The St. Charles Heritage Center offers several programs for third grade classes studying local history. In addition to the programs offered to the schools, we also offer programs for Scout groups working towards badges. All programs cost $2.00 per student. For further information regarding any of these programs or to schedule one please contact the Heritage Center’s Educator, Natalie Gacek:
School Programs:
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Native American Traveling
Trunk Program
This program highlights the two distinct Native American cultures from St.
Charles - The Mound Builders & The Potawatomi. This program includes:
- Introduction to both cultures
- When they lived here
- What they did for food, shelter, and transportation
- Why they left
- How we know they were here
- Reproduction trunk of Native American artifacts for the students to observe and play with
- Pre and Post visit materials including vocabulary lists, word searches, examples of games children would have played, and recipes for traditional food
Early Settlers Traveling
Trunk Program
This program introduces St. Charles history and the early settlers to the
area. This program includes:
- Discussion of what a settler or pioneer was
- Examination of when, why, and how settlers came to St. Charles
- Background on the early settlers and how they influenced the development of St. Charles
- Trunk of settler artifacts for the students to examine and play with
- Pre and Post visit materials including vocabulary lists, word searches, examples of games children would have played, recipes for traditional food and sample newspaper articles from the time
Museum Tour &
Scavenger Hunt Worksheet
This program is a good introduction or conclusion to the study of St. Charles
History. This program includes:
- A tour of the St.
Charles History Museum highlighting the stories of:
- Early settlers
- Richard’s Riot
- First Public School in the State
- Involvement in the Civil War
- Industry in St. Charles
- Colonial Ice Cream
- The Norris and Baker families
- At the conclusion of the tour, students are given a Scavenger Hunt worksheet to complete. Answers to the clues are found along the reading-rail timeline and in the display cases in the exhibit gallery.
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Cub Scouts Wolf
Badge:
Activity:
Arrow Point Elective #10 - Native American Lore
Come to the museum to view Native American artifacts,
and then tell a story using Native American symbols.
Cub Scouts Bear
Badge:
Activities:
1. What Makes America Special (Achievement 3)
Come to the Museum to find out what makes St. Charles special
2. The Past is Exciting and Important (Achievement 8)
Find out some interesting history about St. Charles
The Heritage Center also has information to help with programs for Arrow
Point Elective #24
Brownies:
Listening
to the Past Badge
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1. If these buildings could talk
2. Games of the past
Jr. Girl Scouts:
Local Lore Badge
Activities:
1. Word of mouth
2. It’s all on the maps
3. Extra! Extra! Read all about it!
4. Take a trip
Sr. Girl Scouts
& Cadets:
Museum Discovery Badge
Activities:
~Skill Builders - Visit a museum and take a behind the scenes tour
~Career Exploration - Shadow a person who works in a museum
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