Traveling Programs

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 Let us bring the Museum to you

Looking to educate, inspire AND have fun with your students? Not only do our programs support Colorado Academic Standards and 21st Century Skills, they are sure to entertain.

Listed costs are for programs held within the seven-county metro area. Financial aid is available to Title I schools and to groups where 50% or more of the student population is eligible for the Federal Free & Reduced Lunch (FRL) program. Not sure what your school’s FRL percentage is? You can look it up here.

Financial aid is available on a first-come, first-served basis and must be requested at the time you make your reservation.

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Please note: These programs are no longer offered on-site at the Museum.

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  • World Dance and Drumming: pre-k - 1st

    World Dance and Drumming is available year-round.

    Students journey around the world through rhythm, movement, geography and culture as they explore drums and dances from diverse traditions. This interactive musical adventure gets everyone moving, playing and learning about culture together. 

    This program can be adapted for groups with disabilities for no additional cost.

    Group Size: 15-30
    Length: 45 minutes
    Grades: Pre-K to 1st 
    Cost: $208 for a session, additional sessions $104

    Program Requirements

    • Multiple sessions require a 15-minute reset between each session.
    • Two sessions are required for groups larger than 30 children.

    Supports These New Colorado Academic Standards

    • Social Studies Standard 2
    • Dance Standard 1
    • 21st Century Skills of Collaboration and Invention
    • Music Standards 1, 2, 3 and 4
  • Wellness Warriors: pre-k - 1st

    Wellness Warriors is available year-round.

    Our Wellness Warrior started the day on the wrong foot... They need our help! Students will retrace the Wellness Warrior's day, reminding them of the habits that help them feel their best. Together, participants explore dental health, emotional well-being, movement and community care through play. 

    Group Size: 15-30
    Length: 45 minutes
    Grades: Pre-K to 1st
    Cost: $208 for a session, additional sessions $104

    Program Requirements

    • Multiple sessions require a 15-minute reset between each session.
    • Two sessions are required for groups larger than 30 children.

    Supports These New Colorado Academic Standards

    • Comprehensive health
      • 2 (physical & personal wellness)
      • 3 (social & emotional wellness)
    • Physical education
      • 1 (movement competence & understanding)
      • 2 (physical & personal wellness)
      • 3 (social & emotional wellness)
    • Science
      • 1 (physical science)
    • Reading, writing, communication
      • 1 (oral expression & listening)
      • 4 (research & inquiry)
    • 21st century skills of collaboration, self-direction and critical thinking

    Made possible by
    Delta Dental of Colorado

  • The Gingerbread Man: pre-k - 3rd

    Gingerbread Man is available September - January.

    Places, everyone! Students are ready to become actors using movement, imagination and plenty of participation! Students help a mixed-up theatre director sort through the storytelling elements of the tale and bring the mischievous Gingerbread Man’s adventure to life. 

    Great for large groups!

    Group Size: 15-90
    Length: 45 minutes
    Grades: Pre-K to 3rd

    Cost

    • 15 - 30 students: $208 for the first session, $104 per additional session
    • 31 - 90 students: $312 for the first session, $156 per additional session

    Program Requirements

    • Multiple sessions require a 15-minute reset between each session.
    • Two sessions are required for larger groups.

    Supports These New Colorado Academic Standards

    • Drama and Theater Arts Standards 1, 2 and 3
    • Music Standard 1
    • Reading, Writing and Communicating Standard 1
    • 21st Century Skills of Collaboration, Invention and Self-direction
  • Healthy Planet Heroes: k - 3rd

    Healthy Planet Heroes is available January - May.

    Earth needs heroes, and your students are just the team for the job! Through superhero training, games, movement and team challenges, kids discover how reducing, reusing and recycling can become everyday superpowers for caring for our planet. 

