Saint Louis Art Museum
Teaching TEACHERS AND SCHOOLS

Explore the Museum's programs and resources for students of all ages and their teachers.


Educator eNewsletter


Programs for Students



Elementary School Programs

Arts in the Basic Curriculum (ABC)
Arts in the Basic Currriculum (ABC) is an interdisciplinary, Museum-based program that integrates the arts into the students' daily curriculum. Elementary students veiw and create art, study maps, and read and write stories to forge connections between art, people, cultures, and ideas.

Art and Nature
Students will take a journey through the Museum and discover how various artists approach the natural world, how they use natural materials, and how works of art can interact with the natural environment in many ways.

Tours
School group tours are free and may be scheduled in advance for students in pre-K through college. Tours are led by trained docent educators. Classroom teachers are encouraged to work with Museum staff and docents in planning their Museum visit.


Middle & High School Programs

Exploring the Concepts of Beauty and Bias
The Saint Louis Art Museum joins with the A World of Difference© Institute to offer a unique program for middle and high school students. Participants will explore and appreciate selected works of art from different time periods, and consider how concepts of beauty and identity vary across time and cultures.

Art and Nature
Students will take a journey through the Museum and discover how various artists approach the natural world, how they use natural materials, and how works of art can interact with the natural environment in many ways.

Exploring with the Artist

High School Art Project
Teams of promising high school art students from all over the region immerse themselves in exploration. Students will thoroughly explore an art genre or topic and produce their own collaborative works of art.

Tours
School group tours are free and may be scheduled in advance for students in pre-K through college. Tours are led by trained docent educators. Classroom teachers are encouraged to work with Museum staff and docents in planning their Museum visit.


Programs for Teachers

Find out about workshops, classes, and more.
2010-2011 program listing coming soon.


Resources

Expand your curriculum with our online resources.
Curriculum Packets

Curriculum Packets are also available for loan from the Museum's Satellite Resource Centers. They may be purchased by downloading the packet request form and mailing it with the appropriate payment to the address listed on the form.

Art of China and Japan
Art of Africa
Art of America, 1750–1940
Art of Ancient Egypt
Art of Europe before 1800
Highlights of the Collection
George Caleb Bingham: The County Election Poster (PDF)

Student Activities

See for Yourself: Sculpture
See for Yourself: Printmaking
Virtual Tour of the Museum
Bingham Puzzle


Please note that you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader or Adobe Flash to download and view some of these materials.


Contact


314.655.5136
School Programs (Email)