Local 3rd Grade Artwork Featured at Museum

Brucie Holler, a local artist, received a Distinguished Arts Program Grant to work with 3rd grade students at Hilton Head Island School for the Creative Arts. The project, South Carolina Legacy, was part of the curriculum studying the history and legacy of South Carolina. The students created these collages using images of the state ranging from flora and fauna, the European Exploration, industry, the people and their daily lives, recipes, lyrics of spiritual songs, Civil and Revolutionary War images and images of the Civil Rights Movement. Indigo and tea were used to tint the images as well.

These works will be on dispay through March 4th in the Sea Island Room of the Coastal Discovery Museum at Honey Horn. The museum is open Monday through Saturday 9 to 5 and Sunday 11-3.

Project WILD Teacher Workshop

We had a wonderful day at Honey Horn on Saturday, January 31st when 27 teachers from Beaufort County School District visited the Coastal Discovery Museum to participate in a Project WILD workshop taught by Jack Hancock. Teachers had the opportunity to learn about the Project WILD curriculum by participating in hands-on lessons featured in the Project WILD activity guide.

The Coastal Discovery Museum will host additional workshops for teachers in the upcoming months. Topics will include environmental education, forestry, and recycling. Upcoming workshops include:

Saturday, February 21, 2009 Project Learning Tree

Saturday, March 28, 2009 Take Action: Recycling

Saturday, May 16, 2009 Project Learning Tree: Forest Ecology & Issues