10. Education: Reaching Out to Schools

Hopewell Culture National Historical Park is developing a curriculum guide on the Hopewell culture, archeology and the importance of archeological resources for use in the fourth, fifth and sixth grades. It is being developed with assistance from local teachers and curriculum coordinators. The work is challenging because the guide is being designed to complement the fourth and sixth grade proficiency tests. If you are interested in reviewing materials for the guide, please contact Rebecca Jones at (614) 774-1126.

The park has received two grants, one from the Mead Fine Paper Division and the other from the National Park Foundation, to fund the printing of the curriculum guide, as well as provide staff support during the development stages. Additional funds have been made available to assist local schools in providing buses to visit the park. Planning has begun for National Park Week when a series of activities and programs on archeology and the Hopewell culture will be scheduled for area school children from May 22-26, 1995.