Education Resources Educational Programs and Resources Old York has a dynamic education department that develops programs and resources for the school year and the summer. Some of our programs include Living History, Young Travelers, and Explorer's Camp. Download an application for the Elizabeth Perkins Fellowship . Young Travelers Young Travelers introduces students to life in the eighteenth century through a series of hands-on activities.
Students try their hand at spinning and weaving, colonial games and crafts, and hearth cooking.
The visit also includes a lesson in Old York's eighteenth century schoolhouse. For more information about Young Travelers, including pre-visit materials and resources, please visit the Young Travelers page . The Ox Cart Man Program introduces students to life in eighteenth century through a series of hands-on activities that relate to Donald Hall's award winning book, The Ox Cart Man . Depending on the size of the group, students hearth cook journey cakes like the Ox Cart Man would have taken on his trip, they card and spin wool like his family did in the winter, and they try some eighteenth century games that his children might have played. For pre-visit materials and resources, please visit the Ox Cart Man page .