The New Mexico State University Museum

Friday Afternoon After-School Program
(please note:  we are hoping this program will recommence soon.  For more information, please call 646-3739 or e-mail the museum at museum@nmsu.edu )


The Museum's School Outreach Program 
Currently, the Museum's School Outreach Program  is staffed by Educational Outreach Coordinator Gaea McGahee and  Outreach volunteers Jack Cabrera and Ann Mahar.  The program is in its fifth year of operation.   Integrated into the program are 35 "Museum-In-A-Bag" learning kits centered on mineral and rocks indigenous to New Mexico, and 50 kits focused on Indians of the American Southwest. The kit's contents are designed to engage elementary and middle school in hands on experiences with minerals, rocks, and artifacts unique to the Museum.   The newest kit is El Camino Real: New Mexico's Royal Road and offers replicas of historic trade objects, historical archaeology projects, maps, history lessons, and much more. Students are encouraged to learn and appreciate the natural environment of New Mexico. They are also encouraged to examine various artifacts and art forms, building familiarity and respect for the cultural diversity of the Southwest. For teachers, background information, suggested multiple activities, and answers to activity questions are included. Evaluations from teachers have been encouraging.  For more information of the contents of the kits, please go to School Outreach

Children's Saturday Workshops
The Children's Workshops, which began in July of 1998 have been very successful. They are designed to teach children about the various aspects of the exhibits in the galleries, emphasizing the same themes that are taught to adults going through the exhibit. The Workshops are continuing to grow every week both in size and in creativity. The Workshops are designed for children aged 5 to 12, but all children are welcome. All Saturday Workshops take place from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.  For a schedule of the Spring 2004 semester Saturday Family Workshops, please go to Calendar

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