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Beginning in April and running through June, Historic Richmond Town is open and active for "Teacher's Choice" village tours. Trained costumed interpreters bring the buildings to life with a changing round of demonstrations and hands-on activities designed to help students experience life in earlier times. Interpretation in the buildings is designed to hit the highlights of the Social Studies curriculum from the colonial period to the late nineteenth century. Exhibits in the museum take the story into the modern era. Teachers who book an "open village" experience, receive a Curricular Guide to the Historic Buildings that outlines the connection between each building and the specific learning standards addressed in that building. They can then plan which particular buildings they wish to visit. Classes are generally divided into groups of between 10 and 15, so teachers are encouraged to bring a sufficient number of chaperones.

Metes and Bounds - Grades 3-5

Students explore mathematical concepts such as area and measurement in a concrete way, while learning history in the bargain. This new workshop teaches early methods of land surveying as children try their skills on the grounds of Historic Richmond Town. Meets Math Standards for Grades 3-5.

Saturday - February 11, 2012 1:00PM
FOCUS TOUR - African American Focus Tour

Saturday - February 11, 2012 7:30PM
Tavern Concert - Linda Russell & Companie

Saturday - February 11, 2012 9:00PM
Tavern Concert - Linda Russell & Companie (2)

Sunday - February 12, 2012 1:00PM
FOCUS TOUR - African American Focus Tour

Friday - February 17, 2012 12:00AM
Martini Master Class & Tapas Tasting

Saturday - February 18, 2012 7:30PM
Tavern Concert - Wahoo Skiffle Crazies

Saturday - February 18, 2012 9:00PM
Tavern Concert- Wahoo Skiffle Crazies (2)

Thursday - February 23, 2012 12:00AM
Martini Master Class & Tapas Tasting

Friday - February 24, 2012 12:00AM
Martini Master Class & Tapas Tasting

Saturday - February 25, 2012 7:30PM
Tavern Concert - The Johnson Girls

Saturday - February 25, 2012 9:00PM
Tavern Concert - The Johnson Girls (2)

Saturday - March 3, 2012 7:30PM
Tavern Concert - Bob Conroy & Norm Pederson

Saturday - March 3, 2012 9:00PM
Tavern Concert - Bob Conroy & Norm Pederson (2)

Saturday - March 10, 2012 7:30PM
Tavern Concert- Mara Levine & Caroline Cutroneo

Wed., February 8, 2012
After School Book Club

Thu., February 9, 2012
Story Museum

Wed., February 15, 2012
After School Book Club

Thu., February 16, 2012
Story Museum

Wed., February 22, 2012
After School Book Club

Historic Richmond Town is a joint project of the independent Staten Island Historical Society and the City of New York through the Department of Cultural Affairs, and is a member of the Historic House Trust .

Historic Richmond Town
441 Clarke Avenue
Staten Island, NY 10306
(718) 351-1611

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