HERITAGE CAMP 2012        

WELCOME TO HERITAGE CAMP !

DAY ONE (Monday, August 6)- DEFINE THE TASK

9:00 -   Meet in Lake Placid Elementary School Technology Center

          

            Introductions / Discuss Program Goal

            What do you know about the history of North Elba / Lake Placid? 

            Review of Museum Collection- “Story Lines”

       

9:45 -  Walk to the Historic Society Museum

            Qualities of a good exhibit ? - group discussion

            Tour of the Freight House Storage Area

            SNACKS

            Using Past-Perfect to find materials - demonstration

11:15  Return to Elementary School

            Group Discussion-  project ideas

            Evaluation of the day

Noon   Student Pick-up

DAY TWO (Tuesday, August 7)  RESEARCH DAY

9:00-  Meet in Lake Placid Elementary School Technology Center 

            Giving Credit / Importance of Citations

            Research-   Computer Access

                               Bev Reid - Town Historian

                               Past Perfect- Museum Archives

10:30 SNACK BREAK -

11:00-  Start Rough Drafts of Exhibits

12:00 - Student Pick-up

           

           

           

       

DAY THREE-(Wed. August 8) - WORK DAY !

9:00 - Meet in the Elementary School Computer Room

         -Review:  What makes a good Exhibit ?

         -Create Exhibit

10:30 SNACKS / RECESS

11:00 - Complete Exhibit

12:00- Student  Pick-up

DAY FOUR- (Thurs. Aug 9) - Prepare Presentation

9:00 - Meet in Elementary School Computer Room

        -Finish Exhibits

10:15 - SNACKS / Recess

10:30  -Oral Presentation Skills

           -Practice Presentations

11:45  Reflections: What did you think about camp?

12:00- Student Pick Up

       

DAY FIVE: (Fri. Aug 10) - CELEBRATION !

Students present their work to approximately 40 family, friends and museum members.

Pizza and drinks are supplied by the Kiwanis Club of Lake Placid.