Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is a National Historic Landmark that preserves the Miami estate of James Deering to engage our community in learning through the arts, history and the environment. National Historic Landmarks are places that "possess exceptional value or quality in illustrating and interpreting the heritage of the United States."
VIZCAYA FOR EDUCATORS
School Programs Open House Thursday, September 22, 2011
5:30 – 8:30 p.m., Main House and Gardens
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens invites educators to its first School Programs Open House. Explore and enjoy Vizcaya’s interiors and gardens while learning about programs and classroom resources for your students. Complimentary refreshments will be provided. Please join us for this evening of networking and educational exchange! The Open House is free, but requires advance registration. Information: Wendy Wolf or 305-860-8435.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens Orientation Wednesday, September 28, 2011
3 – 6 p.m.
This workshop is designed to orient teachers who will visit Vizcaya with students in conjunction with the following M-DCPS programs: Museum Education Program and Cultural Passport Program. The workshop targets 4th–12th grade teachers and provides an introduction to Vizcaya Museum and Gardens history and resources regarding school programs and lessons. Presentations will assist teachers in their classroom instruction and preparation for a visit to Vizcaya Museum and Gardens. Registration is free and limited to 48 participants (24 Museum Education Program and 24 Cultural Passport Program). Light refreshments, all materials and complimentary museum admission for the workshop is provided. Information: Wendy Wolf or 305-860-8435.
The Gardens at Vizcaya Monday, January 23, 2012
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is excited to present a new experience for 4th–12th grade students featuring Vizcaya’s gardens. Join us to learn about the formal gardens and outdoor environments, and to experience this new tour. Registration is $20 per person and limited to 30 participants. Breakfast, lunch, all materials and complimentary bus transportation and museum admission for up to 35 students are awarded to each participant. Information: Wendy Wolf or 305-860-8435.
Bus Scholarship Fund Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is pleased to offer a limited number of bus transportation scholarships to Title I schools in Miami-Dade County. These scholarships provide free bus transportation to and from Vizcaya for students in 4th–12th grades taking guided tours of the Main House or gardens. Admission to Vizcaya is not included and is the responsibility of each school. Scholarships are on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to tour and bus availability. Applications must be received a minimum of four weeks in advance of requested visit date. All visits must take place by May 31, 2012. Information: Wendy Wolf or 305-860-8435.
CLASSROOM RESOURCES
Thematic guided tours for 4th–12th grade students support local, state and national curricular goals in Social Studies, Visual Arts and Language Arts. Guided tours take place inside the Main House, outdoors in the formal gardens and throughout the grounds.
Main House Guided Tours
Visual Vizcaya, 4th–5th grades
Analyze different types of perspective through a variety of art objects in Vizcaya’s collection.
Design & Architecture, 4th–5th grades
Explore the design and architectural elements of Vizcaya, including the inspirations and historical connections to Vizcaya’s design.
A Day in the Life of Vizcaya, 4th–8th grades
Visit Vizcaya as if you were a staff member or guest at Vizcaya during the Deering era.
Design & Architecture, 6th–12th grades
Explore the design and architectural elements of Vizcaya, including the inspirations and historical connections to Vizcaya’s design.
Garden Overview, 4th–5th grades
Explore the design and environments of Vizcaya’s formal gardens, including the inspirations and historical connections to Vizcaya’s design.
Geography & Exploration, 4th–8th grades
Examine the history of exploration and how it relates to Vizcaya, including instruments related to geography and navigation.
Garden Overview, 6th–12th grades
Explore the design and environments of Vizcaya’s formal gardens, including the inspirations and historical connections to Vizcaya’s design.
Museum Learning
School tours are designed to support student achievement. Each thematic tour supports Next Generation Sunshine State Standards learning benchmarks in Language Arts, Social Studies and the Visual Arts. School tours also support FCAT cognitive complexities in Reading.
Field Study Preparation
A pre-visit classroom lesson is provided to help educators and students prepare for a field study. The lesson is provided in two versions to support different grade levels and ranges. The Teacher Version provides notes and instructions for educators to facilitate the presentation for students.
To request a complimentary CD-Rom version of the above please inform the Group Tour Coordinator at the time of reservation.
School Tour Orientation
Prepare your students for the upcoming field study at Vizcaya by taking this virtual tour. Additional information about the archival images included in this short video is provided for educators.
Overview of the Gardens for Educators
This orientation to the Formal Gardens and grounds includes links to Miami-Dade TV interviews with museum staff about recent restoration projects of outdoor sculpture, fountains and architecture.
Self-Guided Visits
To receive the discounted group rate for self-guided student visits, groups must reserve within five days of the scheduled visit date and not more than six months in advance. Self-guided groups are required to divide into smaller sections with a teacher or chaperone supervising each section. Please determine these sections before or upon arrival to Vizcaya.
During a reserved self-guided visit students are welcome to explore on their own, while public tours for general audiences occur simultaneously. Self-guided groups must yield to all public tours. If a public tour group is congregated in a room or area, walk through quietly and return shortly. Public tours do not spend more than ten minutes in any given room or area. Self-guided groups are not permitted to join public tours.
During the academic year, all self-guided school groups receive a brief orientation (approximately 10 minutes) prior to the self-guided experience.
Groups must arrive at least fifteen minutes prior to the scheduled visit time to check in. Groups which do not arrive accordingly may forfeit their self-guided experience.
Self-Guided Activities
Self-directed activities are permitted in the Main House and gardens. These experiences must be reserved in addition to, or instead of, a guided tour. Please discuss your plans with the Group Tour Coordinator at the time of reservation.
Visitors interested in sketching indoors may only use graphite pencils. No other materials are permitted inside the Main House. Visitors may sketch and paint outdoors; no sprayed materials, permanent markers or electrical tools are permitted. Vizcaya reserves the right to prohibit any materials security officers or other staff deem unsafe for the public, estate or collection.
Culture Shock Miami
Did you know that for just $5, high school and college students (ages 13–22) can experience the cultural scene in Miami-Dade, including Vizcaya Museum and Gardens? In addition to general admission, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens reserves a limited number of tickets to selected events. More information and tickets only at Culture Shock Miami.
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Vizcaya Museum and Gardens is a National Historic Landmark that preserves the Miami estate of agricultural industrialist James Deering to engage our community and its visitors in learning through the arts, history and the environment.
, 4th–8th grades
