Calling all homeschool families!
Two tour sessions: 9:30 a.m. - 12 p.m., & 12:30 - 3 p.m.
Join us at GCV&M on Wednesday, December 11, for our Home for the Holidays Homeschool Family Field Trip Day! We’re inviting homeschool families to join us for a favorite program at GCV&M. Step into holiday-time traditions of old as you explore the wintry Historic Village, experience hands-on learning opportunities, and see how families in the 19th-century would celebrate a multitude of holidays during the cold winter months.
Homeschool families are divided into tour groups as they arrive. These guided tours cover several aspects of celebrating holidays in the 19th century, including: traditional foods, dancing, singing, storybook reading, creating a craft and more!
Homeschoolers will have the opportunity to experience:
• Helping to prepare a traditional holiday dish while learning how the Erie Canal brought international ingredients to Rochester
• How Christmas became the huge celebration we know it as today.
• Move your feet, and learn how communities continue to come together in dance during holidays
• how the local Jewish community in the 19th century grew and how they may have celebrated in the winter.
And so much more!
Ticket Information
FAQs
Because this is an educational event, Museum Members do need to purchase tickets to attend this Homeschool Day. However, there is a member discount!
Parking is free and plentiful! Park in any of the main lots at the front of the Museum. Please leave the first two bays available for handicapped parking.
Check-in will be through the Admissions tunnel at the front of the Museum.
Yes, please feel free to bring a bag lunch (please no glass containers or outside alcohol)! Because this event falls outside of our regular season, the Depot Restaurant and Freight House Pub are closed. We will have a lunch space available from 11:30 – 1:30. Plan enough time to eat before or after your tour.
Please have your ticket(s) either printed out OR pulled up on your phone screen and ready for scanning for quick and easy check-in. Pro-tip: take a screenshot of each of your tickets to have ready and pulled up on your phone screen! Please note: Wifi can sometimes be spotty at the front of the Museum.
Yes! This event is rain or shine. The Museum will only cancel in case of a severe weather emergency.
Please dress for the predicted weather conditions and wear comfortable footwear for walking. Paths through the Historic Village are made of crushed gravel or bricks and can be uneven.
Yes, this is a guided tour.
Yes! Leashed service animals are welcome with proper identification.
We’re sorry to hear that you’re not able to attend! Tickets may be refunded only up to 7 days prior to the event date and are strictly non-transferable by date, entry time, or program.
