One of the best ways to connect your students with art and the cultures they’ve been learning about in the classroom is to bring them to the Museum. Each year Museum staff and docents tour hundreds of students from the Dallas-Ft. Worth area, and school tours are one of the most enjoyable aspects of our days. The Museum is entirely FREE for students, teachers, and their chaperones on school tours, and the only cost to you is your bus. We realize that even the cost of a bus can limit you and your students’ ability to visit the Museum. So, we’d like to share several opportunities to subsidize the cost of your transportation to and from the Museum.
Target launched its grant program in 2007 and has awarded almost $10 million in grants, allowing students and teachers from all fifty states to extend the classroom to the world of museums, historical sites, and cultural organizations. Each Target store awards three grants up to $700 to K-12 schools nationwide. Applications for the 2011-2012 school year open August 1st!
DART’s Community/Education Outreach Program provides support for public and private schools, grades 1-12 in thirteen DFW-area cities. The program offers a twenty-minute on-site presentation about public transportation, safety, and rules of conduct. Then, classes can be transported FREE to a number of different Dallas sites, including the Arts District and Fair Park. For more information and to schedule a program, see the DART site.
The Museum offers both docent-guided and self-guided tours, which can be scheduled online. Museum visits for the 2011-2012 school year can be reserved beginning in August, and request forms will be available online. The calendar does fill quickly, so please schedule programs as early as possible. We look forward to seeing you and your students at the Museum!
Ashley Bruckbauer
McDermott Intern for Teaching Programs and Resources
