Education
Members of the 2007 class with David McCullough

Center for the Study of Early American History

All the Kingdoms of the Earth:
Henry Knox's World in Global, National, and Local Perspective

July 16 - 20, 2012

The Center for the Study of Early American History at The General Henry Knox Museum announces its seventh annual Summer Teacher Institute, open to all teachers of history and social studies.

The program integrates classroom lectures, hands-on projects, public events and field trips. During the 2012 Institute participants will explore Henry Knox's historical milieu, gaining an appreciation for the ways in which local and regional history can illuminate larger historical trends, and learning ways to bring this into their classrooms. Sign up with our new online form.

Funding from several generous donors, matching a grant from the Sunshine Lady Foundation, allows us to offer this program free of charge for those interested in CEU's or contact hours, and some free housing is available for students not able to commute. In this course, participants will:

  • Increase their subject knowledge of early American history through community resources and stories
  • Learn from noted experts and scholars
  • Earn up to 40 contact hours OR we anticipate you will be able to register with the University of Maine's Hutchinson Center for college credit (3 credit hours, a U Maine registration fee applies) or Framingham State University (3 credit hours, a FSu registration fee applies)
  • Complete a research project that informs their work in the classroom

Program Highlights

Field Trip to Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village with David Richards

Using Primary Sources to Study Patterns of Immigration and Settlement in the United States
with Anthony Napoli of the Gilder Lehrman Institute

Choices Curriculum: Debate and Deliberation
with Will Galloway of the Watershed School

Field Trip to Colonial Pemaquid
with Tom Desjardin, Historian for the Maine Department of Conservation

Revolution Downeast
with author James Leamon, Professor of History Emeritus, Bates College

2012 Application Package (PDF)     2012 Online Application

For more information:
The General Henry Knox Museum
Center for the Study of Early American History
PO Box 326
Thomaston, ME 04861
(207) 354-0858, Fax (207) 354-0886
Email: center@knoxmuseum.org
Educational Resources for schools and teachers

Funding for this program provided by:
The Sunshine Lady Foundation
along with Diana Bean, Linda Bean, Patrick and Vanessa Bienvenue, Mary Alice and John Bird, Peasy and Andrew Love, Joan and Tom Sabatino, Robert Shotwell, and Robert and Kathe Windsor