Dakota City Heritage Village

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Education for 2012

Dakota City provides a number of
education programs providing personal
experiences with history for students.
Following is a list of current programs.
For more information, please contact
us at 651-460-8050 or by email to
education@dakotacity.org.

Dakota City Education Programs:

Dakota City Heritage Village, 4008 220th St. W., Farmington, MN 55024 651-460-8050
info@dakotacity.org

School Visit Programs
April - June
Sept - Nov
Educational programs are available for elementary aged children, with tours designed to meet the
age and interests of the group attending. There are 4 programs.

Hands-On History

(K -

2nd

grade

)

This is a 90-minute program touring 7 buildings with a costumed guide and doing

some hands-on activities. It may include:

Helping with chores outside at the Harris House
Gathering eggs and shopping at the General Store
Touching blacksmith items
Using writing slates in the School.

The program can accommodate up to six classes at one time (minimum 15 students).

The

charge is $

.00

per person

with no charge for one teacher and one

aide/para/chaperone

per class.

Additional adults are $

.00 each.

One-Room School House

(2nd - 5th grade)

This 4-hour program, with a costumed guide and school marm, includes:

- two hours in the school, learning 1900-era lessons as they were taught in

rural one-room schools

- play an old-fashioned game outdoors (weather permitting)

- bring your own brown-bag lunch to eat at our picnic tables

- have a 90 minute tour through eight buildings in the village

The program is limited to two classes (minimum 20 students).

The charge is $5.00

per person

with no charge for one teacher

and one

aide/para/chaperone

per class.

Village Experience

(grades

and up)

This is a 2-hour program touring 9 buildings with a costumed guide and doing some

hands-on activities. It may include:

- touching blacksmith items

- writing on slates in the school

- withdrawing money at the bank

-shopping at the General Store.

The program can accommodate up to six classes at one time (minimum 15

students).

The

cost is $

.00 per person

with

no charge for one teacher and

one

aide/para/chaperone

per class

Homeschool tours are available

- a combination of the above tours,

customized to your group's size and ages

(age 3 and up)

, $5 per person.

               Please call our office to set up the details for your tour.

1900 Teen Volunteer Camp
June 17 - 20        Hours 9:00am - 3:00pm

         This camp is for 13 years old and up for those interested in volunteering at Dakota City

for the day camps, fair and other events. The

teen

s will learn about being a

volunteer,

proper dress for 1900s, how to help with the crafts and activities we do,

history of the buildings and people of the 1900s, etc.

New this year, for an extra $25, is

the option to stay on Wednesday until 8:00pm for extra activities, including cooking

supper over a campfire.

After successfully completing the

camp, teens will be able to

help at the other apprentice camps, the county fair and

our

other events. Enrollment is

limited to 10 teens. They need to bring their own

lunch and beverage each day. They

need to have their own transportation to the

village, located at 4008 220th street west

Farmington, next to the county fairgrounds.

                                Cost: $125.00 per teen per session (4 days)
                                plus additional $25 if staying late on Wednesday

                         For questions or more information call 651-460-8050



Summer Youth Camps: "1900 Apprentices"
June 24 - 27
July 15 -18
July 22 - 25

Three four-day sessions from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. will be offered. Youth ages 6 - 12

can learn what life was like a century ago when they attend the camp, titled “1900

Apprentices”. Each camp will feature hands-on learning activities guided by

experienced history interpreters. Youths will participate in activities such as

household

chores, crafts and entertainment, environmentalism, school and learning,

people and

history, all from the early 1900s area. They will visit and learn about many

of the

buildings in our village, and will have a chance to play many games that

children from

the 1900s played.

Enrollment is limited to 20 youth in each four-day camp. The cost will be $125 per

youth with each attendee asked to bring a bag lunch and beverage each day.

They will also need to have their own transportation to the village which is located at

4008 220th Street West, Farmington, MN, next to the county fairgrounds.

Registration deadline is June

Cost: $125.00 per child per

ession

(4 days)

For questions or more information call 651-460-8050

Summer in the Village

June - August

This program is designed to give

the

aycare centers, home daycare groups,

YMCA

groups,

etc,

the experience of what life would

have been like fo

r them 100 years

ago.

There are

several hands-on experiences that will

help them expand their

understanding

and

appreciation

of the past in an exciting and

memorable way.

Typical

activities may

include

looking through

stereoscopes, helping with

laundry,

and making a

project to take

home!

There is a $5.00 per person

charge for this two-hour program

(

minimum 15 children

)

For questions regarding the education programs please contact:

education@dakotacity.org

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GIFT CERTIFICATES

Gift certificates for day camps are available to
purchase, please call our office 651-460-8050 for
details