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Register for a Tour
Registration is required two weeks prior for all programs.
Rates For School Groups
PER 1/2 DAY or 1 PROGRAM or TOUR
$3.00 Children
One Free adult for every 10 students.
$3.00 Remaining Adults
ALL DAY FEE or GUIDED PROGRAM and SELF-GUIDED TOUR
$4.00 (Adults and Children)
TITLE 1 SCHOOL RATES
1/2 day or 1 program
$1.50 (Adults and Children)
One Free adult for every 10 students.
OR
All day or a Guided Program and a Self-Guided Tour
$2.00 (Adults and Children)
One Free adult for every 10 students.
COWTOWN ON THE ROAD
$3.00/student
$1.50/student for Title 1 Schools for one program
OLD SEDGWICK COUNTY FAIR EDUCATION DAY
Oct. 9, 2010
$4.50/student
FREE adults
GUIDED PROGRAMS
Select only ONE GUIDED PROGRAM per visit. Programs last between 1 1/2 hr. and 2 hrs. May easily be paired with a SELF-GUIDED TOUR (SEE BELOW) for an all day experience.
FARM LIFE: 1880s STYLE (K -3 )
Students examine the link between food and farm to discover the role of the farmer from 130 years ago and today. They also examine the life of children from the 1870s at the DeVore farm house. Class size recommended not to exceed 50 students.
DAILY LIFE: 1870s CITY LIVING (K-3)
Participate in common chores, games, and manners of city children in an 1870s lower middle class home. Class size recommended not to exceed 25 students.
A GLIMPSE OF CHRISTMAS PAST (K-5)
Daily in December
Participate in domestic holiday preparations, pretend shopping trip, and make an ornament to take home. Program concludes with Christmas songs and a nativity tableau. Class size limited to 60 students.
THE COWBOYS, CATTLE AND KANSAS (3-4)
Learn from an 1870s cowboy about the diverse group of men who secure Wichita as a booming “cowtown.” Class size recommended not to exceed 25 students.
TRAILS & RAILS: THE SETTLING OF WICHITA (3- 5)
Learn how the people of the 1860s and 1870s traveled the Prairie Desert and the hardships they faced, to call the Great Plains and Kansas their Home. Class size recommended not to exceed 45 students.
THE KANSAS CHARACTER (2-3)
Daily in January
Explore the Kansas State Symbol and Folk Characters to reveal just what it takes to have "Kansas Character." Class size recommended not to exceed 25 students.
AD ASTRA PER ASPERA (4-5)
Daily in January
Explore the history of Kansas and its people as they make this state. Class size recommended not to exceed 25 students.
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SELF-GUIDED TOURS
OLD SEDGWICK COUNTY FAIR EDUCATION DAY
Oct. 8, 2010 - One Day only! Reservations Required! Special Fee!
Experience the sights and sounds of an old county fair as your students take a 2 hour tour of the grounds visiting places that attract your students interest. There are more activities than can be experienced in the time allotted, but that should give your students the ability to focus on activities that most interest them. One Chaperone for every five students is requested and admitted free.
ONE ROOM SCHOOL (K-12)
Be an 1870s teacher for half a day. Use McGuffey’s Readers, slates and chalk to teach in a one-room school.
COMMUNITY HELPERS AND CHANGING TIMES (K-2)
Compare and contrast occupations of the 1870s and what replaced them today.
CHILDREN: TOWN AND COUNTRY (3-4)
Compare living in the city and on an 1880s farm to decide if city children or those in the country had it easier.
WORKING TOGETHER TO MAKE A TOWN WORK (3-5)
How did people of a new town work together? Find out how working together to provide basic goods and services was needed to keep the town alive.
ALL AROUND THE TOWN (5-8)
Taking the role of townspeople, students tour to find the basics about the town that any 1870s citizen would need to know.
