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2015 OUTREACH <br /> Sharing the history of our county with students remains one of the most <br /> important parts of the ACHS mission statement. <br /> Museum in a Box ro <br /> In a single week,we brought our Civil War program to <br /> more than 600 sixth graders at the Anoka Middle <br /> U-41 • �aay.m. <br /> '_-Iii ��V W�wl. PO <br /> School for the Arts.Hundreds more enjoyed our _���understandll� �-(—��� rOC <br /> traveling education boxes as they circulated the schools <br /> with hands-on artifacts like WWI uniforms,laundry !J <br /> stompers,and flour sacks.We created these boxes <br /> using the Northern Lights textbook published by the Minnesota Historical Society <br /> to compliment their curriculum and make it easy on teachers looking for fun <br /> supplements.With plans to round up the offerings to a dozen on our shelf in the <br /> next year,we answered the call of District#11 teachers for a workshop designed <br /> to explain the best way to use the box contents in conjunction with our program <br /> series. Since funding continues to present challenges to the schools,we have <br /> begun to solicit donations specifically to provide money for this opportunity. <br /> Museum Boxes Created <br /> 0 World War I <br /> 0 Depression Era <br /> 0 Immigration <br /> 0 Logging <br /> 0 History Detectives <br /> Young Historians Club <br /> Near the end of 2015,we began the Fords from Young Historians <br /> Young Historians Club in partnership <br /> with the Anoka Middle School for "We had fun making Hardtack' <br /> _ the Arts and teacher Lisa Sorenson. tonight.Everyone tried it <br /> Once each month,four teachers bring (including the pups). We all <br /> between 60 and 70 students after gave it a thumbs up!" <br /> school to the museum to discuss <br /> Halloween,define what is"old," 'T thoroughly liked it, it was <br /> decipher cursive writing in diaries, very memorable." <br /> find river intersections on maps,tour the collection <br /> storage area,and get a"personal"history from `I like the part where we passed <br /> costumed experts.The building feels electrified around the cannonball.It was <br /> when so many kids fill the space each month excited heavier than I expected." <br /> to hear about history! <br /> I'd like to thank[the ACHS]for making our debut year of our after school group, the <br /> Young Historians Club, a TRUE SUCCESS!Never in a million years did we dream <br /> that we would have over 60 students enroll in an after school history group. <br /> That.Is.Awesome!!! -Lisa Sorenson,6th Grade teacher Anoka Middle School <br /> 7 <br />