Education Programs
The Parthenon Education Programs offer a wide variety of opportunities
for all ages. The Education Department at the Parthenon
focuses on state and national curriculum standards. The Parthenon can
be used to explore art, architecture, science and even mathematical problems.
All K-12 groups are guided by a Parthenon staff member or docent. Instructors
are asked to make a reservation at least seven days before visiting the
Parthenon with a school group.
Important Tour Information:
As a reminder, Parks limits tour groups to the Parthenon to 60 students (split into two groups of 30). Schools wishing to bring larger groups must schedule multiple days.
View Parthenon summary in SPANISH or LARGE PRINT.
Teacher's Educational Packets and Tools
There are many tools throughout the Parthenon site than can be utilized in the classroom. This link provides documents for further details and information about the Parthenon, Athena, and the Greek culture.
The Language
Arts Lesson Plans covers the language
arts of the Parthenon and Greek culture.
Time Travel: Myths and Legends: A study of Greek Myth
Greek theater as the foundation of theater and opera
High School Latin Teachers and Students should check out the Latin page created by Parthenon docent Jerard White
This Educator's
Guide to Parthenon has information about how to make a field
trip reservation, student opportunities, teacher resources, Parthenon
tours, workshops and more!
- Middle School Purlieu
- Elementary Purlieu
- Pre-K Purlieu Lesson Plans
- Exploring Art & Nature - Purlieu: Art by Sharon Charney and Anne Williams Lesson Plans
- Anti-Gang, Anti-Bullying Lesson Plans
- Orpheus and Eurydice
- Heroic Selection
- Parthenon Songs and Stories
- Brochure
- Heroes Handout
- Democracy
- High School Research
- Middle School Learning
- Oedipus Lesson Plan
- The Allegory of the Cave
- Web Math
- Flatland Lesson Plans
- Math Profile
- James Cowan Collection
- The Iliad
- Elementary
- Elementary Olympics
- Benaki Lessons
- Social Studies
- International Debate
- Musculoskeletal Anatomy in Greek Sculpture
- Family Museum Activities
- Tours for the Blind and Visually Impaired
- PreK-3 materials
- 1897 Tennessee Centennial Lessons
- 2nd Grade Pre-Visit
- Lesson Plan
- A Modern Day Perseus
We are using these with the permission of Theoni Pappas
- Binary card trick
- Fibonacci magic tricks
- Internet trick #1-Symbols problem
- Internet trick #2-Fido problem
- Magic binary cards in row
- Number tricks & solutions 2 pages
- What's with the rotating quarter
The following Power Point presentation (94 slides) and Supplementary Materials (23 pages) were developed by Anne Christeson (Montgomery Bell Academy) to accompany Rachael McCampbell's exhibit, "Women In Mythology: The Power of the Feminine in Ancient Tales" (in the Parthenon's East Gallery, July 17-November 27, 2010). The academic level considered most appropriate for the use of these materials is the high school level.