PROJECT:LUCID "Slavery in America & The Struggle For Freedom"

This 2009-2012 Project:LUCID grant will focus on Slavery and The Struggle For Freedom. We’ll be building literacy and technology skills while we explore this very important aspect of American history and discover Visual Art connections.

2011-2012 Face-to-Face Visits

Field trip #1- The Yale University Art Gallery and The Yale Center for British Art, Yale University-New Haven CT

Field trip #2- Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT to hear Fortune's Story and to learn about 18/19th century Waterbury.

Field trip #3- Mark Twain House and Harriet Beecher Stowe to learn about "Stowe & Twain: Effecting Social Change."  

Field trip #4- LRMS visits Highcrest to learn about "Dave The Slave Potter" and create clay plates that will express our own thoughts on Freedom. 

Field trip #5- Highcrest visits LRMS to write our verses on our clay plates with various underglaze and glazes.

Field trip #6- Project LUCID takes a Walking Tour of Hartford as a group

2010-2011 Face-to-Face Visits

Field Trip # 1: The Yale University Art Gallery and The Yale Center for British Art at Yale University, New Haven, CT "The Slave Trade & Exploring West AFrican Culture through Art." (February 2011)

Field Trip # 2: Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT " Fortune's Story & Slavery in Waterbury" (April 4, 2011)

Field Trip # 3: LRMS visit to Partner School at Highcrest School to learn about "Dave The Slave Potter" and create clay plates that will express our own thoughts on Freedom. (April 13th)

Field Trip # 4: Highcrest School visit to partner school at LRMS to write our verses on our clay plates with various underglaze and glazes. (May 2011)

Field Trip # 5: Project LUCID Group Field Trip- 'The Magic Lantern Show' Orange CT.

2009-2010 Face-to-Face Visits

Field Trip # 1: The Mark Twain/Harriet Beecher Stowe House in Hartford, CT, "Mark Twain's Memories of Slavery & Uncle Tom's Cabin" (October 2009)
Field Trip # 2: The Webb/Silas Deene House in Wethersfield, CT, "Slavery in Wethersfield" (November 2009)
Field Trip # 3: The Yale University Art Gallery and The British Museum of Art at Yale University, New Haven, CT " The Slave Trade & Exploring West African Culture Through Art" (January 2010)
Field Trip # 4: The Connecticut Historical Society in Hartford, CT ' Slavery in Connecticut & The Amistad Incident" (March 2010)
Field Trip # 5: Mattatuck Museum in Waterbury, CT " Fortune's Story & Slavery in Waterbury" (April 2010)
Field Trip # 6 A Day with CT Author Patricia Reilly Giff At Lighthouse Park in New Haven (June 2, 2010)