Underground Railroad Teaching Partnership of Long Island

The Underground Railroad Teaching Partnership offer a selection of workshops and lectures designed to incorporate historical information through the use of interest based instruction, responsive environments, and strategies that allow for learner variance. If you are interested in one of our services, call at the number below, or send us an Email.

Workshop/lecture for Community Organizations, Public Schools

The history of slavery, the abolitionist movement and the story of earliest efforts of the Long Island Quakers to assist runaways to safety comes alive with a visual presentation of the stories of the Underground Railroad on Long Island. The lecture identifies landmarks on Long Island and is designed to interest audiences of all all ages. Cost TBD

Outcomes

To promote the development of a humane and informed citizenry;

To help teachers and students to ask essential questions so that they can make connections between historical and moral choices they confront in their own lives.

Professional Development

Professional training for interested schools:

Three day workshop for a total of 6 hours.
This is designed to assist teachers in making historic connections to Long Island's early history of African-Americans and the Underground Railroad. Teachers will work with original documents such as letters, runaway slave ads, map census, diary entries and slave narratives. Cost based on size of the group.

Five day workshop for a total of 10 hours.
This is designed to assist teachers in making historic connections to Long Island's early history of African-Americans and the Underground Railroad. Teachers will work with original documents such as letters, runaway slave ads, maps census, diary entries and slave narratives. Teachers will travel to sites of the Underground Railroad. Teachers will explore the use of essential questioning as a means to stimulate student thinking about the reasons for the content, leading to a deeper understanding of ts import. Teachers will design curriculum based on their learning experiences. Cost based on the size of the group.