Explore the Museum's Educational Resources
There are many exciting opportunities available for educators at the National World War I Museum.
Field trip information is listed below.
“Lessons of Liberty” are multi-day educational materials, activities, and classroom guides available in CD format which can be mailed free to teachers worldwide. Click here for more information.
School Field Trips
Field trips to the National World War I Museum are a significant part of our outreach to the educational community. More than 50,000 students – from local, national and international institutions – have visited the museum since its December 2006 grand opening. We offer a wide range of experiences:
General field trips consist of approximately 2 hours of directed, on-site activities utilizing the resources of the Museum. (Further information below.)
Targeted field trips may be crafted for those classes interested in more narrow subjects such as art, music, economics, and science.
“School at the Museum” is an exciting, creative opportunity for students to arrive before the Museum’s usual opening hour, attend a full day of classroom activities, and experience a deeper level of understanding. Our educators work with teachers to prepare lesson plans for their return to the classroom, thereby taking further advantage of this unique learning tool. This experience brings to the Museum large numbers of students (often 150 or more) for a complete five-class block of school activities. Three of the “classes” involve studying the historical collections on exhibit in the Museum at a more in-depth level. A fourth class, conducted by a museum educator, asks students to consider ways in which the public remembers and memorializes World War I. With our assistance a fifth class may be structured by the teachers in unique ways on wide ranging topics, such as math, music, art and literature. The cost for this experience is $5 per student. It includes extensive pre-visit interaction between the Educational Department and teachers.
To Book Your School Tour Contact
Education Coordinator Jim Barkley
816-784-1926
jbarkley@theworldwar.org
Lunches
Schools may order lunches from the "Over There" Café. For the order form, click here.
Other educator opportunities
Meeting/classroom space: The National World War I Museum also serves as a welcoming venue and 
helpful resource for educational events led by partner institutions. These include college-level classes offered on-site for credit by area institutions of higher learning; teacher in-service and professional development days; teacher/principal/departmental retreats; and Teaching American History workshops.
The Museum will consider other creative ways in which educators may utilize our space and resources. More information is available through our Educational Department.
Links to Other World War I Educational Sites
2010 N.E.H. Great War Summer Teacher Seminar at the University of Kansas
Truman Presidential Museum & Library: Harry Truman’s World War I
They Came To Fight: African Americans and the Great War
National Archives: World War I Records
National Archives: World War I Military Resources
United Kingdom National Archives: Researching Military History
United Kingdom National Archives: Voices of the Armistice
Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library Teacher Resources
Western Front Association - United Kingdom
National History Club