St. Croix Youth Archaeology Field School

Summary

This is an abstract from the session entitled "“Folkeliv” and Black Folks’ Lives: Archaeology, History, and Contemporary Black Atlantic Communities", at the 2023 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.

Archaeology programs make a difference in how citizens perceive their cultural heritage and science. Archaeology in the Community, in partnership with SBA has been facilitating a youth field school in St. Croix, USVI. This project has operated for 5 years with the intend of inspiring new generations of Crucian youth to explore the many fields of archaeological study.  Education programs, which introduce students to archaeology through an informal education model, tend to capture the attention and the interest of students. This approach rests upon the idea that when presented with intriguing, hands-on, multi-sensory experiences, youth engage deeply, asking their own questions, making their own connections, becoming intrinsically motivated explorers. The authors of this paper both teacher and student will explore the impact this program has had on Crucian youth and future implications of archaeology youth field schools.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• “Folkeliv” and Black Folks’ Lives: Archaeology, History, and Contemporary Black Atlantic Communities   •
• Society for Historical Archaeology 2023

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