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General Overview of the Program
The purpose of the program is to give students a living history experience
of attending a West Texas school, circa 1915-1925. Using period curriculum,
based on the State Superintendent of Public Instruction Biennial Report, 1916-1918, students will experience Texas and U.S. history, writing, and arithmetic
lessons tied into the historical period.
Activities take place in the restored 1920-1930 Cottonwood School Building
located at the Buffalo Gap Historic Village.
Advance reservations are required
(at least three weeks in advance). Class size is limited to 40-50 students,
based on the number of period desks in the classroom. Classes of 25 or
less may take the guided tour in the morning and spend the afternoon in
the schoolhouse. The program is available on Monday through Friday. Student
admission is $2.00 per student and $3.00 per adult escort (one free escort
admission per 10 students).
Our program starts at 10:00 A.M. The schedule is:
Kindergarten
10:00 A.M. Ring bell, greet students, explain the school rules, Pledge
of Allegiance, and morning prayer.
10:15 A.M. Printing ABCs.
10:30 A.M. Reading from pictoral primers.
10:45 A.M. Foreign language.
11:00 A.M. US history.
11:15 A.M. Texas history.
11:30 A.M. Q&A session.
12:00 Lunch/recess.
1:00 P.M. Explore the Village using a sound wand as your personal guided tour.
1st — 3rd Grades
10:00 A.M. Ring bell, greet students, explain the school rules, Pledge
of Allegiance, and morning prayer.
10:15 A.M. Writing lesson on slate tablets.
10:25 A.M. Reading from 1st — 3rd primers.
10:35 A.M. Math.
10:45 A.M. Foreign language.
10:55 A.M. Geography.
11:05 A.M. US history.
11:15 Texas history.
11:30 A session
12:00 Lunch/recess.
1:00 P.M. Explore the Village using a sound wand as your personal guided tour.
4th — 7th Grades
10:00 Ring bell, greet students, explain the school rules, Pledge of Allegiance,
and morning prayer.
10:10 A.M. Penmanship/Writing lesson on slate tablets.
10:20 A.M. Reading from 3rd and 4th primers.
10:30 A.M. Foreign language
10:40 A.M. Algebra
10:50 A.M. Geography.
11:00 A.M. US history.
11:10 Texas history.
11:20 Spell down.
11:30 Q&A session.
12:00 Lunch/recess.
1:00 P.M. Explore the Village using a sound wand as your personal guided tour.
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