Memoryscapes

Instructors: Kerri Gonzalez and Julie Fisher

Dates: Monday, February 12th - Friday, February 16th

Course Description:

Students will learn about the history of Foxcroft by digging into the memories remaining in the school archives. They will discover the people, buildings, and events that shaped our earliest years. By selecting primary sources to combine with their own creative renditions of the past, each girl will have the opportunity to choose her unique learning path. She may draw, write, perform, or photograph a memory that will bring her audience back to a particular moment in time here at Foxcroft. Students will explore how a wide range of historical and contemporary artists have blended the visions and voices from a previous era. They will gain firsthand experience with historical displays in Washington D.C.’s archives and museums. This direct inspiration will take shape as students work together to create a memoryscape honoring Foxcroft’s beginnings.