From the desk of Jan Hommel, Museum Director: The following historic proclamation was issued by George Washington during his first year as President of the United States. President Washington proclaims Thursday, the 26th of November, 1789, a day of “public thanksgiving and prayer” devoted to “the service of that great and glorious Being who is […]
Mrs. Gibson’s fifth graders took a tour of the American Freedom Museum this week. Mrs. Bynum led the students through a lesson on the 13 original colonies. We also discussed the seven American presidents who served during the Revolution. Learning with hands on activities in our awesome museum is a wonderful opportunity for all Brook […]
How do you keep student’s interested in exponents? Go to the museum and answer the ancient question: How many rats were in one of the trenches at the end of World War I? Mrs. McEuen brought her College Algebra classes to the museum to introduce the importance of exponents. After a brief introduction to WWI […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: Arden Melvin Erickson’s Coast Guard uniform has found its home in the American Freedom Museum. Mr. Erickson enlisted in the United States Coast Guard at the age of 19 on February 7, 1942 and was honorably discharged on February 9, 1946. During World War II, […]
8th grade humanities learned the meaning of the Declaration of Independence when they visited the American Freedom Museum this week. Student even rewrote the document in their own words as an exercise to help them understand it more fully.
The sixth grade Spanish classes went to the museum this week. Mrs. Bynum spoke to them in Spanish & English. The teams of three went to specific galleries in the museum to look for the items on the “I Spy” list of colors and numbers. Students found many different flags, modes of transportation used during […]
Kirk stayed the next morning after Founder’s Day to tour the American Freedom Museum with Mr. Dement and speak to our middle and upper school students at chapel. Kirk challenged our students with the message of the gospel and encouraged them to continue striving for godliness.
We had an awesome time welcoming the Wounded Warriors to our the museum today! We are so thankful for the sacrifice of these brave men in the service of our country and for our freedom!
From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: Life, Liberty, Freedom and Prosperity Constitution Day commemorates the formation and signing of the U.S. Constitution by thirty-nine brave men, recognizing all individuals who are born in the U.S. or by naturalization, have become citizens. On September 17, 1787, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention […]
The saying “a picture is worth a thousand words” is evident in the faces of Mrs. Gibson’s 5th grade students as they watched a video at The American Freedom Museum of the two World Trade Center towers being attacked on September 11, 2001, by terrorists. Through the lesson presented by Mrs. Bynum, the students, who […]
Mrs. Wallace brought her 8th grade science classes to the museum this week to put History Under The Microscope! Using the 5 steps in the Scientific Method they had learned in class, students combed the museum looking for a good question to explore. They came up with great problems to hypothesize! For example: Which weapon […]
From the desk of Jan Hommel, American Freedom Museum Director: At 8:45 a.m. on this day in 2001, an American Airlines Boeing 767 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact left a gaping, burning hole near the 80th floor of the 110 – story skyscraper, instantly […]