Programs made possible in part by NYS DEC Hudson River Estuary Program.

"Pollution & the Food Chain"

Wearing imaginative costumes that represent the food chain and colorful props, students can act out an interactive play about the bio-magnification of pollution in the Hudson River. Also learn about tides, hear Native American legends about the river and explore local geography. An assembly program for up to 150 children.
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"The Water Cycle"

Students pretend to be a drop of water and use their imaginations to go on a fantastic journey through the water cycle. Learn how water is reused in mini-cycles all over the globe- from plants and animals to ground water and glaciers. A classroom presentation for up to 30 children.
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See, Touch & Hear the Hudson

(For Ages 3 to 6)
Students will identify and describe items related to the Hudson River using their five senses. Children will see a sturgeons puppet, touch a dried sea star, hear gulls, smell a fish, taste salt as they learn about the environment through their five senses. A classroom presentation for up to 25 children.
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Step back in time for a reenactment of the Battle of Saratoga. Sit around a room-size map (14' x 4') of the Hudson Valley in 1777. March with the British army to capture the Hudson River. Experience the Patriots efforts that lead to the victorious turning point in the war. Revolutionary reproductions are available to explore. This program meets the 4th Grade NYS History Standards. Funding for this program was provided by the Institute of Museum and Library Services in conjunction with the Dutchess County Historical Society.

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"New Friends & Neighbors on Main Street"

New Friends & Neighbors on Main Street, an educational trunk focusing on recent immigration in the Mid-Hudson Valley, was completed this year. The trunk was informed by interviews and conversations with five different families from five different cultures, each contributing their own unique story of immigration to the trunk. The trunk is object-based, containing artifacts from Mexico, China, Pakistan, Russia and Jamaica.

The immigration trunk was designed to work in conjunction with New York State Learning Standards and the fifth grade social studies curriculum. It is accompanied by a comprehensive Teacher's Guide, which includes a timeline of immigration to the U.S. with emphasis on the Mid-Hudson Valley. It also contains sample lesson plans and activities related to each of the cultures covered. Aside from telling individual stories of immigration, the trunk also explores commonalities between the various cultures such as the arts, festivals and food. This program was funded through the New York State Council on the Arts, a State Agency and fund through the Institute of Museum and Library Services.

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