School Tours

School Tours have been suspended at this time. Please check back at a later date.

The Heard Museum offers children’s educational tours and optional bonus tours with hands-on activities designed to help students learn more about Arizona tribal communities. School tours are offered to grades K-12, Monday through Friday. Self-guided school groups are welcome seven days a week. All guided tours are approximately 45 minutes.

Looking for adult group tour information? Please visit our Group Tours page.

The school tours program is made possible with the support of the following sponsors:

Major sponsors

APS

Sponsors

School Group Tours Contact

Email: education@heard.org

Learn more about School Tours at the Heard

	Docent-led Tours	Guided Activity & Tours	Self Guided Tours
	Guided groups will be assigned 1 guide for every 20 students
What is it?	Tours conducted by Heard Museum guides	Guided tour and in-classroom take home activity	Lead your students through the galleries independently. All students are required to stay with chaperones for this tour option.
Availability:	Monday–Friday K–6: Morning only 7–12: All day	Monday–Friday K–12: 9:30 a.m. or 10:30 a.m.	Every day K–12: All day
Chaperones	1:7 for grades K–8 1:10 for grades 9–12	1:7 grades K–8	1:10 for grades 8–12
Grades	K–12	K-6	8–12
Max. Number of Students	Up to 120	Up to 70	Up to 80
Tour Length	45 minutes	2 hours	Up to 1 hour
Cost	$20 guided tour fee per 60 students	$20 guided tour fee per 60 students $5 activity fee per child	$20 self guided tour fee per 60 participants (students and adults)

School Tour Options

HOME: Native People in the Southwest
Students K-12 Grade

Download the School Tour Packet for HOME: Native People in the Southwest

HOME: Native People in the Southwest highlights the ancestral and present-day Native people of the Greater Southwest. This exhibition shows a wide array of artifacts including pottery, baskets and Hopi katsina dolls.

Home: Native Peoples of the Southwest Social Studies Standards

This tour meets the following state standards for social studies.

Grade 3	Grade 4	Grade 5	Grade 6
S1- C1-PO2 S1- C1-PO3 S1-C1-PO4 S1-C3-PO2 S1-C4-PO4 S1.C10.PO2	S1-C2-PO1 S1-C2-PO1 S1-C2-PO2 S1-C2-PO5 S1-C3-PO1 S1-C3-PO2 S1-C3-PO3 S1-C5-PO1 S1-C5-PO2 S1-C5-PO1 S1-C5-PO2 S1-C5-PO4 S1-C5-PO5 S1-C10-PO3	S1.C1. PO5 S1-C3- PO1 S1-C3-PO2 S1-C3-PO7 S1-C5-PO1 S1-C5-PO2 S1-C10-PO2	S1.C1.PO8 S1-C2-PO1 S1-C2-PO2 S1-C2-PO3 S1-C10-PO2

Highlights of the Heard Museum
Students 7–12th Grade

Download the School Tour Packet for Highlights of the Heard Museum

Highlights of the Heard takes students into every gallery in the museum. Students learn about each exhibition's theme, and one or two artifacts in each gallery are highlighted. A variety of cultures and art forms are "highlighted" but not discussed in detail.

Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories
Students 7–12th Grade

Away From Home: American Indian Boarding School Stories traces the history of the U.S. government’s efforts to “kill the Indian and save the man.” The exhibition highlights the arrival of students, their classroom work, dorms and extracurricular activities. Many multimedia stations enhance the experience. Recommended for older students and adults.

Visit our Teacher Resources page to download the accompanying curriculum packet.