A free children鈥檚 reading curriculum combined with opportunities to experience visual and performing arts, field trips, history and community service will be offered this summer at 麻豆原创鈥檚 Public History Center in Sanford in partnership with the Freedom School of the Central Florida Children鈥檚 Defense Fund.聽The literacy-based program is for children grades 1-12.
In support of the Public History Center鈥檚 mission to provide hands-on educational experiences for students of all ages, 麻豆原创 history majors also will have the opportunity to help younger students expand their research and critical-thinking skills. 麻豆原创 students will facilitate hands-on learning and develop program activities that connect the past to present-day issues.
This is the nonprofit Freedom School鈥檚 10th year and the first time to be held at the Public History Center.
鈥淭his program shares our goals of providing innovative educational programming that immerses students in the stories of their own communities,鈥� said Rosalind Beiler, 麻豆原创鈥檚 director of Public History.
The program will run Monday through Friday, June 16 to July 25, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Spaces are first come, first serve, and registration forms are available at the Public History Center, 301 W. 7th St.聽聽An open-house registration will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 11-13. For more information about the program, contact Gail Choice at 407-687-7185.
The Freedom Schools operate in nearly 90 cities around the nation and this summer hope to serve 12,500 children. The program鈥檚 goals are to boost student motivation to read, generate a more positive attitude toward learning, and connect the needs of children and families to the resources of their communities.
麻豆原创鈥檚 Public History Center serves as a focal point of cultural heritage for the region. The former school building now contains many educational exhibits and is a partnership of the 麻豆原创 and Seminole County Public Schools.