Come visit 30 beautiful bay-front acres centrally located in Sarasota County, Florida. Learn about the region’s prehistory in ‘A Window to the Past’, the only archaeological exhibition in the nation built inside of a shell mound. Your family also will connect to Florida’s inspiring pioneers at Sarasota’s first produce packing house, a charming chapel and pioneer cemetery, and the beautifully preserved Guptill House, built in 1901.
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Pioneer Life at Historic Spanish Point Campus (4th Grade)
Designed for 4th grade students, this school tour, provided by The Marie Selby Botanical Gardens at Historic Spanish point, introduces students to what we know about pioneer life at the Historic Spanish Point campus.
School groups will explore features of the Historic Spanish Point campus that exhibit pioneer life, including the Guptill House, Pioneer Boatyard, and Packing House. Students will learn about what attracted pioneers to what is now the Historic Spanish Point campus and what their day-to-day lives were like. Students will examine primary sources and learn about the research methods used to gather information about pioneer life.
Students will participate in a hands-on boat building activity, learning about the importance of maritime travel and shipping routes to pioneer life. Students will design, construct, and test their boats, exploring how science can be put to work to make a boat float!
Ready to book? Fill out the School Tour Booking Request Form here.
Katrina Herrera
941.366.5731 ext. 243
schools@selby.org
401 N Tamiami Trail
Osprey FL 34229
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