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Hill-Stead will provide all activity and tour materials onsite.

Please have students bring water bottles (no water fountain on site).
Name tags are very helpful for educators!

Please break up students into equal sized groups as recommended by Hill-Stead contact. There is a maximum of 15 students in one group + 1-2 chaperones while touring the house.

I CAN comfortably discuss artwork and elements of art with my peers and with an educator.
I CAN connect local and world history with Hill-Stead’s art and architecture.
I CAN create an artwork modeled on Monet’s style (en plein air.

(I CAN comfortably discuss artwork and elements of art with my peers and with an educator.
I CAN connect local and world history with Hill-Stead’s art and architecture.)
TOUR: 60 min:
Students will participate in discussions with the Museum Educator and their peers about the lifestyle of the Pope family, art standards in the mid-1800s, individual Impressionist artists, their inspirations, and their difficulties. Students will have a chance to see the historic home and art exactly as it was, a rare chance to experience art outside of a gallery space. These artworks include works by Monet, Degas, Manet, and Cassatt as well as numerous works by American artist James McNeil Whistler.
Tours are discussion based, inviting students to actively engage in critical discussions centered on the history of the home, art, and family. Elementary students will engage using Visual Thinking Strategies and tactile props.
This tour is heavily art focused and does not tour the entire home, instead leaving time for discussion in the Dining Room, Drawing Room, and the second floor’s Green Room, where the Impressionist works are displayed. It is particularly suitable for Art, French, and English students.
(I CAN create an artwork modeled on Monet’s style (en plein air.
ACTIVITY: 45 min:
Students will learn about the barriers that Impressionist artists faced and how their rebellion against the artistic standards of the time allowed for the development of modern art. Students will then work to create their own piece of art in the style of the Impressionist Monet, learning his artistic techniques and creating their own masterpiece “en plein air.”
After completing their artwork, students will be challenged to write a short, age-appropriate poem (structured or freewritten) to describe their landscape and experience at Hill-Stead.

(I CAN comfortably discuss artwork and elements of art with my peers and with an educator.
I CAN connect local and world history with Hill-Stead’s art and architecture.)
TOUR: 60 min:
Students will participate in discussions with the Museum Educator and their peers about the lifestyle of the Pope family, art standards in the mid-1800s, individual Impressionist artists, their inspirations, and their difficulties. Students will have a chance to see the historic home and art exactly as it was, a rare chance to experience art outside of a gallery space. These artworks include works by Monet, Degas, Manet, and Cassatt as well as numerous works by American artist James McNeil Whistler.
Tours are discussion based, inviting students to actively engage in critical discussions centered on the history of the home, art, and family. Elementary students will engage using Visual Thinking Strategies and tactile props.
This tour is heavily art focused and does not tour the entire home, instead leaving time for discussion in the Dining Room, Drawing Room, and the second floor’s Green Room, where the Impressionist works are displayed. It is particularly suitable for Art, French, and English students.
(I CAN create an artwork modeled on Monet’s style (en plein air.
ACTIVITY: 45 min:
Students will learn about the barriers that Impressionist artists faced and how their rebellion against the artistic standards of the time allowed for the development of modern art. Students will then work to create their own piece of art in the style of the Impressionist Monet, learning his artistic techniques and creating their own masterpiece “en plein air.”
After completing their artwork, students will be challenged to write a short, age-appropriate poem (structured or freewritten) to describe their landscape and experience at Hill-Stead.

We love chaperones! However, too many can lead to over-sized groups.

Please keep in mind that one chaperone per 10 students receives complimentary admission.

Additional chaperones are welcome, but must be approved prior to your tour and will be responsible for paying their own entrance cost.