Learning Labs

(Award-Winning!) Cincinnati 28//PDF

(This program is appropriate for grades 4-12.)

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Cincinnati 28 is an interdisciplinary drama experience about the true story of twenty-eight slaves that fled from Virginia plantations, crossed the Ohio River at Lawrenceburg, Indiana from Kentucky.  They continued their adventurous escape through Cincinnati on the road to freedom. Through the dialogue of the professional cast the audience will learn the dangers awaiting a runaway slave, the life of a slave, the pain of separation from family and friends, and the courageous roles of the conductors and stationmasters of the Underground Railroad.

Major research has discovered that there are many forms of learning styles from which people can discover and understand themselves and the world. It is the goal of the play Cincinnati 28 to interweave these styles and engage the audience in an interdisciplinary experience that promotes personalized learning and reinforces proficiency goals. The drama was created to enable participants to connect their own emotions to those enslaved as well as to investigate the themes of courage, dialogue, reflection and change.

Applies to state standards for Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Accommodates up to 300 students, chaperones and teachers per show.

Chaperones

One adult chaperone is required for every 5 students Grades 4-5 and every 10 students Grades 6-12. 

Costs

The Cincinnati 28 drama is 45-60 minutes long and appropriate for Grades 4-12. Cost is $6 per person. Add a visit to one museum or OMNIMAX film for $9.25.

Save the date!

Next years performances are scheduled for February 11, 12, 13, 18, 19 and 20 at 10 a.m. and noon.  Reservations are required. Call (513) 287-7021 for more information.

NEW! Lewis & Clark Meet the Press//PDF

(This program is appropriate for grades 3-12.)

Let your class experience history first-hand in a theatrical blending of past and present as your students become “The Press” and have the opportunity to ”interview” Lewis and Clark of the Corps of Discovery. Through two back-to-back press conferences, your students will learn what sparked the desire to set about on this famous expedition, the preparations that were made for the journey and what President Jefferson hoped would be discovered on a passage westward. The two explorers relate tales of adventure as well as the unusual discoveries they made along the way. Join us at Cincinnati Museum Center for an hour-long Large Capacity Learning Lab as the cast portraying these two great explorers share their expectations, discoveries, mishaps and triumphs of The Great Journey West.

This experience is paired with the hour-long OMNIMAX film, Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West where participants will be surrounded by a five-story, 72-foot-diameter, domed screen making them feel as if they are part of the great expedition westward with Lewis and Clark.

Major research has discovered that there are many forms of learning styles from which people can discover and understand themselves and the world. It is the goal of the play Lewis & Clark Meet the Press to interweave these styles and engage the audience in a participatory educational experience that promotes personalized learning and reinforces proficiency goals.

Applies to state standards for Ohio, Kentucky and Indiana.

Accommodates up to 245 students, chaperones and teachers per show.

Chaperones

One adult chaperone is required for every 5 students in grades 3-5 and every 10 students grades 6-8.

Costs

Cost is $9.50 per person.  Price includes ticket for “Lewis & Clark Meet the Press” and to the OMNIMAX film, Lewis & Clark: Great Journey West.

Show Times

The Lewis & Clark Meet the Press experience will last approximately 2 hours with reservations starting at the top of any hour between 9 a.m. and noon. Subject to change, call to confirm.

Save the date!

Next years performances are scheduled for April 22, 23, 24, 29, 30 and May 1, 2009 at 9 a.m. and noon.  Reservations are required. Call (513) 287-7021 for more information.