MUSEUM EDUCATION PROGRAMS and GROUP TOURS 
Hands-on learning activities are the core of the Museum's Education Program. Small groups of students rotate through learning stations ranging from wooden boat design to frame assembly and steam bending. Practical knowledge of simple machines, buoyancy and wood joining is placed in historic context.
Over four thousand vessels have been built on the banks of the Essex River since 1668. These include the great racing schooners Gertrude L. Theabaud, Columbia, Puritan and Henry Ford; competitors to the Bluenose. Our Schoolhouse Exhibit with models from the Smithsonian Institute, provides a timeline of the artistry and courage of the age of sail.
The story of one small village’s impact on the shipbuilding industry and maritime history worldwide provides a backdrop for learners of all ages to investigate their maritime heritage.
To schedule a field trip or group tour call Nancy at: 978-768-6441 or email: education@essexshipbuildingmuseum.org
The Essex Shipbuilding Museum's school education program fully supports the following The Massachusetts Curriculum Framework learning standards:
History and Social Science Curriculum Framework
3.12 Explain how objects or artifacts of everyday life in the past tell us how ordinary people lived and how everyday life has changed.Draw on the services of the local historical society and museums as needed. (H,G,E)
5.11 Explain the importance of maritime commerce in the development of the economy of colonial Massachusetts using historical societies and museums as needed. (H,E)
A the fishing and shipbuilding industries
B trans-Atlantic trade
C the port cities of New Bedford, Newburyport, Gloucester, Salem, and Boston
Science and Technology/Engineering Curriculum Framework
Technology and Engineering 1.2 identify and explain the appropriate materials and tools (e.g. hammer, scfewdriver, pliers, tape measure, screws, nails, and other mechanical fasteners) to construct a given prototype safely.
Technology and Engineering 1.3 identify and explain the difference between simple and complex machines. e.g. hand can opener that includes multiple gears, wheel, wedge, gear and lever.
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