Programs-on-Wheels

Grant Opportunity!

Museum Center is pleased to announce the receipt of a $10,000 grant from the Ashland Inc. advised fund of The Greater Cincinnati Foundation. This grant makes it possible for eligible underserved Northern Kentucky schools to participate in our Programs-on-Wheels outreach program. Eligible schools must have 40% or more of the student population on the Free-Reduced Lunch Program to qualify. Note there is a limit of six programs per school. Please contact Karen Venetian, Director for School Programs, at (513) 287-7000 ext. 7204 for more information.

Programs-on-Wheels brings the excitement of the Cincinnati History Museum and the Museum of Natural History & Science directly to you! Choose from a broad menu of educational and entertaining science, natural history and social studies programs-all of which reflect national, Ohio and Kentucky curriculum standards, as well as proficiency test outcomes for science or social studies.

Cincinnati Museum Center's Programs-on-Wheels are designed with teaching standards in mind. Please visit the link below to download a PDF of the teaching standards for Ohio, Kentucky or Indiana.

Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana Teaching Standards // PDF

Audience and Availability

Programs are available within a 100-mile radius of downtown Cincinnati.
Programs given within a 35 to 60-mile radius will be charged a service fee of $35 per visit.
Programs given within a 61 to100-mile radius will be charged a service fee of $60 per visit. There is a two-program minimum and other restrictions may apply, please call the museum for details.
Programs are available to schools, day-care centers, pre-schools, libraries, community centers, church groups, scouts, summer camps and more.
Programs designed for preschool-kindergarten have a maximum of 25 participants.
Science and Social Studies programs for school-aged children have a maximum of 30 participants.
Programs are available Monday through Friday or evenings and weekends if staff is available.
If you have any questions concerning participant numbers, please call the museum for details.

Scheduling

Scheduling closes TWO WEEKS prior to a given date.
We recommend scheduling as early as possible, as days close out quickly.
Payment or signed purchase order is required at the time of the program.

All programs require set-up and take-down time. Consecutive programs booked on the same day should be scheduled with at least 15 minutes between programs. When more than one hour exists between the end of one program and the start of another, discounts will not apply.

TO SCHEDULE, CALL (513) 287-7021