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Fort William Henry Museum
Fort Field Trip
Bring history to life for your students with an unforgettable field trip to Fort William Henry Museum in Lake George, NY.
Your students will step back in time as they explore a real 18th-century military fort and learn about the pivotal role it played during the French and Indian War. Our expert fort interpreters, dressed in period uniforms, will engage students with captivating stories and interactive demonstrations, making history both exciting and accessible. Through immersive storytelling, they’ll highlight how the events at Fort William Henry contributed to the eventual defeat of the French in North America, and how this conflict set the stage for the American Revolution.
What to expect during your visit:
Interactive Learning: Fort interpreters will link the events of the French and Indian War to the larger context of American history, showing students how the outcomes of this conflict directly influenced the colonies’ path toward independence.
Live Demonstrations: Students will witness the dramatic loading and firing of a musket and cannon, giving them a powerful glimpse into 18th-century warfare and the skills soldiers needed to survive.
Explore the Museum and Exhibits: After the demonstrations, students can wander through the fort’s museum buildings, where they’ll encounter exhibits filled with fascinating artifacts that tell the story of life at this remote outpost. From soldiers’ daily routines to the strategies that shaped battles, these displays offer a comprehensive look at military life on the frontier.
Learn About Native American History: In addition to military history, students will explore the rich cultural heritage of the Native American peoples who lived in the region long before European settlement. Exhibits featuring artifacts, tools, and artwork provide a deeper understanding of their way of life and their role in the conflict between European powers.
Scavenger Hunt: To enhance their experience, students will receive a scavenger hunt sheet that encourages them to find key information and artifacts throughout the fort. This fun and educational activity ensures that they stay engaged and curious as they explore.
This field trip to Fort William Henry provides a unique opportunity for students to experience history firsthand, fostering a deeper understanding of the events that shaped the early American colonies. Combining live demonstrations, immersive storytelling, and hands-on learning, this trip is designed to inspire curiosity and a love of history in students of all ages.
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Digilangua is a digital platform for readers (short novels) written in accessible language expressly for language learners. We currently have an actively growing library of more than 170 books in five different languages: English, German, Italian, French and Spanish, the majority of which also have audio to accompany the ebooks. Founded by two world language teachers and authors of comprehensible novels, the LMS-similar site boasts access for up to 180 students per teacher login, the ability for teachers to monitor student reading progress, create auto-graded comprehension questions, select the books available to different classes, as well as create assignments for students, all within the platform.
At Mindful Yoga With Liz, we bring the benefits of yoga and mindfulness directly into schools, helping children of all ages build focus, confidence, and emotional resilience. Through playful movement, breathwork, and guided relaxation, students learn tools to manage stress, regulate their emotions, and cultivate kindness toward themselves and others.
Our programs are age-appropriate and engaging, combining storytelling, games, and interactive activities to make learning fun while supporting social-emotional growth. Teachers also benefit by learning strategies to manage classroom energy, foster a calm environment, and support students’ well-being—helping the whole school community thrive.
Move 2B Moved LLC provides engaging movement education, dance enrichment, performance coaching, and creative arts programming for K–12 students and school communities. Programs use purposeful movement, dance, mindfulness, and creative expression to support confidence, communication, creativity, body awareness, social-emotional development, and connection.
Services include dance and creative movement workshops, school enrichment programs, artist residencies, choreography and performance preparation, movement and performance coaching, mindful movement experiences, and customized programming designed around a school's specific goals.
Move 2B Moved creates inclusive, supportive learning environments where students of varying abilities and movement experience can participate, explore, create, and express themselves.
Programs are available as single workshops, multi-week enrichment programs, residencies, performance projects, and customized school partnerships.
**Purpose • Intention • Connection**
New York Times bestselling author of middle grade and young adult author of over 40 books, Jen Calonita offers both large and small group author assemblies and writing workshops that focus sparking creativity in children. Using popular fairy tales, Jen offers both a "Twisting Tales" workshop for younger and older grades as well as an editing workshop for older students. Her assemblies focus on how she went from a reluctant reader to a writer and how students can turn their own ideas into story magic.
