Students learning about Thomas Jefferson's gadgets
Yesterday, Monticello welcomed about 100 students from Sutherland Middle School for the second of two immersion sessions. Upon arrival, the students gathered in the Theater at the Monticello Visitor Center where they were greeted by Monticello President Leslie Greene Bowman and Journey Through Hallowed Ground President Cate Magennis Wyatt. They spent the rest of their day visiting each immersion station, where they got to experience, first-hand, different perspectives of historical aspects and events in the life of Thomas Jefferson and Monticello. The students will take the information they learned back to the classroom, where they will begin to craft ideas for their vodcasts. We can’t wait to hear what the students come up with for their video projects!
See some of the press footage here: http://www.nbc29.com/Global/story.asp?S=12084840 and http://www.newsplex.com/home/headlines/86426522.html.
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