What would you do for your freedom?

Imagine a world where escaping everything you have ever known was your only chance to truly live. Set just as the Fugitive Slave Act is passed, Students will meet a former slave named Carolina. Though the story of her life, students will have to figure out how she became free and the secret methods she uses to lead other slaves to their freedom. With the new act in place, Students will be challenged to design escape routes along the Underground Railroad!

Common Core Standard: WMHO supports NY State and Common Core Standard learning by creating rich virtual environment where students study and observe artifacts, primary sources, and participate in an exchange of ideas.

New York State Social Studies Standards
7.7b Enslaved African Americans resisted slavery in various ways in the 19th century. The abolitionist movement also worked to raise awareness of and generate resistance to the institution of slavery

Testimonial:

“It was so beautiful and educational – I loved it! My students were so engaged!” Jennifer Amaral, 4^th and 5^th grade teacher, Crestview Elementary School

Virtual Format:  WMHO digital platform include (and are not limited to) Zoom, Google Classroom and MS Teams. Please let us know your digital preferences and we will work with you.

Cost: For this program fee, please contact 631-751-2244 for more information. Boces Reimbursable

Duration: 1 hr
Levels: Customized

Duration: 1 hr
Levels: Customized

Location: From our classroom to yours!
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How did the Culper Spy Ring help General Washington win the American Revolution?

Engage your students with this interactive reader’s theater performance about the Culper Spy Ring- America’s first successful spy network! Presented live from the Setauket, Long Island, in the authentic Brewster House, c. 1665, students role-play Patriots, Loyalist and British soldiers as they meet Joseph Brewster’s indentured servant named Dolly Brown. Students explore multiple perspectives and motivations during the war including Patriots, Loyalists, women, the enslaved, and Native Americans, engage in spy-craft and learn how “ordinary” people have shaped American history.

Boces Arts-In-Education reimbursable.

Common Core Standards: WMHO supports Common Core Standard learning by creating rich virtual environment where students study and observe artifacts, primary sources, and participate in an exchange of ideas.

New York State Social Studies Standards: 4.3d Growing conflicts between England and the 13 colonies over issues of political and economic rights led to the American Revolution. New York played a significant role during the Revolution, in part due to its geographic location. 

Testimonial: “This was a wonderful experience with a fantastic instructor who put forth great effort to engage the students!” –Chris Merz, 4^th Grade Teacher, Winthrop Elementary

Duration: 1 hr
Levels: Customized
Minimum Program Fee: $175.00

Location: Virtual: From Your Classroom to Ours!
Address: Brewster House, c. 1709.

Study a salt marsh ecosystem without even leaving your classroom! This distance learning program enables students to “visit” and study WMHO’s 88-acre pristine wetland preserve. Meeting Next Generation Science Standards for exploring the transfer of energy, students discover the interdependence of plants and animals in a salt marsh food web. Teaching right from the water’s edge, a marine scientist converses with students as they search for live specimens. By the end of the program, students will be able to answer the essential questions: “How are salt marshes among the most productive ecosystems on earth? How can we all work together to be stewards of our salt marshes?”

Boces Arts in Education Reimbursable.

Common Core Standards: WMHO supports Common Core Standard learning by creating rich virtual environment where students study and observe artifacts, primary sources, and participate in an exchange of ideas. 

Next Generation Science Standards: LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in EcosystemsLS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience

Duration: 1
Levels: Elementary , Middle, Customized
Minimum Program Fee: $175.00

Location: Virtual: From your location to Ours (The Ernst Marine Conservation Center)
Address: Trustee’s Road, Stony Brook NY 11790

How is the Long Island Sound important for human and animals health?

In this STEM and conservation program, students explore the variety of animal and plant habitats that call Long Island Sound their home. By conducting research of their local Long Island Sound ecosystem, students compare and contrast variables including water quality, turbidity and species diversity.  Students learn that every animal and plant needs a home, and together, with their peers, problem solve on how humans can help make that possible.

Common Core Standards:  WMHO supports Common Core Standards learning by creating rich learning environment where students study and observe specimen, conduct research, and participate in an exchange of ideas.

Next Generation Science Standards:

LS2.A: Interdependent Relationships in Ecosystems

LS2.C: Ecosystem Dynamics, Functioning and Resilience

ESS1.B: Developing Possible Solutions

Testimonial:

“This was an authentic learning at its best.  Students felt there was a real purpose for their research projects on this unit.  A big part of the excitement of the program was the anticipation of meeting the class in Bridgeport Connecticut on the other side of the Long Island Sound. This program allow our students to have a hands-on experience to learn about the biodiversity of the wetlands and the water quality of the sound. Thank you to all those that have made this experience possible for our students!” – Michele Miller & Doreen Barry, 6th Grade Science Teachers at Selden Middle School, Long Island

Duration: 1 hour
Levels: Customizable for K-12

Fee: For this program fee, please contact 631-751-2244 for more information. Boces Reimbursable

Location: Broadcasting live from Ernst Marine Conservation Center on West Meadow Preserve.  WMHO digital platform include (and are not limited to) Zoom, Google Classroom and MS Teams. Please let us know your digital preferences and we will work with you.

Duration: 1
Levels: Customized

Location: The Ernst Marine Conservation Center from the comfort of your own home or classroom!
Address: Trustee’s Road, Stony Brook NY 11790