Walking through history in Boston
A 7th-grade class from Conant Middle School in Boston visited the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum and other historic Revolutionary War sites in Boston, thanks to a grant from the American Battlefield Trust's History Field Trip Grant Program.
Conant Middle School Social Studies teacher Dawn Cournoyer and her 7th-grade classroom recently visited the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum and other Revolutionary War sites in Boston.
The trip, funded by the American Battlefield Trust’s History Field Trip Grant Program, provided students with a hands-on history learning opportunity. Grants are awarded based on a competitive national application process.
“When we are able to take students into Boston to the heart of the 1770s they are able to see what they are learning in the classroom. It brings the lessons to life for them,” said Cournoyer.
She said students like seeing the Old State House nestled among the modern buildings of Boston and walking the cobblestone streets in the North End to the Old North Church, which played a significant part in Paul Revere’s ride.
“Seeing where the lanterns were hung to signal the movement of the British soldiers is always a highlight,” she said.
The History Field Trip Grant Program funding helps K-12 teachers plan trips to Civil War, War of 1812, or Revolutionary War battlefields and related historic sites.
“These kids get a chance to go to where history was made, where our country was created and defined,” said Trust President David Duncan.
Cournoyer plans to use the Boston Tea Party Ship and Museum and the Boston Massacre site as an outdoor classroom to give her students a meaningful experience.