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2008-2009 Programs

"Classics Day, 2008"  Friday, October 24, 2008

A day of lectures, discussion and a competition for students studying Latin 3 and 4

                       (Classics Day Program Flyer - pdf format)    

     

"Mediating Presidential Politics"   Tuesday, October 28, 2008

            A  morning program for high school students and their teachers

                         (Program Flier - pdf format)

      Humanities in the Schools Day  
                  “Carpe Futura: Visions  of the Future…”

                   Friday, December 12, 2008

                 A  morning program for high school students and teachers

                            (Program Flier -pdf format)

     “Teaching Mythology:  Beyond the Basics”    Thursday, February 5, 2009

                      A  Workshop for High School and Middle School Teachers

                              Program Flier-pdf format

                 "World Cultures Day, 2009: Gender Roles in a Global Context"

                  Friday, March 27, 2009

A  morning program for high school students and their teachers, and middle school teachers
               
             Program flier - pdf format

      "Houses and Concepts of Home: Place and Belonging in a Global World"

 A lecture series sponsored by The Center for Heritage and Archaeological Studies and The Institute for the Humanities 
Montclair State University

This program was made possible by a grant from the New Jersey Council for the Humanities, a state partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities.

                                                              pdf schedule of events

2007  -2008 Programs

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The American Revelation for Social Studies Teachers:
Concepts, Themes, Collaborations

          Friday, February 29, 2008           9:00 AM—12:00 Noon

         A half-day workshop for Middle School & High School Teachers
         (program description-pdf format)

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Classics Day, 2007
(program description-pdf format)

October 25, 2007             9:00 AM to 1:30 PM 
   

A morning of  lectures, discussions and competition for
high school students who are studying Latin

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Humanities in the Schools Day
"The Power of Laughter: The Satirical Spirit"

Thursday, December 6,  2007             9:00 AM to 12:30 PM

A morning of lectures & discussion for high school students & teachers
(program description-pdf format)

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"Troy, Aeneas and Odysseus Revisited: 
Classics in the Middle School Curriculum"


Friday, December 14,  2007               9:00 AM to 1:30 PM

A Program for Teachers, On the Montclair State Campus

(program description
-  pdf format)

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"Hidden Women: Rethinking Bodies and Gender"

Friday, March 28, 2008          9:00 AM―12:00 Noon

A Program for Teachers, On the Montclair State Campus
 
sponsored by
The Institute for the Humanities and The Women's Studies Program
(complete program description - pdf format)

 

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World Cultures Day
"All the World's A Web: The Impact of Globalization on World Cultures"

Thursday, April 3, 2008          9:00 AM―12:30 PM

A Morning of Lectures & Discussion for
High School Students & Teachers
and Middle School Teachers (unaccompanied by students)
(Complete program description - pdf format)


 

2006 -2007 Programs

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Sports in America: A Humanities Perspective  (PDF File)
 
A series of FREE programs  for high school students, teachers and the general public

  • Sports Journalism    Thursday, September 28, 2006

  • Sports and American Culture   Thursday, October 26,2006

  • Sports and Ethics   Thursday, November 30, 2006

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Classics Day  (PDF File)   Thursday, October 19, 2006
A conference and competition for high school students who have completed Latin three & four

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Troy and the Trojan War: Incorporating the Classics into the Middle School Curriculum (PDF File)    Friday, December 1, 2006
A workshop for middle school teachers  (Registration deadline extended to Nov. 27)

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Humanities in the Schools Day (PDF) Thursday, December 7,2006
A conference for high school students and teachers

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Recovering Black History   (PDF)  Thursday, February 8, 2007
A workshop for teachers 

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Not Your Mother's Feminism: Breaking Open Women's Studies for the 21st Century (PDF)    Thursday, March 8, 2007
A workshop for teachers

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World Cultures Day                                                                                                  "Windows on Asia: Poetic Perspectives" (PDF) Thursday, March 22, 2007
A conference for high school students and teachers   

 


 

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