Our tours fulfill the following content standards for Social Studies, grades K-12, listed in the CT State Department of Education document, Connecticut’s Common Core of Learning:

• Students will develop historical thinking skills, including chronological thinking and recognizing change over time.
• Students will use historical thinking skills to develop an understanding of major historical periods, issues, and trends in…local and Connecticut history.
• Students will apply their understanding of historical periods, issues and trends to examine such historical themes as ideals, beliefs, and institutions; conflict and conflict resolution; human movement and interaction; and science and technology in order to understand how the world came to be the way it is.
• Students will recognize the continuing importance of historical thinking and historical knowledge in their own lives and in the world in which we live.

Additional content standards in the arts, language studies, and geography are also addressed and can be emphasized upon advance request.

A Teacher’s Guide is available for use in the classroom before children arrive for their guided tours.  Our school-tour guides are specially selected for their skill in communicating with children and are trained to offer age-appropriate opportunities for learning. Hands-on and interactive components encourage student engagement, and each learner returns to the classroom with a greater understanding of the history of Madison.

Schools tours are generally limited to the months of May and June.
Up to 30 children can be accommodated at one time.
Access for children with disabilities can be arranged in advance, but our upper floor cannot be reached by wheelchair.
We cannot at this time offer meals or restrooms. Picnicking is permissible, weather permitting, on our grounds; a public restroom is available at the Scranton Library (0.10-mile distant).
To arrange a school tour, please call the Madison Historical Society, (203) 245-4567 or contact us by email.