Programs for Kids

A Brookside Harvest
Native New York
History Behind These Walls... (online interactive program)
Civil War Monuments (online program)
Traveling Trunk
School Days
Sheep to Shawl

Program Schedule:  Tuesday, February 19, 10:00 a.m. — noon or 1:00 — 3:00 p.m. (choose one 2-hour session)

Pre-registration is required. Call Brookside at 885-4000 or email Linda at lgorham@brooksidemuseum.org.

Program Fees: $5.00/members; $7.50/non-members

It's Spring!
And we are gearing up for our twenty - year old 
education program:
Sheep to Shawl

Who it's for: 
Area school groups aged Nursery School to grade 5
What it's about: 
Sheep shearing, spinning, weaving, etc.
When it's offered
(2008 schedule):
April 30, May 1 & 2
May 6, 7, and 8
9: 30 a.m., 11:00 a.m., or 12:45 p.m.
Where it's offered: 
at Brookside Museum in Ballston Spa
Why we offer it: 
Because it's an interactive, hands - on program relating to the processing of wool from the sheep to a shawl.
What we charge:
$3.25 for students attending member schools
$3.75 for students attending non-member schools

            **Chaperones will be charged the same fee as the students.
There will be no charge for teachers and teacher aides.**

Please call Linda at 885-4000 or email lgorham@brooksidemuseum.org for more details and to pre-register.

Programs for Adults

For nearly twenty years Brookside Museum has offered traditional craft classes to adults.  Classes are held in the fall, later winter, and spring.  

Class Schedule

Class fees vary per class, please check each individual listing for pricing and supply information. Members receive discounts on class fees.  An additional materials fee, as indicated in each class description, may be due the instructor the evening of the class.  Please note the materials the instructor requests you bring with you.  You may register by e-mailing Linda Gorham at lgorham@brooksidemuseum.org or by calling 885-4000.  Please read the registration policy below.

Registration Policy: The Class fee is due at time of registration.  Payment can be made by check, Visa, or MasterCard. Refunds are possible only with two weeks notice, no exceptions. Registration fees are transferable to another class only with two weeks notice or if Brookside cancels a class.  The materials cost is paid to the instructor at the time of the class.  Material kits are prepared one-week prior to the class and will only be prepared for students who have pre-paid the class fee.  Registered students who miss a class will be liable for the cost of the materials.