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Browse through our latest field trip options below and book today. Learn more Previous slide Creative Explorers (Pre-K Students) Imagination Games (Grades K-2) Perception Games (Grades 3-5) Art and Social Consciousness: Environmental Lens (Grades 6-12) Art and Social Consciousness: Identity Lens (Grades 6-12) Art and Social Consciousness: Power and Privilege Lens (Grades 6-12) Design Thinking (Grades 6-12) Artmaking Workshops Self-Guided Tours Next slide Creative Explorers (Pre-K Students) Creative Explorers is an hour-long introductory tour for preschool students. During a Creative Explorers tour, students: Enjoy a learning experience that is appropriate for students of all levels and with diverse needs. Expand their understanding of artists, learning students can be artists, too, and have the power to make their own choices to turn any material into a piece of art! Are exposed to art from diverse cultures in a variety of media; and learn how artists use a variety of materials, colors and shapes, and their imaginations to make their art. Have an experience that they are excited about and that makes them want to return back to the DAM to share it with their friends and families. View Creative Explorers Imagination Games (Grades K-2) Imagination Games is a one-hour introductory tour for kindergarten through second grade students. During Imagination Games students will: Enjoy a hands-on and accessible learning experience that is appropriate for diverse students of all levels and needs Expand their observation, comprehension and imagination abilities Be exposed to art from diverse cultures in a variety of media Develop familiarity with the museum and have an experience that they are excited about that makes them want to return to the DAM to share it with their friends and families View Imagination Games Perception Games (Grades 3-5) Perception Games is a one-hour introductory tour for third through fifth grade students. During Perception Games students will: Enjoy a hands-on and accessible learning experience that is appropriate for diverse students of all levels and needs Expand their observation, comprehension and perception abilities Be exposed to a variety of media and cultures in art Develop familiarity with the museum and have an experience that they are excited about that makes them want to return to the DAM to share it with their friends and families View Perception Games Art and Social Consciousness: Environmental Lens (Grades 6-12) Explore the collection with the earth in mind. Consider how environmental concerns are woven into the art making and viewing processes. This Denver Art Museum field trip experience develops students’ ability to critically reflect on the multifaceted connections between environmentalism and art. Young people today live in an era of many challenges to the life-sustaining environments of our planet. This field trip offers opportunities to discuss both environmental impacts and activism in art. Through art viewing at the Denver Art Museum, this experience provides a dynamic way to supplement young people’s awareness of environmental issues, helps them make personal connections, and sparks interest in sustainability. View Environmental Lens Art and Social Consciousness: Identity Lens (Grades 6-12) We can view art through many different lenses to explore our world and our identities. Art can reflect who we are and help us understand ourselves and others better. This Denver Art Museum field trip experience supports young people’s social and emotional development journey by cultivating self-awareness, social awareness/empathy and self-regulation techniques. By investigating topics related to social emotional learning this experience assists young people to develop healthy identities, manage emotions, as well as feel and show empathy for others, all while building collaborative and trusting relationships between classmates, with chaperones and teachers as well as museum staff and volunteers. View Identity Lens Art and Social Consciousness: Power and Privilege Lens (Grades 6-12) Explore ways objects and artworks display or challenge ideas about power and privilege. What is power? Who has power and why? What is your own power? This Denver Art Museum field trip experience develops young people’s ability to critically reflect on power dynamics in society and grapple with social justice issues that are important to them. This field trip plants seeds of inquiry and offers students tools for contemplation. Students interrogate the complex topics of power and privilege, both of which intersect with all aspects of society, including art. Through this experience at the DAM, students develop themselves as responsible global citizens, with tools to disrupt and challenge systemic and individual issues when they see them. View Power and Privilege Lens Design Thinking (Grades 6-12) Some artworks are designed to be both functional as well as beautiful. Explore the galleries with design in mind and consider the choices and steps designers take in their creative process. Design Field Trip Goals: Consider the intersection of function and beauty in a variety of artworks Imagine multiple iterations of an object Examine the choices designers might have made while creating some of the objects in the galleries View Design Thinking Artmaking Workshops Extend your in-gallery learning and get creative with an art-making workshop. Each workshop is 1 hour long and can accommodate up to 30 students. You must have at least 20 students to book a workshop. View Artmaking Workshops Self-Guided Tours We welcome you to explore the museum on your own as well! We have resources available and activities to do both at the museum and at home to supplement your next visit. View Self-Guided Tours Homeschool Program Day Homeschool Program Days provide museum education programming for homeschool groups in a format that can meet their unique needs. Learn more Museum Web Quests Museum Web Quests are opportunities to bring the museum to you. Self-paced, engaging, and educational resources intended for entirely virtual or in-person learning with students of any age. Each Web Quest includes artist-designed scavenger hunt activities, in-depth lessons, interactive slides, videos centered on artworks from the DAM’s collection, and DIY example videos. Mix and match these fun, easy-to-use resources to create a thematic customized experience that fits your child or student’s needs. Museum Web Quests Art & Social Consciousness Explore topics such as power, privilege, identity, and the environment using artworks from the DAM collection. Design Thinking How do artists solve problems? Explore notions of design and learn about a creative problem-solving process called design thinking. Plan & Teach We offer an abundance of lesson plans for all age groups inspired by works in our collection! They were designed by local educators for teachers and homeschooling parents. These lesson plans meet Colorado standards and include...