Education Programs
2023-2024
About the Molly Brown House Museum
The Molly Brown House Museum offers in person and virtual synchronous and asynchronous tours and classroom programs for students on the Unsinkable Margaret “Molly” Brown and Colorado history.
Thanks to the generosity of the Scientific and Cultural Facilities District, both on-site and outreach programs can be offered at a low- or no-cost. All Title I programs are free!
All of our tours and programs are aligned with Colorado State Standards and can be delivered in English or Spanish. For a complete list of which standards each program meets, click here.
Onsite Field Trips
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Operation: Curator
Are you ready to take on the role of Curator of the Molly Brown House Museum?
Margaret's Home & neighborhood
Uncover the story of Margert Brown through her house and neighborhood!
Need bus money?
Bus Scholarships Available for Fall 2023! If you need help covering the cost of a bus, please reach out to hpressman@mollybrown.org
and let us know. We have some funds available to help pay for buses.
Grades 2 - 6
Operation: Curator
$8/student, $10/chaperone, teachers free!
Title 1- Free/students, $5/chaperone, teachers free!
Are you ready to take on the role of Curator of the Molly Brown House Museum? During this in-person field trip, find out about your duties and responsibilities, and get some hands-on experience while learning about the history of Colorado and the Brown family. This interactive tour and program are a perfect way to supplement a unit on Colorado history, women's history, mining history, and more! This is a 75-minute program.
Operation: Curator is only available on Thursdays in the Fall and Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Spring at 10:15am, 10:30am, and 10:45am. Max of 30 people (students and adults) per time slot. If you have more than 30 people you will need to book multiple time slots.
Margaret's Home & Neighborhood
$14/student, teachers free, $16/chaperone
Title 1 – Free/student, $3 chaperone, teachers free!
Uncover the story of Margaret Brown through her house and neighborhood! First, take on the role of Curator of the Molly Brown House Museum! During this in-person field trip, find out about your duties and responsibilities, and get some hands-on experience while learning about the history of Colorado and the Brown family. Then, take a guided tour of the Capitol Hill neighborhood to walk where Margaret walked and to see other important historical buildings from Margaret’s time! This interactive tour and program are a perfect way to supplement a unit on Colorado history, women’s history, mining history, and more! After completing the 75-minute house tour, groups will begin their 60-minute walking tour.
Tours start at 9:30am, 9:45am, 10:00am and 10:15am. For the fall, this program is only available on Thursdays in October and early November. In the Spring, it is available Thursdays in March, April, and May. Max of 30 people (students and adults) per time slot. If you have more than 30 people you will need to book multiple time slots.
Not able to come to us?
Virtual House Tours are available too! Virtual tours are available on Mondays only. To schedule, email education@mollybrown.org
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¡No busque más! Nuestro equipo bilingüe puede proveer programas para sus estudiantes en inglés o español.
In-Classroom Outreach
Our innovative and interactive programs will bring history to life with artifacts, historical facts, and fun activities! Museum staff will bring history alive in your classroom with these programs (in English or Spanish!). Scholarships are available. Most programs can be delivered virtually as well.
In-person or Live-led Virtual Program: $4/student
FREE for all TITLE 1 SCHOOLS!
Colorado History
Uncover what life was like for early Coloradoans, why mining is important to our state's history, and more!
cIVICS
Learn about the civic causes Margaret fought for and how you can impact your community today!
Titanic
Learn about the people who sailed on the Titanic, as well as that fateful night.
Colorado History PROGRAMS
Denver Grows! (3rd-5th grade):
How did Denver become Denver? What challenges did the early inhabitants encounter as they grew their neighborhoods to make Denver what it is today? Students will make decisions to grow their neighborhood of Denver in this newly revamped game!
Lego City (2nd-5th grade):
Build your own cities both past and present while becoming a historic preservationist. Learn about saving historic structures, the evolution of a city, and the importance of historic preservation in our most popular program!
Quest for Gold! (3rd-5th grade):
In this interactive hands-on program, students will study real mining artifacts to investigate what life was like as a miner and how exactly mining works.
Civics PROGRAMS
Want more Colorado history? Check out our Independent Learning Modules below for even more!
Molly the Activist (3rd-6th grade):
Margaret “Molly” Brown was involved in everything from politics and reform efforts to women’s suffrage. Learn about several of the causes she was involved in to help all Coloradans and how to engage in your community today.
Soldiers in Petticoats (3rd-6th grade):
In 2023, Colorado marks the 130th anniversary of the passage of suffrage, the first state to do so. In this program, learn about the Suffrage movement in Colorado and the United States, and analyze primary sources to draw conclusions about how the public felt about women’s suffrage.
Titanic PROGRAMS
Different Worlds of the Titanic (3rd-5th grade):
Who were the people aboard the Titanic? What can the objects and documents they left behind tell us about their worlds? In this interactive program, students will become someone who sailed on the Titanic and will compare and contrast their experiences on and off the ship with the lives of other passengers and crew.
Science of Titanic (4th-6th grade):
How did a ship that was built to be “unsinkable” sink? In this program, students will learn about the scientific processes behind the building and sailing of the Titanic, how the Titanic was discovered 12,460 feet down, and will discuss what should be done with the wreck of the Titanic today.
Titanic Shuffleboard (2nd-4th grade):
Now even more fun! Travel along with the Titanic, from inception to iceberg. Learn the history of the ship and that fateful night through a fun and interactive game played aboard Titanic–shuffleboard!
Independent Learning Modules
Have you tried one of Independent Learning Modules? These teacher- or student-led modules are asynchronous website-based programs.
$2/student. Include access for one week (M-F)
Exploration & Survival (4th-6th grade):
Examine history from the point of view of the people who explored and survived in the early years of our state. Using primary and secondary sources, students will explore the lives of miners, indigenous peoples, fur trappers, and pioneers to gain a greater understanding of what life was like in early Colorado.
Women in Colorado (3rd-5th grade):
The first African-American female doctor in Colorado. A peacekeeper and Ute Queen. The first female State Senator in Colorado. Who are these pioneers and trailblazers who pushed boundaries and helped grow and establish Colorado? Join us to explore amazing Colorado women.
Scholarships
All programs are offered free of charge to Title I schools in the SCFD counties. For non-Title I schools or schools outside the SCFD, to inquire about other scholarships, please contact education@mollybrown.org.
Molly Brown House Museum is pleased to offer program scholarships thanks to the generous support of SCFD and the Sparkjoy Foundation.
Need bus money? Bus Scholarships Available for Fall 2023! If you need help covering the cost of a bus, please reach out to hpressman@mollybrown.org and let us know. We have some funds available to help pay for buses.
Teacher Professional Development
- How do art, history and biography intersect in the study of Colorado's past?
- What resources are available to promote learning with primary sources?
- How can you incorporate primary sources into almost everything you teach?
Join us to find out the answers to these questions and more this summer! Collaborate with your peer teachers and create lesson plans focusing on the history of Colorado through art and biography.
This Teacher Institute is open to elementary teachers within the 7 SCFD counties. Registration will open in January. Space is limited. Preference will be given to Title 1 teachers.
Presented in partnership with the American Museum of Western Art, Center for Colorado Women's History, Clyfford Still Museum, and Teaching with Primary Sources - Western Division.
Cost: Free!
Learn more here: https://sites.google.com/view/teacherinstitute/home
