Outer Banks Conservationists Inc

BOLSTERING ISLAND FARM'S LIVESTOCK PROGRAM FOR ENHANCED COMMUNITY ACCESS

MATCHING GIFTS

ISLAND FARM IS A LIVING HISTORY SITE ON ROANOKE ISLAND THAT EMPLOYS VARIOUS METHODS TO EDUCATE VISITORS ABOUT THE HISTORY OF THE OUTER BANKS REGION. TO MAKE OUR EDUCATION PROGRAMS MORE RESILIENT AND ACCESSIBLE, WE WISH TO RESTRUCTURE OUR EXISTING CATALOG OF PROGRAMS TOWARDS A MORE HANDS-ON, EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING APPROACH THAT TAKES PLACE IN OUTDOOR SPACES. WE WISH TO ALSO ALIGN ALL PROGRAMS WITH CURRENT N.C. EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS. A CONSULTANT EXPERIENCED IN RESEARCH AND COASTAL HISTORY WOULD BE CONTRACTED TO EXPAND PROGRAMMING FOCUSED ON ENSLAVED PEOPLE ON MID-19TH CENTURY ROANOKE ISLAND, LOCAL MARITIME INDUSTRIES BETWEEN 1840-1860, HISTORIC CRAFTS, AND ADDITIONAL TOPICS AS TIME AND BUDGET ALLOWS. AN EDUCATIONAL CONSULTANT WOULD BE HIRED TO COMPILE THIS RESEARCH INTO PROGRAMMING THAT: A.) CAN BE EASILY LEARNED AND TRANSFERRED TO ALL PROGRAM STAFF AND VOLUNTEERS AND B.) CAN BE USED AS A TOOL FOR NC TEACHERS TO MEET STATE EDUCATIONAL STANDARDS THROUGH SITE TRIPS.