Facilitated by experienced educators, the Culture CaraVan offers students interdisciplinary learning opportunities with objects from around the globe.
Facilitated by experienced educators, the Culture CaraVan offers students interdisciplinary learning opportunities with objects from around the globe. All programs align with Common Core and other standards and can be complemented with complimentary curricular materials or a museum visit.
Review the program descriptions and decide which program is right for your students. Then, read our “Before You Book” guide to familiarize yourself with the Culture CaraVan’s policies.
Check the Culture CaraVan’s availability and to submit your request online at least three weeks in advance of your desired program date. Any date marked “busy” on the calendar is unavailable.
Museum staff will respond to your request via email within 3-5 business days. You can reach out to Haffenreffer_Programs@brown.edu with any questions.
Learn more about how our Culture CaraVan programs meet Common Core standards, Rhode Island Grade Span Expectations, and Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks, as well as NCSS, NGSS, and other frameworks.
Recommended for Grades 4-8
Dig into the science of archaeology. Students will practice the process of scientific inquiry by analyzing artifacts and learning how to locate, map, and excavate archaeological sites.
Recommended for Grades 1-8
Travel the world without leaving the classroom. In “Culture Connect,” students will become global citizens by experiencing and celebrating cultural similarities and differences.
Unpack the past, present, and future of African Americans in Rhode Island. By embracing the West African concept of sankofa, students will investigate legacies of the transatlantic slave trade.
Recommended for Grades 1-4
Toltecs and Olmecs and Aztecs, oh Maya! In this program, students will step into the highlands and lowlands of Central America to explore the lifeways of ancient and contemporary Maya peoples.
Recommended for Grades 1-4
What cheer, Netop! With a focus on the Narragansett and Wampanoag, students will learn about the cultural heritage of past and present Native New England peoples.
Recommended for Grades 1-4
Trek north to meet the Yup’ik and Inupiaq people in Alaska. Students will bundle up, play traditional hunting games, and investigate how climate change impacts life in the Arctic.
Recommended for Grades 1-4
Gallop across the plains with the Kiowa, Comanche, and Lakota. Students will understand the legacies of the reservation system, tracing the history of plains tribes from buffalo jumps to contemporary powwows.
Recommended for Grades 1-4
Unearth how Hopi people cultivate crops and community in the desert. Students will visit pueblos, decipher petroglyphs, and learn about cultural traditions still observed today.