The Concord Landscapes and Legacy of Henry Thoreau
FAIN: BH-261730-18
Concord Museum (Concord, MA 01742-3701)
Jayne K. Gordon (Project Director: February 2018 to November 2021)
Two one-week workshops
for 72 school teachers on the legacy of Henry David Thoreau.
The Concord Museum seeks $169,831 to conduct workshops for school teachers on the weeks of July 14-19 and July 21-26, 2019. "Living and Writing Deliberately: The Concord Landscapes and Legacy of Henry Thoreau" will immerse participants in the historic surroundings of Thoreau’s home town: natural sites that served him as both laboratory and sanctuary, places where he encountered folks whose lives would provide him with examples of both dignity and desperation, and locations of institutions that figured so prominently and provocatively in his essays. The primary focus will be how Thoreau’s ideas were shaped by his experiences, observations, reflections, and discoveries in this community a century and a half ago. Participants will visit the spots where those experiences took place, examine the process of writing employed by Thoreau, and explore the deliberate choices he made to live ethically and responsibly as part of both human society and the natural environment.
Associated Products
Lesson plans: Why Does Thoreau Matter? (Course or Curricular Material)Title: Lesson plans: Why Does Thoreau Matter?
Author: Living Deliberately Workshop Participants
Abstract: These lesson plans, created for a range of grade levels and disciplines, use as a base the observations Thoreau made, the questions he asked, and the questions that the teachers (and ultimately their students) will articulate based on their own observations. Participants will have a choice of seven major threads to follow which connect to what we believe are the most important aspects of Thoreau’s thought for young people, and to answer perhaps the most important question of all: Why does Thoreau matter?
Being Awake, Aware, and Alive
Hearing that Different Drummer
Examining Desperate and Deliberate Lives
Living in Society
Living in Nature
Practicing Simplicity
Choosing Life with Principle
Participants will develop lesson
Year: 2019
Primary URL:
https://concordmuseum.org/education/neh-landmarks-workshop/workshop-resources-from-2019/Primary URL Description: This is part of the CONCORD MUSEUM website - on the EDUCATION page.
Audience: K - 12