Folklife Resources for Educators

Sponsoring Organization Information

American Folklife Center. Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE, LJ-G49
Washington, DC 20540-4610 (202) 707-5510

Explore Your Community: A Community Heritage Poster for the Classroom
by American Folklife Center
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/poster/

Poster designed for the middle and high school classroom to encourage students to learn more about their own communities by engaging in documentation and field projects. Includes suggestions for heritage studies and community projects, such as interviewing friends and classmates about school-related traditions and developing a walking tour of a local historical neighborhood. The poster is also available free of charge from the American Folklife Center.

Sponsoring Organization:
American Folklife Center. Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE, LJ-G49
Washington DC 20540-4610
(202) 707-5510
http://www.loc.gov/folklife/

Other Organizations:
Rural School and Community Trust
1530 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 240
Arlington VA 22209
(703) 243-1487
http://www.ruraledu.org/index.php

Unukupukupu Halau Hula: AFC Homegrown Concert
by American Folklife Center
http://www.loc.gov/today/cyberlc/feature_wdesc.php?rec=5648

Unukupukupu is the traditional Halau Hula (Hula School) of Hawai`i Community College, Hilo, Hawai`i. Here ancient dances and songs, rooted in the sacred `Aiha`a Pele (Ritual Dance of Volcanic Phenomena) intermingle with the rigor of academic inquiry.

Sponsoring Organization:
American Folklife Center. Library of Congress
101 Independence Ave, SE, LJ-G49
Washington DC 20540
202-707-5510
www.loc.gov/folklife