Education: Multi-Visit Programs

Multi-visit programs held over the course of a single semester or an entire academic year combine visits to the Museum with professional development, assessment, and collaborative planning between teachers and museum educators. These elements make for intensive, successful programs that benefit both the school and the Museum. The Museum offers two different multi-visit programs: Focus Units and Museum-School Collaborations.

Focus Units
Focus Units offer professional development, planning, pre- and post-visit resources, assessment, and two Museum visits per academic year per class for several teachers from one school. Teachers and museum educators work together to choose the lessons that will be most effectively integrated into classroom curricula. Focus Units must be reserved by the end of September for the first semester (October through January) and by the end of January for the second semester (February through June). To learn more about Focus Units or to reserve a Focus Unit, contact the School Programs Manager at school.programs@brooklynmuseum.org.

Museum-School Collaborations
Museum-School Collaborations offer the same components as Focus Units, but are designed for a whole school. Teachers and museum educators work together to design a curriculum incorporating two or three Museum visits per academic year. Schools must assign a coordinator to oversee the collaboration. Teachers, school administrators, and Brooklyn Museum staff determine the nature and goals of each partnership. School administrators interested in a Museum-School Collaboration should contact the School Programs Manager, who will meet with representatives from the school to assess the prospects for collaboration. School principals should provide the Brooklyn Museum with a budget projection and letter of intent by March 15 for the following academic year. For more information about Museum-School Collaborations, contact school.programs@brooklynmuseum.org.