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Purpose 

The purpose of the Worcester Historical Museum Education Advisory Council is to advance the museum as an educational institution, build partnerships with Worcester-area schools and organizations, and create innovative learning experiences for local students, community members, and museum visitors.   
 
 

Council Members

Names of council members will be posted here in time. 
 

Council Subcommittees

Interpretation & Interactives—advises Programs staff on exhibit approaches, educational opportunities, and interactive components for on-site exhibitions; suggests ways to enhance exhibit program from point of view of education and interpretation. 

 

Museum Programs—assists Program staff with a variety of tasks related to the creation and execution of successful onsite public and family programs; these include all sorts of lecture series, classes (not just history), demonstrations, talks, community events, theater programs, historical re-enactment, tours, and festival programs in the museum or on its grounds. 

 

Curriculum & Teacher Resources—help Programs staff develop, prototype, administer, and assess innovative education curriculum, school programs and tours, and teacher professional development opportunities.  There are many opportunities for this committee to work with Outreach & Internet Programs, especially in collaborative education work. 

 

Outreach & Internet Programs—help Programs staff identify and develop outreach and internet programs for a variety of audiences in the Worcester area.  This committee will help identify and build fertile collaborations among WHM, other Worcester museums, area colleges, Worcester Public Library, and town historical societies and libraries with an eye toward crafting rewarding and educational experiences on the web.

 

For more information on the museum's Education Advisory Council, please e-mail the Director of Programs.

Worcester Historical Museum
30 Elm Street
Worcester, MA 01609
508-753-8278