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Home School Day - Mar. 5

Home School Day - Mar. 5
The Sugar Camp
On Winter Home School Day we offer you and your children the opportunity to visit the Village and join in hands-on activiities and participatory programs.  This is a great opportunity for children to gain exposure to many aspects of 1830s New England life in an interactive way. 
Molly Geet
On this Home School Day, learn about traditional winter work and play activities.  See maple sugaring as it was done in the early 19th century.  Learn about the history of maple sugaring from Molly Geet (right), an 1830s traditional Native American Doctress.  Observe maple sugar being made and learn about how it was used in cooking.

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Home School Day Admission

Of special note: 

  • Admission to the Village on Home School Day is available at a special home school rate of $7 per child and one adult per child.  Additional adults attending pay the Adult admission rate of $20.  Members, children under three, and Sturbridge residents enter for free. 
  • Check-in through the Visitor Center begins at 9:30 a.m.; the Village closes at 4:00 p.m. 
  • Admission may also be purchased upon arrival but online pre-purchase will help speed up the entry and registration process.   
  • Please note tickets are not mailed; following your online purchase, you will receive instructions to print out your tickets and bring them with you for admission.
  • Please note that pre-registration for Studio Activities (see programs by age) is separate and is encouraged, as these programs do fill up in advance.
  • The Museum Education building is not open during the winter months.  ALL programs will be taking place in the Village.  Please pay special attention to locations and times of the programs you register your children to take part in. 
  • Pre-registration is not necessary for activities in the Hands-On Crafts Center.
  • Admission to the Village (not including the Studio Activities or the Hands-On Crafts Center) is free for Members of Old Sturbridge Village. Membership information and purchase is available online.

    Attention Members: Please enter the number attending; discount will be taken at check-out. If you're a Member and you're not planning on registering for other Home School Day programs, please just plan to show your card at the Visitor Center; you do not need to register for admission alone.

Please note that adults paying the Home School admission rate are not eligible for the Village's "second-day free within 10" admission policy.  

$7 per person


Purchase:
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 9:30 am - 4:00 pm

At the Wood Studio

Make a spile and learn how to tap a maple tree and collect maple sap.

Ages 8 & up - 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Ages 10 & up - 11:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Ages 12 & up - 3 p.m.

Return to Home School Day menu

$5 per person
Village admission is also required.


Purchase:
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 10:30 am - 11:15 am
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

At the Parsonage

Make yeast starter doughnuts rolled in maple sugar.

Ages 8 & up - 11:30 a.m., 2 p.m.
Ages 10 & up - 10:30 a.m., 3 p.m.
Ages 12 & up - 1 p.m.

Return to Home School Day menu
$5 per person
Village admission is also required.


Purchase:
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 10:30 am - 11:15 am
  • Sold Out Fri March 5, 2010. 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

At the Cottage

Learn about the printing trade.  Marble paper, write with a quill pen, and block print the stages of maple sugaring.

Ages 6 & up - 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m.
Ages 8 & up - 3 p.m.
Ages 10 & up - 1 p.m.
Ages 12 & up - 11:30 a.m.

(The Cottage is located between the Glass exhibit and the Firearms & Textiles exhibit.) 
Return to Home School Day menu

$5 per person
Village admission is also required.


Purchase:
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 10:30 am - 11:15 am
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 11:30 am - 12:15 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 1:00 pm - 1:45 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 2:00 pm - 2:45 pm
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm

At the Dennison Building
Village Classroom - District School

Compare educational practices of the early 19th century with today.  Participate in a school lesson led by a schoolmaster.

Ages 6 & up - 1:00
$3 per person
Village admission is also required.


Purchase:
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 1:00 pm - 1:30 pm

In the Bullard Tavern
Village Classroom - Going to Market

Explore how new technologies and global expansion made merchandise from distant lands available to New Englanders.  Learn about account books and their role in documenting debit and credit transactions.

Ages 8 & up - 10:30 a.m.
$3 per person
Village admission is also required.


Purchase:
  • Fri March 5, 2010. 10:30 am - 11:00 am