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The Education Department at the Columbus Museum maintains a strong relationship to Muscogee County teachers and students. Educational programs and resources, including tours, curriculum guides, and programs related to the Museum's collection and exhibitions are offered throughout the school year. For more information about school programs contact Kaci Kelly, School and Educator Services Coordinator, at 706.748.2562, ext. 653 or kkelly@columbusmuseum.com .

The Educator's Guide to the Museum's Permanent Collection is now available online! Designed for grades K-12, this guide is an excellent tool for teachers in explaining the Museum's art collection in terms of themes, artists, resources and more. Click here to view and/or download.

Online Song Writing Experience
January-March 2012

Students, age 13-18, are invited to join an online forum hosted by the Museum to post their own songwriting samples, as well as encourage and support their fellow young songwriters. Please visit the Columbus Museum blog or Facebook page to post your lyrics and provide feedback for the other artists.

Battle of the Bands
February 11, 2012 -- 6-9PM

GALLERY 13

For the first time the Museum will host a local teen battle of the bands concert. In celebration of our Rock & Roll Photography exhibition the Museum is invited local teen bands to perform in the Patrick Theatre for a packed audience. Each band must have at least one member enrolled in middle or high school to compete. Click here for a Registration Form and the Policies and Guidelines. A teen advisory board will choose the bands and community members involved in the music industry will serve as judges for the competition. Prizes will be awarded to the top three performers. This event is open to the public and free but seating is limited. For more information please contact Kaci Kelly at 706.748.2562 ext. 653 kkelly@columbusmuseum.com.

Gallery Tales: Trade and Currency
March 8,27 and April 10,17,19 -- 9:30-11AM

This program will help students understand the trading process as well as commerce and the ideas behind currency and supply and demand. The students will learn about Native American trading systems in the galleries and then practice trading and devise a system of commerce by creating their own goods and currency to exchange in our studio. The program is free- ask about possible funding for transportation. To sign-up please contact Mary Luby at 706.748.2562, ext. 651 or mluby@columbusmuseum.com

Drama Kids Inc. Spring Performances
May 3, 10, 13, 19, 20, 24, 31

Drama Kids Inc. will hold their spring theatrical performances at the Columbus Museum. Students from the area will perform in the Patrick Theatre. The Columbus Museum and Drama Kids Inc. established a partnership in 2009. Drama Kids Inc. offer students after school instruction on public speaking, improvisation skills, and building self-esteem. The instructors of the program use images from the Museum’s permanent collection as visual cues for weekly lessons throughout the school year culminating in a theatrical production in the spring. The performances are FREE and open to the public.

Museum On The Go!

Traveling Trunks are updated and ready to go! These FREE trunks provide hands-on activities for students in elementary schools. The activities connect to the museum's art and history collections, as well as to current Georgia Performance Standards. You'll find novelty items for your students to explore along with lesson plans and other resources.

The trunks are multi-disciplinary and multi-age. We feature an Animals in Art trunk for students in grades K-2. There are cave prints also available in this trunk for 4th and 5th grade students. The African Americans in Art and History trunk contains lessons
and activities for students in grades K-5. The new trunks, Civil War and Native Americans, are also K-5, although the GPS focuses on grades 4 and 5.

Trunks are FREE of charge for everyone and for Muscogee County teachers, delivery and pick up will be handled by the county Pony system. We look forward to serving you and your students' needs with our Traveling Trunks program! To check out a trunk contact Kaci Kelly at 706.748.2562 ext. 653 or kkelly@columbusmuseum.com.

Here are some examples of inventory lists and lessons included in the trunks:

• African American in Art Inventory
• Civil War Lessons

Educator Resource Center
Complement your lessons with interdisciplinary, classroom-ready materials designed to help integrate art into the classroom from the Educator Resource Center. Resources are available for a wide range of ages on a variety of topics.

Items can be delivered or returned through the MCSD Pony and be borrowed for a period of two weeks. Educators outside the school district are responsible for deliveries and returns. In order to borrow materials. The Educator Resource Center is located in the Education Wing of the Museum. For more information, please call 706.748.2562, ext. 653.

Student Exhibition
The Barbara Golden Pound Gallery, located in the Education wing on the Lower Level, is dedicated to the exhibition of student work from our community. The space provides teachers with an alternative venue for displaying student works and the gallery receives numerous visitors daily. Student exhibitions change monthly and are often influenced by current exhibitions or the Museum’s permanent collection. Installation is the responsibility of the teacher and reservations should be made well in advance. To plan an exhibition and reception for your students, or learn more about the Pound Gallery, call the Museum's Education Department at 706.748.2562, ext. 653.