The Burke Museum has a new exhibit, Pacific Voices. You'll learn about Pacific Rim cultures and how they adapt and remain vibrant in a changing modern world. Here you can learn about the revival of a dying language, hear the teachings of tribal elders, and learn about the ceremonies vital to cultural identity. Call (206) 543-5591.
The Consulate-General of Japan at Seattle encourages students and teachers to visit their office. Staff members will be happy to talk about the function of the consulate, American life in Japan, the JET Program and other topics related to Japan. To schedule an appointment or for more information, please contact Culture and Information Center at (206)682-9107 ext.130. Due to the size of the office, they request that groups be limited to 30 people.
They will be happy to discuss any topics related to Japan that interest you. Here are some topics they have discussed in the past:
The Port of Seattle offers tours of both the Sea-Tac International Airport ( (206) 433-5386) and the Seattle Harbor. The airport tour has an optional focus on International Trade and Tourism.
The Seattle Art Museum offers school tour on African Art. School tours can only be scheduled through the mail. Please call (206)654-3186 for sign-up materials.
African Arts: From Algeria to Zimbabwe. By Seattle Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Date(s): April, May and June only on Fridays, 10 a.m.- Noon. Introduce students to the richness and diversity of African arts. Students will consider how art objects made for individuals, the community, and the spirits and gods, can parallel their own life experiences. Includes African Lives/American Lives Interactive Activity. Grades: 4-12, Location: SAM Downtown. Fee: $100 per class
School tours can only be scheduled through the mail. Please call (206)654-3186 for sign-up materials.
Arts of Asia with the ArtStars Teen Docents. By Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Date(s): Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m.- Noon. Explore the Museum with the amazing ArtStars, tour guides in grades 7 to 10. See art come alive through the eyes of young art lovers. Art Activity available. Grade: 2-7, Location: SAAM Volunteer Park. Fee: $40 per class
Arts of Asia: Reflections of Everyday Life. By Seattle Asian Art Museum, Seattle, WA. Date(s): Tuesday - Friday, 10 a.m.-Noon. This tour focuses on how art surrounds us in everyday life. The functional and ritual art objects from China, Japan, India, Southeast Asia, and Korea can tell us about cultural traditions such as appreciation of nature and respect for elders. Art Activity available. Grade: 4-12, Location: SAAM Volunteer Park. Fee: $100 per class
The Seattle International Children's Festival has a wide variety of educational programs for kids. The 2001 season includes martial-arts ballet from China, singer Juan Carlos from Cuba (shows in Spanish available), drummers from Nigeria, and many, many more. It will be held from May 14-19, 20001 at Seattle Center. The festival provides comprehensive resources for teachers, including guides, circulating books, videos, & artifacts. A teacher education program is available at the UW on April 28, 2001. Call the Teacher Hotline at (206)-684-7336 for more information. Priority reservations are Nov 1-22, 2000.
As part of their Outreach Program, the Fish Collection hosts tours (FREE of charge). The tours are available to any age group and any time of the year. The maximum group size is 25 students. The tour normally takes about 1.5-2.0 hours and consists of two parts. The first part involves a tour of our facilities where we prepare, catalog, archive, and conduct research on our museum holdings that total nearly 130,000 jars and vials, and roughly 3,500 species, of preserved fish specimens. You will see how a natural history collection of this magnitude is arranged and managed, in addition to learning about its importance and its uses.
The second part of the tour involves a "hands-on" look at some of the more interesting examples of fish diversity. Fishes are the most diverse group of vertebrates (the large group of animals to which we belong), with roughly 25,000 living and fossil species formally described by science. During the course of history, fishes have evolved a remarkable array of body shapes and behavior, and have radiated into nearly all aquatic habitats. Using our teaching collection of preserved specimens, they show you, and allow you to handle many interesting and unusual fishes from around the world and discuss the evolutionary adaptive significance of their morphology.
