{"id":845,"date":"2020-04-24T15:05:38","date_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=845"},"modified":"2020-04-24T15:05:38","modified_gmt":"2020-04-24T15:05:38","slug":"hands-on-home-school-virtual-classes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dodgemillmuseum.com\/?p=845","title":{"rendered":"HANDS ON HOME SCHOOL VIRTUAL CLASSES"},"content":{"rendered":"

Museum of Work & Culture Launches Free Virtual Education Series For Pre-K and Teens<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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(WOONSOCKET, R.I.) \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Museum of Work & Culture\u00a0is excited to launch two free weekly virtual education series:\u00a0Hands-on History\u00a0for Pre-K and\u00a0History Homeschool High\u00a0for teens.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Beginning Monday, April 27 at 10am,\u00a0Hands-on History\u00a0will offer weekly educational activities appropriate for ages 3-6 led by Museum educators. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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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.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Beginning Thursday, April 30 at 11am,\u00a0History Homeschool High\u00a0will offer teens the opportunity to delve deeper into a different historical topic each week, including immigration, child labor, American identity, and labor unions. <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Registered participants will receive readings or videos to review in preparation for the educator-led discussions and activities.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Families can register for either program by emailing\u00a0<\/strong>mowc@rihs.org<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Museum of Work & Culture<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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\u2019s mill towns in the late 19th- and 20th centuries. It recently received a\u00a0Rhode Island Monthly<\/em>\u00a0Best of Rhode Island Award for its SensAbilities Saturdays all-ability program.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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About the Rhode Island Historical Society<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Founded in 1822, the RIHS, a Smithsonian Affiliate, is the fourth-oldest historical society in the United States and is Rhode Island\u2019s 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\u2019s most distinctive areas.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Museum of Work & Culture Launches Free Virtual Education Series For Pre-K and Teens (WOONSOCKET, R.I.) \u2013\u00a0The\u00a0Museum of Work & Culture\u00a0is excited to launch two free weekly virtual education series:\u00a0Hands-on History\u00a0for Pre-K and\u00a0History Homeschool High\u00a0for teens. Beginning Monday, April 27 at 10am,\u00a0Hands-on History\u00a0will offer weekly educational activities appropriate for ages 3-6 led by Museum educators.<\/p>\n

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