to the history of firefighting and the role of the fire fighter. Students will see 18th and 19th century fire vehicles. This is an interactive program that allows students to experience manning a bucket brigade and pumping...
School Days
The School Days program recreates a late 19th century school day in the original 1877 one room Nassakeag Schoolhouse. The program provides students the opportunity to discover what life was like in a rural 19th century Long Island community and compare it to today. Through discussion, role-play and hands-on activities in an historic classroom, students...
Long Island Long Ago
What is the Long Island Long Ago program? Long Island Long Ago is a two-hour program designed to help students answer the question, “What was life like on rural Long Island in the mid-19th century?” The program has three segments: the studio, where students learn about indoor life on a farm and also learn a...
Wagons West
What is the Wagons West Program? This two-hour program recreates the activities of 19th century family preparing for a trip across the United States on the Oregon Trail. Students help a fictional 19th century family prepare for the trip from Bloomington, Illinois to the Oregon Territory. They will select and pack the family belongings and...
Plan 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
For more information about our offerings, or questions about booking, please use this form: CLICK HERE or contact us by email or phone: Email: educators@longislandmuseum.org Call: (631) 751-0066 ext. 212 An educator will reply to you within 24-48 hours of receiving your request. If you have already booked your program and received a confirmation, use...
LIM Rides for Kids
LIM Rides for Kids is a specially funded program that can provide eligible schools with partially subsidized transportation costs and reduced program fees. This fund was established to help offset the often high costs of field trips, which can be prohibitive to many districts. Since its inception in 2013, LIM Rides for Kids has benefitted...
Colors of Long Island: Student Art Exhibition
Colors of Long Island Student Artwork Exhibition On View March 3 through April 3, 2022 In the History Museum/Visitor's Center Gallery (North Side of Route 25a) The museum is open Thursday through Sunday, 12pm - 5pm Congratulations to all the students, teachers and administrators who made this year's exhibition a success! If you are an...
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