WHS Special Event May 13- Reenactment of a Typical Day at the District #5 Schoolhouse 100 Years ago!
Mon, May 13
|East Washington District #5 Schoolhouse
Marian Baker directs third graders from the Washington Elementary School in acting out what a typical day at the District #5 School in East Washington was like one hundred years ago. An RSVP is not required to attend but allows us to send you an event reminder and any other important updates.
Time & Location
May 13, 2024, 4:00 PM – 5:30 PM
East Washington District #5 Schoolhouse, 2570 East Washington Road, Washington, NH 03280
About the Event
This Event Is Free and the Public is warmly invited to attend!
3rd Grade Students from Washington Elementary School will reenact a typical day at the East Washington District #5 Schoolhouse from 100 years ago!
This winter our own Marian Baker has been educating 3rd grade students from the Washington Elementary School about what going to school in Washington was like over 100 years ago. Students have learned about how at one time the town was divided into as many as ten districts, each with its own one room schoolhouse. Using a 3D map of the town, Marian helped the students discover based on where they lived which schoolhouse they would have attended 100 years ago, and how far they would have had to walk to get there!
As a separate part of the experience, Marian hosted a fieldtrip by the students to the historical societies' District #5 Schoolhouse, which…