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African Cultural Heritage Seminar (Homeschool History)
February 12 @ 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
African Cultural Heritage Seminar
Homeschool History Seminars and Interactive Virtual Learning brought to you by Jamestown Settlement and American Revolution Museum at Yorktown
In 1619, two English privateer ships, the White Lion and the Treasurer, landed in present-day Hampton, Virginia carrying West Central African people seized from a Portuguese slave ship off the coast of present-day Mexico. Using historical records and reproduction artifacts, explore West Central African culture and examine the lives of Africans in early Virginia. Discover how West Central Africans influenced American culture today. $10 fee. Zoom Event Register and learn more
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Join the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation for live, interactive experiences where students can feel the excitement of a field trip without leaving home. Each session explores a different topic from early American history and connects it to the world around us.
These programs are designed for students, kindergarten to sixth grade, who are interested in exploring early American history through primary sources and reproduction artifacts while meeting and engaging with educators and content experts from the museums. Students will discover the past while honing their skills in critical thinking, communication and historical thinking.
Important details
Seminars are presented using Zoom to ensure safe and secure connections. Students will not use the camera or microphone on their device, as the presentations are designed to be interactive through chat, polls, movement activities and more.
Each session is approximately an hour in length and takes place from October to June on the second Wednesday of each month at 2:00 EST.
Seminars will be recorded and available for a limited time upon request. Information about how to access recordings will be sent to registrants closer to the session date.
Zoom Seminar costs
• $10 per session Register and learn more
