Students create artwork that explore Los Angeles history.

Student Workshops

Bring L.A. history to your students with one of our interactive multi-session—in-person and virtual—workshops!

Workshops are led live by Conservancy educators who incorporate strategies to enhance engagement and learning. Each lesson supports California’s Common Core Standards in History and Social Studies.

Please email us at education@laconservancy.org to learn more about Student Workshops.

Student Workshops Available

  • Adventures In Architecture

    In-Person and Virtual Workshops Available

    Throughout three-to-six sessions, Adventures in Architectures introduces students to historic and culturally significant sites in a historic neighborhood, including Burbank, Lincoln Heights, and Westlake/MacArthur Park. The workshops examine what makes a community, taking students on guided explorations, facilitating activities that connect students to local history, and building an understanding of preservation.

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  • Discover L.A.'s Broadway

    In-Person and Virtual Workshops Available

    Discover L.A.’s Broadway Historic Theatre and Commercial District in downtown L.A., home to the country’s largest concentration of historic theatres. The workshop includes an interactive lesson that explores how the area changed over time, a virtual or in-person field trip to the historic district, and a group craft activity. You will receive a curriculum packet with over fifteen additional lessons and a content guide for further lesson planning. Discover L.A.’s Broadway can be customized to support classroom learning and can be provided in one to three sessions.

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In-Person vs. Virtual Options

IN-PERSON WORKSHOPS

  • In-person workshops available: Adventures in Architecture (Westlake/MacArthur Park only) and Discover L.A.’s Broadway.
  • Offered Monday through Friday (Weekends available upon request).
  • Each session may be scheduled for up to 1.5 hours between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. We kindly request workshop bookings be made at least two weeks before your desired date.
  • Recommended for up to 30 students in grades 3-12.
  • $50 per individual session.
  • Large group options and scholarships are available! Just ask.

VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS

  • Virtual workshops available: Adventures in Architecture (Burbank, Lincoln Heights, Westlake/MacArthur Park), Discover L.A.’s Broadway.
  • Offered Monday through Friday (Weekends available upon request).
  • Each session may be scheduled for up to 1 hour between 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. We kindly request workshop bookings be made at least two weeks before your desired date.
  • Recommended for up to 30 students in grades 3-12.
  • $25 per individual session.
  • Large group options and scholarships are available! Just ask.

Major funding for the Los Angeles Conservancy’s educational programs is provided by the LaFetra Foundation and the Kenneth T. and Eileen L. Norris Foundation.