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The Center for Teacher Education and Research, established in 2004, works to further develop the connections between Westfield State University and its PreK-16 partners. Our mission is to provide professional development and educational resources to teachers, superintendents, and school administrators.
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2/2/12 Living History Performance: BETWEEN THE CANALS
BETWEEN THE CANALS: The Evolution of a Mill Town is a Living Museum styled theater production, which covers 160 years of American History, by looking through the lens of the City of Holyoke. The audience is transported back in time, from present day Holyoke to the mid 1800's with a dramatic slide show. In vignettes that travel from Canada to New England, the audience witnesses the building of the 1000 foot dam across the Connecticut River, French-Canadian children leaving their family farm to work in the mills, Irish and Canadian children working 14 hours a day in a textile mill, a Labor Union meeting where they draft a resolution to improve working conditions, and Susan B. Anthony speaking from the steps of the new Holyoke City Hall. The play ends back in present day, as a young Puerto Rican child prepares for his first day of school in his new home. BETWEEN THE CANALS offers a message of hope for the future, based in the harsh realities and personal triumphs of the past. BETWEEN THE CANALS addresses many curriculum topics within the Massachusetts Curriculum frameworks, specifically, Immigration, the Industrial Revolution, Unions and Child Labor, Health and Epidemics, and the Suffragist Movement. This free event is open to the public and appropriate for students grades 3 and up (including high school, college, and adults), and schools are encouraged to bring their students. Public parking is available in the Church lot. If you plan to bring a group and will be arriving by bus, please contact Mary Thomson for parking information. For schools with limited field trip budgets, teachers can apply for a grant from Big Yellow School Bus, a charitable organization that provides $200 grants to help schools meet the transportation costs of educational field trips. The snow date is 2/9/12. View Flyer |
On Thursday, February 2nd, the