Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student™:
John Brown Raid Service Learning Project at Harpers Ferry
MEDIA ADVISORY - June 22 ,2009
Contacts:
ACHP: Bruce Milhans 202-606-8513
JTHGP: John Jones 703-999-7579
HFNHP: Dennis Frye 304-535-6223
Middle School: Joseph Spurgas 304-535-6357
WHAT
Of the Student, By the Student, For the Student, a service learning project
created by students of the Harpers Ferry Middle School to present the story
of the John Brown Raid to other youths during the 150th anniversary of the
event that lit the fuse that touched off the Civil War, will be presented to
the public for the first time on Thursday, June 25.
Students of Harpers Ferry Middle School conceived and created six vodcasts
that interpret the history of the John Brown Raid from their perspectives.
These will be used by the National Park Service (NPS) and the Journey Through
Hallowed Ground Partnership (JTHGP) to help educate visitors to the region
to the significance of the John Brown Raid.
The project, supported by the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park (HFNHP),
the JTHGP, and the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP), is a model
intended to spur service learning at other federal, state, tribal, community,
and local historic properties across the nation. The overall program was created,
developed, and sponsored by JTHGP at the request of the ACHP, in conjunction
with HFNHP and Harpers Ferry Middle School. It is the first tangible result
of the ACHP’s Preserve America Service Learning Project. Coming at the
beginning of the national observation of the 150th anniversary of the Civil
War, the project is intended to inspire similar efforts where local schools
and historic preservation organizations create educational efforts tied to
curricula using local heritage resources to help people better understand American
history and the importance of historic places. The event is open to media,
and following the presentation of the vodcasts and remarks, students and officials
from the organizations involved in creating the effort will be available to
discuss the project.
WHO
Robert G. Stanton, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy, Management and Budget,
Department of the Interior (former director of the NPS)
Students from Harpers Ferry Middle School
Joseph Spurgas, Harpers Ferry Middle School Principal
Cate Magennis Wyatt, President, and Angela Stokes, Director of Educational
Programs, JTHGP
Dennis Frye, Acting Superintendent and Chief Historian, and Catherine Bragaw,
Education Program Manager, HFNHP
Officials from the ACHP
WHEN
11 a.m. Thursday, June 25, 2009
WHERE
Harpers Ferry Middle School Auditorium, 1710 West Washington Street, Harpers
Ferry, WV
BACKGROUND
To view a brief explanatory video of the project, please visit
our Of
The Student page.
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