Field Trips
Jasmine Moran Children’s Museum 1714 W. Wrangler Blvd., Seminole 405-382-0950 www.jasminemoran.com The museum features interactive exhibits that complement and expand classroom curriculum. Exhibits depict various careers/ occupations for children to immerse themselves via hands-on play.
Mabee Gerrer Museum 1900 W. MacArthur, Shawnee 405-878-5300 www.mgmoa.org
This museum’s collections span more than 8,000 years of human history and include Oklahoma’s only mummies. Scholarships are available to schools and homeschool groups for field trips and to schools for bus transportation. All field trips include free art activi - ties. Additionally, art classes are offered for children and adults, and Visual Thinking Strategies training is available free to teachers. Liichokoshkomo’ at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 N.E. 63rd St. 405-478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org/liichokoshkomo-2 Teacher Open House on April 28 Liichokoshkomo’ (pronounced Lee-cho-kosh-ko-MO) is the museum’s brand new backyard playscape, where STEAM activities and kinesthetic play meet cultural diversity. The world-class educational setting opens in spring 2020. A Spring Break sneak peek will be open to the public March 14-20 with a variety of activities including live entertainment, storytelling and food sampling. Field trips can be scheduled anytime.
National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum 1700 N.E. 63rd St. 405-478-2250 www.nationalcowboymuseum.org Grades K-12th
Students can find their place in the West at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Docent-facilitated tours are available Monday-Friday while teacher-directed tours are welcome anytime. The museum provides free admission for students and chaperones (one per seven students) and a transportation stipend for school field trips. Minimum participation for homeschool co-op organizations is 10 school-aged children. Drop-in activities available throughout the year. Call ahead for a curriculum consultation or make reservations (at least three weeks in advance), 405-478-2250 ext. 241 or sstrain@ nationalcowboymuseum.org.
We Believe School Can Be Different. It’s more than a motto. It’s a promise. At EPIC Charter Schools, we strive to keep this promise each day, providing more than 28,000 students across the state of Oklahoma a FREE, public education. EPIC provides every child an individualized, high-quality education that o ers exibility to meet the changing needs of its diverse families. Because of this, we can proudly honor our promise that “School Can Be Di erent.”
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