Wyckoff House Museum 40.6443° N -73.9207° W
Wyckoff House Museum 40.6443° N -73.9207° W
Description
The Wyckoff House Museum preserves, interprets, and operates New York City’s oldest building and it’s surrounding 1.5 acres of farmland. Through innovative educational and farm-based programs we build cultural and agricultural connections within our community, emphasizing immigration, family, food, and community through history. During field trips to the farmhouse, students learn about the history of the site through inquiry, exploration, and hands-on activities.
Check out our new virtual learning experiences and school-based programs. Currently we are offering three types of program options:
- 45 minute virtual programs, offered via Zoom or Google Meet.
- Socially-distanced in-person experiences at the museum for schools within walking distance.
- In-person programs at your school facilitated by a Wyckoff Educator.
Contact programs@wyckoffmuseum.org to discuss how we can modify our program offerings to best serve your students.
We are in school district 18.
Lunch Notes
Outdoor picnic tables in good weather. Covered tented area April through December.
Bathroom Notes
Port-o-potties on-site April through December. No indoor bathroom facility.
Info
Subjects
Activities
Grades
Cost
Accommodations
Learning Experiences
Field Trip
Biodiversity in the City
Explore the 1.5 acres of garden and green space at the Wyckoff House Museum to understand the life systems of different flora and fauna native to NYC. Lesson highlights include: biodiversity and the ecosystems of an urban farm, organic vegetable gardening, soil and compost, and a visit to our beehives and the surrounding native plant area. Students will use observation skills and the five senses to learn about the bounty of life on our farm in this interactive lesson.
This program will run from May 1st-November 1st and takes place outdoors, rain or shine. This does not include a tour of the historic house.
Choose one hands-on activity: Herbal Sachet Making, Seed Planting, Herbal Tea Making, or Natural Dyeing (grades 2+).
This is an in-person outdoor program that can accommodate socially-distanced classroom groups or learning pods.
Subjects Covered
science, biology, ecosystems, agriculture, climate, my community
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, kCapacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 5 stu.Activity
field trip
Duration
90 min.Price Options
$150.00 per Group for Local District School
$220.00 per Group for Private School
$150.00 per Group for Title I School
$180.00 per Group for Public School
Colonial Life (In-person)
Learn how a family of 13 lived in a single-room house through storytelling, inquiry, artifact investigation, images, and hands-on activities. Explore the restored home of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff and bring to life what the daily experience in colonial Nieuw Amersfoort was like for the Dutch, enslaved Africans, and Lenape people who called this place home.
Choose one hands-on activity: Butter Churning, Herbal Sachet Making, Quill Pen Writing, or Wool Felting
Subjects Covered
history, colonial times, immigration, 17th century, agriculture, social studies
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, kCapacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 5 stu.Activity
field trip
Duration
90 min.Price Options
$180.00 per Group for Public School
$150.00 per Group for Title I School
$150.00 per Group for Local District School
$220.00 per Group for Private School
Creative Composting
Join our educators for a tour of the Wyckoff Farm & Composting System. We will dig in and learn about the process of decomposition, play the compost sorting game, and explore our worm bin. Through fun hands-on activities students will learn the importance of sustainable practices to take back to the classroom and home!
Subjects Covered
agriculture, ecosystems, my community, conservation, climate
Grades
2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 5 stu.Activity
field trip
Duration
90 min.Price Options
$220.00 per Group for Private School
$180.00 per Group for Public School
$150.00 per Group for Local District School
$150.00 per Group for Title I School
School Based Program
Colonial Life (School-based Program)
Learn how a family of 13 lived in a single-room house through storytelling, inquiry, artifact investigation, images, and hands-on activities. Explore the restored home of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff and bring to life what the daily experience in colonial Nieuw Amersfoort was like for the Dutch, enslaved Africans, and Lenape people who called this place home.
Choose one hands-on activity: Butter Churning, Herbal Sachet Making, or Wool Felting.
Flexible timing is available.
Subjects Covered
history, colonial times, 17th century, agriculture, social studies
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, kCapacity
30 stu.Activity
school based program
Duration
60 min.Price Options
$200.00 per Group for Public School
$180.00 per Group for Local District School
$180.00 per Group for Title I School
$220.00 per Group for Private School
Biodiversity in the City (School-based Program)
Does your school have a garden or outdoor space available for programming? The Wyckoff House Museum can come to you!
