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New York City History Day 2009
New York City History Day breathes life into traditional social studies curriculum by engaging students and teachers in a hands-on and in-depth approach to studying the past!
New York City History Day is an education program that engages students in grades 6-12 in the discovery and interpretation of history. Students decide on a topic of interest related to this year’s theme, The Individual in History, and work individually or in small groups to create an imaginative exhibit board, original website, multimedia documentary, dramatic performance, or research paper. On Sunday, March 29th, 2009, hundreds of students citywide will present their final research projects to a diverse team of judges at the Museum of the City of New York. All entry forms, in addition to website and paper entries, must be received by March 2nd, 2009.
Download and print a 2009 History Day entry form here
New York City History Day: Conflict and Compromise in History
On view October 10th through mid-December, 2008
The Museum celebrates New York City History Day 2008 with an installation of winning
projects from last year’s competition. Come and see what winning projects look like and find out how much fun “doing history” can be!
Free New York City History Day Workshops
The Center at the Museum of the City of New York offers free workshops to help with preparation for New York City History Day.
Tuesday, December 2nd - 4:30 to 6:15 pm
Saturday, December 6th - 11:00 am to 12:45 pm
Come to a workshop to:
• Receive materials to participate in the program
• View a range of projects in the various categories
• View the Museum's exhibit of winning projects from the 2008 competition
• Review a step-by-step process for creating a History Day project
• Discuss thesis writing exercises, how to best use historical sources,
and the various approaches to addressing the History Day theme
• Review the evaluation criteria for projects
Download and print important equipment notice pdf version here
Contact Stephanie Dueño, New York City History Day Coordinator at 212.534.1672 ext. 3410 or sdueno@mcny.org to RSVP for a History Day workshop or to request further information about the program.
Please RSVP at least 10 days before the workshop that you plan to attend.
The Museum is grateful to the Honorable Daniel R. Garodnick, City Council Member, District 4, Manhattan for his support of New York City History Day 2009.
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