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Eldridge Street is a distinctive environment
for young people of diverse backgrounds to learn about Jewish culture, immigration,
Lower East Side history, architecture and historic preservation. All of our programs
respond to New York City and State learning standards in the areas of social studies,
language and visual arts. For more information see our Learning Standards chart
below.
School
programs are offered Monday through Thursday between 10 AM and 4PM, and Sundays
from 11 AM to 3 PM. They each last approximately one hour and fifteen minutes.
The fee is $3 per child and $1 for NYC public
school students. Fees for "Celebrate With Us!" holiday programs vary.
To
make a reservation, add a teacher or school to our mailing list, or for directions
and further information, please contact our education department at 212.219.0888,
or by e-mail.
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WELCOME TO ELDRIDGE STREET
This introductory tour presents the basic architectural features of synagogues,
the unique characteristics of Eldridge Street, and the history of Jewish life
on the Lower East Side.
For all ages
A
PLACE TO BE FREE
This multi-sensory storytelling tour encourages children
to imagine life in the 19th-century tenement district by looking, listening, touching
and tasting.
Grades 2-5
CELEBRATE
WITH US!
Come learn about holiday practices,
objects and rituals at Harvest Time (Sukkot/October), Bright Lights in Winter
(Chanukah/December) and Freedom Seder (Passover/April).
Grades 2-5 IMMIGRANT
VOICES
A tour and dramatic reading help young
people step into the shoes of East European Jewish immigrants of a hundred years
ago.
Grades 5-8
A
BUILDING FROM BOTTOM TO TOP
Students participate in a behind-the-scenes
tour of the synagogue from cellar to balcony, learn basic architectural vocabulary,
and discover the special qualities and needs of historic structures.
Grades
5-12 A TURN OF THE CENTURY
BAR MITZVAH
Students of Bar- and Bat-Mitzvah age immerse themselves
in history, learn how the coming-of-age ceremony was marked one hundred years
ago, and think creatively about their own celebration, from the speech to the
party.
Grades 6-8 CONTINUITY
& CHANGE
Through group role-playing exercises, students consider
the challenges faced by immigrants carving out a new home for themselves in America
while also preserving cherished traditions.
Grades 7-12 STOOP,
SYNAGOGUE, SOAPBOX
This walking tour uses street architecture, historic
photos and Yiddish newspaper accounts to reveal social, religious and political
aspects of Jewish immigrant life on the Lower East Side.
Grades 9-12 and
College WRITING, DRAWING,
REFLECTING
Let the Synagogue inspire creativity. Classes visit for a
period of quiet writing, sketching or coloring, and then discuss their work with
the museum educator.
For all ages.
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