After a fantastic school year in 2023-24, the education team at the Jackie Robinson Museum is back and ready to jump into a new school year! Check out highlights on what we have to offer this year—at the Museum and in your classroom!

Field Trips

Last school year was our first full school year of field trip programming at the Jackie Robinson Museum and we enjoyed visits from schools across New York City and beyond. This year, we can’t wait to welcome old friends and new faces to participate in our school field trips. Book a visit for Jackie’s Legacy, Your Leadership (Grades 2-12), in which students learn about the leadership traits that contributed to Jackie Robinson’s success while discovering similar traits within themselves, or Jackie Robinson Explorers (Grades 1-6), which helps students develop museum skills like inquiry and observation, all while learning about Jackie Robinson’s impact as an all-around athlete, activist, and family man.

Not a school group? Not a problem! These programs are also great for your sports team, after-school program, or enrichment group. We can also accommodate groups looking for a self-guided experience, with reduced admission available for school groups.

What Teachers Are Saying

Whichever program you choose, it is sure to be an enriching experience, but don’t take our word for it. Here’s what teachers are saying:

“Watching, listening, and actively engaging with the exhibits, my students were enthralled throughout… it was a remarkable experience that left a lasting impact on all of us.”

-Hanaa B., 5th grade

“The breakout group activity was a great way for students to work together to learn more about a specific aspect of Jackie Robinson’s life.”

– Melanya R., 5th grade

“I actually LOVED all parts of it. [The] key is to switch gears – group guided tour, team work scavenger hunt, the “Speak Out” portion…[the educators] knew how to speak to students!”

– Jacek N., High School

 

Curriculum Guides

We also heard from fifth grade teachers implementing EL’s Athlete Leaders of Social Change curriculum unit, so we put together a curriculum guide to help students to make strong connections between the museum field trip experience and the curriculum texts, Sharon Robinson’s Promises to Keep and Jackie Robinson’s 1953 radio essay, “This I Believe: Free Hearts and Minds at Work.” Check it out here or find it on the Leadership field trip page. This guide appears alongside our Civics for All guide, with ideas for all grade levels to connect NYC Public Schools’ Civics for All curriculum with the Museum field trip pre- and post- visit.

 

NEW: Speak Out! Poster Contest

We are excited to launch our Speak Out! Poster Contest, extending the conversation between our team and your class about their power as leaders. In this inaugural year, we invite submissions from 5th graders that have participated in the Jackie’s Legacy, Your Leadership field trip. The contest takes the Speak Out! component of the field trip a step further and allows students to show off their creative side by designing a poster about a social cause they care about. Winning posters will be displayed at the museum for visitors to enjoy and learn from. Head over to the Speak Out! Poster Contest page for competition details, key dates, eligibility and guidelines, with more on the submission process coming later in the year. We can’t wait to see your students’ work!

Find Us Online

We have lots of great content online to support your classroom instruction, complement your field trip, inspire student research, and feed the Jackie Robinson fandom of sports history fans of all ages. Whether you’re looking for pre-visit activities to prepare students for their trip or an activity that will allow students to reflect on what they learned during their visit to the Jackie Robinson Museum, our Educator Resources page is filled with art activities, games, and reading list that will supplement your visit. Want to know even more about Jackie Robinson? You’ll find videos of Jackie Robinson’s daughter, Sharon Robinson, answering some of the most frequently asked questions about her father on our Student and Family Resources page.