School Programs
Four Mile Welcomes Schools and Educators!
Four Mile Historic Park is a great resource for educators and students when learning about Colorado’s rich history. Whether it is through a field trip experience at the Park or a traveling trunk in your classroom, Four Mile’s special programming dives into the subjects of cultural history, natural history, and more!
On-Site Programs
Four Mile Sampler
Choose your own adventure! With this field trip, you can pick 3-5 activities for a custom prairie experience (pick 6 for groups of 100 or more). One-room schoolhouse lessons, daily farm chores, cooking over an open fire, panning for gold, making butter…and more!
Cherry Creek Traveler
Children will experience the adventures and hardships of covered wagon life in the 1860s. Classrooms will travel as a “family group” of travelers to five activity stations. As the families encounter each activity, they will need to work together to complete the activity and continue their journey to the West.
Four Mile Farm Life
Lead your students through activities they would have done on their farm during the 1800s!
Wagon Wheels
Six engaging activity stations will help your students appreciate the experience of the 700-mile 12-week journey across the midwestern and high desert plains. (Formerly known as Westward Ho)
Field Trips at Four Mile
All programs are designed to meet select Colorado Academic Standards. Contact the education department for more information.
Schedule your program in a snap! Here’s how:
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Begin by narrowing down the dates that work best for your classroom schedule (The Park is open for field trips Monday-Thursday). At least a two-week notice is required to ensure 4MHP staff availability.
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Select a Program Option (Wagon Wheels only available in the last two weeks of April and all of May)
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For our Four Mile Sampler program, choose activities to take you on your journey through the American West.
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Submit a Field Trip Request form or call 720-865-0814
For on-site programs, Four Mile Historic Park requires a 1:10 ratio of adults to students; these adults, as well as any providing one-on-one support to a student with disabilities, are free. Any additional chaperones will be charged the same amount as the students.
Four Mile field trips are self-guided. Four Mile staff will assist in any fire-related activities.
Staff-led programs available for an extra $100, limited to groups of 60 or fewer. A minimum charge of $80 is required for small groups.
Please check your spam folders if you do not receive a reply to your field trip request, as some email domains block Four Mile emails. If you do not receive a response within 24 hours, please email education@fourmilepark.org directly.
*A 5% Processing Fee is included for all credit card transactions*
Please note that Four Mile Historic Park is no longer booking field trips and other education programs on Fridays.
Bring Four Mile to Your Classroom!
Four Mile Historic Park offers Traveling Trunks in both in-person and virtual formats. For in-person presentations, a Four Mile educator comes to your school or facility with a trunk.
Daily Life on a 1859 Homestead
What was it like to live on a farm in 1859, the year the Four Mile House was built? With the Homestead Trunk, your students will be able to compare the ways of the 2020’s to a much different era of washboards, candle-makers, buffalo chips, and much more.
Women of Colorado
Designed to reflect the diverse population of the state, this program explores the achievements and contributions women have made to Colorado history, from Mary Cawker and Millie Booth of the Four Mile House up to the present day.
One Room Schoolhouse
With this living history experience, your students will take a trip back in time to the days of chalk, slates, and much stricter discipline in the one-room schoolhouse. Work as a class through practical problems, arithmetic, tongue twisters, and more.
Indigenous Peoples of Colorado
The Indigenous Peoples Traveling Trunk takes students through the important people and events that have shaped the lives of Native Americans living in Colorado and the surrounding areas. Students will view artifacts and other important objects from these different cultures.
Your Donations Make School Programs Possible
Donations to Four Mile’s education programs directly fund the purchase of supplies for memorable field trips and the development of new content for generations to come.
Program Request Form
Contact Info
Phone: 720-865-0814
Email: education@fourmilepark.org
Address:
715 S. Forest Street, Denver, CO 80246
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Preparing for Your Field Trip
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