Experience the Hoosier spirit and Indiana heritage with a visit to Conner Prairie. It’s the ideal place to immerse your students in the state’s history with hands-on activities and plenty of opportunities to interact with staff portraying characters from the past. Spend time outdoors, try hands-on activities and get some exercise. Each visit covers academic standards in multiple subject areas including social studies, language arts, and science. For an educational, authentic and entertaining look into the history that shapes us today, come to Conner Prairie!
Areas include the 1823 William Conner House, 1836 Prairietown, Lenape Indian Camp, 1863 Civil War Journey, 1859 Balloon Voyage exhibit, Treetop Outpost and Nature Walk, Create.Connect (combining history, science and design) and Makesmith Workshop (focusing on making things).
schoolprograms@connerprairie.org
http://www.connerprairie.org
13400 Allisonville Road, Fishers, IN 46038
Hamilton
317-776-6000
317-776-6014
What chores would you do as a farm boy or girl in the early 1800s? Find out how they harvested and preserved crops by stringing apples and grinding corn. Discover how they used sheep’s wool to stay warm. Your program may also include a visit to a log cabin, climbing into a wagon and playing pioneer games.
Conner Prairie Guest Services
317-776-6000
schoolprograms@connerprairie.org
Contact Guest Services for available times and dates.
9:30 am–2 pm; Two groups of 25 scheduled every hour.
Students/adult chaperones $6.00. Teachers/school staff free.