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Eliot Elementary School Students Act Out American Revolution History with Freedom Trail Scholars

Photo: Eliot Elementary third and fifth grade students raise their hands eagerly to participate in the Freedom Trail® Scholars Program

Boston’s Eliot Elementary School third and fifth grade students eagerly raise their hands to participate in the Freedom Trail® Scholars Program.   During the one-hour program, students participate by playing Boston colonists, British soldiers and other notable Patriots.  The in-school education program visits are presented by the Foundation and Massachusetts Teachers Association with support from the Massachusetts Society of the Cincinnati.

Photo Credit:  Mary DeWitte, Eliot K – 8 School

Photo: Sarah White, Sonny Fazio, Liam Riley, Anabella Norbis and FT Player Tim Hoover face off against FT Player Roxie Myhrum and Adrian Rogers.

Third and fifth grade students (from left to right) Sarah White, Sonny Fazio, Liam Riley, and Anabella Norbis play British redcoat soldiers along with Freedom Trail Player® Tim Hoover.  The students face off against Bostonian colonists, played by Freedom Trail Player® Roxie Myhrum and Eliot School student Adrian Rogers, in a reenactment of the Boston Massacre.  This interactive program, presented by the Massachusetts Teachers Association and the Foundation, provides high-quality educational experiences to school age children in the City of Boston and throughout Massachusetts.

Photo Credit:  Mary DeWitte, Eliot K – 8 School

Photo: Sarah White, Sonny Fazio, Liam Riley and Anabella Norbis fix their bayonets.

Freedom Trail Player® Tim Hoover teaches Eliot Elementary School students (from left to right) Sarah White, Sonny Fazio, Liam Riley and Anabella Norbis how to fix their bayonets for the stand off that led to the Boston Massacre. 

Photo Credit:  Mary DeWitte, Eliot K – 8 School