EDUCATION
The dig at Cinnamon Bay is open to all
local area school classes as both an in class and field
class experience. The hope is that by bringing the dig
into the classroom as well as offering a day to dig the
students of the Virgin Islands will develop a more
connected relationship with the cultural heritage of the
islands and the park. Over 12 local schools have taken
advantage of this opportunity sending about 25 different
classes to the dig. Numbers of children who have become
archaeologists for a day total more than 700 hundred.
The children first learn about the dig
in the classroom with a brief introduction, which
includes hands on learning about archaeology through a
show-and-tell forum and a question and answer session.
Some groups have had the opportunity to make clay
replicas of the zemis found at the site. This makes the
project indeed, for the people, by the people.
For Elementary and Junior High levels.
Recommended sites for
additional resource material:
www.flmnh.ufl.edu/anthro/envarch/
