POSTCARDS FOR NATIONAL PARKS

For Grades 6th – 12th

During this in-museum field trip, a MODA instructor will guide students through an exploration of how design can support environmental responsibility. Inspired by Public Notice: The 2025 U.S. International Poster Biennial, students will learn how designers use visual language to help people understand why National Parks matter.

Students will learn how National Parks were created, why they are protected, and how animals depend on these ecosystems to survive. After exploring how designers use color, shape, symbolism, and composition to communicate powerful messages, students will create their own conservation postcard.

Along the way, students will practice thinking like designers by using creativity, empathy, and visual storytelling to explore how design can encourage people to protect the natural world.

Please email Leslie Yarborough at education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE)

This field trip covers standards in the following areas and grade levels.

Visual Arts: 6-12

English, Language Arts: 6-8

Science: 6-12

For a full list of applicable standards, please see the attached PDF.

  • Our field trips are completely FREE for Title I schools!
    For non-Title I schools, please see the rates below.

    1 - 10 STUDENTS: $150

    11 - 25 STUDENTS: $275

    26 - 40 STUDENTS: $400

    Once we’ve agreed upon a date and time for your in-museum field trip, we’ll send you an invoice. Payment must be made at least two weeks in advance of your scheduled field trip or upon receipt if scheduling within two weeks. Payment can be made by credit card, debit card, or check. Please email education@museumofdesign.org with any questions.

    Please note: registrations cancelled within two weeks prior to the field trip will result in a refund of 60%. No refunds will be available for cancellations less than two weeks prior to the date of the workshop, class, or program.

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