Teacher In-service opportunity

We have been invited by the Lancaster Heritage Center to co-host an Act 48 teacher in-service day presentation focusing on the rich history of Lancaster's Christmases. Participants would attend a 3-hour symposium at the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum, break for lunch, then proceed to National Christmas Center for a guided tour. A hands-on activity is planned, centering on turn-of-the-century handmade Christmas decorations which can be easily replicated in the classroom.

Contact Joe Giovannetti at the Lancaster Quilt and Textile Museum for more information.


UPDATE: SPECIFIC INFORMATION

Tuesday, July 17, 2007
A Pennsylvania Christmas: The Local History of a Holiday
9:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Appropriate Audience: Educators of grades 1-12

Instructors: Jim Morrison, Curator, National Christmas Center; Joe Giovannetti, B.A.
Limit of 25 participants
Cost: FREE
Act 48 hours: 5

Locations: Yeates House Education Center; National Christmas Center, Paradise, PA

Christmas in July?! It's a great time to start planning your seasonal class visits to the Quilt & Textile Museum's second annual A Lancaster Christmas exhibit (scheduled to open November 2, 2007) and National Christmas Center in Paradise, PA. In the morning, you'll be acquainted with the QTM exhibit, learn the history of local Christmas customs and traditions from colonial times onward, and explore creative ways to integrate the local history of Christmas into your standards-based curriculum. In the afternoon, the workshop will reconvene at National Christmas Center where, following a light lunch, you will be given a guided tour of this one-of-a-kind museum by Christmas historian Jim Morrison. (Lunch will be available for purchase at National Christmas Center. Transportation to the NCC is not provided. You will be given printed directions during the morning session.)