International Spy Museum Availabilities

1 group available, 8 learning experiences For Friday, October 31, 2025 at Flexible 10:00 am - 11:15 am EDT

1 class available

OPERATION CODE CRACKER

There’s a mole in the operation. Can your students decipher secret messages to reveal important intel? Supporting critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills, this workshop demonstrates how codes and ciphers function in the shadow-world of espionage. Science & Technology | Math | English Language Arts | Decision Making/Conflict Resolution We can accommodate up to 30 students in the following formats: -All students in one physical classroom -Each student connects individually from different locations -Hybrid (some students in 1 physical room and others connecting from home)

Subjects Covered

math, science, technology

Grades
4, 5, 6
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
45 min.
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SPY FICTION WRITER’S WORKSHOP

The shadow world of spying has captured the imagination of authors for centuries. Now, your students can be the ones to develop their own spy novel that grips readers’ attention! This unique writing workshop goes through the process of creating intriguing characters and spine-tingling stories. Spy Museum educators will supply real spy stories, artifacts, and inspiration to get your students started. English Language Arts

Subjects Covered

reading, writing

Grades
4, 5, 6
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
50 min.
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HIDDEN INFLUENCE: A WORKSHOP ON PROPAGANDA

Every day students are faced with different forms of propaganda. However, it is nothing new. Governments have used this type of covert action to influence events both at home and abroad. Can your students identify the tools and techniques used to create successful propaganda campaigns? By the end, students will think critically about the information they consume and understand how it could be designed to manipulate their thoughts and opinions. Decision Making/Conflict Resolution | US History/Government | World History We can accommodate up to 30 students in the following formats: -All students in one physical classroom -Each student connects individually from different locations -Hybrid (some students in 1 physical room and others connecting from home)

Subjects Covered

history

Grades
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
50 min.
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Minute by Minute: Cuban Missile Crisis Simulation

Do your students have what it takes to avert a nuclear catastrophe? This classroom simulation places students in the role of CIA intelligence analysts in October 1962. By analyzing declassified primary documents and surveillance photos from U-2 spy planes, students advise President Kennedy of the “ground truth” at each stage of the Crisis. Cold War | US History/Government | World History | Math | Decision Making/Conflict Resolution We can accommodate up to 30 students in the following formats: -All students in one physical classroom -Each student connects individually from different locations -Hybrid (some students in 1 physical room and others connecting from home)

Subjects Covered

math, history, 20th century

Grades
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
60 min.
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Covert Clues: A Forensics Workshop

Is there a mole in your operation? While accusations fly, only forensic evidence provides the necessary counterintelligence clues to put this case to bed. Students become forensic scientists and use real FBI forensic techniques to examine evidence, make recommendations, and use the scientific method to determine the identity of the mole. Science & Technology | Math | Decision Making/Conflict Resolution We can accommodate up to 30 students in the following formats: -All students in one physical classroom -Each student connects individually from different locations -Hybrid (some students in 1 physical room and others connecting from home)

Subjects Covered

math, science, technology

Grades
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
45 min.
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RED, WHITE, AND SPY

Reporting to General George Washington, students will travel back in time to the summer of 1780. The mission: craft a deception operation to divert the planned British attack on the incoming French fleet. Their methods: covert communication, invisible ink, and codes and ciphers. Integrating primary documents into a live action mission, students will assist General Washington while American success in the War hangs in the balance! US History/Government | World History | Math | English Language Arts | Decision Making/Conflict Resolution We can accommodate up to 30 students in the following formats: -All students in one physical classroom -Each student connects individually from different locations -Hybrid (some students in 1 physical room and others connecting from home)

Subjects Covered

math, history, revolutionary war

Grades
4, 5, 6
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
50 min.
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Mind Games: Secrets, Bias, and Brains

Spies gather secrets, but it’s the analysts who help make sense of them. In this workshop, students become intelligence analysts, spotting patterns, testing assumptions, and uncovering how cognitive biases can affect decision making. The workshop concludes with an exercise inspired by the real-life search for Osama bin Laden. Decision Making/Conflict Resolution | US History/Government | World History We can accommodate up to 30 students in the following formats: -All students in one physical classroom -Each student connects individually from different locations -Hybrid (some students in 1 physical room and others connecting from home)

Subjects Covered

history

Grades
7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 5 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
50 min.
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SPY SCHOOL 101

Can your students use their observation skills to spot suspicious activity, think like a gadget-maker to solve problems, uncover an agent in disguise, and more? In this skill-based workshop, interactive challenges with real-world stories will be woven together as students explore the shadow-world of espionage. (This workshop can be customized to cover the following themes: American Revolution, Cold War, World War II, and Female Spies. To request one of these themes, please make a note in your booking.) Cold War | US History/Government | Science & Technology | World History | English Language Arts | Decision Making/Conflict Resolution We can accommodate up to 30 students in the following formats: -All students in one physical classroom -Each student connects individually from different locations -Hybrid (some students in 1 physical room and others connecting from home)

Subjects Covered

history, science, technology

Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.
Activity

virtual field trip

Duration
50 min.
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