Jennifer Islas has been a licensed Zumba Fitness Instructor since 2009. She has provided classes at many local schools and libraries for both students and teachers.
Jennifer is a former educator as well and has worked with children from age 3-18 years as a Speech and Language Therapist.
Her classes are high energy, interact, fun and easy to follow!
The Collaborative School of the Arts gives students the opportunity to witness world-class dance, theatre, music, and film. Students experience live professional theatre while learning curriculum at the same time on our MainStage. Curriculum guides are available to reinforce key concepts before and after the field trip.
The tradition of sugar painting in China can be traced back to the Ming Dynasty, where noble families would mold small animals out of sugar for religious rituals. Over time, sugar painting gained popularity and techniques evolved. It eventually merged with other art forms like shadow theater and paper cutting, which also focus on two-dimensional shapes. As sugar painting became more widespread, artists learned to create increasingly complex shapes and designs.
Hui liu from New York is guaranteed to bring an authentic taste of China to your event - literally! An expert in this Chinese folk art, our sugar painting specialist keeps tradition alive by offering guests at your event a sweet treat.
Sugar painting may have originated during the Ming dynasty when small animals made of sugar were created in molds for religious rituals. A specialist in this Chinese folk art, this Chinese sugar painter can create a wide range of patterns and figures at your event right before your guests' eyes.
When completed, a thin wooden stick, used to hold the figure, is attached in two or more places with more sugar. An entertainment option loved by children, these delicious sugar figures will get kids queuing up throughout your event!
Mainly focused on animals, our Chinese sugar painter can create delicious food sculptors of any of the 12 existing Chinese sings according to your birth year. He can also produce other forms and shapes based on any image of even brand logos!
Not only a treat for the eyes, this tasty Chinese tradition will also leave your tongue suitably impressed. Especially loved by kids and people with a sweet tooth, this Chinese folk art is guaranteed to be an instant hit at your party and leave guests delicious memories!
Especially suitable for Chinese New Year’s celebrations and festivals, our Chinese sugar painter is also perfect for street celebrations, shopping malls, children’s parties and cultural and corporate events, etc.
If you’re interested in booking this Sugar Painter from China, then contact us today and make an enquiry. Our dedicated team of Entertainment Experts will be delighted to provide further details on this Chinese folk art as an entertainment option and guide you through the booking process.
High-energy 45-minute assembly programs about bullying-prevention, character education, reading, and science. Who knew LEARNING could be this much FUN?!
Programs present the fascinating story of the Shakers, beginning with their arrival to our site in Albany in 1776, under the leadership of a woman named Mother Ann Lee. We follow their impact on local and national history and material culture. Daily life in this community was deeply impacted by the introduction of the nearby Erie Canal which fueled its transformation from an agricultural community to a community that was both agricultural and industrial. The Shakers lived as hard working and mindful innovators. They were strict pacifists who sought religious freedom and relinquished private property within their communities, and embraced human equality regardless of gender or race. Today, the Shakers are probably best known for their human-centered architecture and furniture design. It’s simple, functional, and beautiful. It's easy to get lost in the aesthetic qualities of Shaker objects, so a big part of what we do is bring attention to the human side of these objects, and how they are reflective of Shaker values. Students can learn to weave on a loom, and other hands-on activities are possible.
How to Live Mentally Well and Crush it During Difficult Times
In this session, based, in part, on stories from his i’Mpossible Project book series, author and youth mental health specialist, Josh Rivedal talks about his school days in a format that’s visceral and creates an emotional connection between students and the powerful message that it’s okay to talk about mental health and that it’s possible to live mentally well during difficult times. Josh will cover: what mental health is and is not, coping skills, what depression and anxiety is and how we can cope with either or both, how to reframe failure, how to help oneself or a friend if in a mental health breakdown, and finding and cultivating hope during difficult times.