To celebrate Disability Awareness Month, Wed., Oct. 31st, we watched a short video about and ADA and related topics and Sarah Goslee will led an American Sign Language session for us.
To celebrate Native American Heritage we had a potluck meal and watch a video “Origins of the Clovis People” which can be found here: http://www.history.com/topics/native-american-cultures/videos
To celebrate Black History Month, we held two different activities. We watched the movie ‘Redtails’ about the Tuskegee Airmen on Feb. 12th and Feb. 13th from 11:00 am until noon. Then, on Tuesday, Feb. 19th, at 11:00 am, we watched videos of inaugural poets reading their works, followed by a series of short videos on African Americans in the US military.
Robert Frost: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i_Ajyek2YA&feature=player_embedded
Maya Angelou: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDtw62Ah2zY
Miller Williams: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DyAwnYWTlpk
Elizabeth Alexander: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nH6fC3W3YvA
Richard Blanco: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=AkSRy8SGTEE
Tuskegee Airmen series on History Channel: http://www.history.com/topics/tuskegee-airmen/videos#blacks-in-the-military
To celebrate Women’s History Month we watch the movie “the Rosa Parks Story” on 3/26/13 and 3/27/13.