Was George Washington a Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin? 

In this class we will examine Americans from different periods in history that have had an important impact on our lives today. We will compare their character traits to the character traits commonly associated with each house at Hogwarts from Harry Potter. It is not necessary for the students to have previous Harry Potter knowledge for this class, we will review each of the houses during the class. The main focus of this class is the history and character analysis. 

In each class we will look at two famous Americans and have a discussion about why they are important to our history. Students will begin class by sharing what they already know about the two people. We will discuss the important things that each person accomplished in their life and why they are considered important to American history.

Students will then analyze the actions and accomplishments of each person. We will talk about the different character traits that might be driving the actions exhibited by these people. Students will be encouraged to think about the positive and negative character traits that may be associated with different actions.

Finally, we will look at the four Hogwarts houses and the character traits commonly associated with each house. Students will discuss why they think the figures that we examine belong in a certain house. Students will be guided to use the facts learned in class to form their own opinions about which house the sorting hat would place each person in. There are no right or wrong answers! 

Before we leave class for the day students will have the opportunity to vote for the house they think each person belongs in. The sorting hat will sort our famous American into a house based on the student votes!

This is the summer camp version of the History Sort class! Each summer camp section is one week long and will analyze 10 historical figures throughout our 5 meetings. Check out the schedule below to see who we are analyzing during each section. Sign up for a week with the people you are most interested in or feel free to join more than one week of camp!

Week of July 19th- George Washington, Benedict Arnold, Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, Lewis and Clark, Sacagawea, Daniel Boone, Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass
Week of July 26th- Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, George Washington Carver, The Wright Brothers, Amelia Earhart, Charles Lindberg, Walt Disney, Milton Hershey
Week of August 2nd- Franklin Roosevelt, Eleanor Roosevelt, Martin Luther King Jr, Rosa Parks, Grace Hopper, Katherine Johnson, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin, John Glenn, Sally Ride