The following descriptions are basic as programs can be adapted to meet individual teacher needs. And of course, we are happy to design programs that are not included in these descriptions.

The Game of Authors (Grades K – 12) 
This program is designed to complement your own literature/language arts curriculum, whether you are reading Beatrix Potter or Edgar Allen Poe. The tour focuses on the pastime of reading and on the availability of literature to an educated, leisure class of citizen, as well as on the authors and their works. The tour is delivered in the elegantly appointed rooms of the 1894 Victorian town home designed and built for the Hunter family of Norfolk.

Victorian Childhood (Grades K – 3) 
Focus on the lifestyles of Victorian children at home, at school, at play and often at work. Emphasis is placed on similarities and differences between modern childhood and that of one hundred years ago.

At Home with the Hunters (Grades 4 – 12) 
Examine Victorian home life in an urban setting following the Civil War and Reconstruction, including the typical everyday activities of adults, children and servants. Special attention is paid to the house itself – its architecture and decoration and the influence of industry and technology.

Home for the Holidays (grades 3 – 12) 
Explore the European influence on Victorian American Christmas customs and traditions. The tour focuses on a family’s festive celebration, complete with traditional period decorations. 

’Twas the Night Before Christmas (Grades K – 3) 
Introduce your students to Clement Moore’s classic holiday poem, as well as European influences on American holiday traditions.

Victorian Children’s Hour (Pre-School – Kindergarten) 
What a delightful way to introduce the Victorian World to our youngsters of today. For the “littlest Victorians,” these programs are specially designed for your own individual groups of youngsters. Included are stories, songs and activities. Popular themes include animal stories (Peter Rabbit and all the Beatrix Potter creatures!), fairy tales and the classic “’Twas the Night Before Christmas.”

Norfolk of 1900 (Grades 4 – 12) 
This expanded program includes a guided architectural walking tour of the Historic Freemason District, in addition to the museum house tour. The two-part tour explores issues such as urban development following the Civil War and Reconstruction, advances in technology, the business and commercial climate in cities and the variety of educational opportunities available to families at the turn of the twentieth century.

In General:
Please allow 1 – 1-½ hours for each tour/program.
Tour fees are $1 - $2 per student.
The maximum number of students accommodated per tour is 36 (which is broken into groups of 12 each). We regret that we can only accommodate one adult/chaperone for each 12 students.
To make reservations: Please contact the museum at 757-623-9814.