[SutherlandMatters] Summer Opportunity for Middle School Students

[David Rogers]

Extreme Journey Through Hallowed Ground

    Rising sixth through eighth grade students are invited to hike,
bike, canoe and pod with historical experts along the Journey Through
Hallowed Ground, a 175 mile swath of land from Gettysburg, PA to
Charlottesville, VA.   This Extreme program introduces participants to
Where America Happened as they study the legacy of leadership provided
by men and women along the trail and the decisions they made that shaped
our nation.  What hung in the balance as Thomas Jefferson labored over
the text of the Declaration of Independence? What did George Gilmore
gain by staying in the south after the Emancipation Proclamation? Was
Clara Barton out of line on the battlefield? And what if John Brown had
stalled at Harpers Ferry?  Students answer these and other questions as
they work with archaeologists, authors, cartographers and national park
service guides at Antietam, Gettysburg, Ash Lawn-Highland, Montpelier,
Harpers Ferry, C&O Canal and Point of Rocks.

     In addition to exploring significant people and events at heritage
sites, participants create vodcasts using photographs, video clips and
sound bites gathered during their field experiences. This material along
with original music and literary pieces are combined to create movies
that explore the lessons of leadership learned along this Hallowed
Ground.

     Visit www.hallowedground.org <http://www.hallowedground.org/>  for
more information on the Extreme Journey.   Registration opens March 24th
for the Albemarle Extreme session which runs from 

July 7 - July 18.  Tuition for the two week experience is $650.00.
Interested participants can also e-mail questions to education at jthg.org
or watch the Extreme Video at www.hallowedground.org/education!

 

 

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