ST MICHAELS, MD – Homeschool students and their chaperones are invited to the Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum in St. Michaels, Md., for a Homeschool Day on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Programs will be held at 10:30am and 1pm, with individual homeschool families and cooperative groups invited to participate.
Groups should select either a morning or afternoon program to follow the Chesapeake Bay blue crab on its journey from the Bay to the table. In this immersive tour, students learn about Chesapeake geography, biology, and economics through role play and hands-on activity. Students have a chance to walk in the shoes of those who earn their livelihood from the crabbing industry by working a trotline activity, culling their catch, picking stuffed crabs at a packing house, and ordering from a restaurant on a migrant worker’s wages.
Families are encouraged to bring a lunch and picnic on campus. The Campus Challenge scavenger hunt will also be available for families to explore other museum highlights at their own pace.
CBMM’s 18-acre waterfront campus includes a floating fleet of historic boats, 12 exhibition buildings and numerous historic structures, including the 1879 Hooper Strait Lighthouse, all situated in a park-like setting along the Miles River and St. Michaels harbor.
The cost for Homeschool Day is $5 per registered participant. Accompanying younger siblings ages 5 and under are free. All participants must register in advance at cbmm.org/homeschoolday.
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~ Chesapeake Bay Maritime Museum