Museum Name: Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame
Schedule: Tues-Fri, 11 am to 5 pm; Sat & Sun, 12 noon to 5 pm
Established: 1959
Address: 1000 West Columbus Avenue, Springfield, MA 01105
Phone Number: 413-231-5550
Fax Number: 413-781-1939
Email: saskin@hoophall.com
Director: Education Coordinator, Susan Askin
Website: www.hoophall.com
Focus: The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame is a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization dedicated to honoring and preserving the history of basketball
Ages: Adult (Ages 16 & Up) & Youth (Ages 5 - 15)
Costs: $16.99/Adult & $11.99/Youth
Notes: The fee per program is $45.00 per group of up to 30 students. Programs are offered at no charge to groups from the Newton Public Schools

Major Exhibits
he Hall of Fame's education programs reach youth across the nation in a number of ways and with a variety of different programs. Basketball is the perfect catalyst to teach in an entertaining, fun way that stays with youth, helping them become participating members of society. The Hall has created a number of educational activities that connect the game of basketball with important areas of study like Math, Science, Geography, Social Studies, Language Arts, History and Health

Exhibits for 2008:
Team Up! Explore Science & Sports. Fall 2008 Maccabi Tel Aviv Exhibit Spring 2008

Class Trip Programs:
MVP's of Character
Many thousand youth have participated in the Hall's MVP's of Character speaking program, both in Springfield and various cities throughout the nation. Teaching children about character - both on and off the court - helps them understand the impact having good character has in their lives. This message is reinforced by Hall of Famer/celebrity speakers who share their own personal experiences.

Team UP! Rally
Taking the MVP's of Character program and combining it with a basketball clinic, is the perfect setting to educate in a fun and entertaining way. The Team UP! Rally has gone to different U.S. cities and touched the lives of hundreds of youth.

Financial Literacy
This last decade has given some firsts to a generation of teens as they prepare for college or to enter the workforce. Checking accounts, credit cards and cell phones allow freedoms to teens their parents didn't experience, but without proper education about how to use them and the consequences of misuse, it can cause problems that will take a very long time to resolve. The Hall's Financial Literacy program provides basic knowledge about proper use in a jeopardy type format.

Class Trip Pricing:
$8/Person