The Old Coast Guard Station Maritime Museum and Store

24th Street & Atlantic Avenue,

Virginia Beach

(757) 422-1587

www.oldcoastguardstation.com

For more information or to book a tour,

contact the Director of Education at

education@oldcoastguardstation.com

Hours of Operation:

Monday – Saturday, 10:00am – 5:00pm

Sunday, noon – 5pm

The Museum is closed on Mondays

in November through May

 

The Old Coast Guard Station Museum

  Programs and Tours can be tailored to meet the needs of your group. Three weeks notice is requested when scheduling a tour.

For more information or to book a tour, contact:

Director of Programs, Education, and Volunteers education@oldcoastguardstation.com

Phone: (757) 422-1587 Fax: (757) 491-8609

  Child Adult Length Age On-Site Tours Wrecks & Rescues* $2.00 $2.50 60 min. All Ages Shipwrecks & Ghost Lore*

$5.00 $8.00 90 min. Age 6+

Surfmans Chronicle*

$5.00 $8.00 90 min. Age 6+

Simple Machines* $2.00 $2.50 60 – 90 min. Grades 2 – 6 Education Outreach Programs - $50 per session Shipwrecks & Ghost Lore

10 – 30 students per session

45 – 60 min. Grades 3 - 12

Economics & Geography of a Shipwreck

10 – 30 students per session

45 min. Grades 3 – 5

Economics of a Shipwreck

10 – 30 students per session

60 – 90 min. Grades 8 - 12

Geography of a Shipwreck

10 – 30 students per session

60 – 90 min. Grades 8 – 12

Speaker Program Various Topics $50 per session 60 min. All Ages Story Time On-Site* $2.00 $2.50 30 - 45 min. Ages 3 – 9 Outreach $50 per session 30 – 45 min. Ages 3 – 9 Scout Tours School of the Surfmen*

$2.00 $2.50 90 min. Ages 7 – 10

Surfmen & Coasties*

$2.00 $2.50 90 min. Ages 7 – 10

Explore OCGS* $2.00 $2.50 60 min. All Ages *All on-site tours include 2 complimentary admissions for group leaders.

Wrecks and Rescues Take a guided tour of The Old Coast Guard Station to learn about the Life-Saving Service (the predecessor of the Coast Guard). You’ll hear stories of heroic acts and get to see some of the equipment used to rescue people from sinking ships. Shipwrecks & Ghost Lore: A Virginia Beach Ghostwalk Join a costumed storyteller for a stroll along the boardwalk. Hear about tragic shipwrecks and their ghosts who remained, pirates who plundered the coasts, and other eerie tales surrounding Virginia Beach. Surfman Chronicles Combine Wrecks and Rescues and Shipwrecks & Ghost Lore in our Surfman Chronicles. You’ll start off inside our 1903 Life-Saving Station to hear about the daily life of a Surfman, then walk the boardwalk and hear tales of shipwrecks from a costumed storyteller. Simple Machines Save Lives Tour This Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program allows students to explore the history of the station through a scientific lens. Students will identify and differentiate the simple machines used by surfmen and sailors, examining the ways these tools aided their work. School-age groups of ten or more may book the program as a field trip. Individual students visiting with their families may request program materials at the admissions desk for a self-guided program included with regular admission. This program is made possible by a grant from the Chesapeake Bay Wine Classic Foundation.

On-Site Group Tours

   

School of the Surfmen Take a guided tour of the museum to learn about the Surfmen and the Life Saving Station. After the tour, get to utilize some skills the Surfmen would use every day such as teambuilding, knot tying, and semaphore. This program fulfills partial requirements for Tigers. Surfmen and Coasties This tour highlights some of the people who use to work as Surfmen at the Old Coast Guard Station and how the Coast Guard is used today. After the tour, get to utilize some skills used by the Surfmen to complete missions. This program fulfills partial requirements for Wolves and Bears. Explore The Old Coast Guard Station Girl Scouts work together to Discover, Connect, and Take Action at The Old Coast Guard Station. Either with a guide or on your own, scouts will discover the incredible story behind the Life-Saving Service and Coast Guard. Patches are available at the Girl Scouts of Colonial Coast Store.

On-Site Scout Tours Speaker Programs The museum has several programs appropriate for all audiences. Speaker programs can be offered on- or off-site. Available topics include: • Life-Saving Stations of Virginia • Early Virginia Beach • African Americans in the Coast Guard • Women in the Coast Guard • Golden Age of Pirates • Shipwrecks and Ghost Lore Story Time Join a costumed storyteller for a book reading, activities and fun! For ages 3-9, must be accompanied by an adult. Program included in regular museum admission on regularly scheduled days in the summer, or as a group program.

Flexible Programs

 

 

All programs include hands-on components and can be tailored to your group's grade level and SOL specifications.

Contact the Education Director at 757.422.1587 or education@oldcoastguardstation.com for more information. Shipwrecks and Ghost Lore Grades 3-12 Students will learn about local history and ways of life through stories of local shipwrecks, witches, pirates, and ghosts. They will also have a chance to share their own spooky tales in a short story composition. Economics & Geography of a Shipwreck (Elementary School Version) Grades 3-5 Students will map origins and destinations of local shipwrecks, examine samples of their cargoes, and listen to their rescue stories to analyze the economic decision-making of sailors and entrepreneurs. Economics of a Shipwreck Grades 8-12 Students will analyze shipwreck records and other primary sources to understand the economic factors that lured sailors and businessmen to risk treacherous voyages across the sea. Students will roleplay to evaluate the individual motives driving trans-Atlantic trade in the late 19th century. Can be combined with Geography of a Shipwreck. Geography of a Shipwreck Grades 8-12 Students will work in small groups to analyze records and primary sources related to a particular shipwreck and map the origins and destinations of cargoes. Students will share their research with the class and evaluate how trade changes global relationships and compare global relationships today. Can be combined with Economics of a Shipwreck.

Outreach Education Programs