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Seventh Street Challenge: President Lincoln's Commute
President Lincoln's Cottage
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Trace President Lincoln's commute home from the White House to the Cottage and participate in thematic scavenger hunt challenges in your own home along the way!
Class experience
President Abraham Lincoln used his daily commute through the heart of Civil War Washington as an opportunity to reflect on the challenges of his presidency and to learn from those he encountered along the way, from people escaping slavery to the poet Walt Whitman. In the Seventh Street Challenge, students trace Lincoln’s route from the White House, up the 7th Street Turnpike, and home to the Cottage – participating in scavenger-hunt-style challenges to find thematic objects within their own...
President Lincoln's Cottage has been open to the public since 2008, and we daily facilitate conversations with visitors of all ages about the history of the Civil War and slavery. Our museum educators, many of whom have masters degrees in related fields, undergo up to 8 weeks of training in content and pedagogy.
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
This program will discuss race and slavery during the Civil War. It will also ask students to identify their own priorities for civic engagement.
If you'd like to get started on the material before the class, check out our video about Lincoln's commute here: https://youtu.be/SrtJEQr84Fo
President Lincoln's Cottage
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(2)
President Lincoln’s Cottage is a historic site and museum located on a 250 acre campus in Northwest Washington, D.C. Here Abraham Lincoln made some of his most nation-changing decisions and developed the Emancipation Proclamation. Each day, we see...
Group Class
$10
per classMeets once
50 min
Completed by 5 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 8-12
3-12 learners per class
