The Cultural Approach helps bring history to life and encourages students to ask “how” and “wh While this may sound complex, it could not be simpler.
The Cultural Approach transforms history from boring, rote memorization into an active and exciting exploration. It does this by applying anthropological methods to the study of history. Students study history by analyzing the six dimensions of culture (Politics, Religion, Aesthetics, Intellectual Developments, Economics, and Social Relations) in a given place and time. They ask questions like “Wh
06/07/2019
Presentation day! We have had some very creative presentations today. So many different and distinct ideas for implementing the Cultural Approach. If you’re interested in high quality PD and collaboration with teachers passionate about teaching, come check us out. You won’t leave disappointed!😀
06/06/2019
06/06/2019
The Cultural Approach has gone international again! We LOVE our new friends from Guatemala!
06/04/2019
Fundamentals of the CAH
06/04/2019
CAH at the Springer Opera House
06/04/2019
Fundamentals of the Cultural Approach
11/05/2018
Day 2 for Muscogee County area educators in Washington DC for on site field experience. Arlington National Cemetery
11/01/2018
The Cultural Approach is taking over Harper’s Ferry, WV. John Brown’s fort and a discussion of Lee’s role in the Civil War, John Brown as a hero or villain? What about Frederick Douglass and Harriett Tubman. Civil War to Civil Rights, day one.
Tonight a group of Chattahoochee Valley educators will depart for a field seminar beginning in Harper's Ferry, WV, to Gettysburg, PA, and culminating in Washington DC. The overall theme will be evaluating six Americans who made history in the development of civil rights for African Americans.
The objective of the experience is to understand the historical method of "perspective taking," to understand how the categories of culture influence motives, and to have goosebump moments as we stand in the footsteps of these important Americans.
Please stay tuned in the next few days for updates.
There's still time to apply for the upcoming professional development: Most Likely to Succeed, but time is running out. Please email [email protected] with any questions you may have. Applications may be found on our homepage, theculturalapproach.org. We can't wait to see you there!