Joan Dale’s Magic Bus Mini-grants

Joan Dale's Magic Bus

The Hubbard Museum of the American West is offering field trip mini-grants for area schools, thanks to a generous gift from the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Foundation and the Hubbard Museum of the American West Foundation. This grant will pay up to $500 for transportation costs to and from the Hubbard Museum so that teachers may plan visits for their classes without the worry of bus expense. Admission is free for Lincoln County and Mescalero students and waived for schools outside the county that are awarded Magic Bus mini-grants.

We offer a variety of programs for schools and will help plan a day that is age appropriate and engaging. Examples of activities offered are the history of mining and hands-on ‘gold’ panning, pioneer life on the Santa Fe Trail, pioneer food, touring current exhibits and we can even schedule a few minutes to browse the Museum Mercantile for older students.  We look forward to hosting students and teachers from your school in our Museum. For more information, contact Jeannine Isom, Curator of Education, 575-378-4142 or Jeannine@www.hubbardmuseum.org. A printable PDF copy of the application form is available online or call 575-378-4142 and an application will be faxed or mailed.

Details:

  • Any accredited K-12 school in New Mexico is eligible.
  • Trips should be scheduled with the museum and applications submitted at least one month PRIOR to the planned visit. Awardees will be notified by email if their application is accepted.
  • All transportation arrangements should be made by the school, including pick up and drop off times and locations. Only transportation to and from the Museum will be reimbursed. The Museum will not reimburse for transportation costs incurred if you cancel your trip and fail to cancel your transportation arrangements.
  • If possible, please arrange for your transportation center to bill the Museum directly for the bus charges. If this is a problem, please call us to make other arrangements. We will be happy to work with you to make the payment process as easy as possible for you, but we must have a copy of an invoice before we can reimburse expenses.
  • There is no admission charge for Lincoln County and Mescalero students and one adult is admitted free for every 10 students. Any school outside Lincoln County that receives a Magic Bus grant will have admission waived.

Mini-grant Check List:

  1. Call the Curator of Education at 575-378-4142 to schedule your trip at least a month in advance.
  2. Download the Magic Bus application from the website, fill it out, and fax (575-378-4166) or mail it in. Be sure to include a quote from your transportation provider to verify the cost.
  3. Mini-grants are awarded on a first come, first serve basis until all funding has been used. There is a limit of $500 per grant. You will be notified by email when your application is approved, so please be sure to include a valid email address.
  4. Be sure to contact the Museum if your plans change. We depend on volunteers to help with school tours and we want to respect their time and commitment.