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Cowtown On The Road
Let us come to your school and take students back to the past. Guides come with activities that help students think about the past in a different way. A program lasts 1 hour and is designed for single classes.
READIN', WRITIN' & RECITATION
Take your students back in time as our costumed teacher leads them through lessons and exercises of the 1870s.
COWPOKES & TRAIL DRIVES
Ride the trail to the past with our costumed cowboy to experience the boredom and dangers of a cattle drive.
MANNERS AND MARBLES
An 1870s townsperson will help you discover some of the games and etiquette that were part of life when Wichita was young.
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SUMMER PROGRAMS
For groups of 12 - 24. Each program provides activities directed by Museum staff, and some time to explore the museum. Reserving your program: one Program per visit, please. Group Size: Limit 25 children per program. Larger Group? Call for possibilities. Price: $3.00/Half Day, $4.00/All Day. For questions and date availability, call 350-3317.
FOR A SONG AND A DANCE
Got a Limberjack? What do cow bones have to do with music? Experiment with instruments from long ago and learn to dance to the music that springs from them.
WHAT'S THERE TO DO ON A FARM?
Work, lots of work, but it wasn't all about work.There was Cats in the Cradle, Babes in a Blanket, Darts. HUH? Come try a few chores and have some fun discovering the amusements and games to pass the time.
BUFFALO AND BEANS: THE HUNTER AND THE COWBOY
How do you survive on the prairie? Fire with no matches? How many things can you do with a rope? Buffalo Hunters and Cowboys made it look easy. Experience the tools they used and learn the tricks to living on the prairie.
1870s GAMES AND PAST TIMES
There is nothing to do! Kids in the present and the past all said it. Well….Got your shooter? Ready to climb Jacob’s ladder? Who is the fastest? Come try some of the ways that children had fun long ago.
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THURSDAY TIME TRAVELERS
(2nd Thursday of the Month)
For individuals to join with others for a group experience
June 9 / Aug 11
1870s Games and Past times
What's There to do on a Farm?
July 7
Buffalo and Beans:the Hunter and the Cowboy
For a Song and a Dance
Group Size: 14-25 Participants
(Program subject to minimum attendance level)
Price: Children and Chaperones - $4.00
Registration Required. Due on the first Friday evening.
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CUB SCOUT PROGRAMS
Download the brochure, "Cub Scouts Explore Wichita's Past"
TIGER CUBS - DISCOVERING WICHITA
Plan your “Go See It” at Cowtown and learn about Wichita’s past.Tour the museum, make a card in the print shop, visit the farm and learn about animal care. Meets Requirement 1g, 4g and Elective 31. Offered any time. Minimum of 6, maximum of 12 participants. Program length: 1.5 hrs. Cost: $3.00/child with adult.
WOLF CUBS - GETTING IT DONE IN THE 1870s
Learn about tools, their uses in the Carpentry Shop and create a birdhouse project. Go around the grounds learning about machines and how they did the work needed long ago. Meets Requirement 5a, c, d, e and elective 7a, 8b,c. Available on non-event Saturdays. Minimum of 6, maximum of 12 participants. Program length: 2 hrs. Cost: $13/child, $3.00/adult.
BEAR CUBS - BUILDING AN 1870s TOWN
Come and learn how a town was built and then create your own toolbox at Old Cowtown Museum’s Carpentry shop so that you can go out and build on your own. Meets Requirement 3b,c, e and 20a, 20b. Available on non-event Saturdays. Minimum of 6, maximum of 12 participants. Program length: 1.5-2 hrs. Cost: $13/scout, $3.00/adult.
Girl Scout Programs
Learn more about Summer Girl Scout Programming. To schedule a program, call 316-350-3317.
DAILY LIFE: 1870s CITY LIVING (K-3)
Participate in common chores, games, and manners of city children in an 1870s lower middle class home. Class size recommended not to exceed 25 students. Completes most requirements for the Brownie Frontier Fun badge.
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