Students will explore outdoor garden and green space to understand the life systems of different flora and fauna native to NYC. Lesson highlights include: biodiversity and the ecosystems of Brooklyn, organic vegetable gardening, soil and compost, and sustainable living. Students will use observation skills and the five senses to learn about the bounty of life in our city in this interactive lesson.
Choose one hands-on activity: Herbal Sachet Making, Seed Planting, or Herbal Tea Making.
Flexible timing is available.
Subjects Covered
science, biology, ecosystems, agriculture, climate, my community
Grades
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, kCapacity
30 stu.Activity
school based program
Duration
60 min.Price Options
$200.00 per Group for Public School
$180.00 per Group for Local District School
$180.00 per Group for Title I School
$220.00 per Group for Private School
Virtual Field Trip
Virtual Colonial Life Lesson
Learn how a family of 13 lived in a single-room house through storytelling, inquiry, artifact investigation, images, and hands-on activities. Explore the restored home of Pieter Claesen Wyckoff and bring to life what the daily experience in colonial Nieuw Amersfoort was like for the Dutch, enslaved Africans, and Lenape people who called this place home.
Subjects Covered
colonial times, 17th century, agriculture, social studies, primary sources
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, k, 1, 2Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.Activity
virtual field trip
Duration
45 min.Price Options
$110.00 per Group for Private School
$90.00 per Group for Public School
$80.00 per Group for Title I School
Virtual Creative Composting
Join our educators for a virtual tour of the Wyckoff Farm & Composting System. We will dig in and learn about the process of decomposition, play the compost sorting game, and explore our worm bin. Through fun hands-on activities students will learn the importance of sustainable practices to take back to the classroom and home!
Subjects Covered
ecosystems, weather and climate, agriculture, climate, conservation
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Capacity
30 stu.Activity
virtual field trip
Duration
45 min.Price Options
$80.00 per Group for Title I School
$90.00 per Group for Public School
$110.00 per Group for Private School
Virtual Colonial Life Multi-Session Series
Take a more in-depth look at life on the Wyckoff Farm and how it relates to greater themes across New Amsterdam in the Dutch Colonial Period with a two-part multi-session series.
Topics include: Lives of the Enslaved on the Wyckoff Farm, agriculture, trade in New Amsterdam, and more.
When reserving, specify the desired program dates and topics to focus on so our Education team can follow up. Prices listed are for the cost per group for the series.
Subjects Covered
colonial times, slavery, 17th century, agriculture, social studies
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, k, 1, 2Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 10 stu.Activity
virtual field trip
Duration
45 min.Price Options
$220.00 per Group for Private School
$180.00 per Group for Public School
$160.00 per Group for Title I School
Introduction to Fiber Crafts & Weaving
Textile production was an essential task on the Wyckoff Farm. Join us for a brief history of traditional textile-making processes from the colonial period. Students will then experiment with different fabrics and found materials for their own woven creations.
This interactive, hands-on learning program is the perfect follow up to a Colonial Life virtual field trip or can be reserved for groups of at-home learners. Explore more complex designs and learn new skills by reserving a two part (for $140) or three part (for $210) multi-session series .
This program is intended for students grades 2 and up.
Subjects Covered
patterns, history, colonial times, 17th century, art
Grades
3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 10 stu.Activity
virtual field trip
Duration
45 min.Price Options
$210.00 per Group for School Group
$140.00 per Group for School Group
$75.00 per Group for School Group
Digital Resource
Butter Churning Classroom Kit
Learn how to make butter at home! Kit includes butter churn with strainer, recipe with step-by-step instructions, butter spreader, and herbs from the Wyckoff Farm.
Please choose a date on the calendar you'd like to receive your classroom kit by.
(Note: This is not an educator-led experience, price does not include shipping.)
Subjects Covered
history, colonial times
Grades
3, 4, 5, k, 1, 2Capacity
30 stu., 1 chap. per 30 stu.Activity
digital resource
Duration
30 min.Price Options
$15.00 per Group for School Group