TFCU Enables Students To Visit Historic Properties
Laurel Park Elementary 5th graders learning how to create early American medicine using mortars and pestles at WMHO’s Thompson House. Stony Brook, NY – Through the generosity of Teachers Federal Credit Union, hands-on field trips to WMHO’s Revolutionary War era historic sites were recently made possible for 120 students from Brentwood’s Laurel Park Elementary […]
The “Dusty” Program at The Stony Brook Grist Mill c. 1751
The “Dusty” Program at The Stony Brook Grist Mill c. 1751 Book Now! Long Island’s most completely equipped working Grist Mill, the Stony Brook Grist Mill is a unique historic site for your student’s field trip experience. Students join the miller in their day’s work, discovering the principles of how water powers the mill’s mechanisms. […]
Running Scared, Running Free: Escape to the Promised Land
Running Scared, Running Free: Escape to the Promised Land Book Now! What would you do for your freedom? Imagine a world where escaping everything you have ever known was your only chance to truly live. Set just as the Fugitive Slave Act is passed, Students will meet a former slave named Carolina. Though the story […]
The Coastal Ecology Explorers
The Coastal Ecology Explorers Book Now! Why are salt marshes important? Students set out to discover their answers by becoming explorers of the salt marsh! Students explore the shoreline and intertidal zone of an 88-acre salt marsh wetland to examine finfish, shellfish, plants and birds. They research inside our Ernst Marine Conservation Center’s lab to […]
Living Off the Land: A Day in the Life of a Native American Family
Living Off the Land: A Day in the Life of a Native American Family Book Now! Based on WMHO’s historic archaeological dig in 1960 that unearthed evidence of a500 year old encampment of Algonquin-speaking peoples, students will be engaged in an interactive survival game! They will be challenged with surviving on West Meadow Creek using- […]
