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Stretching and Growing: Children on Lowcountry Rice Plantations

Grades 3-12
$2 Per Student and Extra Adult

Students will explore the history, culture, and lifestyles of the ethnic groups that lived at Brookgreen Plantation during the Rice Era. While walking along “The Lowcountry Trail,” an outdoor museum of four one-of-a-kind stainless steel sculptures and archeological sites, students will learn about being children of the Plantation Owner, the Overseer, the Enslaved African Male, and the Enslaved African Female.

Start Times: 10 am, 11 am, 12 pm
Meets at: “The Diving Eagle” at the Wall Lowcountry Center
SC State Standards: 3-2.7, 3-4.1, 4-2.5, 4-2.6, 6-1.1, 6-1.2, 6-1.3, 7-1.3, 7-1.4, 8-1.3, 8-1.4, GS-2.3

Creek Excursion

Grades 3-12
$4 for Grades 3-6; $7 for Grades 4-12 and All Adults

Explore the remnants of some of South Carolina’s most important rice plantations on Brookgreen’s pontoon boat, The Springfield. This program emphasizes the history of South Carolina’s rice culture and its impact on the Lowcountry region. Students will observe native plants and animals in secluded habitats. Each program will include key concepts from the South Carolina Social Studies Standards for the grade level.

Start Times: 10 am, 12 pm
Meets at: Wall Lowcountry Center Boat Dock
SC State Standards: 3-2.7, 3-4.1; 4-1.4, 4-2.5 & 6; 7-1.1; 8-1.3 & 4, 8-1.6; USHC-1.1

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