Educational Programs at Your Location
Bring the art and innovation of the museum right into your classroom or community space, or add-on a workshop to your onsite matinee! We can come to you with one of our on-site, hands-on, educational experiences for participants of all ages. Outreach programs must be arranged at least two weeks in advance. All programs are aligned with Michigan Grade Level Content Expectations. For a listing of standards met by specific programs, please email schools@midlandcenter.org.
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Classroom Workshops / Grades K - 5
Beyond the Matinee
Bring learning to life and expand your student’s matinee experience with a limited in-classroom or virtual workshop opportunity!
Reinforce key concepts and themes from The Magic School Bus student matinee in the weeks leading up to or following the performance. A Center Educator will work with your students right in their very own classroom, or virtually for your convenience. Book one, two, or book all three! Workshops are booked on a first-come, first-scheduled basis.
PLEASE NOTE: THESE WORKSHOPS ACCOMPANY THE MAGIC SCHOOL BUS STUDENT MATINEE ON OCT 21, 2025
Learn about how Astronauts prepare for their missions, from assignment to blast off. From the food they eat, to the suits they wear, students will be able to figure out if they have what it takes to go to space, and students will be able to create their own mission patch!
Classroom maximum 30 students. Additional travel fees apply for all on-site programs
ENGLISH, HISTORY, SCIENCE
2025/26 Hands-On Workshops
Let us bring the learning to you! These a la’ carte workshops offer your students dynamic, hands-on lessons in science, English, or history - with an artistic, interdisciplinary twist. Each workshop lasts approximately 1 - 1.5 hours, and includes all materials participants need to complete the activities.
Explore the world of comics and graphic novels while learning about literary and artistic aspects of the genre. Students will enhance their work using dialogue and character development, and discover the basics of illustration, narrative writing, and bookbinding to create their own graphic novel.
$100 for one classroom of up to 30 students / $50 each additional classroom
Classroom maximum 30 students. Additional travel fees apply for all on-site programs
2026 Library Programs
$100 each / single programs $50 / per added booking in a season
On-site library programs are subject to a mileage fee.
All on-site programs are subject to a mileage charge:
Round Trip Mileage for On-site Education Programs a mileage rate of $.70 per mile will be charged for workshop locations more than 5 miles from the Center.
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