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Crime of the Centuries: The Weirdest Heists in History (Week-Long Camp)
Class experience
US Grade 3 - 6
In this class, we will investigate strange crimes from history, with an emphasis on understanding who committed them and why, how they were solved, and how they impacted the people around them. In the course of examining these strange crimes, we will use evidence from the scene including photographs, descriptions, & short segments of witness testimony to not only get into the minds of the people who experienced these events, but also to understand the historical context surrounding them....
This class is taught in English.
I have been an Advanced Placement World & European History teacher at a traditional high school for thirteen years, and have taught history classes on Outschool since the spring of 2020. I have a wealth of experience working with students across a wide array of age ranges and backgrounds.
This course will discuss the committing of criminal acts, including murder. However, the course will focus on the historical context surrounding the events and will avoid graphic descriptions or depictions of killing or harm.
These sources represent material used by the instructor to prepare for the course as well as potential further reading: On Giulia Tofana: Women's Lives in Medieval Europe by Emilie Amt "Aqua Tofana: slow-poisoning and husband-killing in 17th century Italy" by Mike Dash On Rasputin: A Treasury of Royal Scandals by Michael Farquhar To Kill Rasputin by Andrew Cook The Last Tsar by Edvard Radzinsky On the Gardner Heist: https://www.gardnermuseum.org/organization/theft Master Thieves: The Boston Gangsters Who Pulled Off the World's Greatest Art Heist by Stephen Kurkjian https://www.wbur.org/podcasts/lastseen On the Santa Claus Robbery: "Santa Claus Bank Robbery" by Walt F Pilcher, Texas State Historical Association. "The Night the Posse Chased Santa" by Maggie Van Ostrand Contemporary news articles on Vassilis Palaiokostas: "Industrialist's abductors nabbed". Athens News Agency. 2008-08-21. "Paleokostas repeats helicopter escape". Athens News Agency. 2009-02-22 Prison break repeat shocks Greece". BBC. 2009-02-22.
I have been a high school music teacher for nineteen years, and a high school history and English teacher for the last fifteen years. In that time, I have taught a wide variety of classes including Percussion Methods, Geography, U.S. History, AP...
Group Class
$90
for 5 classes5x per week, 1 week
50 min
Completed by 24 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-13
4-10 learners per class
Financial Assistance
Tutoring
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