Cleveland Makes the Grade with Student Tours

Art 101~
Cleveland Museum of Art • 216-707-2462
Course Description: The Cleveland Museum of Art brings the world to your doorstep. Its collections and staff make connections to classroom studies. Theme tours focus on cultural achievements from the ancient world to the present. The museum is currently undergoing a $258 million renovation and expansion project. Visitors can enjoy the Barcelona & Modernity Exhibit featuring: Gaudi, Picasso, and Dali from October 15th 2006 through January 7, 2007

Drama 102~ C
Canton Palace Theater Association • 330-454-8172
Course Description: Built in 1926 as a vaudeville house, this fully restored, beautifully lavish theater hosts concerts, musicals, plays, Hollywood hit movies, art and foreign films. Tours are available!

Cleveland Music Hall • 216-348-2240
Course Description: Theatre Tours (1-1/2 hr in length): includes lobbies, theatre auditoriums and backstage.

Cleveland Public Theatre • 216-631-2727
Course Description: Various projects and programs are offered, including: Brick City, which gives children and youth in public housing developments instruction in the theater arts; Student Theatre Enrichment Program (STEP), which offers low-income Cleveland high school students paid wages to experience the art of theater; Cleveland Act Now! (CAN!) which provides arts education in economically disadvantaged schools; Y-Haven Project, where CPT artists work to create a production with formally homeless residents; and Elyria-Y, which serves women in a traditional housing center.

Dobama Theatre • 216-932-3396
Course Description: The 26th Annual Marilyn Bianchi Kids Playwriting Festival June 22-25, 2006 encourages and rewards the creative expression of hundreds of area students in grades 1 through 12. Students can watch plays written by a group of their own peers.

Great Lakes Theater Festival • 216-241-5490 ext. 306
Course Description: Activities and exercises developed to foster the highest possible level of student participation. Classic children's literature program for elementary students, classic drama for the middle school and residency programs for high school students.

Karamu House • 216-795-7070
Course Description: Mini workshop programs: daylong workshops in visual arts, dance, theatre and music. Staff can create customized workshops, including Saturday youth programs and various adult classes.

The Cleveland Play House • 216-795-7000
Course Description: Students also have the opportunity to speak with the actors after each performance, or go on a guided tour of the 300,000 square foot production complex. Professional study guides are created and distributed to teachers to help students gain a greater understanding of the play.
Children's Theatre Student Matinees (Gr. K-7)
Elementary schools are offered a season of new works and classic folk tales in the Brooks and Studio One theatres. Current Children's Theatre Student Matinee productions include: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, The Wind in the Willows, and Charlotte's Web
Mainstage Student Matinees (Gr. 7-12)
Middle and senior high school students attend special morning matinees of the same Mainstage productions enjoyed by adult patrons.

Playhouse Square Center • 216-241-6000
Course Description: The Idea Center at Playhouse Square opened in September 2005 as a premier arts education facility to link practices in arts education with the country's most exciting artists. Classes and workshops have been designed to expand the arts experience of teens that have an interest in a creative way to approach learning.

Bring a group of 20 or more students to see an evening Broadway show, and they will create a unique workshop just for your class! These workshops will enable your students to explore the performing arts as they relate to the show they have just seen, or are about to see. Students will gain insight into what makes a particular show a success. Come early and join them for a pizza party. Pre-and-post show discussions for Broadway Series Shows are free.

Carousel Dinner Theatre • 330-724-9855
VOTED #1 GROUP ATTRACTION IN NORTHEAST OHIO FOR THE PAST 5 YEARS! The largest professional dinner theatre in the country, the Carousel combines the plush atmosphere of a luxurious New York City Supper Club of the 1940's with the glamour of a Las Vegas showroom.
Course Description: The student educational program allows teachers to bring students to any shows presented in our season. The cost of the show includes dinner, show and gratuity, if booked more than one month in advance. Student workshops also available prior to dinner and theatre performance. Call Susan Payne, group sales, at 330-724-9855, Ext. 149 for more information.

History & Heritage 103~
Burke Lakefront Airport & International Women's Air & Space Museum, Inc. • 216-623-1111
Course Description: Visit this unique museum in Burke Lakefront Airport Terminal that highlights women's achievements in aviation and space.

Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland Learning Center and Money Museum • 216-579-2846
Course Description: Learn the history of money, see examples of currency from around the globe, study what effect money has on Economics, or take a general tour and visit one of the rotating exhibits.

Kent State University Fashion School • 330-672-3450
Course Description: Visit the Kent State University Museum for a delightful and fashionable group outing!

