School Tours

A curriculum-connected experience for students K-12!

SCHEDULING YOUR VISIT TO THE MUSEUM

The Museum enhances the vital classroom learning experience by providing docent-led tours of our Permanent Collection and temporary exhibitions. Supporting the Sunshine State Standards, Museum tours engage and challenge students to achieve a greater awareness and understanding of language arts, social studies, science and math through the visual arts.

Field trips may be scheduled Tuesdays through Fridays beginning at 10:15 AM.  Contact the Education Department, 561.392.2500 ext.106, to discuss a tour that complements your curriculum needs.

INFORMATION CONCERNING YOUR MUSEUM VISIT

• We encourage teachers to pre-visit the Museum and solidify the curriculum connections with a member of the Museum’s Education Department.  This pre-visit is complimentary.
• The lesson plans on our website are provided for use as pre- and post- visit classroom lessons.
• Palm Beach County School District in service points are available when a follow-up lesson/activity is completed and the proper paperwork is submitted to the Fine Arts Department.  See the curriculum specialist at your school for further details. 
• Please have students wear nametags, with their first names only, so docents facilitating the discussions will be able to address each student by name. Teachers and chaperones should wear nametags as well.
• While in the Museum, the role of teachers and chaperones is to manage the group's behavior, keep the group together and attend to any special needs of the students. Please inform your students that touching artwork is unacceptable.  (Please make chaperones aware of their responsibilities.  Chaperones may not bring younger children with them so they may give their full attention to the needs of the students in their charge.)
• Divide classes into groups of approximately 10 students with one chaperone.  To make the most of your time at the Museum, arrange your groups before arrival with boys and girls in each group.
• Each small group will have a docent assigned to engage the students in discussion while on tour. The docents have studied and are prepared to lead thematically-based, age appropriate tours. They have been trained in effective inquiry methods and will provide opportunities for a meaningful interactive experience.
• The BRMA Museum Store cannot accommodate large numbers of students.  If you want your students to have the opportunity to visit the store and purchase items, it is imperative that you communicate your desire with the Education Department prior to your arrival. 
• You will receive free family passes for distribution to your students.  Upon their return with their families to the Museum, the students can demonstrate what they have learned.