Homeschool families love to learn at the museum! The History Center offers a unique opportunity for homeschooled students and their families to participate in thematic, hands-on STEAM experiences centered on the museum’s exhibits. Programs are designed for elementary school-age students but younger and older siblings are welcome to participate. The fee is $5/student and adults are free and must remain with their child during this activity. Participants are invited to explore the museum following the workshop when held at the Agricultural and Industrial Museum, the Colonial Complex, or the Historical Society Museum.
To reserve your spot, please visit our website (here), choose the day of the event, select “Homeschool Days,” choose your timeslot, then follow the prompts. For assistance with this, please contact schools@yorkhistorycenter.org
FALL 2023
Homeschool Days Events (Ages 6-12)
Colonial Childhood – September 13, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 11am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
Students will get to step into the shoes of a colonial child with some hands-on work and play.
Textiles and Sewing – September 27, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 11am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
Students will have the opportunity to look at and handle all the equipment used to make fabric and will make their own colonial bag – a haversack.
Colonial Papermaking – October 11, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 11am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
Students will not only get to make their own paper, but test it out with some quills and ink.
Homeschool Field Trip – October 13, (FRI)
11 am – 12:30 pm
Fire Museum
$6/person (Age 5 & Under – Free)
Come and experience a guided tour of the Fire Museum.
A Soldier’s Life – October 25, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 11am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
A Revolutionary soldier will be visiting the Colonial Complex and students will have the chance to ask him all about his life, dress, and equipment.
Homeschool Field Trip – November 3, (FRI)
11 am – 12:30 pm
Colonial Complex
$6/person (Age 5 & Under – Free)
Come and experience a guided tour of the Colonial Complex.
Colonial Cooking – November 8, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 11am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
Students will learn about food during the Colonial period and can help out with a cooking demonstration.
A Colonial Christmas – December 6, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 11am – 12pm, 1pm – 2pm, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
Learn about the different way York’s colonial settlers would have celebrated the holidays.
Homeschool Days Events (Ages 13-17)
Conway Cabal – September 6, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
Students will step into the space where the infamous Conway Cabal was squashed and learn about the Marquis de Lafayette’s “toast that saved the nation.”
Articles of Confederation – November 15, (WEDS)
Timeslots: 10am – 11am, 2pm – 3pm
Colonial Complex
Students will learn about the Articles of Confederation, America’s first constitution, adopted in York on November 15, 1777.
