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Living History Classroom Sessions |
Original People-Anishnabe |
(recommended for 3rd and 4th graders) |
Michigan wilderness is the setting, starting out 10,000 years ago. As Ojibway people you choose
how to survive. Should we let the animals be our guides?
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The Great Fire |
(recommended for 3rd and 4th graders) |
Your village is made of wood. Can you and your neighbors save the village? How well can we
work together to change the history and future of our community?
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Underground Railroad |
(recommended for 4th grade and up) |
As Northern abolitionists you are invited to assist people running away from slavery. From the
plantation to the safe shores of Canada, you participate in a perilous journey requiring great
courage and teamwork.
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The Right of the People |
(recommended for middle school and higher) |
As college students in 1960, you are recruited into the Civil Rights Movement. Explore the First
Amendment. Can we change a whole society with non-violent lunch counter “sit-ins”?
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The Auto Migration of 1914 |
(recommended for 5th grade and higher) |
You and your family migrate with others to Detroit for “high wages” in the booming new auto industry.
How does your life change in the quest for the better life?
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Classroom sessions are two hours in length. The fee is $325 per session. |