The maximum group size that can be accommodated is 25 people. This size limit includes teachers and parents. Larger classes can be split into two tours. Reservations are required and should be made well in advance by calling Katherine Maslenikov, Collection Manager, at (206) 543-3816 or by contacting her via e-mail (pearsonk@u.washington.edu ).
The UW World Series presents outstanding special student matinee performances during the school year. They are part of Meany Hall's UW World Dance Series. Each of these 50-minute matinee events is especially geared for students in grades 3-12. The events can be matinee performances and/or lecture demonstrations by dance companies such as the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theatre and DanceBrazil
Contact Jan Steadman, Meany Hall for the Performing Arts, Box 351150, Seattle, WA 98195-1150, Telephone: (206) 685-0995, Fax: (206) 685-2759, sjan@u.washington.edu
The Washington Park Arboretum offers Saplings School Tours Monday-Friday. All tours begin at 10:00a.m. Maximum 60 students. Cost: $2 per student. Scholarships are available. For more information or to schedule any of the following programs, please contact the Arboretum Education Office, Monday-Friday, at (206) 543-8801. You may also call to request a free School Program Guide which offers a detailed listing of Arboretum educational programs available to educators and parents.
Grade K - 2: Discover Plants! Plants and people...more alike than you think! This program will introduce younger students to the wonderful world of plants. By exploring the Arboretum, children will observe the colors, shapes, sounds, and smells as they learn what plants (and people) need to grow and be healthy.
Grade 3 - 6: The Life Cycle of a Plant: Fantastic Fall-October/November As the seasons change, so do the plants around us. Students will explore seed production and dispersal, photosynthesis and the reason leaves change color. Through observation and experimentation, children will discover for themselves why fall truly is fantastic.
Grade 3 - 6: The Life Cycle of a Plant: Spring Sprouts-April/May What is the reason for a flower? Discover the secrets of springtime as you learn about the life cycle of plants. Follow the path from flower to fruit, and perpetuate the cycle by planting seeds of your own to take home!
Grade 3 - 8: Plants and People of the Northwest What is a native plant? How have these palnts been used in the past, and how are they used now? Students will learn to identify several NW native plants and discover their importance now, and then.
Grade K - 8: Wetland Ecology Walk Explore the complex world of a wetland ecosystem. Foster Island provides a unique opportunity for students to study an urban wetland up close and discover the importance of wetlands.
The Woodland Park Zoo offers international programs for middle school students:
Tropical Asia: (Offered Wednesdays and Fridays) From the depths of the forest floor to the height of the canopy, the Tropical Asia program offers an exciting view of Asian animals and plants. This interactive program allows students to examine the connections between animals, plants and human cultures. A tour of the Tropical Asia bioclimatic zone reinforces concepts of interdependence.
Tropical Rain Forest: (Offered Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays) Tropical rain forests are ecosystems of amazing biological diversity...and they are disappearing at the phenomenal rate of 60-100 acres every minute. An interactive presentation will examine the problems and issues surrounding these endangered ecosystems. Then students embark on a docent-led Tropical Rain Forest trek to discover wildlife from South American, Asian and African rain forests.
Student groups can visit a full-scale mannequin which breathes, has a pulse, heart and breath sounds; responds to over 90 medications and can simulate over 30 critical events in medical and surgical patients. Participants are allowed to administer an anesthetic to the mannequin and feel what it is like to be an anesthesiologist.
Subject Area: Medicine, Sciences
Target Population: classrooms, schools Grade: 4 through 12
When Offered: Year-round
Location: UW Seattle campus
Fee: None
Contact Information: Brian K. Ross, Ph.D., M.D. Department of Anesthesiology
Box, 356540 Seattle, WA 98195, Telephone: (206) 543-6814 Fax: (206) 685-3079,
bkross@u.washington.edu
The UW Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics offers tours of its labs. These include the Control and Robotics Laboratory, the Wind Tunnel, the Water Tunnel, the Ram Accelerator, and Remote Piloted Vehicle. Reservations are required. A request form is available on their web site. The outreach coordinator can be reached at (206) 543-1950.
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