#  K-12 

 



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## Education for K–12 Schools and Youth Groups



 

  [### K–12 Group Visits

 ](https://peabody.harvard.edu/self-guided-k-12-visits)Group Visits offer a great opportunity to make the museum your classroom and explore at your own pace.



 

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  [### K–12 Programs

 ](https://peabody.harvard.edu/k-12-programs)Peabody Museum programs are delivered by a museum educator from the galleries. Selected programs are offered both in-person and virtually. All programs are curriculum-based and aligned with MA frameworks.



 

   ![educator holds up artifact sign in gallery with elementary school students.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/peabody/files/programs_igloos_ctonyrinaldo_8446.png?itok=RIczKcaZ) 

 

 

 

  [### Virtual Archaeologist in the Classroom

 ](https://peabody.harvard.edu/virtual-classroom-visit-harvard-student-archaeologist)Invite a Harvard archaeology student into your class via Zoom to discuss how they study the human past and what they are learning.



 

   ![harvard student archaeologist smiles from deep excavation.](/sites/g/files/omnuum4921/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-08/virtual-archaeologist.jpg?itok=4DSflPBd) 

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

### Reservations for In-Person and Virtual Programs

> *"A great collection. Very relevant to our curriculum."*  
> —10th grade teacher, Brookline High School

Reservations for virtual and in-person programs for the 2026–2027 school year at the Peabody Museum and the [Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East](https://hmane.harvard.edu/group-visits-tours) will open June 1. We look forward to teaching your students through personalized live-streaming and in-person experiences that involve close looking and exposure to the museum collections. To learn more about the museum's programs and self-guided exploration within the galleries, please review our offerings and download materials via the menu.  
  
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Reservations at 617-495-3216 or <PMAEreserve@hmsc.harvard.edu>.

### In-Person Programs

- Reserved just for your class
- Encourage questions and discussion
- Needy schools are eligible for significant fee waivers of 85%. Cambridge public schools are always free.
- Includes admission to all galleries of the Peabody Museum and the connected [Harvard Museum of Natural History](https://hmnh.harvard.edu/)
- Reservations are required

### Virtual Programs

- Livestreamed
- Reserved just for your class
- Encourage questions and discussion
- Include a free pre-program phone call to work on specifics, a page of online teacher resources to use as homework or to build lessons around,
- Are cheaper per student than in-person programs
- Needy schools are eligible for fee waivers of 85%. Cambridge public schools are always free.
- Reservations are required