    Group Size: 15-90
    Length: 45 minutes
    Grades: K to 3rd

    Cost

    • 15 - 30 students: $208 for the first session, $104 per additional session
    • 31 - 90 students: $312 for the first session, $156 per additional session

    Program Requirements

    • Multiple sessions require a 15-minute reset between each session.
    • Two sessions are required for larger groups.

    Supports These New Colorado Academic Standards

    • Drama and Theater Arts Standard 2
    • Dance Standard 1
    • Music Standard 1
    • Reading, Writing and Communicating Standard 1
    • Social Studies Standard 4
    • Science Standard 3 (1st and 3rd grades)
    • 21st Century Skills of Critical Thinking, Collaboration, Information Literacy, Invention and Self-direction
    Made possible by
    Ball Foundation
  • Kinetic Engineers: k - 3rd

    Kinetic Engineers is available year-round.

    An inventor from the 1800s has time travelled to the present with a hair-brained scheme that just might work! Our scientist is on the hunt for the brightest and most collaborative minds of our time to help them create the most incredible roller coaster ever! Participants experiment with speed, slopes, loops and motion. Your students become engineers as they work together to build pathways, test their designs and discover cause and effect. 

    Group Size: 15-30
    Length: 45 minutes
    Grades: k - 3rd
    Cost: $208 for a session, additional sessions $104 

    Program Requirements

    • This program is ideally held in a gym or cafeteria space but a cleared out classroom will also work.
    • We ask that 2-3 volunteers be present during this program.
    • Multiple sessions require a 15-minute reset between each session.
    • Two sessions are required for groups larger than 30 children.

    Supports These New Colorado Academic Standards

    • Mathematics Standard 4
    • Reading, Writing and Communicating Standard 1
    • Science Standard 1
    • 21st Century Skills of Collaboration, Self-direction, Invention and Critical Thinking

    Looking to expand upon big ideas for young engineers? The optional three-part program will further encourage students’ curiosity and critical thinking. (These programs are offered at a discounted rate for each additional day.)

  • Earth Balloon: 1st - 3rd

    Earth Balloon is available January - May. 

    Step inside a 26-foot-tall inflatable Earth for an unforgettable trip around the globe! Young explorers investigate continents, countries, rivers, mountains and oceans while seeing our planet from a whole new perspective. 

    Group Size: 15-30
    Length: 45 minutes
    Grades: 1st to 3rd
    Cost: $234 for a session, additional sessions $130

    Program Requirements

    • Indoor space with minimum 26-foot high ceiling, 26 square feet of floor space and access to an electrical outlet.
    • Multiple sessions require a 15-minute reset between each session.
    • Two sessions are required for groups larger than 30 children.

    Supports These New Colorado Academic Standards

    • Reading, Writing and Communicating Standard 1
    • Social Studies Standard 2
    • 21st Century Skills of Critical Thinking, Information Literacy and Collaboration
    • Music Standards 1 and 2
  • ConnecTrek - coming this winter!

    Coming this winter! ConnecTrek will be available year-round.

    A nature hike takes an unexpected turn when an urgent SOS crackles through the campers' radio. The message is incomplete, and only your students can help fill in the missing pieces.

    In ConnecTrek, children become a backcountry rescue team, using curiosity, courage, compassion, perseverance and teamwork to build the story, make decisions together and navigate challenges as a group. Every camper brings ideas, questions, and strengths that help shape the adventure, proving that the best solutions are the ones we create together.

    We are currently testing ConnecTrek. Want to be one of the first classrooms to experience it? Email us at CommunityPrograms@cmdenver.org to learn more.

     

    Group Size: 15-30
    Length: 45 minutes
    Grades: K to 5th
    Cost: $208 for a session, additional sessions $104

    Program Requirements

    • Multiple sessions require a 15-minute reset between each session.
    • Two sessions are required for groups larger than 30 children.

hours

Open 7 days a week from 9 am - 4 pm.

No adults are allowed in the Museum without a child, and no children without an adult.

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