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The Great Valley Museum Traveling Teacher Program offers a variety of science programs from chemistry, biology, geology, earth science to history in your classroom. The programs allow students to discover critical thinking, engineering, observation, and problem solving skills through experiments and hands-on activities.

Overview

  • All programs include hands-on and interactive activities
  • Each presentation is 60 to 90 minutes
  • Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS)

Requirements

  • Maximum of 30 students for each presentation
  • Up to four 60 minute presentations per day
  • Minimum of 2 presentations per day for cities outside of Modesto
  • Signed Outreach Program Agreement before first scheduled program
  • Classroom teachers must be present at all times during the presentations
  • When scheduling more than one presentation per day, set up must be in one room and have the multipe class come to them.

Fees

  • Program fees are listed as member and non-member
  • Mileage fee additonal for all programs
  • Invoice is sent out at the end of the month that the program takes place
  • Payments cannot be taken by the traveling teacher
  • Programs cancelled 2 business days prior to the scheduled date will be charged the full cost of the program.
  • To schedule a program, please email Eden Chung at chunge@yosemite.edu or call 209.575.6674.
    • Please provide school name and address, program, grade level, # of students, dates and times.
  • Annual school memberships are avilable for $250 and offer a 25% discount off all programs, in-preson musuem tours and group planetaium shows.
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Contact Info
Great Valley Museum & Planetarium

Science Community Center

MJC West Campus

2201 Blue Gum Ave

Modesto, CA 95358

209-575-6196

gvm@mjc.edu