Student Programs
The Valentine offers hands-on, interactive student programs and tours that enhance classroom instruction and make history come alive! All programs are compatible with the Virginia Standards of Learning (SOL) requirements and led by Valentine Educators and Guides. Browse programs below or use the filter to search for programs by type or grade. View our 2019-2020 Student Programs and Tours Brochure. We are now taking reservations for summer 2019 and the 2019-2020 academic year. Advance registration is required for all programs. For questions please contact education@thevalentine.org.
New This Year:
2019-2020 Student Programs & Tours
Whose Hat is That?
Using hats, dance and stories, students examine roles in our community from long ago and today!
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 1, k, prek
SOL(s): K1, K2
Design in Time
Play with patterns and colors while exploring shapes and textures found in the houses we live in, the clothes we wear and the art we make.
Program Type: school program, summer programGrade(s): 2, 1, k, prek
SOL(s): Social Studies: K1, K2, K3, K4, K6; Math K1, K16
Summer Games and Sunday Toys
Play games from the past and learn about the daily life of children in 19th and 20th centuries.
Program Type: summer programGrade(s): 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, k, prek
History Mysteries: Richmond Spies
Discover mysteries hidden in the Valentine collection and learn about the spies who called Richmond home.
Program Type: summer programGrade(s): 7, 6, 5, 4, 3
Figures of Freedom Walking Tour
Beginning with Capitol Square, learn about the people that impacted freedoms in Virginia and the nation.
Program Type: school program, summer program, school walking tourGrade(s): 8, 7, 6, 5, 4
SOL(s): VS.1a-g, VS.5b,d, VS.6a-d, VS.7c
Wickham House and Gallery Tour
Experience a customized Wickham House tour and gallery experience built to meet your groups needs and interests.
Program Type: school program, summer programGrade(s): 12, 11, 10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, k, prek
Looked at Lived In
Explore buildings and maps in Richmond while learning about shapes, patterns and designs!
Program Type: school programGrade(s): k, prek
SOL(s): K2, K3, K4
Our Changing Community
Trades and recreation activities of early Richmond residents are examined through artifact investigations, games and a craft.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 1, k
SOL(s): K1, K2, K7, K8
Mapping the Monuments: History Makers in Richmond
Students utilize map skills while learning about Richmonders who shaped local and national history.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 3, 1
SOL(s): 1.1, 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 1.10, VS.1a, VS, 2e, VS.3g, VS.5b
Symbols in the City: Discovering Flags
Explore the use of flags and symbols in our region and why they are important.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 2, 1, k
SOL(s): 1.1, 1.10, 1.11, 1.12, 1.13
Powhatan People
Students will explore the Valentine collection and galleries, engage with primary sources and learn more about the Powhatan people who called the Richmond region home prior to colonization.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 4, 2, k, prek
SOL(s): 2.1a, 2.3, 2.7, VS.1f, VS.2
Greek by Design
Students identify Greek and Roman neoclassical elements in the 1812 Wickham House, Valentine galleries and throughout Richmond architecture.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 3
SOL(s): 3.1, 3.3, 3.5
Richmond Spies
Learn about spies who lived and worked in the Richmond region during the Revolutionary and Civil wars.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 6, 5, 4
SOL(s): VS.1, VS.7, V.8
African Americans in Richmond
Students explore the identities of enslaved and free African Americans in Richmond from pre-Revolution to post Civil War.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 5, 4
SOL(s): VS.1, VS.5b, VS.7c, VS.8b, VS9d
Fall Line City History
What made Richmond a city and a capital? Discover what makes our city historical and unique.
Program Type: school programGrade(s): 7, 6, 5, 4
SOL(s): VS. 2, VS.5, VS.8, USI.1, VUS.1, VUS.6,
