Place-based learning abounds at Sylvester Manor, where our entire campus is available for teachers, educators and students. We invite you to explore, whether it’s with your class or for your own professional development. There are endless possibilities from ecology lessons down by the Creek, engineering and simple machinery inside the historic 1810 Windmill, hands-on agricultural experiences at the farm, history and heritage research in our collection, sustainability planning with the Clean Water Project, photography and artistic expression throughout the beautiful grounds, and so much more.
Contact us to help plan your educational visit today or to schedule a tour with your group.
Our curriculum connects classrooms with Sylvester Manor. From on-site discovery to virtual visits, students engage in exciting standards-based learning expeditions focused on the Indigenous people of Shelter Island and New York and the impact of European colonization in the mid-1600s.
Bring your class to Sylvester Manor to learn about sustainable agriculture, livestock, history, food and much more! We work with you based on your goals and always aim to make field trips educational, inspiring and most of all, FUN for everyone!
If you can’t bring your class to Sylvester Manor, let us bring Sylvester Manor to your class! We invite you to view this quick video about the Manor House as it looks in 2024, before we start rehabilitation and restoration work. If you would like to view the full-length version to learn more about the history & heritage of Sylvester Manor from our Director of History & Heritage, Donnamarie Barnes, please email your request to tmccarthy@sylvestermanor.org.
Post Office Box 2029
80 North Ferry Road
Shelter Island, NY 11964 info@sylvestermanor.org 631.749.0626
