TAKING A BOW IN ANCIENT GREECE
Politismos has launched its new classroom project, “Taking a Bow in Ancient Greece” brining the museum experience into the classroom – artifacts, activity, entertainment, and education - to engage the students, complement curriculum and preserve Hellenism!
So many of our communities are not fortunate enough to have a Greek history museum or culture center. With no physical “place” for school children to visit and learn about Greek history and culture, we sought create a program that would bring the “place and things” to the classroom!
The Politismos team worked with academics and historians as well as museum professionals and MA students in the Public History program at California State University, Sacramento to create a living history experience for children. Rocklin Family Academy of Schools staff and teachers gave their time, expertise and recommendations to ensure curriculum standards were met.
The Taking A Bow program examines three major components: the role of theatre in Ancient Greece, mythology, and the issue of morality. Content, activity and vocabulary has been created to correlate with elementary school curriculums, primarily 2nd and 3rd grades.
In addition to history and story telling, children created art projects, played with replicas of props and had the chance to see and touch real artifacts. Politismos is currently offering opportunities to bring this program to local Sacramento schools and community groups.
If you are in the Sacramento area and would like more information, contact us at:
If you would like information about the program and how to bring it to your community and are outside of the Sacramento area, please contact Despina for more details at:
About The Rocklin Family Academy of Schools:
The Rocklin Academy Family of Schools are public schools open to ALL students. We were the first public school in the greater Sacramento area to offer the nationally-recognized Core Knowledge curriculum.
The Rocklin Academy Family of Schools are public, tuition-free, charter schools that embody high standards, parent partnership, rich core content and collaborative use of data, resulting in high quality teaching and learning in a nurturing environment.
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Politismos in the Classroom is an exciting interactive experience for children. With activities and lessons led by a trained docent, children have the opportunity to have a unique cultural and educational activity.