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HERITAGE HIKES

Heritage Hikes is a fun, interactive and immersive program designed to connect third-graders to the built environment and local history via 19th century architecture and lifestyle. Details below.

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SFUSD 3rd Grade Teachers who would like to participate should email info@sfheritage.org.

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OPEN YOUR EYES!

In lieu of in-person tours, teachers can utilize an interactive virtual program entitled "Open Your Eyes!" (access here).

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Open Your Eyes! is an introduction to the architectural details that characterize Victorian and Edwardian period houses in San Francisco, including a virtual walkthrough of the Haas-Lilienthal House. Preview program below.

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Supplemental architectural information can be found here.

HERITAGE HIKES PROGRAM DETAILS

Heritage Hikes is free for third-graders attending a San Francisco public school. Advance registration and scheduling is required.

Contact information below.

 

The program has three components:


 1. TEACHER-LED CLASSROOM STUDY 

Guided class activities using our unique "architrunk" teaching kit (available in digital format). Each "architrunk" contains multimedia resources designed for the third-grade level: a teaching guide, an educational video, a slide show with accompanying script, maps, and other supplementary materials. 

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2. FIELD TRIP TO THE HAAS-LILIENTHAL HOUSE  

Hikes are scheduled for a Tuesday or Thursday morning and include an interactive tour of the House followed by a short walk to nearby Lafayette Park for lunch (weather permitting). Led by a trained docent, the focus is primarily on Victorian-period architecture and the lifestyle of a 19th-century family. Tour highlights include a taste of sarsaparilla (root beer) plus a ginger snap cookie, a live demonstration of a laundry wringer, and an antique model train! Children are enchanted by the House, discovering what life was like over one hundred years ago in San Francisco. At the same time, they are learning about the built environment and the architecture that surrounds them. 

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3. NEIGHBORHOOD ARCHITECTURAL TREASURE HUNT Teachers and students are provided with maps for a self-guided, group "treasure hunt" through the neighborhood to spot building features they’ve just learned about. 

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If you are an SFUSD 3rd Grade Teacher and would like to participate, send an email to info@sfheritage.org

Teachers are contacted directly with signup information.

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