Educational Tour
Education is a core component of the Austin Woman’s Club’s mission to serve the community and our members. To enhance our education mission, we developed the Chateau Bellevue Tour - guided by docents and supported by two accompanying publications: Discovering the Treasurers of Chateau Bellevue and the teacher’s companion manual Windows, A Guide to Discovering the Treasures of Chateau Bellevue, which engages and inspires younger visitors to “live history” in the late 1800s.

Developed and written by Dr. Jenefred Davies, retired professor of Teacher Education at Huston-Tillotson College, Discovering the Treasurers of Chateau Bellevue meets educational goals set forth in the TAKS test used to evaluate skills for grade levels in the state of Texas.

The Chateau Bellevue Tour targets the 4th grade social studies and fine arts curriculum and also appeals to children ages 6-12 as well anyone interested in historic preservation and culture.

Discovering the Treasurers of Chateau Bellevue is included with the admission price of the tour. (See below). The teacher’s manual, may be downloaded free and includes more information on the learning objectives and how to schedule a tour.
 
Hours
Open to the public most weekday afternoons until 3:30 p.m., Chateau Bellevue is closed on Sundays, holidays, and for private events. It is also closed the last week in December and the first week in July.

Schedule
On Thursday afternoons, family groups and school programs are scheduled on a per-group basis. All tours are facilitated by volunteers. Please call (512) 472-1336 for reservations for family or group tours. Typically, a tour requires one hour or longer.Upon request, we will customize the tour to your interests; vintage games and lifestyles; etiquette, manners and social customs; or architecture and the arts.

Admission
A ticket of $5.00 per child (ages 6 – 12) includes the guided tour and a copy of Discovering the Treasurers of Chateau Bellevue. Large group rates (more than 6 children) are available at $4.00 per child. All children must be accompanied by an adult. A ratio of 5-children to 1-adult is recommended. Adult admission is free. It does not include the Discovering the Treasurers of Chateau Bellevue, which may be purchased for $5.00..

Educational Support and Thanks
This booklet and teacher's guide was made possible through the efforts and financial support of many people. It truly takes a village to conceive and execute a project and to the many members of the Austin community and Austin Woman’s Club who made this project possible an enormous “thank you.” Special thanks to Mary Padgett, Austin Woman’s Club President 2005 and 2008 for her leadership of the project and to the following for their generous financial support: The Alice Kleberg Reynolds Foundation, Dr. Jenny Lind Porter Scott, Dr. Teresa Long and Bettie Girling.