Western Reserve Historical Society • 216-721-5722 ext 308
Course Description: School programs are designed with Ohio's Competency-Based Curricula in mind. Students will learn number sense measurement, data analysis, how to make choices as a consumer, and globalization. They can learn about immigration, their families ethnic heritage, and the practices and products of each culture at the From there to Here Museum Program, or solve real life math problems based on scale, time, distance, data analysis, and graphing at several different programs. The Science based programs will teach students about force, motion, energy, and electricity. Over 30 exhibits, and computer interactives. Grades 4 and up welcome.

James A. Garfield National Historic Site • 440-255-8722
Course Description: History of the Civil War and the brief presidency of James A. Garfield. Students find out What's Behind that Door in the new program offered in which students are taken to the seldom seen rooms and spaces of the national historic site. In the 3 part program: We the People, students will examine both the role of government and the and citizenship rights and responsibilities through the life and times of President Garfield. Front Porch Math is a program in which students will use the history of President Garfield and his family as real-world context for math applications. Several other programs emphasizing: Government, American History, Civil War, and Math are offered.

Ohio & Erie Canal Reservation • 330-434-5657
Course Description: Tells stories about nature restoration and the historical role of the Cuyahoga River. Interpretation describes immigrant roles in shaping culture; nature as a raw material for manufacturing, transportation, and farming; mechanics of pipelines and transmission wires; and how nature fights for survival.

Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage • 216-593-0575
Course Description: Students will learn about Cleveland history and the immigrant experience that shaped our lives and changed the world; Jewish holidays and traditions that play a dynamic role in the life of a diverse people; local heroes, who made their mark in industry, government, education and the arts; and The Holocaust and the importance of teaching tolerance in today's world.

Lake Erie Nature & Science Center • 440-871-2900
Course Description: Learn about Native American tribes that lived in the Lake Erie and Cuyahoga Valley areas, study plants and herbal remedies, animals, homes, tools, and cultural practices of various local tribes from 9000 B.C. to 1812. Discover the native plants and animals of Ohio's fields and forests, meet a variety of animals and learn about their habitats. Better understand the Earth's composition through a study a variety of rocks, minerals, fossils, and demonstrations, Take a virtual tour of space with new equipment in the Planetarium, or explore a 700-foot scale model of our solar system.

The Cleveland Museum of Natural History • 216-231-8002
Course Description: Students are offered several programs including: The Secret Lives of Dinosaurs, Insect Exploration, Who's Home in Ohio Habitats, Stars in the Universe, Volcanoes and Earthquakes, Prehistoric People, Ohio's Geography, and Exploring the World's Cultures just to name a few! Hale Farm and Village ⦣153;? 330-666-3711 Course Description: Join in on an Outreach Program & make history come alive! History with Attitude: A 60-minute role-playing presentation for grades 4 - 8. You're History: Step back into the early 1800's…Discover work, play and clothing from a child's point of view - Grades K - 4. Wagons West: A fast paced - game show style how to plan a wagon trip for grades 4 - 8.

Lake Farmpark • 440-256-2138
Course Description: Farmpark education programs offer today's students experiences they can't get anywhere else. Here they can plant potatoes, press cider, milk a cow, make ice cream, grind grain, and explore the world's largest tomato plant. Or, they can come face to face with live animals. Explore fields, forests, ponds, and rock ledges; use hands-on equipment to measure weather conditions, stream profiles, and more. Lake Metroparks offers several new programs that are specifically designed to meet Ohio's Academic Content Standards. These programs meet the Life Science, Physical Science, and Earth and Space Science content standards.

World War II Submarine, USS Cod • 216-566-8770
Course Description: Tour the WW-II Submarine Memorial, U.S.S. Cod, a National Historic Landmark.

Music 104~
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum • 216-781-7625
Course Description: Rockin' The Schools engages students in learning about topics in music, history, language-arts, culture, and geography. Such topics include: "The Kids are Alright"- Kids Rock, "The Roots of Rock and Roll", The Message-" Hip-Hop Culture, and "Planet Rock"- A Global Perspective on Pop. To make reservations, please contact the Group Sales Department at 216-515-1228.

Severance Hall • 216-231-7353
Course Description: Education Concerts, Classroom Resources for Education Concerts, High School Morning Concert, Learning through Music Partnership Program and Musical Rainbow Series.

Tri-C JazzFest • 216-987-5536
Course Description: April 27th 2006: The annual Tri-C JazzFest, hosted by Cuyahoga Community College, provides performance opportunities for students, inclusion in symposia, workshops, master classes and evaluated performances. JazzFest artists represent the entire spectrum of American jazz, from traditional jazz to Latin, bebop, fusion, blues and the avant-garde. Various programs and concerts are featured throughout the city in April 2006.

Cleveland Opera • 216-575-0903
Course Description: Student Matinees, Children's Operas, and Music! Words! Opera! (creating original opera with students).

