The Connecticut Association for the Gifted has awarded a grant to an archaelogy workshop linking sixth grade students at Westport’s Bedford Middle School with eighth grade students from Bridgeport’s Longfellow School, it was announced today.
The $2,250 grant, written by Bedford teacher Kerstin Warner and Longfellow teacher Bonnie Hole, will bring the students from the two schools together in a study of archaeology that includes several field trips.
Students will meet together to hear Dr. Nick Bellantoni, the Connecticut State Archaeologist, travel together to the archaeology labs at Yale University, and share a hands-on archaeology experience at the Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center.
The Connecticut Association for the Gifted is a non-profit volunteer organization created to support the needs of gifted youngsters across the state.
