Lifelong Learning Programs

Join the crew for a digital journey around the continent of Africa! Explore a kingdom so rich they used gold dust for money. Discover the central role African civilizations have always played in world history! Your fellow voyagers will help you explore along the way!

This lesson focuses on numerous obstacles George Washington Carver faced and overcame in order to earn his education and how he became a role model of perseverance and success.

This program will explore Ulysses S. Grant's life experiences in St. Louis. Participants will learn about Grant's relationships with his family, his farming ventures, and the politics of slavery in St. Louis beore the Civil War.

This program is an introduction to what it takes to live in Denali. Do you often wonder what it might be like to live in Alaska? How far do they drive to get groceries? How does she live without running water? This one-hour program will answer these questions and more as guests get a glimpse into what it takes to live in Interior Alaska. A year-round resident will share their experiences of living in Denali. Through personal stories, videos, or even photos from weddings and potlucks- you will learn about what draws people to live in a cold, dark, unique, and truly amazing place.

This program explores the different ways we can learn about Mesa Verde's past, from Pueblo knowledge passed down through the generations to archaeological investigations and perspectives.

This is an introduction to the National Park Service and highlighting some plant and animal desert adaptations while showing plants in their natural habitat and using animal props

For over a thousand years, the Ancestral Sonoran Desert People called the desert their home. During this program, students will be introduced to the culture, daily life, and survival of the ancestral people as they complete a drawing activity along with a ranger. They will compare life in the past to their lives today. Students will be introduced to the mission of the National Park Service and how they can help protect Casa Grande Ruins for future generations.

The Midwest Archeological Center takes care of archeological collections from national parks. Take a tour of these collections to see how artifacts tell stories of the human past and learn how we care for artifacts!