Ohio Ballet • 216-861-5545
Course Description: Pre-/Post-Performance Discussions, with special performances for fifth graders twice a year. Outreach programs once a year for seventh- twelve grade students.

Physical Education 105~
Wolstein Convocation Center at Cleveland State University • 216-687-5459
Course Description: All sport clinics, pre-games & stadium tours.

Quicken Loans Arena (The Q) • 216-420-2153
Course Description: Basketball Clinics.

Jacobs Field • 216-420-4200
Course Description: Baseball Clinics, pre-games & stadium tours. Seasonal only

Pro Football Hall of Fame  • 330-456-8207
Course Description: The Educational Outreach Program has been designed to integrate the pro football story and the museum experience with classroom studies. Teachers can choose from either the No Huddle program (highlights pro footballs early years) or the Careers in Sports program (underscores the importance of education and the non-player sports career opportunities). Customized programs designed for teachers with specific curriculum requirements are also available. Recently created customized programs include African American Pioneers and Language Arts & Football programs.

Health & Science 106~
HealthSpace Museum • 216-231-5010
Course Description: Anatomy & Physiology: Road to Good Health - a real life adventure with places to play and things to learn as you wind through the stages of life, Head First! Kids will love the immersive theater experience housed in a stylized human head, and the Frohring Health Education Center (the source of vital health information). Other current exhibits include: GoGo Grill, Stress Yard, Waterworks, and Rebuild Factory.

Cleveland Botanical Garden • 216-721-1600
Course Description: Share the Garden's abundance of wonderful ways to learn about plants in our lives with the BotaniCoolTM programs. Use the Eleanor Armstrong Smith Glasshouse and outdoor gardens as a living laboratory and resource and as a component of your unit of study. Experience the enchanting Hershey Children's Garden, a fun, hands-on garden that offers children the opportunity to interact with nature and to become more personally engaged with plants, gardening and the environment. The Cleveland Botanical Garden Outdoor Flower Show: May 24-28, 2007

Cleveland Metroparks Zoo and The RainForest • 216-635-3308 (Group Reservations)
Course Description: All programs must be arranged through the teacher. The Zoo's programs teach students about the world's rare and endangered animals and their roles in the environment. Visit the newly opened Sarah Allison Steffee Center for Zoological Medicine, where students have hands-on access to veterinary bags stocked with tools of the trade they can use while touring the exhibit. Take a look inside the surgery and treatment rooms to learn what goes on behind the scenes at the Zoo! Middle School and Up Programs- Wolf, Endangered Species, The Tropical Rain Forests: The Unknown Forest, Birds of Prey Ninth Grade and Up Programs-Wonders of the Reptile World & Your Zoo - A Quick Trip.

Great Lakes Science Center • 216-621-2400
Course Description: Look for live demonstrations on physics, chemistry, biology and earth sciences. Multiply the fun with the new Math exhibits and revised Great Lakes floor. Explore the beauty and grandeur of an ancient civilization in Greece: Secrets of the Past, now showing at the Omnimax Theatre. Challenge your student's minds with LEGO MINDSTORMS Center workshops (hands-on robotic challenges). Students will design, program and test robots on a special playing field to see how well their robots work

NASA Glenn Visitors Center • 216-433-3156
Course Description: Tours of the Zero Gravity Facility, ACTS Satellite Control Room & The Icing Research Tunnel, and guided facility tours. Graded K-12 school programs are offered Monday through Thursday. Groups of 20 or more are required. During the school year, programs last 1 1/2 hours. Special summer programs are presented during June, July and August at the above stated times; these programs are 1 hour in length. Reservations required 6-8 weeks in advance.

Geauga Lake Amusement Park • 330-562-9151
Course Description: Geauga Lake's Physics Day, May 19th and May 26th, 2006 gives middle and high school students the opportunity to learn and utilize math and physics principles such as calculating acceleration, energy transformation, and kinetic energy.

Cedar Point Amusement Park • 419-626-0830
Course Description: Cedar Point Physics Day and Middle school Math/Science day is Thursday, May 18th 2006. In conjunction with NASA and professional educators, the amusement park is turned into the world's biggest classroom. Students will explore the laws of physics in motion as well as discover how math and science apply to amusement park fun.

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Convention & Visitors Bureau of Greater Cleveland
Kathy Toth, Group Tour / Motorcoach Sales Manager
 ktoth@positivelycleveland.com • 216-875-6607
50 Public Square, Suite 3100, Cleveland, Ohio 44113

*We offer planning assistance, tour detail fax broadcast to members of the CVB, travel planner guide, downloadable photos online, site inspections, FAM Tours, suggested itineraries, educational, technical, multi-cultural and student performance venue guides