Guided Theme Tours: Rural School Days

Grades 4 - 5

In Rural School Days, classes can experience a typical 1920s school day. The program is held in the historic Stach School. The Stach schoolteacher leads simultaneous lessons in recitations, arithmetic, geography, reading, and orthography. "Pupils" sit at wooden desks, write with pen and ink, participate in a spelling bee, and play historic games at recess.

The program is designed to provide students with an understanding and appreciation of our rural school heritage. This tour addresses, yet does not fulfill, the following foundational (for the sixth grade assessment) standard: History: Grade 2, Benchmark 2, Indicator 1: The student compares and contrasts daily life of an historic Plains Indian family, a pioneer family, and a modern family in Kansas.

Full Program

Length of tour: four hours
Number of student in a group: minimum of 10, maximum of 25
Hours: 9:30 a.m. - 1:30 p.m.
Advanced notice: Submit an online tour request: minimum two weeks advanced registration
Fee: $4 per child (Does not include Museum admission)
Dates: Tuesday - Thursday

Short Program

Length of tour: one hour
Number of student in a group: minimum of 10, maximum of 25
Hours: 9:30 a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m.
Advanced notice: Submit an online tour request: minimum two weeks advanced registration
Fee: $1 per child (Does not include Museum admission)

Remember to reserve tours early since demand is higher in April and May.

For more information contact 785-272-8681, ext. 414; education@kshs.org.