Education
Discover dynamic education programs and curriculum resources about the history of our city, state, and nation.
Education Mission
The New-York Historical Society Education Division provides dynamic programming and curriculum resources for students and teachers in New York and beyond. Historical study sparks curiosity and creativity, promotes cultural understanding, and fosters an empowered citizenry to strengthen our democracy. Our staff of passionate professionals draws on our world-renowned collections to engage learners of all ages in the study of our collective past.
Education programs are made possible through endowments established by
National Endowment for the Humanities
The Hearst Foundations
The Peter Jay Sharp Foundation
Public funds are provided by
Institute of Museum and Library Services
New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council
Manhattan Borough President Gale A. Brewer
New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew Cuomo and the New York State Legislature
Education programs at New-York Historical receive generous support from
Gillian V. and Robert Steel
Pine Tree Foundation of New York
Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation
Stavros Niarchos Foundation
Altman Foundation
IBM
The Hearst Foundation, Inc.
Sherri and Darren Cohen
Deutsche Bank
Onassis Foundation USA
Rice Family Foundation
Susan Waterfall
Robie and Scott Spector
Keith Haring Foundation
Con Edison
Alan Shuch and Leslie Himmel
Richard Reiss
Barker Welfare Foundation
Consulate General of the Netherlands
Dan W. Lufkin
Susan and Robert E. Klein
The Michael Tuch Foundation
Max and Victoria Dreyfus Foundation
GWG Foundation
Placer Partners and Ray Lent, Managing Partner
Henry Nias Foundation
an anonymous donor
SUPPORT THE NEW-YORK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Help us present groundbreaking exhibitions and develop educational programs about our nation's history for more than 200,000 schoolchildren annually.
New-York Historical Society offers teacher professional development workshops for schools and groups seeking a customized experience via distance learning or in-person instruction.
Custom teacher PD introduces teachers to the benefits of inquiry-based learning. While our focus is American history, we have extensive experience working with educators and administrators across a variety of academic subjects, including social studies, humanities, English language arts (ELA), civics, and more. Our workshops emphasize culturally responsive practices that give students access to images, documents, and objects from history.
Our team can help you create a program that meets your group’s needs. Possible formats include:
- Online teacher PD workshops that connect participants to online curriculum resources and model best practices for remote instruction and online history lessons.
- A series of workshops online or in your school that fulfill the weekly NYC DOE professional learning requirement
- A remote or in-person professional learning community (PLC) designed to connect teachers across a range of grades, subject areas, or schools
- A full-day retreat for your team at our museum
Workshops can cover a range of topics that emphasize either pedagogy practices or US history content.
The New-York Historical Society is an NYSED-approved CTLE sponsor. Participation in teacher professional development workshops and online PD for teachers is applicable towards maintaining professional certification from the New York City Department of Education.
Complete our Custom Professional Learning Request Form or contact professional.learning@nyhistory.org to get started.
Lead support for teacher training initiatives provided by the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF).
