Program
Options
The main offering for Teaching History Through
the Arts is the workshop itself. Artisans in period clothing
will lead the hands-on activity. The artisan will travel to
the school with a resource box of “show and tell” items and
all materials needed to complete the activity. All prep work
for the hands-on lesson will be done by the artisan unless
pre-arranged with the teacher. The classroom teacher is
responsible for presenting the pre-visit and post-visit
material and for assisting in the classroom during the
workshop. Workshops work best for groups of not more than 30
students. Time required varies by lesson and is usually one to
two hours
Workshops can also be planned at the Fort as
part of a field trip. During a field trip, students get an
overview of the Fort’s history and visit stations for
demonstrations of daily life and crafts from the late 18th
Century on the Virginia frontier. Students also get to see the
19th Century Job Prickett House. The workshop can be planned
before or after the tour.
FEES
Each lesson
will be provided to the school on prescheduled dates with an
artisan to present the lessons in conjunction with the
classroom teacher. The cost includes all of the resources
necessary for the hands-on activity. Multiple lessons may be
scheduled on the same day from a single artisan or several
artisans may be scheduled to visit the school as a group.
Approximately two hours is required to complete most hands-on
activities and the ideal group size is 25 – 30 students. Large
groups cannot be accommodated for most hands-on projects but
can receive a demonstration and talk by the artisan. Please
inquire with your specific needs. Additional fees may be
required. For any option, grant-writing assistance is
available.
A school visit with hands-on workshop for
one group
$200 plus mileage per artisan
Full-day school visit
with hands-on workshop for multiple groups
$750 plus
mileage per artisan
A
school visit with demonstration and talk for large
group
$200 plus mileage per
artisan
Alternatively, lessons can also be scheduled to
take place at Pricketts Fort as a stand alone activity or in
conjunction with a tour of the historic area. Fort tour
requires an additional fee.
A hands-on workshop at
Pricketts Fort
$150 plus cost of transporting
students
Field
Trip to Pricketts Fort
$4 per student with one free
chaperone for every ten students
For more
information or to schedule your workshop, please call (304)
363-3030 or email thta@prickettsfort.org.
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