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Our School Programs
The Civil War Program
Every April
Civil War reenactors interact with students to give them insights and
perspectives of Civil War life. A presentation provides background
information. The program is designed for grades 3 and up.
Cabin Days
Every October
During Cabin Days, volunteers
dressed as pioneers demonstrate
trades and recreation common in
the 1830s. Lively interaction often
occurs as students, eager to learn
about life "back then," ask questions
of the "pioneers" they visit. A
blacksmith forges tools that were used in pioneer days and a woodsman
shows how logs were cut and made into homes. Students sit in rows as the
"school marm" teaches lessons and a "doctor" speaks of the uses of leeches
in treating fevers and other maladies. Students
can walk through the Navarre Cabin to see the
interior of the home built by Pierre Navarre, the
first European to settle permanently in the area.
The program is designed for grades 3 and up.
The Cabin Days Curriculum Booklet help
teachers and students better understand northern
Indiana pioneer life and help students and
teachers prepare for their Cabin Days school
program field trip. This curriculum booklet is
available online at: http://wp.me/P1VXHf-hz
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