CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH

1849 Gold Rush! An in-school workshop that immerces the students in the 1849 California Gold Rush Era. Teachers are in authenic dress, and conduct classes according to *Victorian* standards; children read the *Rules of Yesteryear* as a guide to student behavior.

The Gold Rush / Victorian era program is based on historical research, authentic music, songs, culture and dress.

Students also study the natural world of 1849, survival skills in the wild west, geology, the science of gold prospecting, and even knot tying for mule packs.

This Gold Rush program is also offered as a special Earth Harmony Summer School session.

Gold Rush Photo Gallery [click here!]

Gold Rush Study Guide with Activities!

(Contact us to purchase Study Guides for your school.)
First person accounts provide the excitement of the era and the historical background. Richly illustrated with color photos, period artwork and maps and many original, fun classroom activities.

ART & MUSIC - Lithographs, playbills and programs show the elegance of the era. Bonnet pattern, calligraphy exercise, and authentic miners’ song among the activities included.

DRAMA & LANGUAGE ARTS
First person accounts provide the excitement, language and style of the era. Creative writing and vocabulary activities included.

MATH & MAPS – The routes West, by ship and by land; Gold Rush menus and prices; learn gold weights and measures and identification techniques.