Bring your students into a vibrant world of color, light, and learning through a Roots of Knowledge field trip—a one-of-a-kind field trip experience that utilizes the stained-glass mural as a powerful educational tool to explore the connections of knowledge and wisdom throughout history. Each window tells a story. Together, they reveal how humanity’s pursuit of knowledge is a shared journey—and how those stories can inspire students to reflect on their own growth, choices, and place in the world.
Roots of Knowledge was made to show how everything in history is connected to inspire people to learn about the past in order to shape the future.
Our department helps visitors experience this by making personal, interpersonal, intercultural, and interdisciplinary CONNECTIONS.
Field trips will include an introductory overview of the windows, a guided tour, and interactive activities to help students make their own personal, interpersonal, interdisciplinary, and intercultural connections. Each experience can be tailored to your students’ needs with the following specifications:
This tour can accommodate a variable number of students for a variable amount of time depending on the needs of your group
Below is a chart summarizing the options we offer.
| Number of attendees | Tour options |
|---|---|
| (15 or fewer students) |
• 1 hour • 2 hour |
| (15-40 students) |
• 1 hour • 2 hour |
| (40-75 students) | • 1 hour |
| (75+ students) | Please contact our office to plan for a larger group (801-863-7668 or email) |
The 1-hour tour includes a welcome, an introduction to the mural, some time for exploration and scavenger hunts, and a brief interactive tour. This tour is designed as an introductory experience to Roots of Knowledge.
The 2-hour tour is a deeper dive into the art and includes a welcome, an introduction to the mural, time for exploration and scavenger hunts, an interactive tour, and an engaging, creative, application activity.
For groups that are doing more tours or activities across campus and are very limited in time, we recommend requesting a brief private tour. To do so please contact our office (801-863-7668 or email).
Our K–12 education packet and lesson plans can supplement field trips or be stand-alone educational tools.
”I have taken my class on numerous field trips this year. This has been the best field trip we have been on. It connected to the social studies standards while incorporating language arts, social and emotional learning, and art standards in. It was hands on and informative all at the same time. My students were engaged in their learning in way that not every program has offered us this year. I can't wait to bring my next group of students back.”
“The art is beautiful! In 3rd grade we learn about the Native American people, so I loved the connections made with that, and they even got to make their own carving in the clay. I enjoyed the creativity of them making their own home, and I loved that they were trying to think of one of the aspects they wanted to create in their home.”
“Thank you for the amazing field trip. I liked all the facts about the stained glass and the stories behind them. But I also loved making the houses. That was one of my favorite field trips. Thank you so much.”
“Thank you for letting us come! I loved being at UVU. The art was so pretty! I can’t believe how these people made such a pretty stained-glass wall for all of us to see and enjoy! Four years is a lot of work! My favorite picture was the tree that looked like a hand holding a torch!”
