Schomburg Summer Education Institute 2010

The Schomburg Center’s Summer Education Institute

BLACK HISTORY 360°: Connecting Black American History to the Global Black Experience

July 26-28, 2010 – 9 am to 3 pm

The Schomburg Education Institute will convene for 3 days to unite educators (school teachers, college faculty, and community educators) and college students with premier historians and scholars to explore the history and cultures of African Americans and African peoples throughout the Diaspora. Participants will engage in dynamic learning experiences – lectures, interactive workshops, curator talks and community walks – that are connected to the Schomburg’s current exhibitions, permanent collections, and vast digital resources.

Day 1 – Monday, July 26: Africa and the Making of the African Diaspora
Day 2 – Tuesday, July 27: Africans in Colonial New York: From New Amsterdam to Harlem
Day 3 – Wednesday, July 28: 21st Century Black: African Americans and the Black World

Topics to be explored this year will include The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and its Abolition, Africans in Early New York, Stereotypes vs. Humantypes: Images of Blacks in the 19th and 20th Centuries, The Harlem Renaissance, African Americans in American Politics, Courage: The Black New York Struggle for Quality Education, The African-American Migration Experience, Haiti: Roots and Reconstruction, Neo-African- Americans and more. Educators will gain valuable content knowledge and learn inquiry-based approaches to teaching using the Schomburg’s rich resources both on-site and on-line.

Key texts and curriculum materials will be provided daily including primary and secondary resources, exhibition guides, bibliographies and sample activities.

Fees: $125 per day, or $300 for 3 days.
Registration Deadline: July 12.
Registration: Click here to download the flyer and registration form.
Additional Info: Email schomburged@nypl.org or call (212) 491-2234.