Using a mix of discussion, photos, and lectures, I will take students through some of the most interesting ancient civilizations around the world.  New museum engagement techniques will be used to help students engage with the material themselves, and hopefully engage with other museum materials in the future!  We will begin our discussion of each artefact with a 5-minute individual brainstorm and drawing session with guiding questions.  Then, we will discuss our thoughts and opinions,  and I will give students the full background of the piece.  We will cover, at a minimum, approximately 7 artefacts/paintings for each culture.  All remaining time will be used to survey a few other interesting ancient pieces of my choosing!  Students are encouraged to draw artefacts they see during the session - especially if they would like to discuss them with a parent afterward.

This is a SKILL building class.  Your student will be exposed to cultures and artifacts from around the world, but this is primarily to work on their skills in analyzing artefacts and objects with which they are unfamiliar.  It is an introduction to different ancient cultures, but an artefact-centered one.

Topic 1: Ancient Near East
Topic 2: Asian Civilizations
Topic 3: Early Global Trading (trade routes, shipwrecks, etc.)
Topic 4: Ancient Americas
Topic 5: Ancient Mediterranean (Will include Egypt!)