At the Gibson House and Property, we run high-quality, standards-based educational field trips led by our dedicated docents. The house has been preserved to reflect the history of Yolo County and its diverse community. Students will get a glimpse of life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
To learn more or to book a field trip, contact Education Manager, Jenna Harris at jharris@yoloarts.org.
3rd Grade Historic Experiences run from 10am-12pm, May - June, 2020. The Experience includes a tour of the Gibson House and Agriculture Collections as well as hands-on Butter-Making, Laundry, and Victorian Era Games activities.
$90 per class.
K-12 Gibson House and Property Tours run 10:00am-11:00am; 11:00am-12:00pm year round. Students will tour the Gibson House, Blacksmith Shop & Agriculture Collection, and the Barn Gallery.
$60.00 per class
Hey Yolo! Jenna Harris here, YoloArts’ Education Manager. I’ve been asked to take over the newsroom today and share how we use our Dairy Exhibit at the Gibson House to give students and visitors a glimpse of life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Why is the dairy exhibition important to YoloArts’ historic … Continued
By SARAH DOWLING | sdowling@dailydemocrat.com | Woodland Daily Democrat Many of the students from North Davis Elementary School were concerned that the Gibson Mansion was haunted. The structure, built in 1857, carries a lot of Yolo County’s history and on Tuesday morning the mansion and grounds were opened up to the 3rd-grade class, who wore … Continued
Hundreds of Yolo County third graders annually engage in an extraordinary learning experience at the Gibson House and Property in Woodland. Students from schools in Woodland, Davis, Winters, Esparto and West Sacramento participate in a variety of hands on experiences that include butter making, games, laundry by hand, and touring the 1870’s built historic mansion. … Continued