Guided Visits
Take your class on a fieldtrip for a memorable and educational outing. Guided Visits are 45 to 90 minutes long and are led by a museum educator who will ensure a rich experience. Guided Visits are $35.00 per class/group. Please book at least two weeks in advance. Scholarships are available.
How To Book A Guided Visit
Guided Visits may be booked at least two weeks in advance by phone or by using the form (right). Please call the Education Department at (510) 581-0223 for more information.
McConaghy House and Archie’s Playroom
Take your students back into the late 19th century at McConaghy House. The 1886 farm house offers a glimpse into what life was like in Victorian Hayward; students can explore furniture, decorations, entertainment, and cooking, and will also be able to get some interactive experience inside Archie’s Playroom, a hands-on history room inside the house. The McConaghy House Boutique offers a unique selection of Victorian gifts.
Fee: $35 per class.
Time: 1.5-2 hours.
Activities: tour, old-fashioned games, Archie’s Playroom.
History-Social Science Content Standards: K.6, 1.4, 2.1, 3.3, 4.4
San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery
Schedule a visit at the San Lorenzo Pioneer Cemetery. The cemetery dates back to 1853 and will offer your students the opportunity to explore early San Lorenzo and its residents, and teach them the work of historians by looking at what can be learned from a local cemetery, the headstones, decorations and layout of the cemetery.
Fee: $35 per class.
Time: 1-1.5 hours.
Activities: tour, scavenger hunt, mapping, discussion.
History-Social Science Content Standards: K.6, 1.5, 2.1, 3.3, 4.4
Downtown Hayward Walking Tour
Have you ever wondered what downtown Hayward used to look like? Sign up your students for a walking tour, and they will discover our community’s rich past through historic buildings, reproduction photos and interesting stories.
Fee: $35 per class.
Time: 1 hour.
Activities: tour.
History-Social Science Content Standards: 1.2, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 3.3, 4.1
In-Class Presentations
You can request an educator to do a local history or kit presentation in your classroom. Available topics are: Overview of Hayward History; The Ohlone; The Missions; Early Settlers
Fee: $35 per class
Time: 1 hour
History-Social Science Standards: K.6, 1.4, 2.1, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4
