The Northeastern Nevada Museum Children’s Education Department works with area schools to help meet certain school education standards.  Some of the programs offered to the schools are as follows:

Pioneer Life

Students learn about the ways of life for a pioneer child.  Students watch a 20 minute video about pioneer life and then learn to make butter, cornhusk dolls, button toys, write with a quill pen and how to pack a wagon with the necessities that would be needed if on the trail.

Indian Baskets

Students learn about the Indians that lived and still live in Northeastern Nevada.  Students will see many different baskets that the Indians used in their day to day living.  Next students will experience making a basket of their own to take home and share with their family and friends.

Mastodon

Speakers from the BLM that were involved in the Mastodon dig come in and speak to the students about the dig.  Students will watch a slide show that shows how the Mastodon was unearthed and how the exhibit at the Museum was built.  Following the slide show students have the opportunity to make a fossil of their own using a mold made from a real Mastodon tooth.  The students really enjoy making their own fossil.

Summertime Program

The Northeastern Nevada Museum has a summertime program for all kids from Kindergarten to Fifth Grade. The summertime program takes place every Wednesday from 10:00 am to 12:00 pm starting in June running into August. The program changes every summer. Some of the past programs have included: gold panning, art, photography, plants and animals of Nevada, California trail days, movie days, shirt tie-dye and painting eggs with candle wax. Watch the website for the 2010 Summer Program dates and class listings.

Birthday Parties

The Museum can also help with hosting birthday party’s for children.  The Museum has a birthday scavenger hunt and can also set up the theatre for watching movies.

Scouts

Have a Girl Scout, Cub Scout or Boy Scout? 

The Museum can help with some of the scouting requirements.  Please call or visit the Museum with any inquiries.

Night at the Museum

Ever wondered what happens in the Museum when the lights go out???

Well wonder no more! The Northeastern Nevada Museum will be hosting A Nite In The Museum. Take on the Museum with a flashlight and go on a scavenger hunt. If you would like to take on the Museum at night, watch the website for dates.

The cost is free but donations to the Museum are gladly accepted!

 

Easter Egg Hunt in The Museum

The Museum is holding its first ever Easter Egg Hunt. Come join the FUN! Their will be an Easter Egg Hunt, A coloring table and a decorate your own plastic egg table. There will be 12 special duck shaped eggs that holds special certificates for our annual Humboldt Duck Race Adopt a Duck Program (limit one certificate per family). Other eggs with hold free admission to the museum and other little prizes. For more information call Stephanie Youngquist at 738-3418 extension 151. There is no age limit!

Date: March 27, 2009

Time: 10:00 am

The cost is free but donations to the Museum are gladly accepted!

 

Education Trunk Program

The Education Trunk program works with teacher’s to package a trunk filled with items on the topic being studied. 

How the program works:

• The teacher informs the Museum of the topic of study.  The Museum gathers items and fills a trunk on the stated topic.  The teacher then returns to check out the trunk and take it back to their school.  The trunk stays on-site at the school for however long it is needed.  The teacher then returns the trunk when the study topic has been completed.
• The aforementioned programs are just a sampling of what the Museum offers.  All existing programs can also be tailored to suit any need.  If there is not an suitable existing program, one can be created for your educational needs.

Will James Book Gifting Program

The Northeastern Nevada Museum recently started the Book Gifting Program through the Will James Society.  For each set of books purchased through the Will James Society an additional set will be donated to a school library.  The Elko County School District has been contacted for a list of libraries that would be interested in receiving a set of the Will James books.  The Museum delivered all of the books to the local and rural schools in Elko County and the schools have been delighted to have them. If anyone would like to receive more information please click here or contact Barbara Warwick, Secretary of the Will James Society at 928-468-2427. This is a really great program to get into.

These projects are funded, in part, by a grant from the Nevada Arts Council, a division of the Department of Cultural Affairs, and the National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency.

Learn To Draw

Learn hand/eye coordination, negative/positive special relationships, and depth perception through drawing.  Find the artist within by the use of simple techniques that enhance the ability to record what is seen.

Instructor:  Lynne Kistler
Dates:  Wednesday and Thursday 14 and 15 April
Time:  9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Level:  beginner, 12-adult
Price:  $35.00 museum members, $40.00 non-members (Includes materials fee.)
Space limited to 15

Contact Stephanie Youngquist for further information - 775-738-3418 x155

Reference: AC19

Museum members - $35.00 Total	Non-Museum Members - $40.00 Total

 

Preparing Your Photographs for Sale

Get the latest information on presenting your printed photographs in the marketplace.  Learn how to put your best photos in mattes and frames and discover how to sell them to the public.  The instructor regularly sells her images at craft fairs and shows her work in local businesses.  No materials needed.  The presenter will bring her own work for demonstration.

Instructor:  Phyllis Peterson
Date:  Saturday 24 April
Time:  2:00-4:00 PM
Level:  beginner
Price:  $10.00 museum members, $15.00 non-members
Space limited to 10

Contact Stephanie Youngquist for further information - 775-738-3418 x155

Reference: AC20

Museum members - $10.00 Total	Non-Museum Members - $15.00 Total

 

Pastels for the Beginner

Learn to use color with pastels to compose the beauty of the world around you.  Students will come to a better  understanding of color, contrast, and composition in this innovative workshop.  Participants will create several finished pieces of artwork to take home.

Instructor:  Lynne Kistler
Dates:  Wednesday and Thursday 12 and 13 May
Time:  9:00 AM-12:00 PM
Level:  beginner, 12-adult
Price:  $35.00 museum members, $40.00 non-members (Includes materials fee.)
Space limited to 15

Contact Stephanie Youngquist for further information - 775-738-3418 x155

Reference: AC21

Museum members - $35.00 Total	Non-Museum Members - $40.00 Total

Photographic Light Graffiti

Discover the amazing world of low light photography.  Learn how to capture images with man made lights in dark scenes.  The instructor will go over light writing, manipulated light, and available light.  A hands on night photography session will give the students the experience of creating their own surreal imagery with this technique.  Participants will need to bring the following materials to the class:

•  Camera with manual setting that allows at least a 15 second exposure
• Tripod
• A few flashlights—small Mag-Lights and colored laser pointers work great.
• It is best to dress in black so you don’t show up in the photo.

Instructor:  Karen Blair
Dates:  Saturday 26 June
Time:  8:00 PM-11:00 PM
Level:  beginner to advanced
Price:  $70.00 museum members, $75.00 non-members

Contact Stephanie Youngquist for further information - 775-738-3418 x155

Reference: AC22

Museum members - $70.00 Total	Non-Museum Members - $75.00 Total