The Center for Colorado Women’s History, a History Colorado museum in a historic house on Bannock Street in Denver, offers a field trip about how women shaped the state. The main program is designed for third through fifth graders. The museum describes it as a suffrage focused field trip that introduces students to the world of women from the 1880s through World War I: how they managed life, contributed to their communities and organized for lasting change. Students move through the historic spaces with inquiry-based exploration, look at primary sources and watch demonstrations of everyday artifacts. The museum says the suffrage program can be tailored for middle school and high school groups, and it has a separate program for Girl Scout Juniors.
In-person field trips cost $5 per student ($2.50 for Title I schools). One adult per 10 students is free and additional chaperones are $13 each. Trips run Monday through Thursday, with a 9:30 a.m. morning start or a 12:30 p.m. afternoon start, and each session holds up to 30 students. The field trip FAQ recommends a minimum of 10 students, says groups larger than 30 need to be split across two or more days, and suggests no more than five or six chaperones in all. A virtual version is $3 per student ($1.50 Title I).
Homeschool groups are named directly: the FAQ says all school groups, scout groups and homeschool groups need to reserve field trips in advance. A co-op that can gather 10 or more kids in the right grade band fits the program as described.
Know before you go
- Where: Center for Colorado Women’s History, 1310 Bannock St., Denver, CO 80204
- Cost: $5 per student in person ($2.50 Title I); $3 virtual ($1.50 Title I); one adult free per 10 students, additional chaperones $13 each
- Grades: built for grades 3-5; can be tailored for middle and high school
- When: Monday through Thursday, starting at 9:30 a.m. or 12:30 p.m.; program length is not listed
- Group size: 10 students recommended as a minimum; up to 30 per session
- Lunch and parking: indoor lunch space holds 30 people and there is an outdoor lawn. Parking is in nearby paid garages, lots and metered street spaces, and the museum does not validate.
- How to book: reservations are required. Use the field trip request form.
- Details: field trips page and field trip FAQ
More like this: Denver · Homeschool · History Colorado Center field trips · Molly Brown House Museum Homeschool Days · Colorado State Capitol free tours
