“West End as a Classroom” will be back for a third year this Fall by popular demand.
The program allows students and teachers to visit the Dallas Holocaust Museum/Center for Education and Tolerance, the Museum of Dallas County History and Culture and The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza in a single, off-campus trip at a discounted rate. This fall, the program will expand to 16 days—significantly longer than the three-day program that launched in 2008.
The collaborative effort of the three museums focuses on the common theme of leadership. The museums provide teacher training on the application of the leadership theme to curricula as well as the use of primary and secondary resources at all three museums to explore lessons and attitudes about leadership. Covering the 19th century to the present day, students examine local, national, and international leaders to define the special characteristics that make a leader.
The three museums will host a Teacher’s Open House on August 3rd from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Teacher seminars will also be presented Thursday, June 17, from 9 am to 3:30 pm and Thursday, July 22, from 9 am to 3:30 pm.
To register for the June 17, event, signup here.
To register for the July 22 event, signup here.
To register for the Aug. 2 Open House, which will be held at all three museums, signup here.
WEC Dates for 2010-2011 are:
To book WEC tours, contact Ken Crump at the Sixth floor Museum .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address).
Download the West End as a Classroom flyer
