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From countless school field trips to its online Gold Rush curriculum, the Oakland Museum of California plays a vital role in education – particularly important as economically restricted California schools struggle to find teaching resources.
- Students examine Gold Rush era objects with a Museum teacher during a classroom visit. photo by Snowy Tung
- Working closely with the Oakland Unified School District, the museum’s Education staff provides more than 40 school programs serving students in grades K-12 from the nine Bay Area counties.
- A variety of curriculum materials and in-service training programs help teachers use the museum’s resources for classroom study in the areas of education, interpretation, training, and outreach.
- Programs are accessible to all visitors, including people with special needs and visitors with limited English proficiency.
- Trained volunteer docents offer regularly scheduled daily tours of the permanent and temporary exhibit galleries.
- Youth interpreters, junior guides, and community guides supplement the docent corps with spotlight tours of special exhibitions.
- Mochi pounding demonstration for Lunar New Year festival, photo by Audrey Luke
“Everybody in California needs to own the state's geography, and the Oakland Museum of California is a great place to start. The Education team has a talent for turning every visit into a teaching tool and a learning experience.”
John Rosa, 5th grade teacher, La Escuelita Elementary School