6th Grade Trip
| Throughout
the year, sixth graders study South Carolina history. On their
annual trip to the SC Lowcountry, students learn about coastal
ecology that has shaped this unique and scenic region of the state,
traveling by ferry through the Cape Romain National Wildlife Refuge
to Bull Island and visiting Sewee Environmental Education Center.
The students learn about Lowcountry culture and life before the
Civil War on their visit to Hobcaw Barony near Georgetown, and
they search for artifacts in Friendfield Village -- one of several
slave villages at Hobcaw. Sixth graders also tour Hampton Plantation,
the boyhood home of Lowcountry writer and poet Archibald Rutledge,
whose stories they have enjoyed reading in the sixth grade humanities
class. A troupe of African dancers and drummers share their talent
interactively with the group, and a native basket weaver teaches
students how to craft traditional sweetgrass baskets, helping the
boys and girls to understand the historic significance that art
and dance continue to play in the rich culture of the Lowcountry. |
Click on a picture below to see a larger picture.
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