PROGRAMS
Education Programs for Youth
Scout & After-School Programs
Programs
Become a history detective with our hands-on programs for Scouts and other after-school groups!
Using historical objects and inquiry-based learning strategies, students will delve into the past and learn about events and people of history in a meaningful context.
Local Lore: Learn about New Jersey’s participation in the American Revolution or the Civil War and what life was like at The Hermitage during the selected period.
Listening to the Past: Explore the life and customs of a young boy and his family during Victorian times.
Architecture: Uncover the secrets of the Gothic Revival Hermitage.
Programs are one hour and fifteen minutes long and are available on weekdays beginning at 3:30 p.m. or 3:45 p.m., September through June. Other times may be arranged as scheduling permits. All programs are held at the Hermitage Education & Conference Center and include a guided tour of the historic house museum.
Tours
Age-appropriate guided tours of The Hermitage historic house museum are available for Scout troops and other after-school groups.
Please call Emily Schultz of the Hermitage Education Department at (201) 445-8311, ext. 21, for current rates and available dates.
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Birthday Parties
Celebrate in Historical Style! The Hermitage offers birthday parties for young historians, recommended for children ages 6-10.
Parties are available Monday-Friday, 3:30 - 5:00 p.m. A base fee of $175 includes choice of lemonade or iced tea and activities/crafts for up to 10 children and 2 adults; $15 for each additional child; maximum total of 18 children and 2 adults. (Family to provide cake or cupcakes.)
Victorian Tea Party
Discover how children lived in the nineteenth century! Guests will make a calling card, tour the historic house, and decorate a small stuffed bear to take home.
Colonial Party
Spend a birthday in the eighteenth century! Guests will practice writing with a quill pen, tour the historic house, and decorate a wooden toy to take home.
Please contact the Education Department at The Hermitage at 201-445-8311, ext. 21, for details.