Heritage of the Americas Museum
12110 Cuyamaca College Drive West
El Cajon, CA.   92019

College for Kids

The Heritage of the Americas Museum is the backdrop to see and understand survival skills developed all over the world.  In this course, you will build a model shelter, make fire by friction, rig and lift a weight using a rope and pulleys.  You’ll follow an orienteering course using a compass and learn to use a lever and fulcrum, saw with a 2-person cross-cut saw and use a wooden yoke to carry a burden.  You’ll hear campfire stories and learn about the Oregon Trail.  The course will end with a hobo cookout.  Bring drinking water and a hat.  Entering Grades 5th through 9th.

M-F  7/6-7/10   9-12 noon
Sec:  2                   $45                    Roy Hastings, Instructor
 

Explore your artistic talents!  Introduction lessons will cover various art techniques using materials including drawing tools and painting with watercolor and acrylics.  Artifacts and art pieces of the Heritage of the Americas Museum readily provide inspiring samples of cultural art, designs, patterns, and more.  Art appreciation will include a look at the Art Masters as a guide to creating your own acrylic masterpiece.  Bring drinking water.  Entering Grades 5th through 9th. 

M-F  7/13-7/17   9-12 noon
Sec:  3                   $45                     Diana Kam, Instructor
 

What’s your style – abstract, detailed and realistic, or just make an impression?  Imagination is your key as you enter the fun world of artistic creativity.  Drawing techniques will be the focus as you learn and practice skills using composition, shading, perspective, and more.   Materials will include pencil, charcoal, ink pen, watercolor pencil, and pastels.  Choose your subject of interest – nature, people, objects, animals, or structures in the enriching environment of the Heritage of the Americas Museum.  Bring drinking water.  Entering Grades 5th through 9th. 

M-F  7/20-7/24   9-12 noon
Sec:  4                   $45                     Diana Kam, Instructor
 

Embark on an exciting adventure into the worlds of geology, paleontology, archaeology and anthropology as you work to solve the mysteries of the earth.  The Heritage of the Americas Museum will be your classroom where you’ll conduct hands-on projects that include prospecting for minerals, unearthing artifacts, analyzing fossils, and discovering the secrets of mysterious civilizations.  Bring drinking water.  Entering Grades 5th through 9th. 

M-F 7/27-7/31   9-12 noon
Sec: 5                     $45                  Michael Wake, Instructor

Registration begins Tuesday, May 12.  The Museum does not accept credit or debit cards.