2019-2020 Theme:
Adventure
at the
Museum
Inspired by the Night at the Museum movies.
A collection of topics of scientific, artistic,
cultural, and historic importance
Celebration Education also did this theme in 2011-2012 and 2011-2012.
Year Schedule:
Dates, weekly topics, movie characters and objects the topics are inspired by
Note: Dates of celebrations and field trips may change once they are booked.
9/4 Celebration: Welcome to the Museum
Component I: The World Is Born
9/9-9/13 Scales of the Universe Constellations
9/16-9/20 Our Planet Rocks and Minerals Gallery
9/23-9/27 Traces of Life Rexy
9/30-10/4 Ocean Life Blue whale, Giant octopus
10/7-10/11 Rookeries Dexter
10/14-10/18 Cavemen Neanderthals
We DO have class on Columbus Day, 10/14.
No classes 10/21-10/25
10/21 Celebration of Natural History
Field Trip and overnighter at Aquarium of the Pacific
Component II: Old Worlds
10/28-11/1 Pharaohs Ahkmenrah
11/4-11/8 Egyptian Artifacts Mummy, tablet
11/11-11/15 Ancient Greece Greek Artifacts
We DO have class on Veteran's Day, 11/11.
11/18-11/22 Roman Empire Octavius
No classes 11/25-29
12/2-12/6 Lost City Pompeii
12/9-12/13 Asian Lore Xiangliu, Garuda
No classes 12/16-1/3.
12/16 Ancient Festivals Celebration
1/2 & 1/3 Museum Field Trips
Component III: Expanding Worlds
1/6-1/10 Legends of England Sir Lancelot
1/13-1/17 Asian Invaders Attila the Hun
1/20-1/24 Conqueror Ivan the Terrible
We DO have class on Martin Luther King Day, 1/20
1/27-1/31 Explorers Easter Island Head
2/3-2/7 Colonizers Christopher Columbus
2/10-2/14 Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte
No classes 2/17-2/21
2/19 Revolutionary Celebration
Component IV: Our World
2/24-2/28 American Expedition Sacajawea, Lewis & Clark
3/2-3/6 Brother vs. Brother Custer, Civil War Soldiers
3/9-3/13 Great Emancipator Abraham Lincoln
3/13 Bonus Celebration: Pi Day and Einstein's Birthday
3/16-3/20 Whispers From the West Jedediah
3/23-3/24 Renaissance Man Teddy Roosevelt
3/30-4/3 World At War Tuskegee Airmen
No classes 4/6-4/10
4/8 Celebration of Peace
Component V: Worlds of Art and Science
4/13-4/17 Acting Hugh Jackman and Alice Eve
4/20-4/24 Pop culture Darth Vader, Oscar the Grouch, George Foreman
4/27-5/1 World Art Various artwork
5/4-5/8 American Art Various artwork
5/11-5/15 Reach for the Sky Amelia Earhart, Wright Brothers
5/18-5/22 Reach for the Stars Able
5/27 Closing Celebration