EDUCATIONAL SCHOOL PROGRAMS AT STORROWTON
Specializing in Experiential Learning for Over Three Decades
LOOK BACK
9:30am-1:30pm
In our 1834 Meetinghouse, 3rd grade Look Back students are provided with period costuming and given a brief orientation on their roles. Using several restored antique buildings as their learning laboratory, the children are guided through a variety of hands-on activities similar to those which were a part of the 19th century child's workday.
Girls will prepare and cook over the fireplace, dip candles and receive an introduction to textile arts. Boys will apprentice at the Blacksmith Shop, peg shoes and practice quill pen calligraphy. After lunch, all students participate in a half-hour 19th century class in the Schoolhouse to round out the day and enhance their learning experience. *Each child should bring an apple for the cooking component of the program..
LITTLE RED SCHOOLHOUSE
9:30am-1:30pm
Children and adults participating in the Little Red Schoolhouse program are
provided with period costumes and given a brief orientation on their roles. Our 19th
century style Schoolmaster or Schoolmistress will lead the students through a variety of challenging and fun activities similar to those which were a part of a child's school day early in the 19th century - quill pen writing, spelling bees and math drills. Using copybooks and slates to do their lessons, students will top off their day with old-fashioned games.
The children take home their quill pen and copybook as well as a certificate of attendance as a keepsake of their experience. All participants should bring a lunch, if possible, in a basket or tin pail as was common in the 1800s.
STORROWTON SAMPLER
9:30am-12pm
Students participate in four dynamic activities designed to stimulate their
senses, focused on presenting the children with a comprehensive view
of the chores and activities experienced in the daily life of an average
child in the 1800s. Learning is encouraged and enhanced through
creative thinking; problem solving; visual, verbal and tactile skills; and
folklore and oral history.
Activities vary by season and may include any of the following: making a copybook and writing in it with a quill pen; dipping candles; cooking over an open hearth; exploring the Village during a scavenger hunt; and doing the laundry!
TODAY'S MATH IN YESTERDAY'S MARKET
9:30am-12pm
Based in the 19th century Potter General Store, Today's Math in Yesterday's Market is designed to involve each 4th, 5th or 6th grade student in a variety of challenging hands-on exercises which reinforce mathematical concepts, problem solving techniques, and vocabulary while exposing students to 19th century history.
General stores of the 1800s reflected the crafts, customs, economy and folkways of the period and have a lot to tell youngsters about rural New England life. Each class starts with an orientation in the Meetinghouse. The class is then divided into three small groups and rotated through three mathematical sessions: "Stocking Mr. Potter's Shelves," "Group Shopping," and a "Geometry Walk." Each session is 40 minutes long, capped off with a brief wrap-up in the Meetinghouse.
