Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

School Groups Reservation Form

Proposed Field Trip: Day of week ______Date ______

School Group Name: ______

Street Address: ______

City, State, ZIP: ______

School Phone: ______

Contact Person: ______

Email address: ______

Phone: ______

Grades _____ Size of Group ______Number of vehicles: Bus ____ Van ____ Cars____

What kind of a day would you like to plan?

____ 1. We will visit the grounds on our own.

____ 2. School/Park Collaboration: We will provide an arts/grounds tour. Teachers are welcome to review and use our suggested activities with their students in the following areas:

a. ___ The Civil War

b. ___ The Classics

c. ___ ART: Studio Art/Art Appreciation/Art History

d. ___ Jobs at Saint-Gaudens

e. ___ Natural Science

Would you like to Visit the sculptor-in-residence? Yes____ No ____

For details and help in planning, contact Bess Klassen-Landis:

The Civil War: primary sources Civil War History Kit exploration, writing a letter home from the war, drawing (Lincoln portrait, or the illusion of depth,) sculpting, music, Victorian dance, math-Civil War coinage, hiking

The Classics: dress in Classical costumes, recite choral readings, design a formal garden, draw medicinal plants, gold leaf objects, play Olympic Games, sculpt an allegorical figure

Art and Legacy: nature journaling, life masks, clay relief, drawing-the illusion of depth, charcoal drawing, plein air watercolor painting, commissioners/artists, Cornish Colony Introductions

Jobs at Saint-Gaudens: create a journal at Saint-Gaudens to document your Saint-Gaudens’ visit, interview and shadow a National Parks employee, visit the sculptor in residence and create a sculpture from clay.

Arrival Time: ______Departure Time: ______Special needs or interests? ______

PICNIC lunches may be eaten on the grounds. No snack or beverage machines are available.

NO FEE is charged for school groups, or for the adult chaperones who accompany them. CANCELLATION: If you are unable to come on your arranged date, please phone in your cancellation.

CALL TO MAKE YOUR RESERVATION: 603/675-2175, x106

Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site

139 Saint-Gaudens Rd

Cornish, NH 03745