Third Graders Journey to Goodwill Plantation
| On April 16, the third grade classes traveled to Goodwill Plantation east of Columbia for a day of outdoor field study. Goodwill Plantation was formerly owned by SC Gov. Duncan Clinch Heyward (1903-1907). Accompanied by teachers and parents and led by environmental expert Yancey McLeod, the third graders continued their year-long study of SC History, exploring Goodwill Plantation to learn about Native Americans and life during the Civil War. Students learned that, during Heyward's era, Goodwill was a working plantation. They took part in discussions held in original slave cabins. They heard talks about daily life on a plantation and learned about the importance of spirituals to African Americans during the Civil War. In addition, students studied Native American history and tried their hands at grinding corn Indian style. The afternoon also included an archeological dig. The third graders excavated artifacts and found an astonishing array of arrowheads, pottery, and other historical items. The day ended with a tour of a millpond area. Students saw slave-made canals that were used to flood rice fields and took a walk out onto the mile-long dam that was built with slave labor. |
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