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A Walk through Our Community - Mapping Skills, Citizen Heroes, and a Scavenger Hunt! (Grades 1 and 2)

In this program, first and second grade students experience three activities: 1) learning about "Citizen Heroes" who made significant contributions and how they, too, can be citizen heroes; 2) searching through the Heritage Museum looking for items on a scavenger hunt; 3) and developing mapping skills while walking along the West Orange Trail in search of buildings that are important to our community. The concept of "community" is stressed throughout, both in the students' lives and in their visit to Winter Garden's Downtown Historic District. It's hands-on history!

Experience History through Architecture, Costumes, and Citizen Super Heroes! (Grades 4 and 5)

Field Trip

In this 2 1/2 hour program, students are led by staff through the 20th century beginning with a colorful and fun PowerPoint presentation called "Timucua, Trains, and Trees." It addresses local history as impacted by major national and international events and how those events shaped Central Florida - including the history of citrus, and the saga of Lake Apopka, the region's most important natural resource. It addresses the effects of farming and other industries on the farm workers, as well as the tourist facilities that were once located around the lake. Following the presentation, classes engage in three activities where they: 1) use detective skills to match photos of historic buildings to how buildings along Plant Street appear today; 2) explore the Winter Garden Heritage Museum, uncovering information about Citizen Heroes; 3) and dress as costumed Native Americans, farmers, business owners, or fishermen to answer questions about their influence on the region

In-School Program: Native Americans and the Voices of Nature (Grades 3–8)

In-School Performance ; In-School Workshops & Classes

Program Experience: Deer claw rattles, native flutes and communal drums draw students into the Native American experience of nature. Every creature has a voice and each voice has a place of honor. Using a talking stick, the artist helps students move from curiosity in the Native American instruments and culture to finding their own voices. The artist encourages students to build upon new principals and to take the action that enables them to be participants in keeping our planet green. Engaging, important for the care of our earth and human kindness, and fun! Presented by artist Donna Wissinger.

Living History Pioneer Village Tour

Field Trip

Tour multiple structures from the late 1800’s, including a cracker house, blacksmith shop, school house, train depot, Seminole village, cow camp and more! Each building is packed with artifacts to showcase the lifestyle of early Florida pioneers. - Pioneer Activities - Throughout your tour of the Pioneer Village at Shingle Creek, your students will learn how Central Florida's early settlers survived and lived in the area. Activites that could be presented on your tour include butter-making, pioneer laundry day, sack races, and other fun activities from the era. * Minimum 10 students

OMA DIG AND DISCOVER: Investigating Art of the Ancient Americas

Field Trip

Docent-led gallery program for elementary students in which they investigate ancient cultures of North, Central and South America through beautiful artifacts in the Art of the Ancient Americas collection. Students become archaeologists, including participating in a mock "dig." The program helps students explore how art and archaeology help us learn about the past.

Virtual Art Trunks on the Go - Earl Cunningham

Online & Streaming

MMAA will be able to provide elementary students with a live video adapting our Art Trunks on the Go program highlighting the works of Earl Cunningham. The program will remain similar to the classroom experience, led by MMAA Curator of Art and Education Katherine Page, but designed for students and parents to engage with each other to learn about talking through art! It is a great lesson to pair with the history and ecology of Florida. Engaged students will be able to explore Florida’s diverse history and unique environmental landscapes through the paintings of treasured American Artist, Earl Cunningham (1893-1977). Often considered an American Fauve, Cunningham’s paintings, on permanent display at the Mennello Museum, evoke a strong sense of time, place, and social equality while inspiring the endurance of individual creativity. Students will draft and create 2 or 3-D representations of their own favorite places, concentrating on the setting progressing to the actions and depictions of the people who live there. They can explore both traditional and nontraditional art mediums such as pastels and charcoal or even colored pencils (whatever you have at home!). Students participate in discussions of folk art and Earl Cunningham’s work using Visual Thinking Strategies participating in respectful discussion demonstrating evidence-based opinions and observations. They plan and design their own compositions of their own favorite places. Students analyze significance of history, location, and representation within art through the choices of Earl Cunningham who depicted natural environments at various times of day, during all seasons, and who included a diverse representation of peoples in America within a natural sanctuary.

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