Education
Discover dynamic education programs and curriculum resources about the history of our city, state, and nation.
Education Mission
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students and teachers in New York and beyond. Historical study sparks curiosity and creativity, promotes cultural understanding, and fosters an empowered citizenry to strengthen our democracy. Our staff of passionate professionals draws on our world-renowned collections to engage learners of all ages in the study of our collective past.
Education programs made possible through endowments established by:
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Hearst Foundations
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
Public funding provided by:
Institute for Museum and Library Services
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
Important support provided by:Barker Welfare Foundation
BNY Mellon
Con Edison
Deutsche Bank
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Ford Foundation
The Keith Haring Foundation
Hearst Foundation, Inc.
IBM
The JPB Foundation
Susan and Robert E. Klein
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation
New York Community Trust
Henry Nias Foundation
The Pinkerton Foundation
Fred and Joan Pittman
Placer Partners and Ray Lent, Managing Partner
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Gillian V. and Robert Steel
Susan Waterfall
Tiger Baron Foundation
and an anonymous donor.
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Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
2nd Grade: How did geography shape our city?
Students learn to analyze maps, artifacts, and images for clues about how New York became the city it is today.
- Lesson 1: Learning History with Objects
- Lesson 2: Learning History with Images
- Lesson 3: Learning to Read a Map
- Lesson 4: Learning History with Maps
- Lesson 5: Rural or Urban
- Lesson 6: Mannahatta
- Lesson 7: Colonial New York
- Lesson 8: Immigrant City
- Lesson 9: Culmination—New York’s Changing Geography
The Art and Whimsy of Mo Willems
We are delighted to offer a one-off program that brings Mo Willems’ creative genius straight to your classroom! Our innovative and hands-on program will take your students’ love of all-things-Mo to the next level by teaching them how the simplest shapes and lines can convey robust characters, emotive stories, and much more!
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