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School District Partnerships

Are you a school district coordinator who wants to make The Huntington’s collections part of your curriculum? We want to partner with you.

With our long-term, buildable district partnership program, you can establish consistent grade-level and subject-specific visits to make The Huntington a part of your school district’s curriculum.

Expectations

  • As a partner, you will establish a formal multi-year partnership between your district and The Huntington based on existing digital resources and school programs. Bus reimbursement for visits is available.
  • Partnerships must maintain a consistent grade-level and subject-specific focus.
  • You will attend a yearly meeting with the School Programs and Partnerships Manager to assess the partnership’s effectiveness.
  • Partnerships must last a minimum of one pilot year and can serve 300 students max during that period. School visit dates must be determined by July 2025 for the 2025-26 school year.

Benefits

  • Priority registration for school programs.
  • Bus reimbursement.
  • Students who join a school program receive a pass to visit The Huntington with their family for free.
  • Potential to co-design school programs and curricula to meet your district's needs.

Qualifications

You are a school district coordinator who is:

  • Eager to establish a consistent and formal partnership program between your district and The Huntington based on existing digital resources and school programs for at least one pilot year.
  • Committed to diversity, equity, access, and inclusion.
  • Available to collaborate on the partnership goals to assess and improve its design and effectiveness.
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The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

A group of people look at a display of books in a museum.

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

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The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens.

Examples of co-designed programs with current district partners:

Pasadena Unified School District: My Masterpieces

In this interactive, inquiry-based program, Pasadena Unified School District students in grades K–6 visit different local cultural institutions each year to discover how to connect with art. After participating in a co-designed classroom lesson, all first-graders from the district visit The Huntington to explore how artists tell stories through different kinds of art, including oil paintings, ceramics, bronze sculptures, and more.

Pasadena Unified School District: Plant Needs and Plant Adaptations Docent-Guided Tour

As a part of the Pasadena Unified School District Farm to School initiative, this program provides outdoor education through guided visits to our gardens. Every third grader from the district visits The Huntington to experience what plants need to grow. Then, in fourth grade, they return to compare the adaptations of plants from extreme climates. Both programs include standard-aligned digital classroom resources about plant needs and adaptations for educators to extend the learning into the classroom.

Monrovia Unified School District: Monrovia Days Arts Initiative

This partnership helps bring arts education to life for Monrovia Unified School District elementary school students. Each year, four classes from two elementary schools visit The Huntington to participate in our Nature and Art docent-guided tour program. After the tour, the district arts coordinator leads students in a classroom art activity tied to the program theme.

San Marino Unified School District: High School Honors and Humanities Seminar

This award-winning seminar is available for high school juniors and seniors. Students in this course visit The Huntington every other week to explore the library, art, and botanical collections and connect what they learn to their art and English studies back in the classroom. At the end of the program, The Huntington showcases their visual art and written assignments inspired by their visits. Watch a short video to learn more about this program.

Interested in partnering with us? Please send an email to our School Programs & Partnerships Manager at sthomas@huntington.org.

Please note that school district partnerships must be coordinated through your district office. Individual schools or educators may register for our regular school programs and educator professional development opportunities.