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Trust for Historic Preservation: Historic Schools Initiative
www.preservationnation.org/issues/historic-schools/
The National Trust for Historic Preservation endorses using historic schools for
modern educational facilities rather than abandoning them for new “big box”
buildings. Their web site includes a number of popular publications, including
Why
Johnny Can’t Walk to School, which discusses the damages
of sprawl and protecting historic neighborhood schools.
Iowa Historic Preservation
Alliance: Country Schools
www.iowapreservation.org/schools.php
The Iowa Historic Preservation Alliance is a statewide nonprofit preservation
organization. Their Country Schools web page includes a tour of one-room schoolhouses
that have been converted to museums across the state.
Teaching with Historic
Places: Historic Schools Day
www.nps.gov/history/nr/twhp/schoolsday.htm
Through the Teaching with Historic Places program, the National Park Service,
in conjunction with the National Trust for Historic Preservation, provides lesson
plans that integrate National Register-listed historic places and local history.
The Historic Schools Day lesson plans involve researching the history of local
schools and education. Of particular interest might be The
Freeman School, which uses a one-room schoolhouse in Nebraska
to teach about the sense of community found in these icons of the settlement era.
National Clearinghouse
for Educational Facilities
www.edfacilities.org/rl/build_or_renovate.cfm
The National Clearinghouse for Educational Facilities presents a number of articles
on the pros and cons of reusing historic schools. While the articles are written
for education agencies, they present an interesting view of the benefits of preservation.
Of special interest is Constance Beaumont’s article "Historic
Neighborhood Schools Deliver 21st Century Educations, which
debunks the myth that historic schools cannot meet modern educational standards.
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