Slifer House
Slifer House Museum Sponsors Summer History Camp
July 11 , 2007
This summer, the Slifer House Museum will be transformed into a Civil War soldier’s boot camp, a literary salon, a Victorian tea room, and an 1860’s home filled with the exuberant voices of young people exploring and enjoying the life of a 19th century child.
The Museum will host a History Summer Camp which will be held Monday, August 6 through Friday, August 10, 2007 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Children from third grade to eighth grade are eligible to apply. Although the camp will cost $100, scholarships are available through the Book of Dreams project co-sponsored by the Union County Foundation and The Daily Item. In this camp, the children will be studying and performing the music, chores, and games of the 19th century as well as participating in sessions on literature, arts and crafts, etiquette, and the life of a Civil War soldier.
Funding for this camp is possible through several grants. The Woodcock Foundation granted the Slifer House $10,000 to implement the History Summer Camp. Although planned for a week this summer, it is hoped to expand the camp to two weeks in Summer 2008. Headquartered in Jacksonville, Florida, the Woodcock Foundation’s Mission Statement reads, “So long as there are little children to be introduced to the creative arts and harried adults who missed exposure to great art and literature and timeless music to be shared across all age groups, there will be a need for efforts to encourage the appreciation of the arts.”
Grants from the Lindig Foundation and the Degenstein Foundation will facilitate the purchase of appropriate costumes and reproduction artifacts utilized during the History Summer Camp. The Summer Camp is a direct outgrowth of the Museum’s Virtual Reality program. Inspired by a similar program which he implemented at the White Deer Elementary School, Don Snyder suggested the virtual reality as an extension of the museum’s mission to educate. The half-day virtual reality program has become extremely popular with homeschoolers, parents’ groups, church-related schools, and elementary schools including those situated in Lairdsville and Montgomery. The Summer History Camp is a further extension of providing ‘living history’ for children.
Should you wish to enroll your child or grandchild, or volunteer as a member of the History Summer Camp, please call the Slifer House Museum at (570) 524-2245 for further information. An online application is available by clicking here.
To learn more about the Slifer House, contact us by e-mail or call (570) 524-2245.
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