Developing a Successful K-5 ???Sense of Pride??? Program at Your Site
(PROVIDENCE, R.I.) ??? Learn about the “Sense of Pride” program developed in Bristol, RI, an endeavor designed to teach elementary school students the value of their history and, through service projects, maintain the integrity of their community. Participants will hear how this successful program worked, as well as gain some insight on how to implement similar programs at their own site or in their own town.
Aldrich House
This session will be presented by the originators of the program: Lane Sparkman, current Education and Public Programs Coordinator with the RI Department of State, and Diana Campbell, Executive Director of Mosaico Community Development Corporation.????
Join other history and heritage professionals on July 14 for this lunchtime* presentation to discover how to develop your own community engagement program! *Coffee, water and drinks served; guests, please bring your own lunch.
What: FREE Lunch & Learn Program for History & Heritage Professionals: Developing a Successful K-5 ???Sense of Pride??? Program at Your Site
When: Thursday, July 14, 2016, 11:30am-1pm
Where: Rhode Island Historical Society Aldrich House, 110 Benevolent St., Providence, RI
Register to Attend: ?????? Online: http://goo.gl/forms/aKrv1AnUP8EjQh3s2 ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? call 401-331-8575 x136 or email rhodi@rihs.org
About the Rhode Island Historical Society
Founded in 1822, the RIHS is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island???s largest and oldest historical organization, as well as its only Smithsonian Affiliate. In Providence, the RIHS owns and operates the John Brown House Museum, a designated National Historic Landmark, built in 1788; the Aldrich House, built in 1822 and used for administration and public programs; and the Mary Elizabeth Robinson Research Center, where archival, book and image collections are housed. In Woonsocket, the RIHS manages the Museum of Work and Culture, a community museum examining the industrial history of northern Rhode Island and of the workers and settlers, especially French-Canadians, who made it one of the state???s most distinctive areas.