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ASRI’S PERMANENT
ILLINOIS YOUTH ARCHAEOLOGICAL FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC FIELD SCHOOL
Kankakee Pembroke Sands Ecosystem Project Training
for Teachers/Students
"Diamonds in
our Own Back Yard."
The African Scientific Research Institute (ASRI), working in collaboration
with the Pembroke School District 259 of Hopkins Park Village/Pembroke
Township (HPV/PT), the Field Museum, the University of Illinois, and
Olivet Nazarene University will establish an annual summer archaeological
field school on the Kankakee Sands/Pembroke Sands Savanna. This grant
from the Pembroke School District 259 will make it possible for ASRI
to provide educational and training opportunities for students that
will be the initial steps in helping ASRI establish the Annual Summer
Archeological Field School.
The homestead is located in Pembroke Township , which is believed
to have served as one of the first pre-civil war settlements of African
Americans in Illinois . The homestead is part of the study perform by
students from Pembroke School District 259 involvement. The preliminary
studies will take place on 13 acres out his 42-acre property to this
endeavor.' The homestead comprises fallow agricultural fields and wooded
Oak Savannah among sandy knolls. The archaeological field school expects
to host 30 students each summer. The majority of the students will be
drawn from HPV/PT and Kankakee County schools.
An intensified four week long training period
(June – August
2005) will begin with a students’, parents’ and teachers’ orientation.
This will be followed with training sessions, workshops and field trips.
Classroom training sessions with hands-on activities in ecology and
archaeology for teachers as well as students will be held in various
parts of the Pembroke Township Savannas. Teachers will also receive
training in conducting field workshops on nature conservation. Using
an interdisciplinary approach, teachers will receive training on developing
curriculum in units of study.
The Title 1 Education funds will be utilized for training workshop
as a prelude to ASRI Eco- archaeological permanent Scientific Field
School. These funds will enable ASRI to provide the necessary resources,
materials, equipment, supplies and personnel to ensure the success of
this project. In addition, this grant will be used to provide educational
materials, equipment, and training specific to an Eco- archaeological
education program. Among the materials needed for middle school students
and teachers are: Groundwater with accompanying environmental and conservation
materials kits and e co- archaeological models.
The training made possible by the Pembroke School
District 259 grant will allow the Pembroke Savanna Sands Ecosystem
Project to create an eco- archaeological field school c urriculum
in six areas--chemistry, biology, earth science, geography, mathematics,
and language arts that is specifically designed for this area.
ASRI’S PERMANENT ILLINOIS YOUTH ARCHAEOLOGICAL FREEDOM SCIENTIFIC FIELD SCHOOL
Kankakee Pembroke Sands Ecosystem Project Training for Teachers/Students
"Diamonds in our Own Back Yard."
The African Scientific Research Institute (ASRI), working in collaboration with the Pembroke School District 259 of Hopkins Park Village/Pembroke Township (HPV/PT), the Field Museum, the University of Illinois, and Olivet Nazarene University will establish an annual summer archaeological field school on the Kankakee Sands/Pembroke Sands Savanna. This grant from the Pembroke School District 259 will make it possible for ASRI to provide educational and training opportunities for students that will be the initial steps in helping ASRI establish the Annual Summer Archeological Field School.
The homestead is located in Pembroke Township , which is believed to have served as one of the first pre-civil war settlements of African Americans in Illinois . The homestead is part of the study perform by students from Pembroke School District 259 involvement. The preliminary studies will take place on 13 acres out his 42-acre property to this endeavor.' The homestead comprises fallow agricultural fields and wooded Oak Savannah among sandy knolls. The archaeological field school expects to host 30 students each summer. The majority of the students will be drawn from HPV/PT and Kankakee County schools.
An intensified four week long training period (June – August 2005) will begin with a students’, parents’ and teachers’ orientation. This will be followed with training sessions, workshops and field trips. Classroom training sessions with hands-on activities in ecology and archaeology for teachers as well as students will be held in various parts of the Pembroke Township Savannas. Teachers will also receive training in conducting field workshops on nature conservation. Using an interdisciplinary approach, teachers will receive training on developing curriculum in units of study.
The Title 1 Education funds will be utilized for training workshop as a prelude to ASRI Eco- archaeological permanent Scientific Field School. These funds will enable ASRI to provide the necessary resources, materials, equipment, supplies and personnel to ensure the success of this project. In addition, this grant will be used to provide educational materials, equipment, and training specific to an Eco- archaeological education program. Among the materials needed for middle school students and teachers are: Groundwater with accompanying environmental and conservation materials kits and e co- archaeological models.
The training made possible by the Pembroke School District 259 grant will allow the Pembroke Savanna Sands Ecosystem Project to create an eco- archaeological field school c urriculum in six areas--chemistry, biology, earth science, geography, mathematics, and language arts that is specifically designed for this area.
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