A New Era at the Old Stone House! New plans for early education A - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

A New Era at the Old Stone House!  New plans for early education  A celebration of Alexander Twilight the man  Historic Recreation Trail  How the OSH is becoming ESSENTIAL to our communities

New Plans for Early Education  What better place to educate Orleans County youth than the OSH?  A vast repository of local and regional history  60 acres of pastoral VT landscape and 7 historic buildings  Curricular materials that relate to all subjects and age groups  New initiatives already evolving like Kids’ Fridays during the summer

New Plans for Early Education cont... So what’s next?  As a part of the project, the Eaton House will be We are currently writing  restored lovingly into a grants and fundraise to fully-equipped education create a Hands-on-History center for the OSH! Center. The Center will provide  local preschools and childcare providers a place to bring their charges to have fun the old-fashioned way! Rotating hands-on  exhibits, a classroom space and curriculum created and implemented by an early education teacher

A Celebration of Alexander Twilight, the Man  Alexander Twilight was a phenomenal person  An educational and community leader of mixed race through the decades leading up to the Civil War  ALT was the first person of color to graduate from a US college (Middlebury)  He was a legislator in the VT Statehouse

A Celebration of Alexander Twilight, cont …  He taught both young women and men at the Brownington Academy  Over his career, ALT taught nearly 2,500 students  We are working to celebrate this amazing man’s story  ALT Day will be a statewide day of recognition by the summer of 2020

Historic Recreation Trail In an effort to showcase and better use our magnificent campus, we are raising  money to establish a Historic Recreation Trail around our 60 acres of hills, fields and forests The trail will be multi-use and open to all  Interpretive signs of historic significance will dot the length of the 3/4 – mile trail  The future potential of this project is endless! From installing rotating interpretive  landscape art along the trail, to utilizing it as another place-based education tool

Becoming ESSENTIAL to our Communities What matters to me as the Executive Director? Resilient and vibrant  communities for our children “Third places” -  Community hubs where people meet, enjoy life and LEARN Improving the quality  of life for Orleans County residents through education, o Instilling in people a healthy preservation and inspiration and proud sense of place

What do we need to make it all happen?  We have great dreams for our organization and our communities  We need financial support make our dreams come true!  In-kind work and expertise is always welcomed  We need the word spread  We need community and organization support and involvement

Ways to Get Involved  Become a member!  Become a donor!  Become a volunteer and join a rewarding community  Become an advocate. Let people know about all the great things happening at the OSH  Become a board member, especially if you have legal experience, experience in finance, and are willing to fundraise