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Elementary Schools Celebrate Black History Month with ‘Living’ Wax Museum
Elementary Schools Celebrate Black History Month with ‘Living’ Wax Museum To culminate the celebration of Black History Month, students throughout the district’s elementary school buildings participated in a ‘living’ wax museum on Friday, March 7th. The project celebrated influential African-American figures and involved several phases. The first phase involved students selecting a notable historical or present-day African-American figure and performing research on their lives and important accomplishments. This provided teachers the opportunity to instruct students on how to effectively research a topic, including the proper way to cite sources of information. Students also utilized technology to conduct their research. The next phase involved creating an engaging and informative tri-fold poster display, which included the person’s name, photos and important information about their lives.

For the final phase of the project, students participated in a ‘living’ wax museum, by portraying their selected African-American figure through the use of costumes and props. As parents and family members entered the gym, students remained silent and in a frozen position. However, once the “Push Play” button was pressed on the front of their costume, the student “sprang to life” and began to give a brief oral presentation about their figure’s life and accomplishments. During the presentation, each student’s poster was prominently displayed behind them as well. Congratulations to all participating students on a job well done!