WheatonArts :: Education
Education
At any time, in any season, let WheatonArts become
a vital part of your student’s classroom!
STUDENT PROGRAMS (Click for Registration Procedures)
Welcome To A World of Fun and Learning!
In addition to all of the many wonderful exhibits, demonstrations and other attractions throughout WheatonArts, we offer special programs and classes for your students. Click here to skip down to Optional Student Programs.
At WheatonArts, we value the creative process, and the
many ways in which engagement with the arts introduces learning skills and strengthens basic classroom curriculum goals.
Arts and crafts classes open a world of creative possibilities for children of all ages. WheatonArts offers hands-on experiences for children in Grades 3 to 6. All grades can visit and learn about the 1876 Centre Grove Schoolhouse and tour the internationally-known Museum of American Glass where they’ll discover the science, industry, art and magic of glassmaking from colonial times to the present.
The Down Jersey Folklife Center offers permanent
exhibitions related to the folk traditions and cultural diversity of southern New Jersey and also has special exhibits highlighting the region’s many ethnic groups and art forms. A special program for Grades 3 to 8, What is Folklife? Where Does it Live?, is offered year-round on Fridays (with advance appointment) and other programs that explore folk rhythms, music, customs and rituals have been developed for older students.
From April through December, the Artist Studios offer demonstrations and opportunities for students to meet informally with resident artists. As artists share their craft, they discuss materials and the science, history and social forces that have shaped both art and culture. They answer wide-ranging questions as wood, clay and molten glass are transformed before students’ eyes.
Whether a toddler or a teen, our scenic grounds offer the magic of nature, from the sands that form a major part of glass to the wide variety of trees and other plant life that help teach lessons in science and nature.
These classes are subject to staffing and scheduling considerations.
OPTIONAL STUDENT PROGRAMSThese fees are in addition to the student admission fee.
Experience A One Room Schoolhouse
Grades 3 to 12 $15.00 per class
Available March through April, and September through November. Resources available.
Museum of American Glass Guided Tour
Grades 3 to 12 $25.00 per class
Offered year round.
Call for Availability (Limited to 25 students)
Hands-On Ceramics
Grades 3 to 6 $70.00 per class
Students make a trivet. Limited to 20 students per class. Limit of three (3) classes per day. Offered Tuesday through Sunday, April through December.
Offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday in January,
February and March.
Hands-On Beadmaking
Grades 3 to 6 $70.00 per class
Students make clay beads for use in various projects. Limited to 20 students per class. Limit of three (3) classes per day.
Offered Wednesday through Sunday, April through December.
Offered Friday, Saturday and Sunday in January, February and March.
What is Folklife? Where Does it Live?
Grades 3 to 8 $25.00 per class
Offered year round. Fridays only at 11am.
Limited to 30 students. Students learn about the traditions in their families and communities and the importance of continuing them.
Down Jersey Folklife Center Lecture Series
Grades 9 to 12 $3.50 per student
Offered year round.
Fridays only at 11am. Limited to 30 students.
Lecture 1 – Folklore as Knowledge and Process: Introduction of Folk Music and Rhythms... Musical examples will illustrate some ethnic, regional
and occupational versions of the folk culture. Regular and irregular rhythms will focus students’ attention on different musical aesthetics in order to make
them think about the “sound of others.”
Lecture 2 – Folklore as Knowledge and Process: Introduction to Folk Rituals... Folk rituals will be considered as structure/event consisting of sacred
time, space, words, actions, music and dance; as a process in which all of the ritual elements become part of one meaning, and of a unique experience.
Students will learn specific information about ritual arts.
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WheatonArts strives to ensure the accessibility of its exhibitions, events and programs to all persons with disabilities.
Provide two weeks notice for special accommodations. Patrons with hearing and speech disabilities may contact WheatonArts
through the New Jersey Relay Service (TRS) 800-852-7899 or by dialing 711.