The Freedom Trail Scholars program had students interact with presentations of the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere's midnight ride and the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Thomas M. Balliet Elementary School pupils, from left, Lauren Zambrana, 8, Ryann Anderson, 9, Matthew Scaife, 9, Immanuel Davey, 9, and Dalialah Frisch, 9, play British soldiers in a reenactment of the Boston Massacre during the Freedom Trail Scholars program.
SPRINGFIELD - The American Revolution came to life for third-, fourth- and fifth-grade students at Thomas M. Balliet Elementary School recently with a visit from the Freedom Trail Scholars.
Presented by the Massachusetts Teachers Association in partnership with the Freedom Trail Foundation, the program takes our nation's history and fight for freedom to the classroom.
The program consisted of two actors who took on multiple roles to bring the major events of the American Revolution in Boston to life. The program incorporated students into the program, letting them interact with the performers, read portions of important documents and declarations, and react to the historic events.
Presentations included the Boston Massacre, the Boston Tea Party, and Paul Revere's midnight ride.
In recreating the Battle of Bunker Hill, students participated in the events of that fateful day by taking on the battling roles of both British soldiers and Bostonian colonists.
Designed to match Massachusetts curriculum standards, it is an effective and fun way to help students learn and remember our history.
Additional support comes from John Hancock Financial and the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.