Events at the Heritage Center Museum and Lancaster Quilt & Textile
Museum are supported by the
Heritage Center of Lancaster County. For more information about
any of the events below, please call (717) 299-6440.
A volunteer
Printer will be demonstrating the workings of the printing press
at various times each month, according to this schedule.
October
2009
October
7, 2009
History to Go: Introduction
to the Heritage Center’s Educational Outreach Kits
Appropriate Audience: Educators of grades 1-12
Instructor: James Bollinger, M.A.
No trick—the Heritage Center’s outreach kits are a
real treat! Chock-full of artifacts, supplies, and interactives,
they have everything you need to present dynamic lessons that
bring local history and heritage to life for your students. Explore
the culture of local Native American tribes through authentic
artifacts in our Susquehannock Indian Basket. Try your hand at
Fraktur with the supplies in our Tools of the Penman kit. Get
a glimpse into Amish culture with our Amish Arts and Sunshine
and Shadow kits.
Wednesday,
October 7, 2009
5:00
p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Cost: FREE
Act 48 hours: 3
Location: Yeates House Education Center
October
25-28, 2009
Trip:
Boston and Literary New England
Tour
includes local guide for Lexington and Concord, admission at Orchard
House, guided tour at Waldon Pond
with "Henry David Thoreau", admission and tour at The
Old Manse, guided tour of Salem and Boston, admission and tour
at the House of the Seven Gables, and $100 per person tax-deductible
contribution to the Heritage
Center of Lancaster County. The tour price also covers three nights
lodging, room tax, luggage handling
(one piece of checked luggage per person), three breakfasts, one
dinner, tax and tip on included meals.
For
more information...
October
25-28, 2009
Cost:
Double occupancy - $745.00 per person; Single - $941.00 per person;
Triple - $691.00 per person; Quad - $664.00 per person.
October 30, 2009
National History Day Workshop
Appropriate Audience: Educators of grades 6-12
Act
48 hours: 6.5
Instructor/Moderator: Kimberly A. Fortney, M.A.
Guest Presenters: Two (2) experienced regional judges; regional
teachers
National History Day, an established national program with regional
and state level contests, encourages the utilization of primary
research for both teachers, in the development of lesson content,
and students, in the use of primary sources as a part of history
lessons. The workshop will serve two audiences—those who
are relatively unfamiliar with NHD and/or want to review the basics
of the program, and those who are veteran participants and want
to focus on methods of improving their use of NHD and their students’
work. The day will begin with a detailed primer about the NHD
program including the rules of the contest. Interested teachers
will receive practical information about achieving success with
the NHD program including the dissection of the perfect process
paper. Before lunch, participants will divide into two groups
by grade level for a facilitated discussion of the challenges
faced at each level in working with NHD. The afternoon is designed
to address the concerns of veteran participants, though those
from the morning section are welcome to stay. Experienced judges,
teachers, and presenters will share their methods and ideas. The
day will conclude with a thorough dissection of the 2009 theme:
The Individual in History. Participants will leave with a variety
of NHD programmatic materials.
Friday, October 30, 2009
8:30
a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 materials fee
Location: Yeates House Education Center
November
2009
Saturday,
November 14, 2009
Quilting Across the Curriculum
Appropriate Audience: Educators of grades
2-8
Act
48 hours: 3
Instructor:
James Bollinger, M.A.
This is a great workshop for teachers planning a school visit
to the newly renovated Quilt & Textile Museum!
Come away with unique and creative ideas for implementing a standards-based
thematic unit in your classroom. Take a guided tour of the museum
and learn to “quilt across the curriculum” with quilt-themed
lesson plans
in math, language arts, social studies, science, and family consumer
science that you can take back to
your classroom! Developed with the help of Warwick School District
teachers Marcia Brenner and Petey Jones,
all lesson plans align to PDE curriculum standards.
Saturday,
November 14, 2009
9:00
a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Cost: $5 materials fee
Location: Yeates House Education Center
February
2010
Thursday,
February 3, 2010
Scherenschnitte Bookmarks & Valentines:
A Make & Take Activity
Appropriate Audience: Educators of grades
3-8
Act
48 hours: 3
Instructor:
James Bollinger, M.A.
“Snip”
into history with Scherenschnitte! You’ll learn the history
behind the German art of paper cutting, see notable examples from
the Heritage Center’s collection, and learn to make your
own pieces. Bring your know-
how back to the classroom and have your students make Scherenschnitte
Valentines—a great standards-based local history tie-in—or
bookmarks to add an artistic touch to literacy. Related books
will be available, as will complimentary refreshments courtesy
of Barnes & Noble.
Thursday,
February 3, 2010
5:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Cost: $10 materials fee
Location: Barnes & Noble, Red Rose Commons, 1700 H Fruitville
Pike, Lancaster
Limit of 20 participants
Wednesday,
February 24, 2010
Famous Lancastrians, Early Settlers,
and the Evolution of Lancaster:
An Introduction to In-school Presentations
Appropriate Audience: Educators of grades
1-12
Act
48 hours: 3
Instructor: James Bollinger, M.A.
Get to know Thaddeus Stevens, Susannah Wright, Frank Woolworth,
and many more local historical figures!
Learn how early settlers used rabbit brains to soothe the gums
of teething babies! Discover the cruel and unusual punishments
that thieves were subjected to in early Lancaster! The Heritage
Center offers three distinct forty-five minute in-school presentations
given by a museum professional. These programs were developed
by a certified teacher and can be tailored to your students’
grade level and area of study.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
5:00
p.m. – 8:00 p.m
Cost: FREE
Location: Yeates House Education Center
March
2010
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