Museum of Work & Culture Launches Free Virtual Education Series For Pre-K and Teens

(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) – The Museum of Work & Culture is excited to launch two free weekly virtual education series: Hands-on History for Pre-K and History Homeschool High for teens.

Beginning Monday, April 27 at 10am, Hands-on History will offer weekly educational activities appropriate for ages 3-6 led by Museum educators.

 

Each week will feature a different Museum exhibit, with registered families receiving all necessary materials in a pre-emailed packet. Activities will teach history through interaction, while reinforcing concepts like colors, shapes, numbers, letters.

Beginning Thursday, April 30 at 11am, History Homeschool High will offer teens the opportunity to delve deeper into a different historical topic each week, including immigration, child labor, American identity, and labor unions.

 

Registered participants will receive readings or videos to review in preparation for the educator-led discussions and activities.

Families can register for either program by emailing mowc@rihs.org

About the Museum of Work & Culture

The interactive and educational Museum of Work & Culture shares the stories of the men, women, and children who came to find a better life in Rhode Island’s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a Rhode Island Monthly Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.

About the Rhode Island Historical Society

Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island’s largest and oldest historical organization. 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.