Friday, January 23, 2009

Grades 5-12: Black History Month


Celebrate “BLACK HISTORY MONTH” with Vanderbilt Virtual School videoconferences.

REGISTER: http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool/registration.htm

Time: 9:00 and 10:00 AM (CENTRAL time zone) Targeted Audience: students in grades 5-12
Format: 45-minutes formatted into 30-minute presentation, and then 15-20 minute Q & A
Cost: $75 per site
Questions: Chandra Allison, at (615) 322-6511 or email chandra.allison@vanderbilt.edu


BLACK HISTORY MONTH

For more information about individual videoconferences, click on:
http://www.vanderbilt.edu/virtualschool

1) Thursday, February 5
Dr. Frank Dobson –
"From Slavery To Freedom:
Stories of Sojourner Truth, Frederick Douglass, Booker T. Washington, Harriet Tubman, and Paul Laurence Dunbar"

2) Thursday, February 12 –
James Nixon –
“A Musical Journey of the Black History of the Blues”

3) Thursday, February 19
Howard Gentry –
“Breaking the Color Barrier”

4) Thursday, February 26 –
Rhythm and Roots/ Cindy Young and students
“Through the Walls” – a musical and theatrical performance glance into the past of
black history and a hopeful look towards the future


Patsy Partin, M.Ed
Director, Virtual School
Vanderbilt University
2007 Terrace Place
Nashville, TN 37203
(615) 322-6384