Eighth graders from North Middle School and South Middle School this week traveled to Thistleknot Creek Farm for immersion into an 1860s and Civil War Experience Day.
Through this hands-on learning opportunity, students were transported into camp life during the Civil War, played traditional games from the 1860s, drilled and marched in formation as soldiers, participated in field hospital triage simulations, and learned about Clara Barton and the origins of the Red Cross. They were also exposed to the realities of life in the 1860s by making butter, washing clothes on a washboard, and discovering blacksmithing and cotton spinning.
NMS teachers Crystal Stokes, Natalie Prodan, and Marcia Cannon, along with JHS teacher Will Keczkemethy, and retired Joplin Schools educators Dale Hoggat [sic] and Penny Gessler helped recreate the 1860s, making learning come alive. Members of the JHS JROTC also assisted. We're thankful these students had the opportunity to experience history outside their classroom walls, and we're thankful for the educators who went above and beyond for the good of the lesson.
In service to two of the middle schools of Joplin, Missouri, I participated in an annual living history presentation of the Civil War. I reported on this recently with my own limited photos, but the pictures below were posted on the Facebook by Joplin Schools, along with the following explanation:
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